Colombia national basketball team

Colombia
FIBA ranking	T-94
Joined FIBA	1939
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Colombia Basketball Federation
Coach	Guillermo Moreno
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.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

FIBA World Cup

FIBA Americas Championship

yet to qualify

Pan American Games

• 1951: 10th
• 1967: 10th
• 1971: 10th
• 2019: To Be Determined

South American Championship

Current squad

At the 2016 South American Basketball Championship: ^[2]

Colombia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. 1.0 !PG 4 Rodrigo Caicedo 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-02-27)27 February 1988 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Cimarrones de Choco COL ! 2.0 !SG 5 Jorge Salazar 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1993-12-10)10 December 1993 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Bucaros COL ! 4.0 !PF 6 Yildon Mendoza 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1996-09-08)8 September 1996 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) High School JUCO USA ! 3.0 !SF 7 Henry Anzola 7001170000000000000♠17 – (1999-02-18)18 February 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) High School JUCO USA ! 3.5 !F 8 Michaell Jackson 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1987-07-11)11 July 1987 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Bucaros COL ! 3.0 !SF 9 Stalin Ortiz 7001350000000000000♠35 – (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Condores COL ! 1.5 !G 10 Hansel Atencia 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1997-05-24)24 May 1997 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Liberty Flames basketball USA ! 5.0 !C 11 Michael Hinestroza 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1990-07-16)16 July 1990 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Academia de la Montaña COL ! 5.0 !C 12 Divier Perez 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-04-14)14 April 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Academia de la Montaña COL ! 3.5 !F 13 Yesid Mosquera 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1996-11-19)19 November 1996 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Furman Paladins men's basketball USA ! 5.0 !C 14 John Hernandez 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1984-01-06)6 January 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Sabios COL ! 3.5 !F 15 Jhan Mejia 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-06-15)15 June 1994 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) NE Oklahoma A&M CC USA !	Head coach Guillermo Moreno Assistant coaches Tomas Diaz Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 26 June 2016

Depth Chart

* Note: Juan Palacios, Power forward in the Basketball Champions League is Colombia's most prominent basketball player. The last time he opted to represent his country internationally was in 2009.^[3]

Head coach position

• Guillermo Moreno - 2001-2006
• Hernan Dario Giraldo – 2008-2012
• Tomas Diaz - 2014
• Guillermo Moreno - 2016

Past rosters

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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

2010 Colombia national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 1.0 !PG 4 Moreno, Edgar 7001300000000000000♠30 – 30 Aug 1981 (1981-08-30) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Pioneros de Quintana Roo-Cancun 1.5 !G 5 Bacci, Gianluca – 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Guerreros de Bogota 4.5 !F/C 6 Guevara, Enielsen 7001290000000000000♠29 – 21 Nov 1982 (1982-11-21) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Marinos de Anzoategui 3.5 !F 7 Fernandez, Yader – 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) ? 4.5 !F/C 8 Mosquera, Adinson – 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Guerreros de Bogota 2.0 !SG 9 Ortiz, Stalin 7001310000000000000♠31 – 8 Feb 1981 (1981-02-08) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Orgullo Paisa de Antioquia 3.5 !F 10 Cortes, Cesar – 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Caribbean Heat 2.5 !G/F 11 Aragon, Norbey – 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Orgullo Paisa de Antioquia 4.5 !F/C 12 Perez, Divier – 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Orgullo Paisa de Antioquia 1.0 !PG 13 Caicedo, Rodrigo – 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Patriotas de Boyaca 5.0 !C 14 John, Hernandez – 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Bucaros de Bucaramanga 2.5 !G/F 15 Renteria, Eleutherio 7001310000000000000♠31 – 9 Apr 1981 (1981-04-09) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Canoneros Norte De Cucuta	Head coach Hernan Dario Giraldo Assistant coach(es) Oscar Useche Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 April 2012

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See also

• Colombia national under-19 basketball team
• Colombia national under-17 basketball team
• Colombia women's national basketball team
• Colombia national 3x3 team

References

External links

• Colombian Basketball Federation - Official website (Spanish)
• FIBA Profile
• Colombia Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
• Latinbasket – Colombia Men National Team
• Colombian Basketball News (Spanish)

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