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
SportBasketball
Founded1965
Inaugural season1965
No. of teams10
CountryFIBA Americas member nations
ContinentFIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent
champion(s)
M:  Puerto Rico (11th title)
W:  Puerto Rico (2nd title)
Most titlesM:  Puerto Rico (11 titles)
W:  Cuba (16 titles)
QualificationFIBA COCABA Championship
FIBA CBC Championship
Related
competitions
FIBA AmeriCup
Official 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

Winners

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
(Havana)

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

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----------7th7th-----10th 4
 Bahamas-----5th--8th-8th--5th---5th----5th7th7th 8
 Barbados-------------6th--7th-6th------ 3
 Belize---------------7th-----7th--- 2
 British Virgin Islands---------------------8th--- 1
 Costa Rica----------7th5th-7th-8th-8th-8th8th-9th9th9th 10
 Cuba3rd2nd2nd1st3rd3rd-3rd3rd5th3rd3rd2nd1st1st1st6th-5th6th4th4th8th4th6th 23
 Dominican Republic--5th4th7th4th1st5th6th4th5th-4th2nd3rd3rd5th2nd1st5th3rd2nd1st3rd3rd 22
 El Salvador-5th-5th--5th-7th-10th---7th-----7th--10th- 8
 Guatemala-6th---------------6th8th------ 3
 Guyana---7th8th-------------------- 2
 Haiti-----6th-8th----------------- 2
 Honduras-7th----6th-9th-----6th-8th-------- 5
 Jamaica--------------8th----7th-5th3rd8th- 5
 Mexico1st4th--2nd1st4th4th4th3rd4th2nd5th-4th5th2nd3rd4th4th5th6th6th1st2nd 22
 Nicaragua----------------------10th-8th 2
 Panama4th1st1st-4th-3rd1st2nd2nd2nd4th3rd4th-4th3rd-3rd1st6th3rd4th5th4th 21
 Puerto Rico2nd-3rd2nd1st2nd2nd2nd1st1st1st1st1st3rd2nd2nd1st1st2nd3rd1st1st2nd2nd1st 24
 Trinidad and Tobago---6th-----6th9th----------10th--- 4
 Virgin Islands5th3rd--6th--7th5th-6th-6th-5th6th4th4th-2nd2nd9th7th6th5th 17
 Venezuela--4th3rd5th--6th----------------- 4

Women's tournament

Winners

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

References

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