Panamanian national basketball team

This article describes the Panamanian men's national basketball team . For the women's selection, see Panama Women's National Basketball Team .

Panama Panamá
Association	FPB
FIBA member since	1958
FIBA world rankings	26th
Trainer	David Rosario
World championships
Participation in the finals	4th
Best results	9th place ( 1970 , 1982 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	1
Best results	12th place ( 1968 )
Continental championships
championship	American Championship
Participation in the finals	11
Best results	4th place ( 1984 )
Homepage	Noticias - FPB at SportingPulse.com
(As of September 13, 2015)

The Panamanian national basketball team for men represents Panama at international basketball matches. She is one of the better national teams in Central America and is a multiple medal winner at the Central American Championships . In addition to participating in the 1968 Olympic Games , it was enough to make four appearances in the final round of the World Basketball Championships . The best placement in a global finals was a ninth place at the World Championships in 1970 and 1982. Although qualified, the national team was not allowed to take part in the continental finals of the American Basketball Championship in 2013 , as the supporting association was suspended by the FIBA . As a result, Mexico took Panama's place in the 2013 finals.

Known players

Mario Butler (* 1957) Rolando Frazer (* 1958) Stuart A. Gray (* 1963) Rubén Garcés (* 1973) Ed Cota (born 1976) Michael Hicks (* 1976)

Rubén Douglas (* 1979) Jaime Lloreda (* 1980) Chris Warren (* 1981) Danilo Pinnock (* 1983) Gary Forbes (* 1985)

Performing in international competitions

World championships

1959 to 1967 - did not qualify 1970 - 9th place 1974 - did not qualify 1978 - did not qualify 1982 - 9th place

1986 - 19th place 1990 - did not qualify 1994 - did not qualify 1998 - did not qualify 2002 - did not qualify

2006 - 23rd place 2010 - did not qualify

Olympic games

1960 - did not qualify 1964 - did not qualify 1968 - 12th place 1972 to 2012 - did not qualify

American Championships

1980 - did not qualify 1984 - 4th place 1988 - did not qualify 1989 - 11th place 1992 - 7th place

1993 - 8th place 1995 - did not qualify 1997 - did not qualify 1999 - 9th place 2001 - 6th place

2003 - did not qualify 2005 - 5th place 2007 - 9th place 2009 - 8th place 2011 - 8th place

2013 - did not participate 2015 - 7th place

Pan American Games

1951 - 6th place 1955 - did not qualify 1959 - did not qualify 1963 - did not qualify 1967 - . space

1971 - 6th place 1975 - did not qualify 1979 - 7th place 1983 - did not qualify 1987 - 6th place

1991 - did not qualify 1995 - did not qualify 1999 - did not qualify 2003 - did not qualify 2007 - 6th place

2011 - did not qualify 2015 - did not qualify

Central American Championships

1965 - 4th place 1967 - . space 1969 - . space 1971 - did not participate 1973 - 4th place

1975 - did not participate 1977 - . space 1981 - . space 1985 - . space 1987 - . space

1989 - . space 1991 - 4th place 1993 - . space 1995 - 4th place 1997 - did not qualify

1999 - 4th place 2001 - . space 2003 - did not qualify 2004 - . space 2006 - . space

2008 - 6th place 2010 - . space 2012 - 4th place 2014 - 5th place 2016 - 4th place

Web links

• archive.fiba.com: Teams - Panama (PAN) - Overview of selected teams of Panama in FIBA Archive ( English )
• Profile: Panama (PAN) - Basketball Federation of Panama - Profile of the association on the FIBA ​​website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ FIBA suspends the affiliation of the Panamanian Basketball Federation. FIBA America , February 8, 2013, accessed on August 31, 2013 (English, media info). 
2. ↑ VEN2013 - México remplaza a Panamá en el Campeonato FIBA ​​Américas 2013. FIBA America , February 11, 2013, accessed on August 31, 2013 (Spanish, media information).