Centrobasket

The Centrobasket is a FIBA-sponsored international basketball tournament where national teams from Central America and the Caribbean participate. These countries make up the Central American and Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CONCENCABA). The top three or four Women's National teams typically earn berths to the FIBA Women's AmeriCup, from which they can qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup or Summer Olympics. Teams qualify for these tournaments by finishing high (usually first or second place) in the previous Centrobasket or by placing high at the FIBA COCABA Championship for Mexico and the seven Central American countries and at the FIBA CBC Championship for the 23 Caribbean countries. In total, 31 countries have an opportunity to qualify their national teams for Centrobasket, yet all of them do not enter teams regularly.

Centrobasket

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1965
First season	1965
No. of teams	10
Country	FIBA Americas member nations
Continent	FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent champion(s)	M:  Puerto Rico (11th title) W:  Puerto Rico (5th title)
Most titles	M:  Puerto Rico (11 titles) W:  Cuba (16 titles)
Qualification	FIBA COCABA Championship FIBA CBC Championship
Related competitions	FIBA AmeriCup
Official website	FIBA Americas website

History

Celebration of the tournament typically is every two years. Initially played only in odd years, the tournament has, in recent years, it has moved to even years since 2004. The tournament was not held in either 1979 or 1983, but with those exceptions, the tournament has been held every other year, excepting for subsequent tournaments in 2003 and 2004.

Eight teams participate at the tournament, divided into two groups. The first round of the tournament consists of a round-robin, and then, in the second round, teams compete to define their final position at the tournament's standing.

Panama and Puerto Rico have been multiple medal winners at this event, both considered the strongest teams in the region, even though the Puerto Rican team almost never sends its best players for this competition (it mostly sends its second team). To date, Puerto Rico has earned large number of medals in every tournament that it has participated in.

Men's tournament

Summary

Year	Hosts		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1965 Details	Mexico (Mexico City)		Mexico	Round robin	Puerto Rico		Cuba	Round robin	Panama
1967 Details	El Salvador (San Salvador)		Panama	Round robin	Cuba		Virgin Islands	Round robin	Mexico
1969 Details	Cuba (Havana)		Panama	Round robin	Cuba		Puerto Rico	Round robin	Venezuela
1971 Details	Venezuela (Valencia & Caracas)		Cuba	Round robin	Puerto Rico		Venezuela	Round robin	Dominican Republic
1973 Details	Puerto Rico (San Juan)		Puerto Rico	Round robin	Mexico		Cuba	Round robin	Panama
1975 Details	Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)		Mexico	Round robin	Puerto Rico		Cuba	Round robin	Dominican Republic
1977 Details	Panama (Panama City)		Dominican Republic	Round robin	Puerto Rico		Panama	Round robin	Mexico
1981 Details	Puerto Rico (San Juan)		Panama	82–76	Puerto Rico		Cuba	Round robin	Mexico
1985 Details	Mexico (Mexico City)		Puerto Rico	Round robin	Panama		Cuba	Round robin	Mexico
1987 Details	Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)		Puerto Rico	98–85	Panama		Mexico	90–87	Dominican Republic
1989 Details	Cuba (Havana)		Puerto Rico	116–83	Panama		Cuba	94–79	Mexico
1991 Details	Mexico (Monterrey)		Puerto Rico	99–82	Mexico		Cuba	108–87	Panama
1993 Details	Puerto Rico (Ponce)		Puerto Rico	87–77	Cuba		Panama	96–83	Dominican Republic
1995 Details	Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)		Cuba	85–68	Dominican Republic		Puerto Rico	95–88	Panama
1997 Details	Honduras (Tegucigalpa)		Cuba	106–93	Puerto Rico		Dominican Republic	92–75	Mexico
1999 Details	Cuba Puerto Rico (Havana & San Juan)		Cuba	67–63	Puerto Rico		Dominican Republic	86–74	Panama
2001 Details	Mexico (Toluca)		Puerto Rico	86–73	Mexico		Panama	93–82	Virgin Islands
2003 Details	Mexico (Culiacán)		Puerto Rico	92–83	Dominican Republic		Mexico	78–76	Virgin Islands
2004 Details	Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)		Dominican Republic	75–74	Puerto Rico		Panama	98–89	Mexico
2006 Details	Panama (Panama City)		Panama	73–59	Virgin Islands		Puerto Rico	93–83	Mexico
2008 Details	Mexico (Chetumal & Cancún)		Puerto Rico	87–70	Virgin Islands		Dominican Republic	102–74	Cuba
2010 Details	Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)		Puerto Rico	89–80	Dominican Republic		Panama	75–74	Cuba
2012 Details	Puerto Rico (Hato Rey)		Dominican Republic	80–72	Puerto Rico		Jamaica	78–54	Panama
2014 Details	Mexico (Tepic)		Mexico	74–60	Puerto Rico		Dominican Republic	75–66	Cuba
2016 Details	Panama (Panama City)		Puerto Rico	84–83	Mexico		Dominican Republic	64–48	Panama

Performances by nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Puerto Rico	11	10	3	24
2	Cuba	4	3	7	14
3	Panama	4	3	5	12
4	Mexico	3	4	2	9
5	Dominican Republic	3	3	5	11
6	Virgin Islands	0	2	1	3
7	Jamaica	0	0	1	1
	Venezuela	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		25	25	25	75

Participation details

Team	1965	1967	1969	1971	1973	1975	1977	1981	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	Total
Antigua and Barbuda	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	7th	–	–	–	–	–	10th	4
Bahamas	–	–	–	–	–	5th	–	–	8th	–	8th	–	–	5th	–	–	–	5th	–	–	–	–	5th	7th	7th	8
Barbados	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	–	7th	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Belize	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	2
British Virgin Islands	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	1
Costa Rica	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	5th	–	7th	–	8th	–	8th	–	8th	8th	–	9th	9th	9th	10
Cuba	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	–	3rd	3rd	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	6th	–	5th	6th	4th	4th	8th	4th	6th	23
Dominican Republic	–	–	5th	4th	7th	4th	1st	5th	6th	4th	5th	–	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	5th	2nd	1st	5th	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	22
El Salvador	–	5th	–	5th	–	–	5th	–	7th	–	10th	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	10th	–	8
Guatemala	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Guyana	–	–	–	7th	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Haiti	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Honduras	–	7th	–	–	–	–	6th	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5
Jamaica	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	7th	–	5th	3rd	8th	–	5
Mexico	1st	4th	–	–	2nd	1st	4th	4th	4th	3rd	4th	2nd	5th	–	4th	5th	2nd	3rd	4th	4th	5th	6th	6th	1st	2nd	22
Nicaragua	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	8th	2
Panama	4th	1st	1st	–	4th	–	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	4th	–	4th	3rd	–	3rd	1st	6th	3rd	4th	5th	4th	21
Puerto Rico	2nd	–	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	24
Trinidad and Tobago	–	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	6th	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	–	–	4
Virgin Islands	5th	3rd	–	–	6th	–	–	7th	5th	–	6th	–	6th	–	5th	6th	4th	4th	–	2nd	2nd	9th	7th	6th	5th	17
Venezuela	–	–	4th	3rd	5th	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
Total	5	7	5	7	8	6	7	8	9	6	10	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10

Women's tournament

Summary

Year	Hosts		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1971 Details	Venezuela (Caracas)		Cuba	Round robin	Mexico		Venezuela	Round robin	Trinidad and Tobago
1973 Details	Mexico (Veracruz)		Mexico	Round robin	Cuba		Puerto Rico	Round robin	Dominican Republic
1975 Details	Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)		Cuba	Round robin	Mexico		Dominican Republic	Round robin	El Salvador
1977 Details	Panama (Panama City)		Mexico	Round robin	Dominican Republic		Puerto Rico	Round robin	Panama
1981 Details	Puerto Rico (San Juan)		Cuba	Round robin	Mexico		Puerto Rico	Round robin	Dominican Republic
1985 Details	Mexico (Puebla)		Cuba	Round robin	Mexico		Dominican Republic	Round robin	Puerto Rico
1989 Details	Cuba (Havana)		Cuba	126–53	Dominican Republic		Mexico	75–60	Puerto Rico
1993 Details	Puerto Rico (Ponce)		Cuba	91–57	Mexico		Puerto Rico	–	Dominican Republic
1995 Details	Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)		Cuba	–	Puerto Rico		Dominican Republic	–	?
1997 Details	Honduras (Tegucigalpa)		Cuba	105–69	Puerto Rico		Dominican Republic	86–65	Mexico
1999 Details	Cuba (Havana)		Cuba	117–61	Dominican Republic		Mexico	63–59	Puerto Rico
2001 Details	Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)		Cuba	–	Mexico		Dominican Republic	–	Puerto Rico
2003 Details	Mexico (León)		Cuba	101–68	Dominican Republic		Puerto Rico	79–69	Mexico
2004 Details	Guatemala (Guatemala City)		Cuba	118–65	Puerto Rico		Guatemala	71–53	Costa Rica
2006 Details	Mexico (Mexico City)		Cuba	116–73	Mexico		Jamaica	71–67	Puerto Rico
2008 Details	Puerto Rico (Morovis)		Cuba	85–67	Puerto Rico		Dominican Republic	81–73	Mexico
2010 Details	Puerto Rico (Mayagüez)		Puerto Rico	72–48	Jamaica		Mexico	78–65	Trinidad and Tobago
2012 Details	Puerto Rico (Morovis)		Cuba	78–63	Puerto Rico		Dominican Republic	79–78	Mexico
2014 Details	Mexico (Monterrey)		Cuba	58–47	Puerto Rico		Dominican Republic	61–55	Virgin Islands
2017 Details	United States Virgin Islands (Saint Thomas)		Virgin Islands	Round robin	Mexico		Puerto Rico	Round robin	Jamaica
2018 Details	Puerto Rico (Manati)		Puerto Rico	83–54	Cuba		Mexico	85–81	Dominican Republic
2021 Details	El Salvador (San Salvador)		Puerto Rico	Round robin	Virgin Islands		Dominican Republic	Round robin	El Salvador
2022 Details	Mexico (Chihuahua)		Puerto Rico	88–65	Mexico		Cuba	73–59	Dominican Republic
2024 Details	Mexico (Irapuato)		Puerto Rico	95–81	Dominican Republic		Mexico	84–64	El Salvador

Performances by nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	16	2	1	19
2	Puerto Rico	5	6	6	17
3	Mexico	2	9	5	16
4	Virgin Islands	1	1	0	2
5	Dominican Republic	0	5	9	14
6	Jamaica	0	1	1	2
7	Guatemala	0	0	1	1
	Venezuela	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		24	24	24	72

References

• FIBA Archive^{[Link to precise page]}
• Panama History^[usurped]
• Puerto Rico & Dominican Republic History^[usurped]
• Cuba FIBA History^[usurped]
• Virgin Islands Partial History for first two competitions
• Caribbean Basketball Confederation^[usurped]
• Todor66.com Centrobasket