Costa Rica men's national basketball team
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FIBA ranking | 71 ![]() | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1969 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
National federation | Federación Costarricense de Baloncesto Aficionado | ||
Coach | Jose Nicolas Marín | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA AmeriCup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
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The Costa Rica national basketball team is the national basketball team from Costa Rica.
Team Costa Rica has never qualified for the FIBA World Cup or the FIBA AmeriCup. Yet, the team has shown strong performances at the regional level. At the 2015 FIBA COCABA Championship, Costa Rica finished 2nd, its best performance so far.
Judged by the 2020 FIBA Ranking, Costa Rica has the 2nd best basketball national team in Central America, coming only behind Panama.
Competitions
Summer Olympics
Yet to qualify
FIBA World Cup
Yet to qualify
FIBA AmeriCup
Yet to qualify
Pan American Games
Yet to qualify
Centrobasket
- 1971-1987 : Did not qualify
- 1989 : 7th
- 1991 : 5th
- 1993 : Did not qualify
- 1995 : 7th
- 1997 : Did not qualify
- 1999 : 8th
- 2001 : Did not qualify
- 2003 : 8th
- 2004 : Did not qualify
- 2006 : 8th
- 2008 : 8th
- 2010 : Did not qualify
- 2012 : 9th
- 2014 : 9th
- 2016 : 9th
COCABA Championship
- 1999 :
- 2004 : 5th
- 2006 :
- 2007 :
- 2009 : 4th
- 2013 :
- 2015 :
Central American and the Caribbean Games
- 1926-2002 : ?
- 2006-2010 : Did not participate
- 2014 : ?
- 2018 : Did not participate
- 2022 : To be determined
Current roster
At the 2016 Centrobasket:[2]
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At the 2016 Centrobasket in Panama City, Panama, Carlos Quesada played most minutes for Costa Rica whereas Kay Martinez was the team's top scorer and also recorded most steals for the team.[2]
Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 | |
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C | Carlos Quesada | Jefny Anderson | Andres Umana | Juan Rosich | |
PF | Daniel Simmons | Marcos Castrillo | Daniel Shedden | ||
SF | Rohel Wilson | George Letford | Amaurys Ripool | ||
SG | Kay Martinez | ||||
PG | Isaac Conejo | Alonso Sanchez |
Head coach position
Luis Blanco – 2006
Neil Gottlieb – 2007-2008
Luis Blanco – 2009
Jorge Arguello – 2010
Luis Blanco – 2011-2012
Jorge Arguello – 2013
Alexis Monge – 2014
Joshua Erickson – 2015-2016
Alexis Monge – 2017
Daniel Simmons – 2018
Jose Nicolas Marín – 2021-present
3x3 Team
Costa Rica features 3x3 basketball national teams, from senior level all the way to U12 teams.[3]
Kit
Manufacturer
2018: Nike
See also
- Costa Rica women's national basketball team
- Costa Rica national under-19 basketball team
- Costa Rica women's national under-19 basketball team
- Costa Rica national 3x3 team
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b Costa Rica | 2016 Centrobasket, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ Costa Rica es campeón latinoamericano de basket 3x3 por primera vez en la historia Walter Herrera (LaRepublica.net), 17 December 2019. Accessed 18 August 2020. (in Spanish)
External links
- Official website
- Latinbasket.com - Costa Rica Men National Team
- Costa Rica Basketball
Videos
- Belize v Costa Rica - FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Pre-Qualifier - Central America Youtube.com video
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