Jamaica men's national basketball team

Jamaica national basketball team is governed by the Jamaica Basketball Association.

The team had its best performance at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship where it beat the two former world champions Brazil and Argentina.

Outlook

The team finished in seventh place in the 2006 Centrobasket with a 1–4 record. The lone victory was a 100–57 win over Costa Rica. In the 2010 Centrobasket, led by Roy Hibbert, they finished in fifth place with a record of 2–2. The 2012 Centrobasket saw them win their first medal (bronze).

Rosters

Current roster

Results

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

FIBA World Cup

yet to qualify

FIBA AmeriCup

Other tournaments

Season: 2010 (CAC Games)

Season: 2010 (Centrobasket)

Notable players

• Wayne Sappleton (first Jamaican born player to be drafted, and to play in the NBA).
• Patrick Ewing (first Jamaican born player to be drafted 1/1, 11x All-Star, 1x All-NBA first team, 1985–86 NBA Rookie of the Year, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist in 1984 and 1992, and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee).
• Rumeal Robinson
• Roy Hibbert (runner-up for 2013–14 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award).
• Jerome Jordan

• Samardo Samuels
• Omari Johnson
• Tyrique Jones
• Shevon Thompson
• Josh Minott

Past rosters

Team for the 2014 Centrobasket.

Team for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.

Head coach position

• Alex Copeland – 2018-now

Kit

Sponsor

2013: KFC

2021: Davis Law Group

See also

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

References

External links

• Official website
• FIBA Profile
• Latinbasket.com - Jamaica Men National Team
• Archived records of Jamaica team participations