South American Basketball Championship


The South American Basketball Championship, or FIBA South American Championship, was the main FIBA tournament for men's national teams from South America's region of FIBA Americas. The tournament was first played in 1930. The tournament often has been played biannually, but the last took place in 2016 as the 2018 edition in Osorno, Chile was cancelled. It has been largely supplanted by the FIBA AmeriCup.
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Top scorers

By total points

YearPlayerPositionTeamTotal points
2001Víctor Díaz SG166
2003Víctor Díaz SG135
2004Nicolás Mazzarino PG154
2006Esteban Batista C85
2008Román González C127
2010 Stalin Ortiz SF112
2012 Vítor Benite SG135
2014 Mauricio AguiarSG82
2016 Stalin Ortiz
Michael Jackson		SF

88

By points per game

YearPlayerPositionTeamPPG
2001Víctor Díaz SG23.7
2003Víctor Díaz SG22.5
2004Nicolás Mazzarino PG25.7
2006Stalin Ortiz SF26.7
2008Román González C21.2
2010Stalin Ortiz SF22.4
2012 Evandro Arteaga Fuentes PG17.3
2014 Mauricio AguiarSG16.4
2016 Stalin Ortiz
Michael Jackson		SF
17.6

Final - topscorer

YearPlayerPositionTeamPoints
1999 Vanderlei MazzuchiniSG20
2001Leandro Palladino SG22
2003Guilherme Giovannoni SF17
2004Walter HerrmannSF37
2006Leandro García Morales
Marcelo Huertas		SG
19
2008Leandro García Morales SG33
2010Murilo Becker SF30
2012 Facundo CampazzoPG15
2014 Greivis VásquezSG24
2016 Gregory VargasSG21

MVP Award

YearPlayerPositionTeam
2010 Murilo BeckerPF
2012 Leonardo GutiérrezSF
2014 Greivis VásquezSG
2016 Gregory VargasSG

Medalists

  • 1983
1. Brazil: Marquinhos, Fausto, Carioquinha, Cadum, Marcelo Vido, Sílvio Malvezi, Israel Andrade, Gerson Victalino, Marcel de Souza, André, Oscar Schmidt, Nilo Guimarães, Coach: Renato Brito Cunha
2. Argentina:
3. Uruguay:
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  • 1985
1. Brazil: Nilo Guimarães, Rolando Ferreira, Marcelo Vido, Sílvio Malvezi, Maury de Souza, Israel Andrade, Gerson Victalino, Oscar Schmidt, Guerrinha, Paulinho Villas Boas, João Vianna, Marcel de Souza, Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal
2. Uruguay:
3. Argentina:
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  • 1987
1. Argentina: Miguel Cortijo, Carlos Romano, Carlos Cerutti, Esteban Camisassa, Sergio Aispurúa, Luis González, Jorge Faggiano, Rubén Scolari, Esteban Pérez, Marcelo Milanesio, Sebastián Uranga, Aldo Yódice. Coach: Flor Meléndez
2. Brazil: André, Paulão, Chuí, Luiz de Azevedo, Gerson Victalino, Maury de Souza, Israel Andrade, Rolando Ferreira, Cadum, Guerrinha, Paulinho Villas Boas, João Vianna, Coach: Ary Vidal
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  • 1989
1. Brazil: Cadum, Giant Silva, Luiz de Azevedo, João Vianna, Paulinho Villas Boas, Guerrinha, João Vianna, Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia
3. Uruguay:
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  • 1991
1. Venezuela: Víctor Díaz, Cesar Portillo, Alexander Nelcha, Nelson Solórzano, Armando Becker, Luis Jiménez, Sam Shepherd, Carl Herrera, Luis Sosa, Gabriel Estaba, Iván Olivares, Omar Walcott. Coach: Julio Toro
2. Brazil: Paulinho Villas Boas, Luiz de Azevedo, Maury de Souza, Rolando Ferreira, Josuel, Guerrinha, Chuí, Cosmo, Luisão, Luiz Augusto Zanon, Wilson Minuci, Marcel de Souza, Coach: José Medalha
3. Argentina: Gabriel Darras, Ariel Bernardini, Esteban De la Fuente, Orlando Tourn, Guillermo Coissón, Claudio Farabello, Facundo Sucatzky, Diego Osella, Marcelo Milanesio, Sebastián Uranga, Luis Oroño, Sergio Aispurúa. Coach: Carlos Boismené
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  • 1993
1. Brazil: Antônio José Nogueira Santana, Paulinho Villas Boas, André Luís Guimarães Fonseca, Josuel, Rogério Klafke, Wilson Minuci, Olívia, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Coach: Ênio Ângelo Vecchi
2. Argentina: Marcelo Milanesio, Esteban De la Fuente, Jorge Racca, Sebastián Uranga, Diego Maggi, Eduardo Dominé, Gabriel Cocha, Carlos Romano, Rubén Wolkowyski. Coach: Guillermo Vecchio
3. Venezuela: Eduardo Crespo, José “Cheito” Ramos, Carlos Villasmil, Hermis Peñaloza. Coach: Guillermo Vecchio
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  • 1995
1. Uruguay: Juliano Rivera, Diego Losada, Luis Eduardo Pierri, Enrique Cativelli, Alain Mayor, Óscar Moglia, Marcelo Capalbo, Gonzalo Caneiro, Gustavo Szczygielski, Luis Silveira, Marcel Bouzout, Jeff Granger. Coach: Víctor Hugo Berardi, ass: Enrique Peretta.
2. Argentina: Daniel Farabello, Leopoldo Ruiz Moreno, Esteban Pérez, Ernesto Michel, Horacio Beigier, Gabriel Moravansky, José Luis Gil, Ariel Reale, Pablo Marino, Gabriel Fernández, Ariel Bernardini, Lucio Schiavi. Coach: Guillermo Vecchio
3. Brazil: Antônio José Nogueira Santana, Guerrinha, Caio Eduardo de Mello Cazziolato, Olívia, André Luís Guimarães Fonseca, Rolando Ferreira, Josuel, João Vianna, Rogério Klafke, Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal
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  • 1997
1. Uruguay: Camilo Acosta; Marcel Bouzout; Marcelo Capalbo; Diego Losada; Nicolás Mazzarino; Adolfo Medrick; Oscar Moglia; Juan Moltedo; Freddy Navarrete; Luis Pierri; Julio Rivera; Jesús Rostan; Luis Silveira; Gustavo Szczygielski. Coach: Víctor Hugo Berardi, ass: Enrique Perreta.
2. Venezuela: Victor David Díaz, Omar Alejandro Walcot, Gabriel Estaba, Armando Becker, Ivan Olivares, Carlos Villasmil, Jose Echenique, Richard Lugo, Ludwing Irazabal, Victor González, Alejandro Quiroz y Richard Medina. Coach: Julio Toro, ass: Nestor Salazar and Sam Shepherd.
3. Argentina: Luis Villar, Rubén Wolkowyski; Diego Osella, Esteban De la Fuente; Lucas Victoriano; Alejandro Montecchia; Hugo Sconochini; Gabriel Fernández; Daniel Farabello; Marcos Nóbile; Gabriel Díaz, Fabricio Oberto. Coach: Julio Lamas, ass: Ruben Magnano.
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  • 1999
1. Brazil: Caio Eduardo de Mello Cazziolato, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Josuel, Caio Cazziolatto, Vanderlei, Sandro Varejão; Aylton Tesh, André Luís Guimarães Fonseca Ratto, Luiz Fernando. Coach: Helio Rubens.
2. Argentina: Alejandro Montecchia, Juan Espil, Leandro Palladino, Luis Scola, Ruben Wolkowyski; Lucas Victoriano, Sergio Aispurua, Emanuel Ginobili, Pepe Sanchez, Andres Nocioni. Coach: Julio Lamas.
3. Venezuela: Victor David Díaz, Carl Herrera, Harold Keeling, Alex Quiróz, Armando Becker, Ernesto Mijares, Omar Walcott, Richard Lugo, Víctor González, Vladimir Heredia, Diego Guevara, Heberth Bayona. Coach: Bruno D'Adezzio
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  • 2001
1. Argentina: Alejandro Montecchia, Leandro Palladino, Andrés Nocioni, Gabriel Fernández, Diego Osella, Silvio Gigena, Walter Herrmann, Andrés Pelussi, Víctor Baldo, Lucas Victoriano, Daniel Farabello, Leonardo Gutiérrez. Coach: Rubén Magnano.
2. Brazil: Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Sandro Varejão. Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia
3. Venezuela: Victor David Díaz, Carl Herrera, Oscar Torres, Omar Walcott, Harold Keeling, Alex Quiróz, Armando Becker, Ernesto Mijares, Richard Lugo, Víctor González, Vladimir Heredia, Pablo Machado
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  • 2003
1. Brazil: Marcelo Machado, Arnaldinho, André Stefanelli, Válter Apolinário, Tiagao, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Alex Ribeiro, Anderson Varejão, Guilherme Giovannoni, Tiago Splitter, André Bambu, Renato, Coach: Lula Ferreira.
2. Argentina: Federico Kammerichs, Pablo Prigioni, Román González, Bruno Labaque, Diego Lo Grippo, Patricio Prato, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Martín Leiva, Paolo Quinteros, Julio Mazzaro, Gabriel Fernández. Coach: Rubén Magnano.
3. Uruguay: Martín Osimani, Leandro García Morales, Alejandro Muro, Luis Silveira, Mauricio Aguiar, Juan Moltedo, Emilio Taboada, Trelonnie Owens, Gustavo Szczygielski, Marcel Bouzout, Esteban Batista, Enrique López Vilas. Coach: Néstor “Ché” García
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  • 2004
1. Argentina: Pablo Prigioni, Carlos Delfino, Walter Herrmann, Juan Gutiérrez, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Román González, Bruno Lábaque, Diego Lo Grippo, Daniel Farabello, Andrés Pelussi, Diego Prego, Julio Mázzaro. Coach: Rubén Magnano
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  • 2006
1. Brazil: Arthur Silva, Manteiguinha Rodrigues, Murilo Becker, 'Estevam' Ferreira, 'Nezinho' dos Santos, Paulo Prestes, 'Duda' Machado, Marcelinho Huertas, Marcus Toledo, 'Caio' Torres, 'Andre Bambu' Pereira, Luis Felipe Gruber. Coach: Aluisio Xavier Ferreira
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  • 2008
1. Argentina: Nicolás De Los Santos, Maximiliano Stanic, Luis Cequeira, Paolo Quinteros, Diego García, Marcos Mata, Sebastián Vega, Andrés Pelussi, Leonardo Mainoldi, Juan Pedro Gutiérrez, Román González, Diego Gerbaudo. Coach: Sergio Hernández, ass: Guillermo Narvarte.
2. Uruguay: Mauricio Aguiar, Gustavo Barrera, Esteban Batista, Diego Castrillón, Claudio Charquero, Leandro García Morales, Sebastián Izaguirre, Sebastián Vázquez, Nicolás Mazzarino, Diego González, Gastón Páez, Juan Pablo Silveira. Coach: Gerardo Jauri.
3. Venezuela: Héctor Romero, Oscar Torres, Carlos Cedeño, José Vargas, Rafael Guevara, Miguel Marriaga, Luis Bethelmy, Axiers Sucre, Roque Osorio, Rafael Pérez, Luis Julio, Jesús Centeno. Coach: Nelson Solórzano
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  • 2010
1. Brazil: Murilo Becker, Rafael Ferreira Mineiro, João Paulo Batista, Bruno Fiorotto, Lucas Cipolini, Jonathan Tavernari, André Luiz Goes, Arthur Belchior, Eduardo Machado, Luiz Felipe Lemes, Fúlvio Chiantia, Welington Santos "Nezinho". Coach: João Marcelo Leite.
2. Argentina:Juan Pablo Cantero, Luis Eduardo Cequeira, Juan Manuel Fernández, Leonel Schattmann, Marcos Daniel Mata, Matías Sandes, Sebastián Ernesto Vega, Federico Matías Aguerre, Leonardo Andrés Mainoldi, Alejandro Martín Alloatti, Román Javier González, Juan Pedro Gutiérrez. Coach: Sergio Hernández.
3. Uruguay: Bruno Fitipaldo, Fernando Martínez, Martín Osimani, Joaquín Izuibejeres, Joaquín Osimani, Iván Loriente, Mauricio Aguiar, Mathías Calfani, Sebastián Izaguirre, Reque Newsome, Esteban Batista, Gastón Páez
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  • 2012
1. Argentina: Juan Pedro Gutiérrez Lanas, Juan Manuel Fernández, Marcos Daniel Mata, Carlos Matías Sandes, Selem Safar, Facundo Campazzo, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Martín Leiva, Marcos Delía, Franco Nahuel Giorgetti, Nicolás Laprovittola, Federico Martín Van Lacke.Coach: Julio Lamas.
2. Venezuela: Miguel Marriaga, Gregory Vargas, Greivis Josue Vásquez, Jhornan Zamora, David Cubillán, Francisco José Centeno, José G. Vargas Díaz, José Juan Bravo Viloria, Héctor O. Romero Rivas, Axiers Sucre Briceño, Gregory Echenique, Windi M. Graterol Clemente. Coach: Eric Musselman
3. Uruguay: Bruno Fitipaldo, Fernando Martínez, Martín Osimani, Joaquín Izuibejeres, Joaquín Osimani, Iván Loriente, Mauricio Aguiar, Mathías Calfani, Sebastián Izaguirre, Reque Newsome, Esteban Batista, Gastón Páez
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  • 2014
1. Venezuela: Miguel Marriaga, Greivis Vásquez, David Cubillán, José Vargas, Luis Bhetelmy, Gregory Vargas, Jhornan Zamora, Nestor Colmenares, Jesús Centeno, Heislert Guillent, Miguel Ruiz, Windi Graterol. Coach: Néstor “Ché” García.
2. Argentina: Marcos Mata, Nicolás Laprovittola, Marcos Delía, Matías Bortolín, Selem Safar; Nicolás Romano, Nicolás Richotti, Juan Pablo Figueroa, Nicolás Brussino, Pablo Espinoza, Martín Leiva, Franco Giorgetti. Coach: Nicolas Casalánguida.
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  • 2016
Venezuela: José Vargas, Néstor Colmenares, Luis “El tsunami” Bethelmy, Gregory Vargas, David Cubillán. Coach: Néstor “Ché” García
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