MIAMI (United States) – August marks the arrival of the FIBA AmeriCup, and with it comes growing excitement as national teams gear up for the tournament set to take place in Nicaragua from August 22 to 31. While a new generation of players begins preparing to write their own story, FIBA Americas takes a look back at those who already helped build the foundation of this competition with unforgettable performances. These are the players who etched their names in history by leading in key statistical categories and helping elevate basketball across the Americas. Let’s take a look at the statistical leaders of the AmeriCup, the premier national team tournament in the region.
Tournaments played
José Ortíz (PUR) – 9 Jerome Mincy (PUR) – 9 Luis Scola (ARG) – 9 Guilherme Giovannoni (BRA) – 8 Víctor David Diaz (VEN) – 8 Esteban Batista (URU) – 8 Gustavo Szczygielski (URU) – 8 7 players tied at 7
Games played
Luis Scola (ARG) – 81 José Ortíz (PUR) – 79 Jerome Mincy (PUR) – 74 Daniel Santiago (PUR) – 63 Elías Ayuso (PUR) – 63 Marcelinho Machado (BRA) – 63 Alex Garcia (BRA) – 62 Guilherme Giovannoni (BRA) – 61 Víctor David Diaz (VEN) – 60 Carlos Arroyo (PUR) – 59
Points
Luis Scola (ARG) – 1306 Oscar Schmidt (BRA) – 1286 José Ortíz (PUR) – 1197 Jerome Mincy (PUR) – 999 Víctor David Diaz (VEN) – 915 Carlos Arroyo (PUR) – 859 Elías Ayuso (PUR) – 855 Marcelinho Machado (BRA) – 829 Esteban Batista (URU) – 758 Juan Espíl (ARG) – 751
Rebounds
Esteban Batista (URU) – 512 Luis Scola (ARG) – 410 Jack Michael Martínez (DOM) – 368 Tiago Splitter (BRA) – 337 Gustavo Ayón (MEX) – 328 José Jaime Lloreda (PAN) – 268 Guilherme Giovannoni – 230 Peter John Ramos (PUR) – 227 Héctor Romero (VEN) – 205 Federico Kammerichs (ARG) – 202
Assists
Carlos Arroyo (PUR) – 220 Facundo Campazzo (ARG) – 204 Pablo Prigioni (ARG) – 184 Marcelinho Huertas (BRA) – 169 José Juan Barea (PUR) – 148 Marcelinho Machado (BRA) – 136 Luis Scola (ARG) – 135 Martín Osimani (URU) – 125 Jermaine Anderson (CAN) – 109 Paul Stoll (MEX) – 105
Steals
Facundo Campazzo (ARG) – 63 Pablo Prigioni (ARG) – 59 Leandro García Morales (URU) – 56 Esteban Batista (URU) – 54 Gustavo Ayón (MEX) – 54 Marcelinho Machado (BRA) – 53 Renaldo Balkman (PUR) – 53 Carlos Arroyo (PUR) – 52 Luis Scola (ARG) – 50 Elías Ayuso (PUR) – 48
Blocks
Tiago Splitter (BRA) – 48 Francisco García (DOM) – 48 Peter John Ramos (PUR) – 42 Gustavo Ayón (MEX) – 42 Federico Kammerichs (ARG) – 38 Anderson Varejao (BRA) – 37 Miguel Marriaga (VEN) – 34 Esteban Batista (URU) – 33 Luis Scola (ARG) – 32 2 players tied at 30
Note: All stats are from 2003 onwards, except for tournaments played, games played, and total points, which are recorded since 1980. FIBA