| Basketball at the Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
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| Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
| Games | |
Basketball tournaments have been staged at theUniversiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced in1951, and the women's tournament was introduced in1961. The tournament was not held in1975.In the2025, the organizers chose 3x3 basketball as one of the optional sports which was contested in both itsOlympic and wheelchair versions.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Lithuania |  United States |  Czech Republic |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Spain |  Great Britain | United States |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Germany |  China | United States |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Germany | Spain | United States |
Last update during the2025 FISU World Summer University Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 25 | 14 | 8 | 47 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Lithuania (LTU) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 |  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (33 entries) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 189 | |
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