The Costa Rica national basketball team is the national basketball team from Costa Rica.
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| FIBA ranking | 89  (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1969 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
| National federation | Federación Costarricense de Baloncesto Aficionado | ||
| Coach | Joshua Erickson | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA AmeriCup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
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
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
External links
Videos
- Belize v Costa Rica - FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Pre-Qualifier - Central America Youtube.com video