Basketball at the Pan American Games began at the inaugural edition in Buenos Aires, Argentina for men only. The women competition began at the 1959 edition in Chicago, United States, and was not held in 1995 edition in Mar del Plata due to the lack of participating teams.
Men's tournament Pan American GamesYearsHosts Gold Silver Bronze4th place1951DetailsBuenos Aires, Argentina1955DetailsMexico City, Mexico1959DetailsChicago, United States1963DetailsSão Paulo, Brazil1967DetailsWinnipeg, Canada1971DetailsCali, Colombia1975DetailsMexico City, Mexico1979DetailsSan Juan, Puerto Rico1983DetailsCaracas, Venezuela1987DetailsIndianapolis, United States1991DetailsHavana, Cuba1995DetailsMar del Plata, Argentina1999DetailsWinnipeg, Canada2003DetailsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic2007DetailsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2011DetailsGuadalajara, Mexico2015DetailsToronto, Canada2019DetailsLima, Peru2023DetailsSantiago, Chile
Medal table
Participation details Team 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Total – – 6th 5th 7th 6th 5th 9th 7th 4th 6th 4th 7th 5th 17 – – – – – – 9th – – – 9th – – – – – – – – 2 7th 5th 5th – 18 – – 5th 6th 9th 8th 6th 5th 4th 5th 10th – 5th 7th 7th 6th – – 14 5th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5th 2 10th – – – 10th 10th – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 4th 5th 6th – 4th 5th 4th 7th – 4th – 7th – – – – – – 10 – – – – – – – 9th 9th – – – 6th – 4th 4th 4th 6th 8 9th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 7th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 12th – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 8th 4th 4th 7th 4th 4th 8th 4th 5th – 5th – 8th 7th 4th 17 6th – – – 6th – 7th – 6th – – – – 6th – – – 8th 7 7th – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – 5th 8th 9th – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – 5th 6th 6th 6th 7th 17 – – – – – 13th – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 7th 4th 5th – 18 – – – 4th – – – – – 7th 8th 4th 8th 8th 8th – 6th – 9 – 6th – – – – 8th – 8th 8th 6th – – – – – 7th 5th 8 – – – – – 11th 10th 10th – 10th – – – – 8th – – 8th – 6Nations 10 6 7 7 10 13 10 10 9 10 10 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Top scorers By total points
YearPlayerPositionTeamTotal points 1987Oscar Schmidt SF 246 1991 Leonardo Perez SG 150 1995Juan Espil SG/SF 143 1999 2003 Nicolás Mazzarino SG 91 2007 Esteban Batista C 91 2011 Jack Michael Martínez C 106 2015 Vítor Benite Andrew NicholsonSG 91 2019 Gabriel Deck SG 94 2023 Garly Sojo SG 79
By points per game
YearPlayerPositionTeamPPG 2003 Nicolás Mazzarino SG 18.2 2007 Esteban Batista C 18.2 2011 Jack Michael Martínez SF 21.2 2015 Vítor Benite Andrew NicholsonSG 18.2 2019 Walter Hodge SG 22.0 2023 Garly Sojo SG 19.8
Final - topscorer
YearPlayerPositionTeamPoints 1995Juan Espil SG/SF 22 1999 2003 Guilherme Giovannoni SG 20 2007 J. P. Batista C 20 2011 Renaldo Balkman F 28 2015 Anthony Bennett SG 18 2019 Luis Scola C 28 2023 Garly Sojo Bautista Lugarini SG SG 17
Women's tournament Pan American GamesYearsHosts Gold Silver Bronze4th place1955DetailsMexico City, Mexico1959DetailsChicago, United States1963DetailsSão Paulo, Brazil1967DetailsWinnipeg, Canada1971DetailsCali, Colombia1975DetailsMexico City, Mexico1979DetailsSan Juan, Puerto Rico1983DetailsCaracas, Venezuela1987DetailsIndianapolis, United States1991DetailsHavana, Cuba1995Tournament not held1999DetailsWinnipeg, Canada2003DetailsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic2007DetailsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2011DetailsGuadalajara, Mexico2015DetailsToronto, Canada2019DetailsLima, Peru2023DetailsSantiago, Chile
Medal table
Participation details Team 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Total - - - - - - - - - 5th 5th 5th 6th 5th 5th 5th 3rd 8 - - - - - - 7th - - - - - - - - - - 1 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 1st 17 5th 4th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 4th 6th 1st 6th - 16 2nd 3rd 3rd - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6th 4 - - - - 7th 6th - - 7th - - - 5th 4th - 4th 2nd 7 - - - 5th 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 1st 3rd - 3rd - 4th 12 - - - - - 7th - - - - 6th 6th - - 8th - - 4 - - - - 6th - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 8th - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8th 8th - - - 2 4th 5th - 4th 4th 2nd 5th - 5th - - - 7th 2nd - - 8th 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7th - 1 - - - - - - - - 6th - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 6th 6th - - - - - 1st 6th 3rd 7th 6 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 7th 2nd 2nd - 16 - - - - - - - 5th - - - - - - 7th - 5th 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8th - 1Nations 5 5 4 5 7 7 8 6 8 8 7 6 8 8 8 8 8
3x3 basketball Men's tournament Pan American GamesYearsHosts Gold Silver Bronze4th place2019DetailsLima, Peru2023DetailsSantiago, Chile
Women's tournament Pan American GamesYearsHosts Gold Silver Bronze4th place2019DetailsLima, Peru2023DetailsSantiago, Chile
Medal table
See also Basketball at the Mediterranean Games Basketball at the Summer Olympics Basketball at the Summer Universiade Basketball at the Goodwill Games
External links Brazil's History of Men's Tournament Brazil's History of Women's Tournament