Puerto Rico national basketball team 805876 226142507 2008-07-17T00:34:31Z Ssjcarlos6 7426424 /* Current national team */ {{Infobox national basketball team| logo=FBPR.png| logo_width=97px| country=Puerto Rico| color1=CC0000| color2=FFFFFF| national_fed=[[Puerto Rican Basketball Federation|FBPR]]| fiba_ranking=12<sup>th</sup>| fiba_zone=FIBA Americas| joined_fiba=1957| oly_appearances=9 | oly_medals=None| wc_appearances= 11| wc_medals=None| zone_championship=[[FIBA Americas Championship]]| zone_appearances= 12| zone_medals=''Gold'': 1980, 1995<br/>''Silver'': 1988, 1993, 1997<br/>''Bronze'': 2003, 2007| coach=Manolo Cintrón| h_body=ffffff|h_pattern_b=|h_shorts=ffffff| a_body=CC0000|a_pattern_b=|a_shorts=CC0000| }} The '''Puerto Rican national basketball team''' (or '''Puerto Rican national basketball selection''') is the men's side that represents [[Puerto Rico]] in international [[basketball]] competitions. The team, selected by the [[Puerto Rican Basketball Federation]], historically comprised only players from the [[National Superior Basketball]] league, but in the 1990s began to include Puerto Rican players playing abroad professionally. In the same fashion, teams represent Puerto Rico in [[women's basketball|women's]] and junior competitions. == History == In the [[1964]] [[Tokyo]] Olympics, the team reached fourth place, in good part because of the contributions of point guard [[Juan Vicéns|Juan "Pachín" Vicéns]]. This was, and still is as of 2007, the highest place they have reached since the team's birth at any Olympic Games.<ref name="FIBA">{{cite web|url=http://www.fibaamericas.com/federacion_us.asp?f=PUR| title=Men's Competition - Puerto Rico | publisher=FIBA Americas| accessdate=2007-08-25}}</ref> The 1970s brought some memorable moments for the team, particularly a dramatic one-point loss to the United States in the 1976 Olympics; a win would have been the first undisputed loss for the US in Olympic competition. During this decade, the 1974 Basketball World Championship and the 1979 Pan American Games were held in San Juan, promoting local enthusiasm for international basketball and Puerto Rico's presence in it.<ref name="FIBA"/> During the 1980s, the team earned gold medals at the [[1986]] [[Dominican Republic]] [[Central America]]n and [[Caribbean]] games, and the [[1989]] [[Mexico]] Centrobasket.<ref name="FIBA"/> They also obtained a Bronze medal at the [[1987]] Olympic Qualifier held in [[Uruguay]], to secure their first Olympic participation since [[1976]].<ref name="FIBA"/> They did not participate at the [[1980]] [[Moscow]] games due to the [[United States|American]] [[boycott]] of that competition (The Puerto Rican team, as Puerto Rico is an autonomous nation [[sports]]wise, could have participated; they chose to respect the boycott instead), and at the [[1984]] [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] Olympics because they failed to qualify. The Puerto Ricans advanced to the second round in the [[1988]] [[Seoul]] Olympics, finishing in seventh place.<ref name="FIBA"/> During the 1990s, their success continued as usual, as they begun the decade with a Fourth Place finish at the World Championship in Argentina.<ref name="FIBA"/> In 1991, they won, for the first time, the Gold Medal at the Pan American Games, held in Cuba.<ref name="FIBA"/> The team qualified for the [[1992]] [[Barcelona, Spain]] Olympics and they reached the second round there, facing the United States National team composed by NBA players in their first game of the elimination round. They finished in eighth place in Barcelona. In 1994, they finished in sixth place at the World Championship in Canada, and won the Gold Medal at the Goodwill Games competition.<ref name="FIBA"/> During this period, Puerto Rico was classified as one of the top 10 international teams. In [[1996]], they placed 10th at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA, and conquered the first of back to back Gold medals at Centrobasket.<ref name="FIBA"/> In [[2000]], they retained the Centrobasket title, with another triumph in Mexico. In [[2003]], the team won the Gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games, held at [[El Salvador]].<ref name="FIBA"/> In 2002, the team had a strong showing at the World Championship held in Indianapolis, USA. In a tournament full of well-known professionals, including NBA superstars, they beat the top 3 European teams at the time; eventual champion Yugoslavia, Turkey and Spain. Puerto Rico, with a 5-1 record entering the quarterfinals, lost its chance to get into the medals round in a dramatic 2-point loss to New Zealand, eventually placing seventh.<ref name="FIBA"/> The Puerto Rican National Basketball Team conquered the silver medal at the 2004 Centrobasket tournament, losing to the Dominican Republic, 75-74, in the championship game.<ref name="FIBA"/> In [[August 15]], [[2004]], at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]], the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team became the second team in history to defeat the United States Olympic basketball team, recording only the third loss in Olympic competition for the U.S. team, and the first since [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] players were allowed to compete. The 92-73 outcome of that game is, as of 2007, the most lopsided victory against the US (collegiate or professional players) in the history of Olympic/World Championship basketball. The other team to defeat the U.S. had been the [[Soviet Union]] in the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 gold medal game]] (whose outcome is still disputed) and the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 semifinals]]. ===2004-2008=== At the [[2006 FIBA World Championship]] contested in [[Japan]], Puerto Rico, in [[group tournament|group play]], defeated [[Senegal national basketball team|Senegal]] and the [[China national basketball team|People's Republic of China]] but lost ties against the [[United States national basketball team|United States]], [[Italy national basketball team|Italy]], and [[Slovenia national basketball team|Slovenia]], the latter two, played respectively on [[August 23]] and [[August 24]] in [[Sapporo]], by eight points and then one. The application of a second [[tiebreaker]] of points differential to Slovenia, China, and Puerto Rico, each with a [[winning percentage]] of .400, placed Puerto Rico fifth in [[2006 FIBA World Championship#Group D (Sapporo)|Group D]], and the team did not advance to the [[knockout tournament|knockout round]]; the squad were ultimately [[2006 FIBA World Championship#Final Standings|placed seventeenth]] amongst the twenty-four competing teams.<ref name="FIBA"/> On [[August 6]], [[2007]], the team began in their first participation in a ''Caribe Basket'' tournament, debuting against Trinidad & Tobago.<ref name="Caribe Basket">{{cite book| title=A la cancha| author=José R. Ortúzar| publisher=El Vocero| location=Puerto Rico| chapter=Deportes| language=Spanish| date=[[2007-08-06]]| pages=62}}</ref> Although the team didn't had the participation of Daniel Santiago or Rick Apodaca, they won the tournament which was classificatory for the 2008 Centrobasket.<ref name="Caribe Basket"/> Puerto Rico was placed in Group D of the Fiba Preolympic Tournament in the draw that took place on [[January 31]], [[2008]].<ref name="Pre"/> This group included [[Croatia national basketball team|Croatia]] and [[Cameroon national basketball team|Cameroon]] and its winner would cross with the second place of Group C.<ref name="Pre"/> Following this event the president of the National Superior Basketball League confirmed that the team had already scheduled exhibition games against Germany, Greece and New Zealand beginning on [[July 4]], [[2008]].<ref name="Pre"/> A second set of exhibition games was scheduled to start on [[July 8]], [[2008]] in Slovenia, after these preparatory tournaments the team would train until the tournament's beginning.<ref name="Pre">{{cite web| url= http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/baloncesto/accion_deportiva/la_clasificacion__esta_accesible/153441| title=La clasificación está accesible| author=Raúl álzaga Sánchez-Bretón| publisher=Primera Hora| date=[[2008-02-01]]| accessdate=2008-02-01}}</ref> The team began practicing on [[May 19]], [[2008]], and included several players that were under consideration for inclusion by Cintrón.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/baloncesto/accion_deportiva/muchas_ausencias_en_primera_practica/191977| title=Muchas ausencias en primera práctica| author=Raúl Álzaga Sánchez-Bretón| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=[[2008-05-20]]| accessdate=2008-06-04}}</ref> On [[June 4]], [[2008]], [[Daniel Santiago]] confirmed that he would abandon his international retirement and play with Puerto Rico in the Preolympic Tournament.<ref name="fuera del retiro">{{cite web| url=http://bsnpr.com/noticias/detalles.asp?r=4258&t=| title=Daniel Santiago con el equipo nacional:| publisher=Baloncesto Superior Nacional| language=Spanish| date=[[2008-06-04]]| accessdate=2008-06-04}}</ref> The player announced that he would join the team in July, following an exhibition game.<ref name="fuera del retiro"/> Javier Mojica, Alejandro Carmona and Joel Jones were included in as potential members in a preliminary team.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/baloncesto/accion_deportiva/mojica_y_bimbo_completan_la_seleccion/205616| title=Mojica y 'Bimbo' completan la Selección| author=Raúl Álzaga Sánchez-Bretón| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=[[2008-06-30]]| accessdate=2008-07-01}}</ref> On [[July 1]], [[2008]], hours before the team was scheluded to travel to Europe, Angelo Reyes was excluded after not establishing communication with the directives.<ref name="vende patria"/> Reyes was replaced with Alex Falcón.<ref name="vende patria">{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/baloncesto/accion_deportiva/¡desplante_de_angelo_reyes!:_le_dice_no_a_la_seleccion/205919| title=¡Desplante de Angelo Reyes!: Le dice 'no' a la Selección| author= Raúl Álzaga Sánchez-Bretón| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=[[2008-07-01]]| accessdate=2008-07-01}}</ref> Subsecuently, Reyes asked for a dispense to attend personal matters, noting that he intended to join the team in a week, however the player was not included due to time contrains.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/baloncesto/accion_deportiva/reversazo_de_reyes/206186| title=Reversazo de Reyes| author=Raúl Álzaga Sánchez-Bretón| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=[[2008-07-02]]| accessdate=2008-07-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/baloncesto/acciondeportiva/angelo_reyes_no_ira_a_grecia/208325| title=Angelo Reyes no irá a Grecia| author=Lester Jiménez| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=[[2008-07-09]]| accessdate=2008-07-09}}</ref> In the first game of a series of exhibition games, Puerto Rico defeated [[Germany national basketball team|Germany]] with scores of 85-83. In this game the team was mostly composed of reserve players, while Carlos Arroyo, Daniel Santiago, Larry Ayuso and Carmelo Lee were attending different compromises.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/baloncesto/acciondeportiva/boricuas_debutan_con_triunfo_ante_alemania/207257| title=Boricuas debutan con triunfo ante Alemania| author=Raúl Álzaga Sánchez-Bretón| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=[[2008-07-04]]| accessdate=2008-07-04}}</ref> Puerto Rico continued playing with these players, finishing second in the Bamberg Super Cup, losing in the finals to Greece who entered the cup with their entire lineup.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/baloncesto/acciondeportiva/derrota_ante_los_griegos/207420| title=Derrota ante los griegos| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=[[2008-07-05]]| accessdate=2008-07-05}}</ref> Santiago and Ayuso joined the practices on [[July 5]], [[2008]]. Puerto Rico then traveled to [[Slovenia]], where the Alpos Cup was being held. The first match in this tournament was against New Zealand, whom they defeated 82-74.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/baloncesto/acciondeportiva/puerto_rico_vence_a_nueva_zelanda_en_baloncesto/208041| title=Puerto Rico vence a Nueva Zelanda en baloncesto| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=[[2008-07-08]]| accessdate=2008-07-08}}</ref> In the semifinals the team faced Iran, defeating them 83-80.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/baloncesto/acciondeportiva/puerto_rico_vence_a_iran_83-80/208320| title=Puerto Rico vence a Irán 83-80| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=[[2008-07-09]]| accessdate=2008-07-09}}</ref> Puerto Rico finished second in ths cup, losing to Slovenia in the finals.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/baloncesto/acciondeportiva/pierde_nuestra_seleccion_ante_eslovenia/209227| title=Pierde nuestra Selección ante Eslovenia| author=Lester Jiménez| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=[[2008-07-10]]| accessdate=2008-07-12}}</ref> The Olympic Qualifying Tournament began on [[July 14]], [[2008]], the team received a "bye" on its first day. Puerto Rico's debut came the following day, defeating Cameroon 81-72, advancing to the second round due to a loss that the African team suffered during the first day of competition. ==Uniform== During most of the 1980s and up until the late 1990s, the team wore a solid color uniform, with accent lines and the word "Puerto Rico" written in stylized cursive. Nowadays, the national team's uniform resembles a [[Puerto Rican flag]], but also includes the usual Puerto Rico sign in cursive. The uniforms are red or blue for "visitor" status, and white for "host." ==Performance at FIBA World Championships== {| class="wikitable" width=70% |- !|[[Year]] !|Position !|Host |- | [[1959]] || 5 || [[1959 FIBA World Championship]] || [[Chile]] |- | [[1963]] || 6 || [[1963 FIBA World Championship]] || [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] |- | [[1967]] || 12 || [[1967 FIBA World Championship]] || [[Montevideo, Uruguay]] |- | [[1974]] || 7 || [[1974 FIBA World Championship]] || [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] |- | [[1978]] || 10 || [[1978 FIBA World Championship]] || [[Philippines]] |- | [[1986]] || 15 || [[1986 FIBA World Championship]] || [[Spain]] |- | [[1990]] || 4 || [[1990 FIBA World Championship]] || [[Argentina]] |- | [[1994]] || 6 || [[1994 FIBA World Championship]] || [[Canada]] |- | [[1998]] || 11 || [[1998 FIBA World Championship]] || [[Greece]] |- | [[2002]] || 7 || [[2002 FIBA World Championship]] || [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] |- | [[2006]] || 17 || [[2006 FIBA World Championship]] || [[Japan]] |} Puerto Rico has only been absent from two world championships since its debut in 1959 (1970 and 1982)'. It failed to qualify for the 2006 Championship, but received one of the four invitations to play. The best performance was at the 1990 Championships, reaching semifinals, but failing to win a medal. ==Performance at Olympic Games== {| class="wikitable" width=70% |- !|[[Year]] !|Position !|Tournament !|Host |- | [[1960]] || 13 || [[1960 Summer Olympics]] || [[Rome, Italy]] |- | [[1964]] || 4 || [[1964 Summer Olympics]] || [[Tokyo, Japan]] |- | [[1968]] || 9 || [[1968 Summer Olympics]] || [[Mexico City, Mexico]] |- | [[1972]] || 6 || [[1972 Summer Olympics]] || [[Munich, Germany]] |- | [[1976]] || 9 || [[1976 Summer Olympics]] || [[Montreal, Canada]] |- | [[1988]] || 7 || [[1988 Summer Olympics]] || [[Seoul, Korea]] |- | [[1992]] || 8 || [[1992 Summer Olympics]] || [[Barcelona, Spain]] |- | [[1996]] || 10 || [[1996 Summer Olympics]] || [[Atlanta, Georgia]] |- | [[2004]] || 6 || [[2004 Summer Olympics]] || [[Athens, Greece]] |} Puerto Rico has participated in nine Olympic tournaments, coming in fourth in 1964 and achieving history in 2004 when it became the first team in history to defeat the United States' “Dream Team”. Since its debut in Olympic basketball in 1960, it has only been absent from 3 Olympic tournaments (1980 because of the boycott, 1984 and 2000). ==Performance at FIBA Americas Championships== {| class="wikitable" width=70% |- !|[[Year]] !|Position !|Tournament !|Host |- | [[1980]] || Gold || [[FIBA Americas Championship|1980 FIBA Americas Championship]] || [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] |- | [[1984]] || 6 || [[FIBA Americas Championship|1984 FIBA Americas Championship]] || [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]] |- | [[1988]] || Silver || [[FIBA Americas Championship|1988 FIBA Americas Championship]] || [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]] |- | [[1989]] || Gold || [[FIBA Americas Championship|1989 FIBA Americas Championship]] || [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] |- | [[1992]] || 4 || [[FIBA Americas Championship|1992 FIBA Americas Championship]] || [[Portland, Oregon]], [[United States]] |- | [[1993]] || Silver || [[FIBA Americas Championship|1993 FIBA Aemrcias Championship]] || [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] |- | [[1995]] || Gold || [[FIBA Americas Championship|1995 FIBA Americas Championship]] || [[Tucumán]], [[Argentina]] |- | [[1997]] || Silver || [[FIBA Americas Championship 1997|1997 FIBA Americas Championship]] || [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]] |- | [[1999]] || 4 || [[FIBA Americas Championship 1999|1999 FIBA Americas Championship]] || [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] |- | [[2001]] || 4 || [[FIBA Americas Championship 2001|2001 FIBA Americas Championship]] || [[Neuquén, Argentina]] |- | [[2003]] || Bronze || [[FIBA Americas Championship 2003|2003 FIBA Americas Championship]] || [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] |- | [[2005]] || 7 || [[FIBA Americas Championship 2005|2005 FIBA Americas Championship]] || [[Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]] |- | [[2007]] || Bronze || [[2007 FIBA Americas Championship]] || [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[United States]] |} Puerto Rico has participated in all of the FIBA Americas Championships and has gone all the way to the semifinals in all but the 1984 and 2005 tournaments. It has a total of 8 medals. {| class="wikitable" width=30% |- !|[[Gold]] !|[[Silver]] !|[[Bronze]] !|Total |- | 3 || 3 || 2 || 8 |} ==Performance at the Pan American Games== {| class="wikitable" width=70% |- !|[[Year]] !|Position !|[[Tournament]] !|Host |- | [[1959]] || Silver || [[1959 Pan American Games]] || [[Chicago, Illinois]] |- | [[1963]] || Bronze || [[1963 Pan American Games]] || [[São Paulo, Brazil]] |- | [[1967]] || 5 || [[1967 Pan American Games]] || [[Winnipeg, Canada]] |- | [[1971]] || Silver || [[1971 Pan American Games]] || [[Cali, Colombia]] |- | [[1975]] || Silver || [[1975 Pan American Games]] || [[Mexico City, Mexico]] |- | [[1979]] || Silver || [[1979 Pan American Games]] || [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] |- | [[1983]] || 6 || [[1983 Pan American Games]] || [[Caracas, Venezuela]] |- | [[1987]] || Bronze || [[1987 Pan American Games]] || [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] |- | [[1991]] || Gold || [[1991 Pan American Games]] || [[Havana, Cuba]] |- | [[1995]] || 6 || [[1995 Pan American Games]] || [[Mar del Plata, Argentina]] |- | [[1999]] || Bronze || [[1999 Pan American Games]] || [[Winnipeg, Canada]] |- | [[2003]] || Bronze || [[2003 Pan American Games]] || [[Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]] |- | [[2007]] || Silver || [[2007 Pan American Games]] || [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] |} ==Performance at the CentroBasket Championship== {| class="wikitable" width=70% |- !|[[Year]] !|Position !|[[Tournament]] !|Host |- | [[1965]] || Silver || CentroBasket Championship || [[Mexico City, Mexico]] |- | [[1969]] || Bronze || CentroBasket Championship || [[Havana, Cuba]] |- | [[1971]] || Silver || CentroBasket Championship || [[Caracas, Venezuela]] |- | [[1973]] || Gold || CentroBasket Championship || [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] |- | [[1975]] || Silver || CentroBasket Championship || [[Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]] |- | [[1977]] || Silver || CentroBasket Championship || [[Panama City, Panama]] |- | [[1981]] || Silver || CentroBasket Championship || [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] |- | [[1985]] || Gold || CentroBasket Championship || [[Mexico City, Mexico]] |- | [[1987]] || Gold || CentroBasket Championship || [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]] |- | [[1989]] || Gold || CentroBasket Championship || [[Havana]], [[Cuba]] |- | [[1991]] || Gold || CentroBasket Championship || [[Monterrey, Mexico]] |- | [[1993]] || Gold || CentroBasket Championship || [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]] |- | [[1995]] || Bronze || CentroBasket Championship || [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]] |- | [[1997]] || Silver || CentroBasket Championship || [[Tegucigalpa, Honduras]] |- | [[1999]] || Silver || CentroBasket Championship || [[Havana]], [[Cuba]] |- | [[2001]] || Gold || Centro Basket Championship || [[Toluca, Mexico]] |- | [[2003]] || Gold || CentroBasket Championship || [[Culiacan, Mexico]] |- | [[2004]] || Silver || CentroBasket Championship || [[Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic]] |- | [[2006]] || Bronze || CentroBasket Championship || [[Panama City, Panama]] |} Puerto Rico is the most dominant team in the CentroBasket Championships, having participated in all of them but 1967 and obtaining a medal in all. {| class="wikitable" width=30% |- !|[[Gold]] !|[[Silver]] !|[[Bronze]] !|Total |- | 8 || 8 || 3 || 19 |} ==Performance at CaribeBasket== {| class="wikitable" width=70% |- !|[[Year]] !|Position !|[[Tournament]] !|Host |- |2007 || Gold || CaribeBasket || [[Caguas, Puerto Rico]] |} Puerto Rico has only participated in one CaribeBasket tournament after failing to classify directly to CentroBasket 2008. In this tournament, it won all round one games by over 25 points and went on to win gold. ==Performance at other international events== {| class="wikitable" width=70% |- !|[[Year]] !|Position !|[[Tournament]] !|Host |- |1994 || Gold || 1994 [[Goodwill Games]] || [[St. Petersburg, Russia]] |- |2005 || 6 || Stankovic Continental Champions Cup || [[Beijing, China]] |- |2007 || 4 || Marchand Continental Cup || [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] |} ==Current national team== The side who is representing Puerto Rico at the [[FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008]] is composed of: {| class="wikitable" width=70% |- !|[[Jersey number]] !|[[Basketball positions|Position played]] !|Height !|Name !|Year of birth !|[[Sports club|Club]] otherwise represented |- | 4 || [[Center (basketball)|Center]] || 7[[foot (unit of length)|']]3[[inch|"]] || [[Peter John Ramos]]|| [[1985]] || {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Criollos de Caguas]] / [[BSN]] |- | 5 || [[Point Guard]] || 6'0" || [[José Juan Barea]]|| [[1984]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas Mavericks]] / [[NBA]] |- | 6 || [[Guard]] || 6'3" || [[Filiberto Rivera]]|| [[1982]] || {{flagicon|GRE}} [[AEK Athens]] / [[Greece]] |- | 7 || [[Guard]] || 6'3" || [[Carlos Arroyo]]|| [[1979]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Orlando Magic]] / [[NBA]] |- | 8 || [[Shooting Guard]] || 6'6" || [[Joel Jones]]|| [[1981]] || {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Ponce Lions]] / [[BSN]] |- | 9 || [[Power Forward]] || 6'7" || Alex Falcón|| [[1973]] || {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Santurce Crabbers]] / [[BSN]] |- | 10 || [[Shooting Guard]] || 6'1" || [[Elías Larry Ayuso|Larry Ayuso]]|| [[1977]] || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Cibona Zagreb]] / [[Croatia]] |- | 11 || [[Power Forward]] || 6'11" || [[Ricky Sanchez]]|| [[1987]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Idaho Stampede]] / [[NBDL]] |- | 12 || [[Guard]] || 6'3" || Javier Mojica|| [[1984]] || {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Fajardo Cariduros]] / [[BSN]] |- | 13 || [[Center]] || 6'10" || Luis Villafañe|| [[1981]] || {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Gigantes de Carolina]] / [[BSN]] |- | 14 || [[Small Forward]] || 6'7" || [[Carmelo Antrone Lee]]|| [[1977]] || {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Guaynabo Conquistadores]] / [[BSN]] |- | 15 || [[Center]] || 7'1" || [[Daniel Santiago]]|| [[1976]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Unicaja Malaga]] / [[Spain]] |} ==Rosters== {{Navbox |name = Antaño |title = Past Rosters |style = width:80em; |group1 = 1959 World Championship |list1 = Juan "Pachin" Vicens • Juan Ramon "Johnny" Baez • Jose Angel Cestero • Johnny Rodriguez • Evelio Droz • John Morales • Jose Antonio Casillas • Martin Jimenez • Jose A. Ruano • Salvador Dijols (Coach: Victor Mario Perez) |group2 = 1960 Summer Olympic Games |list2 = Juan "Pachin" Vicens • Teofilo "Teo" Cruz • Evelio Droz • Juan Ramon "Johnny" Baez • Jose Angel Cestero • Jose Antonio Casillas • Johnny Rodriguez • Rafael Valle • Jose Santori • Angel Cancel • John Morales • Cesar Bocachica |group3 = 1963 World Championship |list3 = Juan "Pachin" Vicens • Juan Ramon "Johnny" Baez • Bill McCadney • Rafael Valle • Evelio Droz • Salvador Dijols • Eduardo Alvarez • Cesar Bocachica • Ramon Siragusa • Tomas Gutierrez • Angel Cancel • Armando Torres (Coach: Jose Garrige) |group4 = 1964 Summer Olympic Games |list4 = Teofilo "Teo" Cruz • Juan "Pachin" Vicens • Bill McCadney • Juan Ramon "Johnny" Baez • Tomas Gutierrez • Evelio Droz • Ruben Adorno • Angel Cancel • Martin Anza • Alberto Zamot • Jaime Frontera • Angel Garcia (Coach: Lou Rossini) |group5 = 1967 World Championship |list5 = Raymond Dalmau • Bill McCadney • Tomas Gutierrez • Angel Cancel • Rafael Rivera • Gustavo Mattei • Francisco Cordova • Mariano Ortiz • Alberto Zamot • Victor Cuevas • Adolfo Porrata • Richard Pietri (Coach: Jose Santori Coll) |group6 = 1968 Summer Olympic Games |list6 = Raymond Dalmau • Teofilo "Teo" Cruz • Bill McCadney • Joe Hatton • Ruben Adorno • Alberto Zamot • Angel Cancel • Tomas Gutierrez • Mariano Ortiz • Francisco Cordova • Jaime Frontera • Adolfo Porrata (Coach: Lou Rossini) |group7 = 1972 Summer Olympic Games |list7 = Teofilo "Teo" Cruz • Raymond Dalmau • Hector Blondet • Neftali Rivera • Ruben Rodriguez • Joe Hatton • Mariano Ortiz • Billy Baum • Earl Brown • Miguel Coll • Jimmy Thordsen • Ricardo Calzada (Coach: Gene Bartow) |group8 = 1974 World Championship |list8 = Teofilo "Teo" Cruz • Raymond Dalmau • Neftali Rivera • Hector Blondet • Ruben Rodriguez • Jimmy Thordsen • Mariano Ortiz • Michael Vicens • Ruben Montanez • Carlos Bermudez • Jose Pacheco • Luis Brignoni (Coach: Armandito Torres Ortiz) |group9 = 1976 Summer Olympic Games |list9 = Teofilo "Teo" Cruz • Raymond Dalmau • Neftali Rivera • Earl Brown • Hector Blondet • Jimmy Thordsen • Mariano Ortiz • Michael Vicens • Roberto "Bobby" Alvarez • Alfred Lee • Ruben Rodriguez • Luis Brignoni (Coach: Tom Nissalke) |group10 = 1978 World Championship |list10 = Raymond Dalmau • Neftali Rivera • Ruben Rodriguez • Angel "Cachorro" Santiago • Steven Sewell • Hector Olivencia, Willie Quinones • Georgie Torres • Carlos Bermudez • Mario Morales • J.Villet • O.Rodriguez (Coach: Victor Ojeda) |group11 = 1986 World Championship |list11 = Federico "Fico" Lopez • Ramon Rivas • Jerome Mincy • Angelo Cruz • Felix Rivera • Edgar de Leon • Wesley Correa • Jose Sosa • Orlando Febres • Frankie Torruellas • Mario Morales • Francisco de Leon (Coach: Angel Cancel) |group12 = 1988 Summer Olympic Games |list12 = Federico "Fico" Lopez • Jose "Piculin" Ortiz • Ramon Ramos • Jerome Mincy • Ramon Rivas • Angelo Cruz • Edgar de Leon • Mario Morales • Roberto Rios • Francisco de Leon • Raymond Gausse • Vicente Ithier (Coach: Armandito Torres Ortiz) |group13 = 1990 World Championship |list13 = Federico "Fico" Lopez • Jose "Piculin" Ortiz • Ramon Rivas • Jerome Mincy • Angelo Cruz • Edgar de Leon • James Carter • Francisco de Leon • Georgie Torres • Raymond Gausse • Jose Agosto • Orlando Marrero (Coach: Raymond Dalmau) |group14 = 1992 Summer Olympic Games |list14 = Jose "Piculin" Ortiz • Federico "Fico" Lopez • Eddie Casiano • Ramon Rivas • Jerome Mincy • Edgar de Leon • James Carter • Mario Morales • Richard Soto • Raymond Gausse • Edwin Pellot • Javier Antonio Colon (Coach: Raymond Dalmau) |group15 = 1994 World Championship |list15 = Jose "Piculin" Ortiz • Federico "Fico" Lopez • Eddie Casiano • Edgar de Leon • Jerome Mincy • James Carter • Orlando Vega • Felix Perez • Ruben Colon • Dean Borges • Javier Colon • Luis Ramon Allende (Coach: Carlos Morales) |group16 = 1996 Summer Olympic Games |list16 = Jose "Piculin" Ortiz • Ramon Rivas • Daniel Santiago • Pablo Alicea • Edgar Padilla • Jerome Mincy • Richard Soto • Heriberto "Eddie" Rivera • George "Georgie" Torres • Carmelo Travieso • Eugenio Soto • Luis Joel Curbelo (Coach: Carlos Morales) |group17 = 1998 World Championship |list17 = Jose "Piculin" Ortiz • Eddie Casiano • Orlando Vega • Daniel Santiago • Jerome Mincy • James Carter • Eugenio Soto • Edgar de Leon • Carmelo Travieso • Eddin Santiago • Javier Colon • Rolando Hourruitiner (Coach: Carlos Morales) |group18 = 2002 World Championship |list18 = Carlos Arroyo • Elias "Larry" Ayuso • Daniel Santiago • Jose "Piculin" Ortiz • Rick Apodaca • Jerome Mincy • Christian Dalmau • Raymond "Richie" Dalmau • Rolando Hourruitiner • Luis Ramon Allende • Antonio Latimer • Felix Javier Perez (Coach: Julio Toro) |group19 = 2004 Summer Olympic Games |list19 = Carlos Arroyo • Elias "Larry" Ayuso • Jose "Piculin" Ortiz • Daniel Santiago • Eddie Casiano • Rick Apodaca • Christian Dalmau • Sharif Karim Fajardo • Peter John Ramos • Roberto Jose "Bobby Joe" Hatton • Rolando Hourruitiner • Jorge Luis Rivera (Coach: Julio Toro) |group20 = 2006 World Championship |list20 = Carlos Arroyo • Elias "Larry" Ayuso • Daniel Santiago • Rick Apodaca • Christian Dalmau • Peter John Ramos • Roberto Jose "Bobby Joe" Hatton • Antonio "Puruco" Latimer • Carmelo Antrone Lee • Filiberto Isaac Rivera • Manuel Antonio Narvaez • Angelo Luis Reyes (Coach: Julio Toro) }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.fbpur.com Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico] {{fb start}} {{International basketball}} {{FIBA Americas teams}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Basketball in Puerto Rico]] [[Category:Puerto Rican National Basketball Team|*]] [[Category:National basketball teams]] [[es:Selección de baloncesto de Puerto Rico]] [[fr:Équipe de Porto Rico de basket-ball]] [[hr:Portorikanska košarkaška reprezentacija]] [[it:Nazionale di pallacanestro di Porto Rico]] [[lt:Puerto Riko vyrų krepšinio rinktinė]] [[ja:バスケットボールプエルトリコ代表]] [[sh:Košarkaška reprezentacija Portorika]] [[tr:Porto Riko Millî 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