Mexico national basketball team

Mexico Mexico
FIBA ranking 19 Steady
Joined FIBA 1936
FIBA zone FIBA Americas
National federation Mexican Basketball Federation
Coach Sergio Valdeolmillos
Nickname(s) 12 Guerreros
Olympic Games
Appearances 7
Medals Bronze: 1936
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 5
Medals None
FIBA Americas Championship
Appearances 13
Medals Gold: 2013
Uniforms
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The Mexico national basketball team is the side that represents Mexico in men's international basketball competitions. The governing body of the team is the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Baloncesto (Mexican Basketball Federation) – abbrev. as ADEMEBA.

In 2013, Mexico won the FIBA Americas Championship, its greatest accomplishment so far.

History

Fans of Team Mexico at the 2014 Basketball World Cup
Team Mexico celebrating a victory.

Until the late 1960s, team Mexico was a major force at the world stage. The team won the bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics, finished 4th at the 1948 event and 5th in 1968.

At the FIBA Americas Championship 2009 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mexico finished 7th, ahead of Panama, Venezuela and the United States Virgin Islands.[1]

On individual performances, Gustavo Ayon finished among the tournament's top performers in steals (3rd), blocks (3rd) and minutes per game (9th).[2]

Both Eduardo Najera and Earl Watson expressed their interest in representing Mexico internationally.[3][4] However, neither received permission by their NBA teams to participate at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[5]

"La Edad de Oro" (2013-Present)

Mexico took part in the FIBA Americas Championship 2013 to replace Panama, who were disqualified. To the surprise of many they beat hosts Venezuela in their opening game and advanced to the second round with wins over Paraguay and the Dominican Republic. They later finished top of the eight-team second round group and a semi-final win over heavy favourites Argentina saw them through to the final.

On 11 September 2013, they beat Puerto Rico 91-83 in the Gold medal game to win the FIBA Americas Championship.[6] Inside player Gustavo Ayon was voted as the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

2014 Basketball World Cup

The surprising gold medal at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship secured Mexico a spot at the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain. This marked the first qualification to the Basketball World Cup in 40 years.[7]

At the 2014 FIBA World Cup, the Mexicans won two of their five preliminary round games against Korea and Angola which earned them a playoff spot for the first time in their history. They would, however, come unstuck against eventual champions USA.

Especially noteworthy was Mexico’s 3 point field goal percentage, which was one of the highest among all the teams at the event.[8]

2015 FIBA Americas Championship

Due to Mexico's strong performances of late, the country gained the right to host the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. Former NBA Champion Bill Cartwright was announced as the team's new head coach on September 25, 2014.[9]

Roster

Roster for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.

Mexico men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club
PG 4 Stoll, Paul 29 – (1985-12-14)14 December 1985 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Avtodor Saratov Russia
F 5 Ramos, Marco 28 – (1987-02-26)26 February 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Halcones Rojos Veracruz Mexico
SF 6 Anderson, Juan 22 – (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Marquette Golden Eagles United States
PG 7 Gutiérrez, Jorge 26 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Milwaukee Bucks United States
C 8 Ayón, Gustavo (C) 30 – (1985-04-01)1 April 1985 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto Spain
G/F 9 Cruz, Francisco 25 – (1989-10-03)3 October 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) BK VEF Rīga Latvia
SG 10 Girón, Gabriel 27 – (1988-02-27)27 February 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Fuerza Regia Mexico
PG 11 Meza, Pedro 29 – (1985-10-15)15 October 1985 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Caballeros de Culiacán Mexico
PF 12 Hernández, Héctor 30 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Pioneros de Quintana Roo Mexico
SG 13 Méndez-Valdez, Orlando 29 – (1986-04-29)29 April 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Halcones de Xalapa Mexico
F/C 14 Zamora, Rodrigo Adrián 28 – (1986-10-28)28 October 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Halcones Rojos Veracruz Mexico
C 15 Gutiérrez, Israel 22 – (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Caballeros de Culiacán Mexico
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • SpainMexico Ramón Diaz
  • Mexico Javier Ceniceros
  • Mexico Mateo Rubio
Legend
  • Club – describes current
    or most recent club
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2015

Mexico National Basketball Team players.

Mexico men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club
F — Alonzo, Noé 31 – (1983-12-28)28 December 1983 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Halcones de Xalapa Mexico
SF — Anderson, Juan 22 – (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Marquette Golden Eagles United States
PG — Angley, Brody 35 – (1980-01-30)30 January 1980 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bucaneros de La Guaira Venezuela
C — Ayón, Gustavo (C) 30 – (1985-04-01)1 April 1985 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto Spain
G/F — Cruz, Francisco 25 – (1989-10-03)3 October 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) BK VEF Rīga Latvia
F/C — Garibay, Edgar 25 – (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Nauticos de Mazatlan Mexico
SG — Girón, Gabriel 27 – (1988-02-27)27 February 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Fuerza Regia Mexico
F — Glynn, Jordan 26 – (1989-06-26)26 June 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Cangrejeros de Santurce Puerto Rico
SF — González, Jesús 29 – (1986-07-14)14 July 1986 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Halcones Rojos Veracruz Mexico
C — Gutiérrez, Israel 22 – (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Caballeros de Culiacán Mexico
PG — Gutiérrez, Jorge 26 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Milwaukee Bucks United States
SG — Harris, Jovan 34 – (1981-02-20)20 February 1981 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Halcones de Xalapa Mexico
PF — Hernández, Héctor 30 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Pioneros de Quintana Roo Mexico
PF — Lopez, Jesus Hiram 31 – (1983-12-18)18 December 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Rayos de Hermosillo Mexico
SF — Martínez, Román 27 – (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Soles de Mexicali Mexico
F/C — Mata, Lorenzo 29 – (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Atenienses de Manatí Puerto Rico
SG — Méndez-Valdez, Orlando 29 – (1986-04-29)29 April 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Halcones de Xalapa Mexico
PG — Meza, Pedro 29 – (1985-10-15)15 October 1985 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Caballeros de Culiacán Mexico
C — Parada, Adam 33 – (1981-10-21)21 October 1981 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Halcones de Xalapa Mexico
PG — Perez, Alex 22 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Bucaneros de La Guaira Venezuela
F — Ramos, Marco 28 – (1987-02-26)26 February 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Halcones Rojos Veracruz Mexico
PF — Rangel, Ivan 22 – (1992-10-11)11 October 1992 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles United States
PG — Stoll, Paul 29 – (1985-12-14)14 December 1985 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Halcones Rojos Veracruz Mexico
SG — Toussaint, Carlos 23 – (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Pioneros de Los Mochis Mexico
F/C — Zamora, Rodrigo Adrián 28 – (1986-10-28)28 October 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Halcones Rojos Veracruz Mexico
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • SpainMexico Ramón Diaz
  • Mexico Javier Ceniceros
  • Mexico Mateo Rubio
Legend
  • Club – describes current
    or most recent club
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2015

Depth chart

Gustavo Ayón
Position Starter Bench Bench Inactive
C Israel Gutiérrez Gustavo Ayón Adam Parada Edgar Garibay
PF Héctor Hernández Adrián Zamora Lorenzo Mata Jesus Hiram López
SF Francisco Cruz Juan Anderson Marco Ramos Román Martínez
SG Orlando Méndez Gabriel Girón Jesus González Jovan Harris
PG Jorge Gutiérrez Pedro Meza Paul Stoll Carlos Toussaint

Achievements

Summer Olympics

Year Position Tournament Host
1936 3 Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics Berlin, Germany
1948 4 Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom
1952 9 Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, Finland
1960 12 Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rome, Italy
1964 12 Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan
1968 5 Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City, Mexico
1976 10 Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Montreal, Canada
2016 To Be Determined Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament

FIBA World Cup

Members of the 2014 Team Mexico, which reached the World Cup's playoffs for the first time.
Year Position Tournament Host
1959 13 1959 FIBA World Championship Chile
1963 9 1963 FIBA World Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1967 8 1967 FIBA World Championship Uruguay
1974 9 1974 FIBA World Championship Puerto Rico
2014 14 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Spain
2019 To Be Determined 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup China

FIBA Americas Championships

Year Position Tournament Host
1980 5 1980 Tournament of the Americas San Juan, Puerto Rico
1984 5 1984 Tournament of the Americas São Paulo, Brazil
1988 6 1988 Tournament of the Americas Montevideo, Uruguay
1989 9 1989 Tournament of the Americas Mexico City, Mexico
1992 7 1992 Tournament of the Americas Portland, United States
1993 – 1993 Tournament of the Americas San Juan, Puerto Rico
1995 – 1995 Tournament of the Americas Tucumán, Argentina
1997 10 1997 FIBA Americas Championship Montevideo, Uruguay
1999 – 1999 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
2001 9 2001 FIBA Americas Championship Neuquén, Argentina
2003 6 2003 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
2005 10 2005 FIBA Americas Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2007 7 2007 FIBA Americas Championship Las Vegas, United States
2009 7 2009 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
2011 – 2011 FIBA Americas Championship Mar del Plata, Argentina
2013 1 2013 FIBA Americas Championship Caracas, Venezuela
2015 4 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Mexico City, Mexico
2017 To Be Determined 2017 FIBA Americas Championship To Be Determined

Pan American Games

Centrobasket – Central American Championships

Román Martínez and Marco Ramos helped Mexico secure the gold medal at the 2014 Centrobasket

Centrobasket U17 championship

FIBA COCABA Championship

William Jones Cup

Central American and Caribbean Games

FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup

Past Team Rosters

1936 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 21 teams (Bronze Medal Team)

Jesus Olmos, Alfonso Rojo, Carlos Borja, Silvio Hernandez, Rodolfo Choperena, Jose Pamplona, Andres Gomez, Greer Skousen, Raul Fernandez, Victor Borja, Luis Ignacio de la Vega, Francisco Martinez

1948 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 23 teams

Hector Guerrero, Jose de la Cruz Cabrera, Jorge Cardiel, Emilio Lopez, Ignacio Romo, Rodolfo Diaz, Angel Acuna, Isaac Alfaro, Jose Rojas Herrera, Jorge Gudino, Francisco Galindo, Alberto Bienvenu, Josue Neri, Fernando Rojas Herrera

1952 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 23 teams

Hector Guerrero, Jose de la Cruz Cabrera, Jorge Cardiel, Jose Rojas Herera, Carlos Jose Bru Villarreal, Emilio Lopez, Jose Pioquinto Soto Villanueva, Fernando Rojas Herrera, Sergio Olguin Fierro, Ruben Almanza Garcia, Rolando Rubalcava Pena, Jose Meneses Luna, Filiberto Manzo Hernandez

1959 World Championship: finished 13th among 13 teams

Hector Aizpuro, Edmundo Marquez, Arturo Escalera, Felipe Manzo, Armando Herrera, Daniel Cuevas, Ignacio Chavira, Jaime Rodriguez, Jose Maria Lozano, Hugo Orozco, Jorge Renteria, Carlos Quintanar (Coach: Agustin Garcia)

1960 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 16 teams

Guillermo "Billy" Wagner, Hector Aizpuro, Armando Herrera, Gayle "Chato" Bluth, Jose Maria Lozano, Ignacio Chavira, Carlos Quintanar, Urbano Zea, Eulalio Avila, Cesar Herrera, Guillermo Torres, Alberto Almanza (Coach: Enrique "Kiki" Romero)

1963 World Championship: finished 9th among 13 teams

Manuel Raga, Carlos Vega, Guillermo Torres, Ricardo Pontvianne, Urbano Zea, Humberto Camero, Carlos Quintanar, Luis Enrique Grajeda, Mario Pena, Rafael Heredia, Jaime Castillo, Ruben Izaguirre (Coach: Pedro Barba Ramos)

1964 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 16 teams

Manuel Raga, Luis Enrique Grajeda, Ricardo Pontvianne, Mario Pena, Armando Herrera, Eulalio Avila, Carlos Quintanar, Alberto Almanza, Rafael Heredia, Miguel Arellano (Coach: Agustin Garcia Arreola)

1967 World Championship: finished 8th among 13 teams

Manuel Raga, Arturo Guerrero, Ricardo Pontvianne, Rafael Heredia, Eulalio Avila, Raul Palma, Antonio Ayala, Alejandro Guzman, Miguel Arellano, Fernando Tiscareno, Carlos Quintanar, Ricardo Monreal (Coach: Lester Lane)

1968 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 16 teams

Manuel Raga, Arturo Guerrero, Ricardo Pontvianne, Luis Enrique Grajeda, Rafael Heredia, Antonio Ayala, Alejandro Guzman, John Hatch, Carlos Quintanar, Miguel Arellano, Oscar Asiain, Fernando Tiscareno (Coach: Lester Lane)

1974 World Championship: finished 9th among 14 teams

Manuel Raga, Ricardo Pontvianne, Arturo Guerrero, Raul Palma, Antonio Ayala, Jesus Garcia, Ricardo Monreal, Guillermo Marquez, Jesus Alvarado, Manuel Saenz, Gustavo Hernandez, Oscar Asiain (Coach: Pedro Barba Ramos)

1976 Olympic Games: finished 10th among 12 teams

Manuel Raga, Arturo Guerrero, Antonio Ayala, Manuel Saenz, Jesus Garcia, Samuel Campis, Hector Rodriguez, Gabriel Nava, Ruben Alcala, Jorge Flores, Rafael Palomar, Anastasio Reyes (Coach: Carlos Jose Bru)

2013 FIBA Americas: finished 1st among 10 teams (Gold Medal Team)

Jorge Gutierrez, Orlando Mendez, Román Martínez, Hector Hernandez, Gustavo Ayón, Paul Stoll, Jovan Harris, Noe Alonso, Fernando Benitez, Lorenzo Mata, Pedro Meza, Jesus Gonzalez (Coach: Ramón Diaz)

2014 Centrobasket Championships: finished 1st among 10 teams (Gold Medal Team)

Jorge Gutierrez, Román Martínez, Hector Hernandez, Gustavo Ayón, Paul Stoll, Noe Alonso, Pedro Meza, Francisco Cruz, Marco Ramos, Gabriel Giron, Rodrigo Zamora, Adam Parada

2014 FIBA World Cup: finished 14th among 24 teams

Jorge Gutierrez, Román Martínez, Hector Hernandez, Gustavo Ayón, Paul Stoll, Orlando Méndez-Valdez, Pedro Meza, Francisco Cruz, Marco Ramos, Israel Gutiérrez, Rodrigo Zamora, Adam Parada (Coach: Sergio Valdeolmillos)

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Under Armour

See also

References

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