Puerto Rican national basketball team

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Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
Association FBPUR
FIBA member since 1957
FIBA world rankings 15th
Trainer Rick Pitino
World championships
Participation in the finals 13
Best results 4th place ( 1990 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals 9
Best results 4th place ( 1964 )
Continental championships
championship American Championship
Participation in the finals 17th
Best results gold. Place ( 1980 , 1989 , 1995 )
(As of September 13, 2015)

The Puerto Rican men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball matches. It is the most successful national basketball team in Central America and a regular participant in world championships and the Olympic Games .

history

In the years after the founding of the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation 1957, the national first successes celebrated at international championships, which point guard to a large extent Juan "Pachín" Vicens , who was at that time as one of the best amateur players in the world, and later Thanks also to Center Teófilo Cruz , who was the first team athlete to take part in five Olympic Games. In the 1970s, in which Raymond Dalmau , Héctor Blondet and Neftalí Rivera were the standout players, the enthusiasm for basketball in the country was increased by the 1974 World Cup and the 1979 Pan-American Games , both of which were held in San Juan . After the team failed to qualify for the 1982 World Championships and the 1984 Olympic Games, they were able to build on their earlier successes again in the late 1980s through players such as José Ortiz , Ramón Rivas , Jerome Mincy and Federico López . The highlight of this phase was the 4th place at the 1990 World Cup , when they won the first seven games in a row and also defeated the later title holder Yugoslavia . These players formed the core of the national team well into the 1990s, and a new generation of players was not able to establish itself until the late 1990s. Led by Carlos Arroyo , who became the first Puerto Rican to establish himself permanently in the NBA , the national team celebrated a 92-73 victory over the USA at the 2004 Olympic Games . It was the first defeat of a US selection in an Olympic basketball competition since the ban on professional players was lifted in 1989 and NBA players are allowed.

Current squad

Puerto Rico's squad at the 2014 World Cup
player
No. Surname birth size info Calls society
Guards ( PG , SG )
5 JJ Barea 06/26/1984 183 United StatesUnited States Minnesota Timberwolves
7th Carlos Arroyo 06/30/1979 186 TurkeyTurkey Galatasaray Istanbul
9 Carlos Rivera 02/27/1981 188 Leones de Ponce ( BSN )
12 David Huertas 06/02/1987 195 Piratas de Quebradillas (BSN)
Forwards ( SF , PF )
4th Ramon Clemente December 11, 1985 200 Indios de Mayagüez (BSN)
6th Alex Franklin 07/11/1988 198 Indios de Mayagüez (BSN)
8th Ángel Daniel Vassallo 04/02/1986 198 Leones de Ponce (BSN)
13 Renaldo Balkman 07/14/1984 198 Capitanes de Arecibo (BSN)
14th Alex Galindo 05/06/1985 201 Cangrejeros de Santurce (BSN)
Center ( C )
10 Jorge Bryan Díaz 11/13/1989 211 Piratas de Quebradillas (BSN)
11 Ricky Sánchez 07/06/1987 211 Cangrejeros de Santurce (BSN)
15th Daniel Santiago 06/24/1976 213 Cangrejeros de Santurce (BSN)
Trainer
Nat. Surname position
SpainSpain Paco Olmos Head coach
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Carlos Morales Assistant coach
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Carlos Calcano Assistant coach
Legend
Abbr. meaning
(C)Captain of the crew Team captain
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Team homepage
League homepage
Status: September 2014

Known players

Other well-known players who have played for the national team in the recent past include:

Performing in international competitions

World championships

  • 1978 - 10th place
  • 1982 - did not qualify
  • 1986 - preliminary round
  • 1990 - 4th place
  • 1994 - 6th place
  • 1998 - 11th place
  • 2002 - 7th place
  • 2006 - preliminary round
  • 2010 - preliminary round
  • 2014 - 19th place

Olympic games

  • 1980 - did not participate
  • 1984 - did not qualify
  • 1988 - 7th place
  • 1992 - 8th place
  • 1996 - 10th place
  • 2000 - did not qualify
  • 2004 - 6th place
  • 2008 - did not qualify
  • 2012 - did not qualify

American Championships

Pan American Games

Central American Championships

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Gerald R. Gems: The Athletic Crusade: Sport and American Cultural Imperialism , p. 109 ( online in the Google book search)
  2. Portrait in the FIBA ​​Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.halloffame.fiba.com
  3. CNN.com: 'Dream team' beaten by Puerto Rico (August 18, 2004)