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Spain Spain España

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FIBA Ranking 2 Steady
Joined FIBA 1934
FIBA Zone FIBA Europe
National Federation FEB
Coach Juan Antonio Orenga
Nickname(s) La ÑBA, la Roja
Summer Olympic Games
Appearances 11
Medals Silver medal.svg Silver: 1984, 2008, 2012
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 9
Medals Gold medal world centered-2.svg Gold: 2006
FIBA EuroBasket
Appearances 29
Medals Gold medal europe.svg Gold: 2009, 2011
Silver medal europe.svg Silver: 1935, 1973, 1983, 1999, 2003, 2007
Bronze medal europe.svg Bronze: 1991, 2001
Uniforms
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Spain national basketball team
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Medal record
Competitor for  Spain
Mens' Basketball
Summer Olympic Games
Silver 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver 2008 Beijing Team
Silver 2012 London Team
FIBA World Cup
Gold 2006 Japan Team
FIBA EuroBasket
Silver 1935 Switzerland (Geneva) Team
Silver 1973 Spain (Barcelona) Team
Silver 1983 France (Nantes) Team
Bronze 1991 Italy (Rome) Team
Silver 1999 France (Paris) Team
Bronze 2001 Turkey (Istanbul) Team
Silver 2003 Sweden (Stockholm) Team
Silver 2007 Spain (Madrid) Team
Gold 2009 Poland (Katowice) Team
Gold 2011 Lithuania (Kaunas) Team
Mediterranean Games
Silver 1951 Egypt (Alexandria) Team
Gold 1955 Spain (Barcelona) Team
Silver 1959 Lebanon (Beirut) Team
Silver 1963 Italy (Naples) Team
Silver 1987 Syria (Latakia) Team
Gold 1997 Italy (Bari) Team
Gold 2001 Tunisia (Tunis) Team
Bronze 2005 Spain (Almería) Team

The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation. As of 2013, they are the reigning European champions and second in the FIBA World Rankings for men.[1]

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History[edit]

FIBA EuroBasket[edit]

The first game in the history of the selection was a friendly game before the 1935 EuroBasket, where Spain faced the selection of Portugal. This event, which was held in Geneva in the summer of 1935 was the first EuroBasket in history. Spain finished 2nd and qualified for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where basketball was introduced for the first time.

After this, the team disappeared from the EuroBasket competition for over 20 years and reappeared at the EuroBasket 1959 in Turkey, where it finished 15th. In the following years, the selection slowly but surely worked its way up into the medal ranks again and appeared on the podium six more times between 1959 and 2007. Then Spain came to host the 2007 EuroBasket which was held in Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Seville and Granada. At this competition the same 12 players that won the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan made it through to the final. This increased expectations for the Spanish national team to become the first national team to win the first EuroBasket right after having won the previous FIBA World Championship. However, Spain lost the final against Russia with a tight score of 59–60 through a basket by a Russian player in the last seconds and an error of the Spaniard Pau Gasol, at the last shoot. Spain thus took the silver medal.

Then, at the next EuroBasket 2009 Spain went to win the gold medal in this competition for the first time in its history. In 2011, Spain returned to win the continental title for the second consecutive. Altogether, Spain has won ten EuroBasket medals: two gold, six silver and two bronze.

FIBA World Cup[edit]

In the early years of the FIBA World Cup, Spain struggled to establish a steady presence as a competitor. Between 1950 and 1970, the team only qualified once. Then, beginning in 1974 Spain developed into a serious competitor and regularly finished among the tournaments top performers for years to come.

At the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the Spanish team finally achieved the ultimate victory, the greatest success in its history. The date was 3 September 2006, as Spain won the gold medal game against the Greek national team. Held in the Saitama Super Arena in Japan, the game ended with a final score of 70–47. Pau Gasol was named the tournament MVP, and Jorge Garbajosa also made the All-Tournament team. Shortly afterwards, the team were awarded with the 2006 Prince of Asturias Award in Sports.

Summer Olympic Games[edit]

When Spain qualified for the 1936 Summer Olympics, where basketball was part of the games for the first time, expectations were high for the runner-up of the 1935 EuroBasket. Unfortunately, as one of the favorites to win medals, Spain but could not attend the Games because of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War just days before the start of the Games.

Before the Spanish national team won the gold medal in the 2006 FIBA World Championship (see below), their greatest international success was reaching the final in the 1984 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament which took place in Los Angeles. The other finalist was the USA national team (led by Patrick Ewing and featuring a young Michael Jordan), which won the final and with it the gold medal. Spain, thus, took the Olympic silver medal.

Continuing the success started at the 2006 FIBA championship, Spain again reached the final at the 2008 Summer Olympics. This proved to be a rematch of the 1984 Olympic final; this time, the USA team was led by Kobe Bryant and nicknamed the "Redeem Team". The Americans won after a remarkably close game 116 to 105. Four years later, in London, USA faced Spain again with a result of 109-100 for the Americans, for the Spanish team to take its third Olympic (and second straight) silver medal.

Media controversy prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games[edit]

In August 2008, prior to their competing in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the Spanish national men's basketball team were photographed posing in what British media reports described as a 'racist' and 'insensitive' image.[specify] The image was requested for an advertising campaign for a courier company and was published in a Spanish national daily sports newspaper.[2][3][4]

Other Events[edit]

Besides remarkable success at the "Big Three" events (Summer Olympic Games, FIBA World Cup, and EuroBasket) Spain has also shown success at the Mediterranean Games, where its selection won three gold medals, four silver and one bronze.

Medal record[edit]

The Spanish national team's medal record through the years:

The FIBA EuroBasket:

The FIBA World Cup:

  • Gold medals (1): 2006

The Summer Olympic Games:

Mediterranean Games:

Competitive record[edit]

At Summer Olympic Games[edit]

Olympic Games Record
Year Position Pld W L
Germany 1936 Did Not Enter
United Kingdom 1948 Did Not Qualify
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960 11th Place 7 2 5
Japan 1964 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1968 7th Place 9 5 4
Germany 1972 11th Place 9 4 5
Canada 1976 Did Not Qualify
Soviet Union 1980 Fourth Place 8 4 4
United States 1984 Runners-up 8 6 2
South Korea 1988 8th Place 8 4 4
Spain 1992 9th Place 8 4 4
United States 1996 Did Not Qualify
Australia 2000 9th Place 6 2 4
Greece 2004 7th Place 6 5 1
China 2008 Runners-up 8 6 2
United Kingdom 2012 Runners-up 8 5 3
Total 11/18 83 47 36

At FIBA World Cup[edit]

FIBA Basketball World Cup
Year Position Pld W L
Argentina 1950 10th Place 5 1 4
Brazil 1954 Did Not Qualify
Chile 1959
Brazil 1963
Uruguay 1967
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970
Puerto Rico 1974 5th Place 10 4 6
Philippines 1978 Did Not Qualify
Colombia 1982 Fourth Place 10 7 3
Spain 1986 5th place 12 9 3
Argentina 1990 10th Place 8 5 3
Canada 1994 10th Place 8 5 3
Greece 1998 5th Place 9 7 2
United States 2002 5th Place 9 7 2
Japan 2006 Champions 9 9 0
Turkey 2010 6th Place 9 5 4
Spain 2014 Qualified - -
Total 10/16 86 59 27

At FIBA EuroBasket[edit]

FIBA EuroBasket
Year Position Pld W L
Switzerland 1935 Runners-up 3 2 1
Latvia 1937 Did not Enter
Lithuania 1939 Did not Qualify
Switzerland 1946 Did not Enter
Czechoslovakia 1947
Egypt 1949
France 1951
Soviet Union 1953
Hungary 1955
Bulgaria 1957
Turkey 1959 15th Place 7 3 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1961 13th Place 7 5 2
Poland 1963 7th Place 9 5 4
Soviet Union 1965 11th Place 9 4 5
Finland 1967 6th Place 9 3 6
Italy 1969 5th Place 7 4 3
West Germany 1971 7th Place 7 3 4
Spain 1973 Runners-up 7 5 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975 Fourth Place 7 4 3
Belgium 1977 9th Place 7 4 3
Italy 1979 6th Place 8 4 4
Czechoslovakia 1981 Fourth Place 9 6 3
France 1983 Runners-up 7 5 2
West Germany 1985 Fourth Place 8 5 3
Greece 1987 Fourth Place 8 4 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1989 5th Place 5 3 2
Italy 1991 Third Place 5 3 2
Germany 1993 5th Place 9 7 2
Greece 1995 6th Place 9 5 4
Spain 1997 5th Place 9 6 3
France 1999 Runners-up 9 5 4
Turkey 2001 Third Place 7 5 2
Sweden 2003 Runners-up 6 5 1
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Fourth Place 6 3 3
Spain 2007 Runners-up 9 7 2
Poland 2009 Champions 9 7 2
Lithuania 2011 Champions 11 10 1
Slovenia 2013 Qualified
Total 28/37 213 132 81

Roster[edit]

Spanish national basketball team, celebrating the 2006 FIBA World Championship won in Tokyo, Japan

The following is the Spain roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] view · talk

Spain men's national basketball team – 2012 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age - DOB Ht. Club Club nat.
PF 4 Gasol, Pau 700132000000000000032 - (1980-07-06)6 July 1980 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Los Angeles Lakers United States
SF 5 Fernández, Rudy 700127000000000000027 - (1985-04-04)4 April 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto Spain
PG 6 Rodríguez, Sergio 700126000000000000026 - (1986-06-12)12 June 1986 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto Spain
SG 7 Navarro, Juan Carlos (C) 700132000000000000032 - (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet Spain
PG 8 Calderón, José 700130000000000000030 - (1981-09-28)28 September 1981 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Toronto Raptors Canada
C 9 Reyes, Felipe 700132000000000000032 - (1980-03-16)16 March 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto Spain
SF 10 Claver, Víctor 700123000000000000023 - (1988-08-30)30 August 1988 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Portland Trail Blazers United States
SF 11 San Emeterio, Fernando 700128000000000000028 - (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Caja Laboral Baskonia Spain
SG 12 Llull, Sergio 700124000000000000024 - (1987-11-15)15 November 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Real Madrid Baloncesto Spain
C 13 Gasol, Marc 700127000000000000027 - (1985-01-29)29 January 1985 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Memphis Grizzlies United States
PF 14 Ibaka, Serge 700123000000000000023 - (1989-07-18)18 July 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Oklahoma City Thunder United States
PG 15 Sada, Víctor 700128000000000000028 - (1984-03-08)8 March 1984 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet Spain
Head coach
Assistant coaches

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 29 July 2012

Depth Chart[edit]

Pos. Starter Bench Bench
C Marc Gasol Serge Ibaka
PF Pau Gasol Felipe Reyes Víctor Claver
SF Rudy Fernández Fernando San Emeterio
SG Juan Carlos Navarro Sergio Llull
PG Ricky Rubio José Calderón Sergio Rodriguez

Past rosters[edit]

1935 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 10 teams

Rafael Martin, Emilio Alonso, Pedro Alonso, Juan Carbonell, Armando Maunier, Fernando Muscat, Cayetano Ortega, Rafael Ruano (Coach: Mariano Manent)


1950 World Championship: finished 9th among 10 teams

Ignacio Pinedo, Arturo Imedio, Jaime Basso, Andres Oller, Alvaro Salvadores, Juan Dalmau, Julio Gamez, Eduardo Kucharski, Angel Gonzalez, Angel Lozano, Domingo Barcenas, Juan Ferrando (Coach: Michael Paul Rutzgis)

1959 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 17 teams

Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Joaquin Hernandez, Alfonso Martinez Gomez, Jose Luis Martinez Gomez, Francisco Capel, Jorge Parra, Jose Lluis, Jose Brunet, Juan Canals, Francisco Borrell, Arturo Auladell (Coach: Gabriel Alberti)

1960 Olympic Games: finished 14th among 16 teams

Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Agustin Bertomeu, Jose Nora, Alfonso Martinez, Joaquin Ensenat, Santiago Navarro, Jose Lluis, Jorge Guillen, Jesus “Chus” Codina, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Juan Martos (Coach: Eduardo Kucharski Gonzalez)

1961 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 19 teams

Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Manuel “Lolo” Sainz, Carlos Sevillano, Lorenzo Alocen, Jesus “Chus” Codina, Jose Lluis, Alfonso Martinez, Santiago Navarro, Juan Martos, Jose Nora, Javier Sanjuan (Coach: Fernando Font)

1963 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams

Manuel “Lolo” Sainz, Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Jose Ramon Ramos, Carlos Sevillano, Jose Manuel “Moncho” Monsalve, Jesus “Chus” Codina, Alfonso Martinez, Jose Lluis, Juan Antonio Martinez Arroyo, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Arturo Auladell (Coach: Joaquin Hernandez Gallego)

1965 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams

Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Manuel “Lolo” Sainz, Jose Ramon Ramos, Carlos Sevillano, Jose Manuel “Moncho” Monsalve, Jose Lluis, Enrique Margall, Juan Antonio Martinez Arroyo, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Juan Fa Busquets, Juan Bautista Urberuaga (Coach: Pedro Ferrandiz Gonzalez)

1967 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams

Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Emiliano Rodriguez, Jose Ramon Ramos, Jose Manuel “Moncho” Monsalve, Enrique Margall, Jose Luis Sagi-Vela, Antonio “Toncho” Nava, Alfonso Martinez, Ramon Guardiola, Angel Serrano, Carlos Luquero, Jose Laso (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1968 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 16 teams

Clifford Luyk, Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Vicente Ramos, Lorenzo Alocen, Enrique Margall, Antonio “Toncho” Nava, Jose Luis Sagi-Vela, Alfonso Martinez, Jesus “Chus” Codina, Juan Antonio Martinez Arroyo, Luis Carlos Santiago Zabaleta (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1969 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams

Clifford Luyk, Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Lorenzo Alocen, Vicente Ramos, Antonio “Toncho” Nava, Enrique Margall, Jose Luis Sagi-Vela, Jesus “Chus” Codina, Cristobal Rodriguez, Alfonso Martinez, Victor Manuel Escorial (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1971 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 12 teams

Wayne Brabender, Clifford Luyk, Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Vicente Ramos, Rafael Rullan, Luis Miguel Santillana, Jose Luis Sagi-Vela, Enrique Margall, Cristobal Rodriguez, Juan Martinez, Juan Antonio Martinez Arroyo (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1972 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 16 teams

Juan Antonio Corbalan, Wayne Brabender, Clifford Luyk, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Vicente Ramos, Rafael Rullan, Luis Miguel Santillana, Enrique Margall, Carmelo Cabrera, Jesus Iradier, Miguel Angel Estrada, Gonzalo Sagi-Vela (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1973 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Clifford Luyk, Wayne Brabender, Francisco ‘Nino’ Buscato, Vicente Ramos, Rafael Rullan, Manuel Flores, Luis Miguel Santillana, Carmelo Cabrera, Jose Luis Sagi-Vela, Gonzalo Sagi-Vela, Miguel Angel Estrada, Enrique Margall (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1974 World Championship: finished 5th among 14 teams

Juan Antonio Corbalan, Wayne Brabender, Clifford Luyk, Vicente Ramos, Manuel Flores, Luis Miguel Santillana, Jose Luis Sagi-Vela, Rafael Rullan, Cristobal Rodriguez, Carmelo Cabrera, Jesus Iradier, Miguel Angel Estrada (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1975 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams

Wayne Brabender, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Clifford Luyk, Rafael Rullan, Luis Miguel Santillana, Cristobal Rodriguez, Carmelo Cabrera, Manuel Flores, Jesus Iradier, Miguel Angel Estrada, Miguel Angel Lopez Abril, Juan Filba (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1977 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams

Wayne Brabender, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Luis Miguel Santillana, Rafael Rullan, Manuel Flores, Carmelo Cabrera, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Josep Maria Margall, Gonzalo Sagi-Vela, Luis Maria Prada, Joan Filba, Juan Ramon Fernandez (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1979 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams

Juan Antonio Corbalan, Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Wayne Brabender, Rafael Rullan, Manuel Flores, Luis Miguel Santillana, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Lopez Iturriaga, Joaquim Costa, Jose Luis Llorente, Josep Maria Margall, Pedro Cesar Ansa (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1980 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Wayne Brabender, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Fernando Romay, Manuel Flores, Luis Miguel Santillana, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Lopez Iturriaga, Jose Luis Llorente, Josep Maria Margall (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1981 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Wayne Brabender, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Fernando Martin, Fernando Romay, Manuel Flores, Rafael Rullan, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Joaquim Costa, Josep Maria Margall (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1982 World Championship: finished 4th among 13 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Wayne Brabender, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Fernando Martin, Andres Jimenez, Fernando Romay, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Lopez Iturriaga, Joaquim Costa, Josep Maria Margall (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1983 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Fernando Martin, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Joan “Chichi” Creus, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Lopez Iturriaga, Fernando Romay, Josep Maria Margall, Andres Jimenez, Fernando Arcega (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1984 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Fernando Martin, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Lopez Iturriaga, Fernando Romay, Andres Jimenez, Josep Maria Margall, Jose Luis Llorente, Fernando Arcega, Jose Manuel Beiran (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)


1985 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Fernando Martin, Jordi Villacampa, Fernando Romay, Andres Jimenez, Jose Luis Llorente, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Lopez Iturriaga, Joaquim Costa, Josep Maria Margall, Vicente Gil (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1986 World Championship: finished 5th among 24 teams

Fernando Martin, Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Jordi Villacampa, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Joan “Chichi” Creus, Andres Jimenez, Fernando Romay, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Joaquim Costa, Josep Maria Margall, Fernando Arcega (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1987 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Jordi Villacampa, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Andres Jimenez, Fernando Romay, Ferran Martinez, Josep Maria Margall, Jose Antonio Montero, Francisco Javier Zapata, Fernando Arcega, Jose Angel Arcega (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1988 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Jordi Villacampa, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Andres Jimenez, Ferran Martinez, Jose Biriukov, Enrique “Quique” Andreu, Antonio Martin, Josep Maria Margall, Jose Antonio Montero, Jose Luis Llorente, Fernando Arcega (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1989 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 8 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Jose Biriukov, Andres Jimenez, Jose Antonio Montero, Juan Antonio Morales, Ferran Martinez, Pablo Laso, Enrique “Quique” Andreu, Rafael Vecina, Enrique Villalobos, Jose Angel Arcega, Manuel Angel Aller (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1990 World Championship: finished 10th among 16 teams

Jordi Villacampa, Alberto Herreros, Ferran Martinez, Andres Jimenez, Fernando Romay, Rafael Jofresa, Enrique “Quique” Andreu, Jose Antonio Montero, Manel Bosch, Jose Miguel Antunez, Jose Angel Arcega, Francisco Javier Zapata (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1991 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 8 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Jordi Villacampa, Mike Hansen, Josep “Pep” Cargol, Rafael Jofresa, Enrique “Quique” Andreu, Manel Bosch, Antonio Martin, Juan Antonio Orenga, Jose Miguel Antunez, Fernando Arcega, Silvano Bustos (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1992 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams

Jordi Villacampa, Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Andres Jimenez, Alberto Herreros, Rafael Jofresa, Jose Biriukov, Javier “Xavi” Fernandez, Juan Antonio Orenga, Enrique “Quique” Andreu, Tomas Jofresa, Santiago Aldama, Jose Angel Arcega (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1993 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams

Jordi Villacampa, Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Alberto Herreros, Ferran Martinez, Andres Jimenez, Rafael Jofresa, Tomas Jofresa, Juan Antonio Orenga, Juan Antonio Morales, Antonio Martin, Ignacio “Nacho” Azofra, Xavier “Xavi” Crespo (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

1994 World Championship: finished 10th among 16 teams

Jordi Villacampa, Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Andres Jimenez, Alberto Herreros, Ferran Martinez, Rafael Jofresa, Juan Antonio Orenga, Pablo Laso, Jose Miguel Antunez, Enrique “Quique” Andreu, Josep “Pep” Cargol, Rafael Vecina (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

1995 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 14 teams

Alberto Herreros, Mike Smith, Pablo Laso, Ferran Martinez, Juan Antonio Orenga, Antonio Martin, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Jose Luis Galilea, Alberto Angulo, Javier “Xavi” Fernandez, Alfonso Reyes, Francisco Jose “Fran” Murcia (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

1997 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams

Alberto Herreros, Ferran Martinez, Mike Smith, Rafael Jofresa, Tomas Jofresa, Roberto Dueñas, Juan Antonio Orenga, Roger Esteller, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Alfonso Reyes, Jose Antonio Paraiso, Alberto Angulo (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

1998 World Championship: finished 5th among 16 teams

Alberto Herreros, Roberto Dueñas, Juan Antonio Orenga, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Carlos Jimenez, Rodrigo de la Fuente, Ignacio “Nacho” Azofra, Alberto Angulo, Alfonso Reyes, Ignacio “Inaki” de Miguel, Jose Antonio Paraiso, Jose Ignacio “Nacho” Rodilla (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

1999 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams

Alberto Herreros, Carlos Jimenez, Roberto Dueñas, Roger Esteller, Alberto Angulo, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Rodrigo de la Fuente, Ignacio “Inaki” de Miguel, Alfonso Reyes, Juan Ignacio Romero, Jose Ignacio “Nacho” Rodilla, Ivan Corrales (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

2000 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams

Jorge Garbajosa, Johnny Rogers, Alberto Herreros, Raul Lopez, Roberto Dueñas, Juan Carlos Navarro, Carlos Jimenez, Rodrigo de la Fuente, Alfonso Reyes, Alberto Angulo, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Ignacio “Inaki” de Miguel (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

2001 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 16 teams

Pau Gasol, Jorge Garbajosa, Juan Carlos Navarro, Charles “Chuck” Kornegay, Raul Lopez, Carlos Jimenez, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Felipe Reyes, Alfonso Reyes, Jose Antonio Paraiso, Francisco “Paco” Vazquez, Lucio Angulo (Coach: Javier Imbroda)

2002 World Championship: finished 5th among 16 teams

Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jorge Garbajosa, Jose Calderon, Carlos Jimenez, Felipe Reyes, Alfonso Reyes, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Jose Antonio Paraiso, Carles Marco, Lucio Angulo, Oriol Junyent (Coach: Javier Imbroda)

2003 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams

Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jorge Garbajosa, Jose Calderon, Carlos Jimenez, Carles Marco, Felipe Reyes, Rodrigo de la Fuente, Alfonso Reyes, Roger Grimau, Alberto Herreros, Antonio Bueno (Coach: Ramon “Moncho” Lopez)

2004 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 12 teams

Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, José Calderon, Jorge Garbajosa, Roberto Dueñas, Carlos Jiménez, Rudy Fernandez, Rodrigo de la Fuente, Felipe Reyes, Iker Iturbe, Jaume Comas, Óscar Yebra (Coach: Mario Pesquera)

2005 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams

Juan Carlos Navarro, Jorge Garbajosa, Jose Calderón, Rudy Fernández, Carlos Jiménez, Fran Vázquez, Felipe Reyes, Carlos Cabezas, Sergi Vidal, Iker Iturbe, Sergio Rodriguez, Ignacio “Inaki” de Miguel (Coach: Mario Pesquera)

2006 World Championship: finished 1st among 24 teams

Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jose Calderon, Jorge Garbajosa, Rudy Fernandez, Carlos Jiménez, Carlos Cabezas, Bernardo “Berni” Rodríguez, Felipe Reyes, Marc Gasol, Alex Mumbrú, Sergio Rodríguez (Coach: Jose Vicente “Pepu” Hernández)

2007 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams

Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jose Calderón, Rudy Fernández, Jorge Garbajosa, Carlos Jiménez, Carlos Cabezas, Bernardo “Berni” Rodríguez, Felipe Reyes, Marc Gasol, Sergio Rodríguez, Alex Mumbrú (Coach: Jose Vicente “Pepu” Hernández)


2008 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernández, Ricky Rubio, Juan Carlos Navarro, José Calderón, Felipe Reyes, Carlos Jiménez, Raúl López, Berni Rodríguez, Marc Gasol, Alex Mumbrú, Jorge Garbajosa (Coach: Aíto García Reneses)


2009 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams

Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernández, Juan Carlos Navarro, Ricky Rubio, Felipe Reyes, Marc Gasol, Raúl López, Alex Mumbrú, Jorge Garbajosa, Carlos Cabezas, Víctor Claver, Sergio Llull, (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)

2010 World Championship: finished 6th among 24 teams

Fernando San Emeterio, Rudy Fernández, Ricky Rubio, Juan Carlos Navarro, Raúl López, Felipe Reyes, Víctor Claver, Fran Vázquez, Sergio Llull, Marc Gasol, Álex Mumbrú, Jorge Garbajosa, (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)

2011 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams

Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernández, Ricky Rubio, Juan Carlos Navarro, José Calderón, Felipe Reyes, Víctor Claver, Fernando San Emeterio, Sergio Llull, Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka, Víctor Sada, (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)

2012 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernández, Sergio Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Navarro, José Calderón, Felipe Reyes, Víctor Claver, Fernando San Emeterio, Sergio Llull, Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka, Víctor Sada, (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)


See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ FIBA.com – FIBA World Ranking for men
  2. ^ "Spain bring racism to the Olympic Games". The Spoiler. Retrieved 11 August 2008. 
  3. ^ "Olympics: Spain basketball team pictured in controversial pose". The Guardian (London). 10 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008. 
  4. ^ "Spanish Olympic basketball team in 'racist' photo row". CNN International. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008. 
  5. ^ "ESP - Sergio is back for Spain". FIBA. 20 June 2012.