The South American Under-17 Championship for Men is a basketball tournament held about every two years among the ten countries of South America and is organized in part by FIBA Americas. The tournament serves as a gateway to the FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup. Through 2023, the tournament had been held 27 times.
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 FIBA U17 South American Championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1955 |
| Organising body | FIBA Americas |
| No. of teams | 10 max. |
| Continent | South America |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Argentina (15th title) |
| Most titles | Argentina (15 titles) |
| Qualification | FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup |
Summaries
editPerformances by nation
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 15 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 10 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 |  Uruguay | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| 4 |  Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Venezuela | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 |  Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
Participation details
edit| Team | 1955 |
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2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
| Argentina |
1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
| Bolivia |
— | 7th | 8th | 7th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8th | 5th | 7th | — | 7th | 10th | 7th | — | 9th | — | 9th | — | 9th | — | 8th | — |
| Brazil |
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | — | 1st | 1st | 3rd |
| Chile |
4th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 7th | — | 6th | 5th | 8th | 6th | — | 6th | 7th | 6th | — | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 7th | 4th |
| Colombia |
6th | 8th | — | — | 6th | — | — | 6th | 5th | 7th | 6th | — | — | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | — | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 4th | — | 6th | 6th |
| Ecuador |
8th | — | — | — | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6th | 4th | 8th | 9th | — | 9th | — | 8th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 7th |
 Paraguay |
— | — | 7th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 5th | — | — | 4th | — | — | — | 7th | 4th | 7th | 5th | — | 8th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 5th | — | — | 8th |
| Peru |
7th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 9th | — | — | 7th | 7th | 6th | — | 5th | — | — | 8th | — | 8th | 6th | 5th | — | — | 7th | 9th | 8th | — | — | — |
| Uruguay |
3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Venezuela |
5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | — | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | — | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 2nd |