Mexico men's national basketball team
FIBA ranking | 26 ![]() | |||
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Joined FIBA | 1933 | |||
FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | |||
National federation | Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol | |||
Coach | Sergio Molina Soler | |||
Nickname(s) | 12 Guerreros | |||
Olympic Games | ||||
Appearances | 5 | |||
Medals | ![]() ![]() | |||
FIBA World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 10 | |||
Medals | None | |||
FIBA AmeriCup | ||||
Appearances | 15 | |||
Medals | ![]() ![]() | |||
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The Mexico national basketball team (Spanish: Selección de baloncesto de México) represents Mexico in men's international basketball competitions, The team has made five appearances in FIBA World Cup, The governing body of the team is the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol (ADEMEBA).
In 2013, Mexico won the FIBA AmeriCup.
History
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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. Mexico won the Pan American Games silver medal in Winnipeg 1967 led by Captain Carlos Quintanar with players like Arturo Guerrero and Manuel Raga.
At the FIBA Americas Championship 2009 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mexico finished 7th, ahead of Panama, Venezuela and the United States Virgin Islands.[2]
On individual performances, Gustavo Ayon finished among the tournament's top performers in steals (3rd), blocks (3rd) and minutes per game (9th).[3]
Both Eduardo Nájera and Earl Watson expressed their interest in representing Mexico internationally.[4][5] However, neither received permission by their NBA teams to participate at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[6]
"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.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9]
2015 FIBA Americas Championship
Due to Mexico's strong performances of late, the country gained the right to host the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.
Medals
Olympic Games
Pan American Games
Centrobasket
FIBA AmeriCup
FIBA COCABA Championship
Competitive record
Summer Olympics
Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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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 |
2020 | To be determined | Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan |
FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
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1st place | 9 | 8 | 1 |
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4th place | No data | ||
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3rd place | No data | ||
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4th place | 3 | 1 | 2 |
FIBA World Cup
Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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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 | Did not qualify | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | China |
2023 | To Be Determined | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Philippines, Japan and Indonesia |
NOTE: In June 2018, Mexico beat Team USA 78-70 in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas).[10]
FIBA AmeriCup
Pan American Games
- 1951: 8th place
- 1955: 4th place
- 1959: 4th place
- 1963: 7th place
- 1967: Silver medal
(Mexico finished second only to Team USA. Team Mexico featured one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: Manuel Raga)[11]
- 1971: 4th place
- 1975: 4th place
- 1979: 8th place
- 1983: Bronze medal
(This competition was memorable for Mexico taking a 20–4 lead against a Team USA squadron that featured Michael Jordan, Chris Mullin, Sam Perkins, Michael Cage, Ed Pinckney, Mark Price, and Wayman Tisdale. Team USA later came back for an 11-point win: 74–63. Team USA won the Gold, Brazil won the Silver, and Mexico beat Canada for the Bronze medal.)[12]
- 1987: 4th place
- 1991: Silver medal
(Mexico finished ahead of a Team USA squadron that featured Grant Hill, Christian Laettner, Thomas Hill, Walt Williams, Clarence Weatherspoon, Tracey Murray, Jimmy Jackson, Terry Dehere, Adam Keefe, Eric Montross, and Tony Bennett. Puerto Rico won the Gold, Mexico won the Silver, and Team USA won the Bronze medal.)[13]
- 1995: 5th place
- 1999: Did not participate
- 2003: 5th place
- 2007: Did not participate
- 2011: Silver medal
(Mexico beat Team USA 71–55 in their semifinal game.)[14]
- 2015: 8th place
- 2019: To be determined
Centrobasket – Central American Championships
- 1965 Gold Medal
(Team Mexico featured one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: Manuel Raga)
- 1967 4th place
- 1975 Gold Medal
- 1987 Bronze Medal
- 1989 4th place
- 1991 Silver Medal
- 1997 4th place
- 2001 Silver Medal
- 2003 Bronze Medal
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- 2004 4th place
- 2006 4th place
- 2008 5th place (Coach Nolan Richardson)
- 2010 6th place
- 2014 Gold Medal
- 2016 Silver Medal
FIBA COCABA Championship
- 2006: Champions
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- 2007: Champions
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- 2009: Champions
[18] (Coach: Nolan Richardson)
- 2013: Champions
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- 2015 4th place
William Jones Cup
Central American and Caribbean Games
FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup
Team
Current roster
The roster for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[19]
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Depth chart
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Head coach position
- Augustin Garcia - 1959
- Enrique "Kiki" Romero - 1960
- Pedro Barba Ramos - 1963
- Agustin Garcia Arreola - 1964
Lester Lane – 1967, 1968
- Pedro Barba Ramos - 1974
Carlos Jose Bru - 1976
Guillermo Vecchio – 2003
Nolan Richardson – 2007
Silvio Jose Santander – 2008
Nolan Richardson – 2009
Arturo Guerrero – 2009
Josep Claros – 2010-2011
Sergio Valdeolmillos – 2011
Josep Claros – 2012
Arturo Guerrero – 2013
Sergio Valdeolmillos – 2013-2014
Bill Cartwright – 2014-2015
Sergio Valdeolmillos – 2015-2017
Ramón Díaz – 2018
Iván Déniz - 2018-2019
Sergio Molina - 2020-present
Past team rosters
- Scroll down to see more.
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
Carlos Quintanar, Hector Aizpuro, Edmundo Marquez, Arturo Escalera, Felipe Manzo, Armando Herrera, Daniel Cuevas, Ignacio Chavira, Jaime Rodriguez, Jose Maria Lozano, Hugo Orozco, Jorge Renteria, (Head Coach: Agustin Garcia)
1960 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 16 teams
Carlos Quintanar, Guillermo "Billy" Wagner, Hector Aizpuro, Armando Herrera, Gayle "Chato" Bluth, Jose Maria Lozano, Ignacio Chavira, Urbano Zea, Eulalio Avila, Cesar Herrera, Guillermo Torres, Alberto Almanza (Head Coach: Enrique "Kiki" Romero)
1963 World Championship: finished 9th among 13 teams
Carlos Quintanar, Manuel Raga, Carlos Vega, Guillermo Torres, Ricardo Pontvianne, Urbano Zea, Humberto Camero, Luis Enrique Grajeda, Mario Pena, Rafael Heredia, Jaime Castillo, Ruben Izaguirre (Head Coach: Pedro Barba Ramos)
1964 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 16 teams
Carlos Quintanar, Manuel Raga, Luis Enrique Grajeda, Ricardo Pontvianne, Mario Pena, Armando Herrera, Eulalio Avila, Alberto Almanza, Rafael Heredia, Miguel Arellano (Head Coach: Agustin Garcia Arreola)
1967 World Championship: finished 8th among 13 teams
Carlos Quintanar, Manuel Raga, Arturo Guerrero, Ricardo Pontvianne, Rafael Heredia, Eulalio Avila, Raul Palma, Antonio Ayala, Alejandro Guzman, Miguel Arellano, Fernando Tiscareno, Ricardo Monreal (Head Coach: Lester Lane)
1968 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 16 teams
Carlos Quintanar, Manuel Raga, Arturo Guerrero, Ricardo Pontvianne, Luis Enrique Grajeda, Rafael Heredia, Antonio Ayala, Alejandro Guzman, John Hatch, Miguel Arellano, Oscar Asiain, Fernando Tiscareno (Head 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 (Head 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 (Head Coach: Carlos Jose Bru)
2013 FIBA Americas Championship: 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 (Head Coach: Ramón Diaz)
2014 Centrobasket: 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 (head Coach: Sergio Valdeolmillos)
Kit
Manufacturer
2015: Under Armour
Sponsor
2015: mainbit
See also
- Mexico women's national basketball team
- Mexico national under-19 basketball team
- Mexico national under-17 basketball team
- Mexico national 3x3 team
References
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- ^ "MEX – Najera reports to Mexican national team". Fiba.com. 13 June 2014.
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- ^ 2017 FIBA AmeriCup roster