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Пуэрто-Рико Puerto Rico
Рейтинг ФИБА18 Steady (2 марта 2021 г.) [1]
Вступил в ФИБА1957 г.
Зона ФИБАФИБА Америка
Национальная федерацияФедерация баскетбола Пуэрто-Рико
ТренерЭдди Касиано
Псевдоним (ы)12 Magníficos Los Gallos
Олимпийские игры
Появления9
МедалиНикто
Чемпионат мира ФИБА
Появления14
МедалиНикто
Кубок Америки ФИБА
Появления18
МедалиGold medal america.svg( 1980 , 1989 , 1995 )
Silver medal america.svg( 1988 , 1993 , 1997 , 2009 , 2013 )
Bronze medal (Americas).svg( 2003 , 2007 )
Панамериканские игры
Появления16
Медали( 1991 , 2011 )
( 1959 , 1971 , 1975 , 1979 , 2007 , 2019 )
( 1963 , 1999 , 2003 )
Centrobasket
Появления24
Медали(1973, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2016)
(1965, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2012, 2014)
(1969, 1995, 2006 )
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Home jersey
Kit shorts redsides.png
Team colours
Дом
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Далеко
Первый международный
 Пуэрто-Рико 26–39 Мексика ( Сан-Сальвадор , Сальвадор; 1935) 
Самая большая победа
 Пуэрто-Рико 171–72 Белиз ( Санто-Доминго , Доминиканская Республика; 7 марта 1974 г.) 
Рекорд медалей
Мероприятие1- я2- й3- й
Чемпионат мира по баскетболу ФИБА000
Кубок Америки ФИБА352
Centrobasket11103
Панамериканские игры264
Центральноамериканские и Карибские игры664
Чемпионат ФИБА CBC100
Игры доброй воли100
Общее242713

Национальная баскетбольная команда Пуэрто - Рико ( испанский : Selección де Baloncesto - де - Пуэрто - Рико ) представляет Пуэрто - Рико в мужских международных баскетбольных соревнованиях, она регулируется Пуэрто РФБ риканского (исп Federación де Baloncesto - де - Пуэрто - Рико ), команда представляет собой как ФИБА и ФИБА Америка .

Since joining FIBA in 1957, the Puerto Rican national team has been mostly composed by Puerto Rican-born players and players of Puerto Rican descent born in the United States such as Raymond Gause, Rick Apodaca, Georgie Torres, Héctor Blondet, Renaldo Balkman, Ramón Clemente, Maurice Harkless, Tyler Davis and many others.

История [ править ]

Ст.судья Пуэрто - Рико присоединился к ФИБА в 1957 году в Пуэрто - Рико принял участие в девяти Олимпиадах и 12 чемпионатов мира , хотя они никогда не выигрывали медали на любом соревновании.

Ранние годы [ править ]

Puerto Rico's first appearance at a World Championship was in 1959 in Chile, where, led by Juan Vicéns, who averaged 22 points per game, the team finished 5th with a record of 3–6. In 1963, at Puerto Rico's second World Championship appearance which took place in Brazil, the team, led by Rafael Valle and Juan Vicéns, opened the tournament winning two straight games. Yet, after losing other six games back to back, ended its participation with a win over Italy, obtaining the 6th place.

Coming back from its 13th place debut at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, in 1964 in Tokyo, the team was able to reach 4th place, in good part because of the contributions of point guard Juan Vicéns. This was, and still is as of 2016, the highest place it has ever reached since the team's birth at any Olympic Games.[2] Three years later in Uruguay, at the 1967 World Championship, the team, led this time by Raymond Dalmau, was only able to finish 12th, ending the decade with a 9th place at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

Before the 1970s, regardless of the non-remarkable performance at world international tournaments, Puerto Rico started to emerge as a power player at regional tournaments, medaling in all the competitions it participated (the Pan American Games, the CentroBasket tournament and the Central American and Caribbean Games). The medal count included two golds at the 1962 and the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games, failing to medal only at the 1967 Pan American Games, where it finished 5th.

1970s[edit]

The 1970s brought some memorable moments for the team, particularly a dramatic one-point loss to the United States at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal,[2] where a win by Puerto Rico would have been the first undisputed basketball loss for the United States team at an Olympic competition. Also, the 1974 World Championship and the 1979 Pan American Games were held in San Juan, promoting local enthusiasm for international basketball and Puerto Rico's presence in it. The 7th and 10th places at the 1974 and 1978 World Championships, where the team, led by Hector Blondet and Rubén Rodríguez respectively, saw 2–5 and 4–3 finishes, became turning points for the Puerto Rican team. The 4–3 showing in 1978 in the Philippines was the first time ever the team finished with a positive record at a World Championship. These achievements were accompanied by golds at the 1973 CentroBasket and the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games. In all, Puerto Rico continued its regional success and was able to medal in all regional competitions.

1980s[edit]

The 1980s were very good for the team,[2] attaining gold at two of the first four FIBA Americas Championships in 1980 and 1989, and at the 1985, 1987 and 1989 CentroBasket tournaments. The silver medal at the 1988 Americas Championship held in Montevideo, Uruguay, secured the team's first Olympic participation since 1976.[3] Having qualified and earned the right to participate, the Puerto Rican team chose not to do so at the 1980 Olympic Games, held in Moscow, due to the American boycott of that competition (being an autonomous nation sportswise, the team could have participated, but decided to respect the boycott instead). It wouldn't participate either at the 1984 Olympic Games, held in Los Angeles, because the team failed to qualify for it. Twelve years after its last Olympic showing, Puerto Rico was able to advance to the second round and finished 7th at the 1988 Olympic Games, held in Seoul. Two years earlier, at the 1986 World Championshipat in Spain, Puerto Rico's performance granted it the 10th place, having failed to qualify for the 1982 Championship in Colombia.

1990s[edit]

During the 1990s, the team's successes continued as usual. Led by José Ortiz, Ramón Rivas, Jerome Mincy, Fico López, and Edgar León.[2] the decade began with a 4th-place finish at the 1990 World Championship in Argentina. This is Puerto Rico's best showing at a World Championship so far, defeating teams such as Yugoslavia, Argentina and the Unites States, but losing to the USSR and then, losing by two points the rematch in overtime to the US. In 1991, led by Raymond Gause, besides earning gold at the CentroBasket tournament, the team also won, for the first time in basketball, the gold medal at the Pan American Games,[4] which were held in Cuba. The team also qualified for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, where it reached the second round, losing to the US in its first game of the elimination round, finishing at the end in 8th place. In 1993, Puerto Rico signed its Caribbean supremacy at this sport by winning gold at both the CentroBasket and the Central American and Caribbean Games. This victory at CentroBasket was the last of a 5 gold medal streak at the tournament. In 1994, the team finished in a 6th place at the World Championship in Canada, but won the gold at the 1994 Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia, defeating teams such as Croatia, Russia, Brazil and Italy. It was then when Puerto Rico began to be classified as one of the top 10 international teams. Having won gold in 1995 at the FIBA Americas Pre-Olympic Championship, in 1996 at the Olympic Games, the team placed 10th in Atlanta, while in 1998, it placed 11th at the World Championship in Greece.

In 1994, Puerto Rico's national basketball team won the gold medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Russia, beating Italy, 94–80, in the gold medal game.[5]

2000–2004[edit]

This Olympic cycle did not go well for the team at the International level, although it did have great moments and it performed well at the local level. Having failed to qualify for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia with its 4th place at the 1999 Tournament of the Americas hosted in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 2001 the team was able to recover its CentroBasket title, with a triumph in Mexico. Later that year, the team repeated its 4th place at the 2001 FIBA Americas tournament in Argentina.

In 2002, the team had a strong showing at the World Championship held in Indianapolis, USA. The team beat the top 3 European teams at the time; eventual champion Yugoslavia, Turkey and Spain. Puerto Rico, with a 5–1 record entering the quarterfinals, lost its chance to get into the medals round only by a dramatic 2-points loss to New Zealand, eventually placing 7th. It is worth mentioning that Carlos Arroyo debuted at this tournament.

In 2003, the team also won gold at the CentroBasket tournament, held in Mexico, but was only able to achieve the bronze medal at the Tournament of the Americas and the Pan American Games. Reaching its 16th final at the CentroBasket tournament, Puerto Rico conquered the silver medal at the 2004 CentroBasket tournament, losing to the host Dominican Republic, 75–74, in the championship game.

On August 15, 2004, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the Puerto Rico National Basketball Team became the second team in history to defeat the United States Olympic basketball team, recording only the third loss in an Olympic competition for the U.S. team, and the first since NBA players were allowed to compete. The 92–73 outcome of that game is, as of 2016, the most lopsided victory against the U.S. (collegiate or NBA players) in the history of Olympic basketball. The other team to defeat the U.S. had been the Soviet Union at the 1972 gold medal game (the outcome of which is still disputed) and the 1988 semifinals.

2005–2008[edit]

In 2005, Puerto Rico was invited to play at the 2005 Stanković Continental Champions' Cup in Beijing, where it lost all five games and ended up finishing in 6th place. Still, having failed to qualify directly to the 2006 World Championship by achieving a 7th place at the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship in Santo Domingo, due to its great tradition, in November 2005, Puerto Rico received an invitation to participate in the World tournament as a wildcard, along with Italy, Serbia and Montenegro and Turkey. En route to the World Championship, Puerto Rico won bronze at the 2006 CentroBasket, losing the automatic classification to the 2008 tournament, but recovering in time to earn gold at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. Later, at the group play stage of the 2006 World Championship, which was contested in Japan, Puerto Rico started with victories over Senegal and China, but lost ties against the United States, Italy and Slovenia. The application of a second tiebreaker by points differential to Slovenia, China and Puerto Rico, each with a winning percentage of .400, placed Puerto Rico fifth in Group D, preventing the team from advancing to the knockout round for the first time since 1986; Puerto Rico ultimately placed 17th out of twenty-four, that being its shyest performance in a long time. The following year began with Puerto Rico earning its fifth silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games, followed by the team's first participation in a CaribeBasket[6] tournament, debuting against Trinidad & Tobago. Although the team didn't have the participation of Daniel Santiago or Rick Apodaca, Puerto Rico won the tournament undefeated, which meant its classification to the 2008 CentroBasket tournament. Later that year, Puerto Rico started to host an exhibition tournament called the Marchand Continental Championship Cup in order to prepare for the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. After playing against Brazil, Canada and Argentina, Puerto Rico lost all three games, ending up in fourth place. The year ended with a bronze at the FIBA Americas Championship. On January 31, 2008, a draw took place for the FIBA Preolympic tournament, which placed Puerto Rico in the same group as Croatia and Cameroon, where its winner would have to face the second place of Group C.[7] Following this event, the president of the National Superior Basketball League confirmed that the team would play exhibition games at the 2008 Bamberg Super Cup in Germany against Greece, Slovenia and the host, beginning on July 4, 2008.[7] Then, a second set of exhibition games would follow, scheduled to start on July 8, 2008, in Slovenia: the 2008 Alpos International Cup, where the team would face New Zealand, Iran and the hosts. After these preparatory tournaments, the team would train until the Preolympic tournament's beginning.[7] The team began practicing on May 19, 2008, and included several players that were under consideration for inclusion by Cintrón.[8] On June 4, 2008, Daniel Santiago confirmed that he would abandon his international retirement and play with Puerto Rico in the Preolympic tournament.[9] Santiago announced that he would join the team in July, following an exhibition game.[9] Javier Mojica, Alejandro Carmona and Joel Jones were included in as potential members in the preliminary team.[10] On July 1, 2008, hours before the team was scheduled to travel to Europe, Ángelo Reyes was excluded after not establishing communication with the directives.[11] Reyes was replaced with Alex Falcón.[11] Subsequently, Reyes asked for a dispensation to attend personal matters, noting that he intended to join the team in a week; however, he was not included due to time constraints.[12][13] In the first game at the Bamberg Super Cup, Puerto Rico defeated Germany with a team composed mostly of reserve players, as Carlos Arroyo, Santiago, Larry Ayuso and Carmelo Lee were attending other compromises.[14] Puerto Rico continued playing with these players, finishing 2nd, after losing the final game to Greece, who entered the cup with their entire lineup.[15][16] Santiago and Ayuso joined the practices on July 5, 2008, when Puerto Rico traveled to Slovenia, where the Alpos International Cup was being held. The first match in the tournament was a victory against New Zealand,[17] followed by another victory in the semifinals over Iran.[18] At the end, Puerto Rico finished second, losing to Slovenia in the finals.[19][20] The Preolympic tournament began on July 14, 2008, but Puerto Rico's debut came the following day, when the team defeated Cameroon and advanced to the second round, due to a loss that the African team had suffered during the first day of competition. On its second game, the team lost to Croatia, but in the quarterfinals, defeated Slovenia.[21] The team didn't qualify to the Olympics, after losing to Greece in the semifinals and to Germany in the tournament's bronze medal game.[22]

2008–2012[edit]

This Olympic cycle began with the 2008 CentroBasket competition. After having failed to classify directly to it, Puerto Rico's spot was secured after its first and only participation in the 2007 CaribeBasket tournament, where Puerto Rico won all round one games by over 25 points and went on to win gold. The 2008 Centrobasket was scheduled to take place before the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but due to time constraints it was postponed. A group of prospects was included in the roster to replace Peter John Ramos and Ricky Sanchez, who were injured. Among those included was Ángel Daniel Vassallo, who played as a small forward in Virginia Tech. In the first game of the tournament, Puerto Rico defeated Costa Rica.[23] In the other two games of the first round, the team defeated Cuba and Panama.[24][25] During the course of the event, Carlos Arroyo and Larry Ayuso were forced to rest a game due to injuries.[26] In the semifinals, the team scored a win over the Dominican Republic.[27] Puerto Rico won the gold medal by defeating the United States Virgin Islands in the finals. The team has secured a spot for the 2010 FIBA World Championship by finishing in 1 of the top 4 spots in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship. At the end, Puerto Rico finished the tournament with the silver medal, having lost the game against Argentina in the group stage, and losing the final against Brazil. Pending the performance at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, this cycle has had Puerto Rico with a record of 19–2 (Caribebasket 6–0, Centrobasket 5–0, FIBA Americas 8–2), not counting the 2nd-place finish at the 2009 Marchand Continental Championship Cup, where Puerto Rico won the exhibition games against Argentina and Canada, but lost the final to Brazil.

At the 2010 CentroBasket, Puerto Rico won Group B with Cuba finishing second.[28] The team defeated Panama in semifinals and the Dominican Republic in the final to win the gold medal. Arroyo and Barea were included in the tournament's All-Star Team.[29]

In 2010, the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation relieved Manolo Cintron of his coaching duties, and on June 8, 2011, the Federation officially announced the new head coach of the national team, Flor Melendez, which will be Melendez's second stint with the team as head coach.

On August 27, 2011, a chartered airplane carrying the team as well as the Canadian, Dominican and Brazilian national basketball teams from Foz de Iguacu, Brazil, to Mar del Plata, Argentina, made an emergency landing at Ezeiza International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, after experiencing severe weather conditions mid-flight. The plane left for Mar del Plata an hour and a half after it landed.[30]

2019[edit]

On February 26, 2019, Puerto Rico defeated the Uruguayan national basketball team 65–61, securing their entrance into the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China[31] They were drawn to Group C, facing 2nd-ranked Spain, alongside Iran and Tunisia, with Puerto Rico facing Iran and Tunisia for the very first time.

Uniform[edit]

During most of the 1980s and up until the late 1990s, the team wore a solid color uniform, with accent lines and the word "Puerto Rico" written in stylized cursive. Nowadays, the national team's uniform resembles a Puerto Rican flag, but also includes the traditional Puerto Rico letters in cursive. The uniforms are red or blue for "home" status, and white for "away."

Competitive record[edit]

Summer Olympics[edit]

YearPositionPldWL
196013th303
19644th954
19689th734
19726th752
19769th734
1980Boycotted–––
1984Did not qualify–––
19887th844
19928th835
199610th725
2000Did not qualify–––
20046th734
2008Did not qualify–––
2012Did not qualify–––
2016Did not qualify–––
2020To be determined–––
2024–––
2028–––
Total632835

FIBA World Cup[edit]

YearPositionPldWL
19595th936
19636th936
196712th826
1970Did not qualify–––
19747th725
197810th743
1982Did not qualify–––
198613th523
19904th862
19946th835
199811th835
20027th963
200617th523
201018th514
201419th514
201915th523
// 2023To be determined–––
Total984058

FIBA AmeriCup[edit]

FIBA AmericasQualification
YearPos.PldWLPldWL
19801st place, gold medalist(s)651Directly qualified
19846th835
19882nd place, silver medalist(s)862
19891st place, gold medalist(s)871
19924th743
19932nd place, silver medalist(s)752
19951st place, gold medalist(s)1091
19972nd place, silver medalist(s)954
19994th1064
20014th954
20033rd place, bronze medalist(s)1064
20057th844
20073rd place, bronze medalist(s)1055
20092nd place, silver medalist(s)1082
20114th1064
20132nd place, silver medalist(s)1073
20155th844
// 20175th321
2021Qualified
Total1519754
1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Total
35210

Pan American Games[edit]

YearPositionTournamentHost
1951–1951 Pan American GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina
1955–1955 Pan American GamesMexico City, Mexico
19592nd place, silver medalist(s)1959 Pan American GamesChicago, United States
19633rd place, bronze medalist(s)1963 Pan American GamesSão Paulo, Brazil
196751967 Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada
19712nd place, silver medalist(s)1971 Pan American GamesCali, Colombia
19752nd place, silver medalist(s)1975 Pan American GamesMexico City, Mexico
19792nd place, silver medalist(s)1979 Pan American GamesSan Juan, Puerto Rico
198361983 Pan American GamesCaracas, Venezuela
19873rd place, bronze medalist(s)1987 Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States
19911st place, gold medalist(s)1991 Pan American GamesHavana, Cuba
199561995 Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina
19993rd place, bronze medalist(s)1999 Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada
20033rd place, bronze medalist(s)2003 Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
20072nd place, silver medalist(s)2007 Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil
20111st place, gold medalist(s)2011 Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico
201562015 Pan American GamesToronto, Canada

Since joining FIBA in 1957, Puerto Rico has participated in the basketball competition for all editions of the Pan American Games since 1959, obtaining medals in all but the 1967, 1983, 1995 and 2015 games. It has a total of 11 medals.

GoldSilverBronzeTotal
25411

Centrobasket[edit]

YearPositionTournamentHost
19652nd place, silver medalist(s)1965 Centrobasket ChampionshipMexico City, Mexico
1967–1967 Centrobasket ChampionshipSan Salvador, El Salvador
19693rd place, bronze medalist(s)1969 Centrobasket ChampionshipHavana, Cuba
19712nd place, silver medalist(s)1971 Centrobasket ChampionshipCaracas, Venezuela
19731st place, gold medalist(s)1973 Centrobasket ChampionshipSan Juan, Puerto Rico
19752nd place, silver medalist(s)1975 Centrobasket ChampionshipSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
19772nd place, silver medalist(s)1977 Centrobasket ChampionshipPanama City, Panama
19812nd place, silver medalist(s)1981 Centrobasket ChampionshipSan Juan Puerto Rico
19851st place, gold medalist(s)1985 Centrobasket ChampionshipMexico City, Mexico
19871st place, gold medalist(s)1987 Centrobasket ChampionshipSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
19891st place, gold medalist(s)1989 Centrobasket ChampionshipHavana, Cuba
19911st place, gold medalist(s)1991 CentroBasket ChampionshipMonterrey, Mexico
19931st place, gold medalist(s)1993 Centrobasket ChampionshipPonce, Puerto Rico
19953rd place, bronze medalist(s)1995 Centrobasket ChampionshipSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
19972nd place, silver medalist(s)1997 Centrobasket ChampionshipTegucigalpa, Honduras
19992nd place, silver medalist(s)1999 Centrobasket ChampionshipHavana, Cuba
20011st place, gold medalist(s)2001 Centrobasket ChampionshipToluca, Mexico
20031st place, gold medalist(s)2003 Centrobasket ChampionshipCuliacán, Mexico
20042nd place, silver medalist(s)2004 Centrobasket ChampionshipSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
20063rd place, bronze medalist(s)2006 Centrobasket ChampionshipPanama City, Panama
20081st place, gold medalist(s)2008 Centrobasket ChampionshipCancún, Mexico
20101st place, gold medalist(s)2010 Centrobasket ChampionshipSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
20122nd place, silver medalist(s)2012 Centrobasket ChampionshipSan Juan, Puerto Rico
20142nd place, silver medalist(s)2014 Centrobasket ChampionshipNayarit, Mexico
20161st place, gold medalist(s)2016 Centrobasket ChampionshipPanama City, Panama

Puerto Rico has a great record at the Centrobasket Championships, having participated in all of them but 1967, and obtaining a medal in all.

GoldSilverBronzeTotal
1110324

Central American and Caribbean Games[edit]

YearPositionTournamentHost
1926–1926 Central American and Caribbean GamesMexico City, Mexico
1930–1930 Central American and Caribbean GamesHavana, Cuba
19353rd place, bronze medalist(s)1935 Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador
193841938 Central American and Caribbean GamesPanama City, Panama
194651946 Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia
195051950 Central American and Caribbean GamesGuatemala City, Guatemala
19543rd place, bronze medalist(s)1954 Central American and Caribbean GamesMexico City, Mexico
19592nd place, silver medalist(s)1959 Central American and Caribbean GamesCaracas, Venezuela
19621st place, gold medalist(s)1962 Central American and Caribbean GamesKingston, Jamaica
19661st place, gold medalist(s)1966 Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Juan, Puerto Rico
19703rd place, bronze medalist(s)1970 Central American and Caribbean GamesPanama City, Panama
19742nd place, silver medalist(s)1974 Central American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
19781st place, gold medalist(s)1978 Central American and Caribbean GamesMedellin, Colombia
19822nd place, silver medalist(s)1982 Central American and Caribbean GamesHavana, Cuba
19862nd place, silver medalist(s)1986 Central American and Caribbean GamesSantiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
19902nd place, silver medalist(s)1990 Central American and Caribbean GamesMexico City, Mexico
19931st place, gold medalist(s)1993 Central American and Caribbean GamesPonce, Puerto Rico
199861998 Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela
20022nd place, silver medalist(s)2002 Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador
20061st place, gold medalist(s)2006 Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia
20101st place, gold medalist(s)2010 Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico
20143rd place, bronze medalist(s)2014 Central American and Caribbean GamesVeracruz, Mexico
20181st place, gold medalist(s)2018 Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia

Since its basketball debut in the 1935 Games, Puerto Rico has only failed to medal in the 1938, 1946, 1950, and 1998 Games. The team has a total of 16 medals.[32]

GoldSilverBronzeTotal
66416

CaribeBasket Championships[edit]

YearPositionTournamentHost
20071st place, gold medalist(s)2007 CaribeBasket ChampionshipCaguas, Puerto Rico

Since the founding of the CaribeBasket tournament in 1981 as a CentroBasket qualification stage for Caribbean countries, Puerto Rico has only participated in the 2007 tournament, after failing to classify directly to CentroBasket 2008. In this tournament, it won all round one games by over 25 points and went on to win gold.

Goodwill Games[edit]

YearPositionTournamentHost
1986131986 Goodwill Games[33]Moscow, Soviet Union
199061990 Goodwill Games[34]Seattle, Washington, United States
19941st place, gold medalist(s)1994 Goodwill Games[35]St. Petersburg, Russia
199841998 Goodwill Games[36]New York City, New York, United States
2001–2001 Goodwill Games[37]Brisbane, Australia

Because the 1986 FIBA World Championship was scheduled to be held at the same time as the 1986 Goodwill Games, the inaugural men's Goodwill Games basketball title was based on results from the World's.[38] For the 2001 games, although scheduled to compete with seven other teams, Puerto Rico was not able to make it to the tournament, being replaced by Mexico, which finished 7th.[37][39]

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament[edit]

YearPositionTournamentHostComment
1960N/A1960 Pre-Olympic Basketball TournamentBologna, ItalyQualified – 1959 Pan Am Games – 2nd place
1964N/A1964 Pre-Olympic Basketball TournamentYokohama, JapanQualified – 1963 Pan Am Games – 3rd place
1968N/A1968 Pre-Olympic Basketball TournamentMonterrey, MexicoQualified – 1964 Olympic Games – 4th place
1972N/A1972 Pre-Olympic Basketball TournamentAugsburg, GermanyQualified – 1971 Pan Am Games – 2nd place
1976N/A1976 Pre-Olympic Basketball TournamentHamilton, CanadaQualified – 1975 Pan Am Games – 2nd place
1980–2004Did not take place.
200842008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying TournamentAthens, GreeceDid not qualify – reached Semi-final.
201252012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying TournamentCaracas, VenezuelaDid not qualify – reached Quarter-final.
201622016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying TournamentBelgrade, SerbiaDid not qualify – reached Final.

Marchand Continental Championship Cup[edit]

YearPositionTournamentHost
200742007 Marchand Continental Championship CupSan Juan, Puerto Rico
200922009 Marchand Continental Championship CupSan Juan, Puerto Rico
201122011 Marchand Continental Championship CupFoz do Iguaçu, Brazil
201312013 Marchand Continental Championship CupSan Juan, Puerto Rico
201522015 Marchand Continental Championship CupSan Juan, Puerto Rico

Other international events[edit]

YearPositionTournamentHost
200562005 Stanković Continental Champions' CupBeijing, China
200822008 Bamberg Super CupBamberg, Germany
200822008 Alpos International CupMaribor, Slovenia
201342013 Stankovic Continental Champions Cup – Tournament 1Lanzhou, China
201342013 Stankovic Continental Champions Cup – Tournament 2Guangzhou, China

Record against other teams at the World Cup[edit]

CountryW–L
Argentina1–1
Australia1–2
Angola2–0
Brazil1–7
Bulgaria0–2
Canada4–0
Chile0–1
China3–1
Côte d'Ivoire1–1
Croatia0–1
Cuba1–0
Czechoslovakia0–1
Dominican Republic1–0
Egypt1–0
France0–1
Germany1–1
Greece1–3
Italy1–5
Iran1–0
Japan2–1
Korea1–0
Lebanon1–0
Mexico0–1
New Zealand0–1
Paraguay2–0
Peru1–1
Philippines2–0
Poland0–1
Russia0–3
Senegal1–1
Soviet Union0–4
Spain1–2
Tunisia1–0
Turkey1–1
Uruguay1–0
United States1–8
Venezuela1–0
Yugoslavia2–4
Total record37–56
Overall historic score453–487

Last updated: September 4, 2019

Team[edit]

Current roster[edit]

2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification[edit]

The following is the preliminary 14-man roster for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification games against Mexico and Bahamas.

Opposition: Mexico (February 19), Bahamas (February 20)
Venues: Roberto Clemente Coliseum (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

Puerto Rico national basketball team – 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SF0Piñeiro, Isaiah26 – (1995-02-02)February 2, 19956 ft 7 in (2.01 m)VEF Rīga
PG5Barea, J. J.36 – (1984-06-26)June 26, 19845 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Estudiantes
PG10Gandia, Iván23 – (1997-09-14)September 14, 19976 ft 2 in (1.88 m)AEL Limassol
SG24Clavell, Gian27 – (1993-11-26)November 26, 19936 ft 4 in (1.93 m)Promitheas Patras
PGNapier, Shabazz29 – (1991-07-14)July 14, 19916 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Free agent
FOrtiz, Chris27 – (1993-04-02)April 2, 19936 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Bakken Bears
Head coach
  • Eddie Casiano
Assistant coach(es)
  • Carlos Arroyo
  • Omar González
  • Manolo Cintrón
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current or most recent club
  • Age – describes age
    on February 19, 2021

Depth chart[edit]

Based on the recent calls and selections

Pos.Starting 5BenchInactive
CDevon CollierTyler Davis
PFGilberto ClavellChris Ortiz
SFEmmanuel AndújarRamón ClementeMaurice Harkless
SGJ. J. BareaGian Clavell
PGShabazz NapierIván Gandía

2020 Summer Olympics qualification tournament[edit]

The following is the preliminary roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics qualification tournament games against Italy, Senegal and Serbia.

Opposition:
Venues: Štark Arena

Puerto Rico national basketball team – 2021 FIBA AmeriCup qualification roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SF0Piñeiro, Isaiah24 – (1997-02-28)February 28, 19976 ft 7 in (2.01 m)VEF Rīga
PG5Barea, J. J.37 – (1984-06-26)June 26, 19846 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Estudiantes
SG24Clavell, Gian27 – (1993-11-26)November 26, 19936 ft 4 in (1.93 m)Avtodor Saratov
F/C34Davis, Tyler24 – (1997-05-22)May 22, 19976 ft 10 in (2.08 m)Jeonju KCC Egis
F/CConditt, George20 – (2000-08-22)August 22, 20006 ft 11 in (2.11 m)Iowa State Cyclones
PFToro, Arnaldo22 – (1998-10-28)October 28, 19986 ft 9 in (2.06 m)St. John's Red Storm
SGAyala, Eric22 – (1999-01-02)January 2, 19996 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Maryland Terrapins
PGWaters, Tremont23 – (1998-01-10)January 10, 19985 ft 11 in (1.8 m)Boston Celtics
GCurbelo, André19 – (2001-10-13)October 13, 20016 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Illinois Fighting Illini
Head coach
  • Eddie Casiano
Assistant coach(es)
  • Manolo Cintrón
  • Omar González
  • Rafael Torres
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current or most recent club
  • Age – describes age
    on June 29, 2021

Retired numbers[edit]

Puerto Rico retired numbers
No.PlayerPos.TenureRef.
4José OrtizPF / C1983–2004
14Raymond DalmauPF1966–1985

Other players[edit]

Puerto Rico roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
SFHarkless, Maurice27 – (1993-06-09)June 9, 19936 ft 9 in (2.06 m)Miami Heat
PGWright-Foreman, Justin23 – (1997-10-27)October 27, 19976 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Erie BayHawks
FIsaac, Jonathan22 – (1998-09-03)September 3, 19986 ft 10 in (2.08 m)Orlando Magic
PGHoward, Markus21 – (1999-03-03)March 3, 19995 ft 11 in (1.8 m)Denver Nuggets
SFMurphy, Jordan23 – (1997-02-28)February 28, 19976 ft 7 in (2.01 m)Free agent
PGHoward, Jordan22 – (1998-05-25)May 25, 19985 ft 11 in (1.8 m)Brujos de Guayama
CWilson, Jack21 – (1999-10-22)October 22, 19997 ft 0 in (2.13 m)Idaho Vandals
G/FAllende, Leandro22 – (1998-08-04)August 4, 19986 ft 6 in (1.98 m)Santeros de Aguada
SGSantos, K. J.23 – (1997-06-19)June 19, 19976 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Brujos de Guayama
SGThompson, Ethan21 – (1999-05-04)May 4, 19996 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Oregon State Beavers
PGBishop, Jermaine22 – (1997-02-22)February 22, 19976 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Phoenix Hagen
G/FJenkins, Lorenzo23 – (1997-05-07)May 7, 19976 ft 7 in (2.01 m)Colorado State Rams
GThompson Jr., Stephen23 – (1997-03-23)March 23, 19976 ft 4 in (1.93 m)Stella Azzurra
PGJackson, Jhivvan22 – (1998-08-27)August 27, 19986 ft 0 in (1.83 m)UTSA Roadrunners
FBuffen, K. J.20 – (2000-05-27)May 27, 20006 ft 7 in (2.01 m)Ole Miss Rebels
FMartínez, José23 – (1997-02-28)February 28, 19976 ft 11 in (2.11 m)San Diego Toreros
FEbube, Ebube23 – (1997-12-11)December 11, 19976 ft 7 in (2.01 m)Manhattan Jaspers
GFebres, Jase21 – (1999-07-28)July 28, 19996 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Texas Longhorns
GFrazier, Trent22 – (1998-09-08)September 8, 19986 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Illinois Fighting Illini
FWheeler, Phillip17 – (2002-04-23)April 23, 20026 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Gimnasia y Esgrima
GRosa, Víctor20 – (2001-01-13)January 13, 20016 ft 6 in (1.98 m)Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
G/FStrawther, Julian18 – (2002-04-18)April 18, 20026 ft 7 in (2.01 m)Gonzaga Bulldogs
GSan Antonio, Tory18 – (2001-06-01)June 1, 20016 ft 4 in (1.93 m)Cal State Fullerton Titans
GMiranda, Jermaine19 – (2001-04-17)April 17, 20016 ft 4 in (1.93 m)California Baptist Lancers
SGHolland, John32 – (1988-11-06)November 6, 19886 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Unics Kazan
GCheatham, Haanif24 – (1996-09-06)September 6, 19966 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Leones de Ponce
GSantiago, Giovanni21 – (2000-01-04)January 4, 20006 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Kent State Golden Flashes
SGWynn, Michael22 – (1998-12-03)December 3, 19986 ft 6 in (1.98 m)Akron Zips
PFDomínguez, Dyondre20 – (2000-09-08)September 8, 20006 ft 8 in (2.03 m)UMass Minutemen
G/FMeléndez, R.J.18 – (2002-12-03)December 3, 20026 ft 7 in (2.01 m)Illinois Fighting Illini
PGPinzón, Rafael18 – (2002-11-02)November 2, 20026 ft 6 in (1.98 m)St. John's Red Storm
SFSantos, Nate19 – (2001-11-09)November 9, 20016 ft 7 in (2.01 m)Loomis Chaffee

Head coach position[edit]

Eddie Casiano, the current head coach.
  • Víctor Mario Pérez (1959)
  • Howie Shannon (1960–1963)
  • José Garrige (1963)
  • Lou Rossini (1964–1967)
  • Fufi Santori (1967)
  • Lou Rossini (1968–1972)
  • Gene Bartow (1972–1974)
  • Armando Torres (1974–1976)
  • Tom Nissalke (1976–1978)
  • Víctor Ojeda (1978–1986)
  • Ángel Cancel (1986–1988)
  • Armando Torres Ortiz (1988–1990)
  • Raymond Dalmau (1990–1994)
  • Carlos Morales (1994–2002)
  • Julio Toro (2002–2006)
  • Manolo Cintrón (2010–2011)
  • Flor Meléndez (2011–2013)
  • Paco Olmos (2013–2014)
  • Rick Pitino (2015)
  • Eddie Casiano (2016–present)
  • Omar González (2019; Pan American Games)

Past rosters[edit]

See also[edit]

  • Puerto Rico women's national basketball team

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External links[edit]

  • Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico
  • FIBA Profile
  • Gallery of Pictures of Puerto Rican players at enciclopediapr.org