Colombia national basketball team

Colombia

FIBA ranking	T-94
Joined FIBA	1939
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Colombia Basketball Federation
Coach	Hernan Dario Giraldo
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	1 (1982)
Medals	None
FIBA Americas Championship
Appearances	None
Uniforms
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The Colombia national basketball team is the basketball team representing Colombia in international competitions, organized and run by the Colombia Basketball Federation (Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto).^[1]

In South America, Team Colombia made some considerable improvements in the last decade but still stands in the shadow of the Big Four Basketball Powers (Team Argentina, Team Brazil, Team Venezuela and Team Uruguay). Its best result to date remains the 7th place at the 1982 FIBA World Championship where Colombia was host.

Current squad

2010 Colombia national basketball team roster Players Coaches Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club PG 4 Moreno, Edgar 30 – 30 Aug 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun G 5 Bacci, Gianluca – 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Guerreros de Bogota F/C 6 Guevara, Enielsen 29 – 21 Nov 1982 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Marinos de Anzoategui F 7 Fernandez, Yader – 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) ? F/C 8 Mosquera, Adinson – 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Guerreros de Bogota SG 9 Ortiz, Stalin 31 – 8 Feb 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Orgullo Paisa de Antioquia F 10 Cortes, Cesar – 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Caribbean Heat G/F 11 Aragon, Norbey – 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Orgullo Paisa de Antioquia F/C 12 Perez, Divier – 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Orgullo Paisa de Antioquia PG 13 Caicedo, Rodrigo – 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Patriotas de Boyaca C 14 John, Hernandez – 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Bucaros de Bucaramanga G/F 15 Renteria, Eleutherio 31 – 9 Apr 1981 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Canoneros Norte De Cucuta Head coach Hernan Dario Giraldo Assistant coach(es) Oscar Useche Depth Chart Pos. Starter Bench Bench Inactive C John Hernandez Adinson Mosquera PF Enielsen Guevara Divier Perez Juan Palacios* SF Norbey Aragon Yader Fernandez Cesar Cortes SG Stalin Ortiz Eleuthero Rentaria PG Edgar Moreno Gianluca Bacci Rodrigo Caicedo * Note: Juan Palacios, Power forward in the Spanish ACB is Colombia's most prominent basketball player. The last time he opted to represent his country internationally was in 2009.[2] Competitions Performance at Summer Olympics yet to qualify Performance at World championships Year Position Tournament Host 1982 7 1982 FIBA World Championship Colombia 2019 To Be Determined 2019 FIBA World Championship China Performance at FIBA Americas Championship yet to qualify Performance at the South American Championship for Men Year Position Tournament Host 1945 6th place 1945 South American Championship for Men Guayaquil, Ecuador 1953 7th place 1953 South American Championship for Men Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1958 6th place 1958 South American Championship for Men Santiago, Chile 1960 6th place 1960 South American Championship for Men Córdoba, Argentina 1963 8th place 1963 South American Championship for Men Lima, Peru 1966 7th place 1966 South American Championship for Men Mendoza, Argentina 1968 7th place 1968 South American Championship for Men Asunción, Paraguay 1969 6th place 1969 South American Championship for Men Montevideo, Uruguay 1971 5th place 1971 South American Championship for Men Montevideo, Uruguay 1973 6th place 1973 South American Championship for Men Bogotá, Colombia 1976 5th place 1976 South American Championship for Men Medellín, Colombia 1977 7th place 1977 South American Championship for Men Valdivia, Chile 1983 6th place 1983 South American Championship for Men São José dos Campos 1985 5th place 1985 South American Championship for Men Medellín, Colombia 1989 7th place 1989 South American Championship for Men Guayaquil, Ecuador 1991 5th place 1991 South American Championship for Men Valencia, Venezuela 1997 5th place 1997 South American Championship for Men Maracaibo, Venezuela 1999 9th place 1999 South American Championship for Men Bahía Blanca, Argentina 2001 7th place 2001 South American Championship for Men Valdivia, Chile 2006 5th place 2006 South American Championship for Men Caracas, Venezuela 2008 5th place 2008 South American Championship for Men Puerto Montt, Chile 2010 6th place 2010 South American Championship for Men Neiva, Colombia Pan American Games 1951: 10th 1967: 10th 1971: 10th Past rosters 2008 South American Championship: finished 5th among 6 teams Position Player Current club Guard Edgar Moreno Indios de Mayagüez Guard Álvaro Contreras Arrieros de Medellín Guard Andrés Arcila Arrieros de Medellín Guard Camilo Londono Newman University Guard Juan Felipe Montoya Arrieros de Medellín Guard & Forward Felipe Barrios Cocodrilos de Caracas Guard & Forward Norbey Aragón Guaiqueries de Margarita Forward & Center Enielsen Guevara Gaiteros de Zulia Forward & Center Divier Pérez Arrieros de Medellín Forward & Center Adinson Mosquera Lon Morris JC Center Jorge Canedo Colby County CC Coach: Hernan Dario Giraldo References FIBA National Federations – Colombia, fiba.com, accessed 27 March 2012. Latinbasket.com (3 Apr 2012). "Juan Palacios selected the top Colombian playing abroad in last week's games". Latinbasket. Victor Garcia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2012. External links FIBA Profile Colombia Basketball Records at FIBA Archive Latinbasket – Colombia Men National Team Colombian Basketball News (Spanish)