MIAMI (USA) – The FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers will play their third and final window this week, determining the 12 teams that will compete in the continental tournament in August in Nicaragua. Over the previous two windows, held in February and November 2024, the competition has been at a high level, leading to new individual and team records in the history of the Qualifiers. With the final spots on the line, national teams are expected to maintain or even elevate their level of play in Window 3, with the presence of several of their star players. Here are the records set so far in these Qualifiers, with two games left to play:
Team Records:
Points in a Game
116 – Panama vs. Paraguay (116-79), 11/21/2024.
Field Goals Made in a Game
40 – USA vs. Cuba (100-79), 02/22/2024.
40 – Panama vs. Paraguay (116-79), 11/21/2024.
Three-Pointers Made in a Game
17 – Canada vs. Nicaragua (96-51), 02/23/2024.
17 – USA vs. Puerto Rico (108-66), 11/22/2024.
Assists in a Game
32 – Canada vs. Dominican Republic (88-71), 11/21/2024.
Defensive Rebounds in a Game
43 – Brazil vs. Paraguay (108-43), 02/23/2024.
Steals in a Game
16 – Canada vs. Nicaragua (88-46), 02/26/2024.
Individual Records:
Three-Pointers Made in a Game
7 – Trevor Gaskins (PAN) vs. Paraguay (116-79), 11/21/2024. *
* Matched with Bruno Fitipaldo (URU) vs. Brazil (76-83), 02/24/2020.
Steals in a Game
7 – Reynaldo García (CUB) vs. Puerto Rico (73-81), 11/25/2024.
Additional Stats:
Before the start of Window 3, a total of 278 players and 25 coaches have participated in these Qualifiers.
The shortest players to take the court have been Hansel Atencia (COL), Romario Roque (COL), Guillermo Navarro (PAN), and Lucas Capalbo (URU), all standing at 1.75 meters (5’9”).
The tallest player has been Enrique Medina (VEN), at 2.18 meters (7’2”).
The oldest player is Kiril Wachsmann (URU), at 40 years old (born 11/12/1984).
The youngest player is Mathias Vazquez (BRA), at 16 years old (born 03/26/2008). FIBA