The Zone Board of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in the Americas met for the third time in the 2014-2019 period to discuss various items relevant to the agenda and with the focus on the new competition system that will continue its qualification process through the Centrobasket and South American tournaments in the summer.
The Zone Board went over the activities slated for 2016-17 in the region, 2016 Budget and detailed the Selection Process for the host of the different events on schedule for the rest of the calendar year. The New Zone Core Regulations, Americas Complimentary Regulations and the Sub-Zones and Sub-Sub Zones Complimentary Regulations were also discussed in detail.
A qualification process to the men’s basketball tournaments at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and 2019 Pan American Games was approved.
The best 7 teams from the 2017 FIBA Americup and 2017 FIBA Americas Women’s Championship will qualify to the 2019 Pan American respectively; while the best 7 teams from the 2016 Centrobasket Championship will qualify to the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. The host country was awarded automatic qualification to the both events.
In turn, the status of the bidding process for the 2017 FIBA Americup was presented in full detail along with the up-to-date information regarding the New Competition System that will tip-off in 2017.
