Spain men's national basketball team
The Spain national basketball team (Spanish: Selección Española de Baloncesto) represents Spain in men's international basketball competition. They are managed by the Spanish Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Spain.
Spain has appeared 32 times at the EuroBasket, winning three gold medals, six silver medals, and four bronze medals. They have also competed at the Summer Olympics 12 times, with three silver medals and one bronze medal as their accomplishments. They have qualified for the FIBA World Cup 12 times, winning it all twice, in 2006 and 2019.
Spain is currently ranked 2nd in the FIBA World Rankings, only behind the United States.[2]
History
Olympic Games
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 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 Cup (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 World Cup, 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 118-107. Four years later, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the USA faced Spain for the gold once again. The Americans repeated as champions by the score of 107–100, with Spain coming away with its third Olympic (and second straight) silver medal. During the 2016 Summer Olympics, Spain reached the bronze medal match against Australia, where they escaped with an 89-88 victory.
FIBA World Cup
In the early years of the FIBA World Cup, Spain struggled to establish a steady presence as a competitor. Between 1950 and 1970, the national 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 Cup, 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.
At the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Spain achieved its second gold medal after defeating Argentina in the final by the score of 95-75. The spectacular play of Ricky Rubio during the tournament earned him the MVP, while Marc Gasol was named to the All-Tournament team. After this victory, Marc Gasol became the second player in tournament history to have won the NBA title and the World Cup in the same year, the other being Lamar Odom.
EuroBasket
The first game in the history of the selection was a qualifier for the EuroBasket 1935, where Spain defeated Portugal 33–12.[3] This event, which was held in Geneva in the summer of 1935, was the first EuroBasket game in history. Spain finished 2nd and qualified for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where basketball was first introduced.
After several tries, Spain won their first continental championship in 2009, defeating Serbia to become European champions. The team repeated their success in 2011, taking out France in the final. At EuroBasket 2015, Spain once again reached the title game, and demolished Lithuania in the process 80–63.[4] Two years after winning it all in 2015, Spain followed it up with another strong performance at EuroBasket 2017, defeating Russia to win the bronze medal match.[5] It marked the fourth time Spain won the bronze at the EuroBasket, as they also won it in 1991, 2001, and 2013.
Other events
Besides success at the "Big Three" events (Summer Olympic Games, FIBA World Cup, and EuroBasket) Spain has also had success at the Mediterranean Games, where it has won several medals: three gold, four silver and one bronze.
Medal record
The Spanish national team's medal record through the years:
- Gold medals (3): 2009, 2011, 2015
- Silver medals (6): 1935, 1973, 1983, 1999, 2003, 2007
- Bronze medals (4): 1991, 2001, 2013, 2017
Competitive record
- For the national team's all-time results against all nations, see Spain's head-to-head records & stats page
FIBA World Cup
Olympic Games
Notes
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EuroBasket
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Results and fixtures
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 134 | +28 | 4 | EuroBasket 2021 |
2 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 144 | +7 | 3[a] | |
3 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 151 | +2 | 3[a] | |
4 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 171 | −37 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
20 February 2020 | Romania | 71–84 | Spain | Cluj-Napoca |
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 16–23, 19–20, 18–20 | |||
Pts: Cățe 19 Rebs: Cățe 13 Asts: Richard 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Díez 21 Rebs: Saiz 10 Asts: Alocén 9 |
Arena: BT Arena Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE), Alexey Davydov (RUS) |
23 February 2020 | Spain | 69–80 | Poland | Zaragoza |
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18:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 16–23, 20–27, 14–15 | |||
Pts: Díez 16 Rebs: Saiz 12 Asts: Alocén 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Slaughter 26 Rebs: Kulig 6 Asts: Koszarek 7 |
Arena: Pabellón Príncipe Felipe Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Martin Vulić (CRO), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK) |
Team
Current roster
Roster for the EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers matches played on 20 and 23 February 2020 against Romania and Poland.[8]
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Marc Gasol | Willy Hernangómez | Serge Ibaka |
PF | Juan Hernangómez | Nikola Mirotić | Pierre Oriola |
SF | Rudy Fernández | Víctor Claver | Joan Sastre |
SG | Sergio Llull | Pau Ribas | Álex Abrines |
PG | Ricky Rubio | Sergio Rodríguez | Quino Colom |
Past rosters
1935 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 10 teams
2 Juan Carbonell, 3 Pedro Alonso, 4 Emilio Alonso, 5 Cayetano Ortega, 6 Rafael Ruano, 7 Rafael Martín (MVP), 8 Armando Maunier, 9 Fernando Muscat (Coach: Mariano Manent)
1950 FIBA World Cup: finished 9th among 10 teams
3 Arturo Imedio, 4 Jaime Basso, 5 Andrés Oller, 6 Álvaro Salvadores, 7 Juan Dalmau, 8 Julio Gámez, 9 Eduardo Kucharski, 10 Ángel González, 11 Ángel Lozano, 12 Domingo Bárcenas, 13 Juan Ferrando, 14 Ignacio Pinedo (Coach: Michael Paul Rutzgis)
1959 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 17 teams
3 Alfonso Martínez, 4 José Luis Martínez Gómez, 5 Francisco Capel, 6 Jorge Parra, 7 Joaquín Hernández Gallego, 8 José Lluis, 9 José Brunet, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez, 11 Juan Canals, 12 Francisco Buscató, 13 Francisco Borrell, 14 Arturo Auladell (Coach: Gabriel Alberti)
1960 Olympic Games: finished 14th among 16 teams
3 Agustín Bertomeu, 4 José Nora, 5 Alfonso Martínez, 6 Joaquín Enseñat, 7 Santiago Navarro, 8 José Lluis, 9 Jorge Guillén, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez, 11 Jesús "Chus" Codina, 12 Miguel Ángel González, 13 Francisco Buscató, 14 Juan Martos (Coach: Eduardo Kucharski González)
1961 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 19 teams
4 Santiago Navarro, 5 Lorenzo Alocén, 6 Juan Martos, 7 Jesús "Chus" Codina, 8 José Lluis, 9 José Nora, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez, 11 Alfonso Martínez, 12 Carlos Sevillano, 13 Francisco Buscató, 14 Lolo Sainz, 15 Javier Sanjuán (Coach: Fernando Font)
1963 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams
4 Juan Antonio Martínez Arroyo, 5 Moncho Monsalve, 6 Miguel Ángel González, 7 Jesús "Chus" Codina, 8 José Lluis, 9 Arturo Auladell, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez (MVP), 11 Carlos Sevillano, 12 Alfonso Martínez, 13 Francisco Buscató, 14 Lolo Sainz, 15 José Ramón Ramos (Coach: Joaquín Hernández Gallego)
1965 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams
4 Juan Antonio Martínez Arroyo, 5 Joan Fa Busquets, 6 Miguel Ángel González, 7 Lolo Sainz, 8 José Lluis, 9 Enrique Margall, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez, 11 Carlos Sevillano, 12 Juan Bautista Urberuaga, 13 Francisco Buscató, 14 Moncho Monsalve, 15 José Ramón Ramos (Coach: Pedro Ferrandiz González)
1967 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams
4 Ramón Guardiola, 5 Ángel Serrano, 6 Carlos Luquero, 7 Enrique Margall, 8 José Luis Sagi-Vela, 9 Antonio "Toncho" Nava, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez, 11 José Laso, 12 Alfonso Martínez, 13 Francisco Buscató, 14 Moncho Monsalve, 15 José Ramón Ramos (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1968 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 16 teams
4 Juan Antonio Martínez Arroyo, 5 Vicente Ramos Cecilio, 6 Luis Carlos Santiago, 7 Jesús "Chus" Codina, 8 Enrique Margall, 9 Antonio "Toncho" Nava, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez, 11 Clifford Luyk, 12 José Luis Sagi-Vela, 13 Francisco Buscató, 14 Lorenzo Alocén, 15 Alfonso Martínez (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1969 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams
4 Víctor Escorial, 5 Vicente Ramos Cecilio, 6 Cristóbal Rodríguez, 7 Jesús Codina, 8 Enrique Margall, 9 Antonio Nava, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez, 11 Clifford Luyk, 12 José Luis Sagi-Vela, 13 Francisco Buscató, 14 Lorenzo Alocén, 15 Alfonso Martínez (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1971 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 12 teams
4 Juan Antonio Martínez Arroyo, 5 Vicente Ramos Cecilio, 6 Alfonso Martínez, 7 Enrique Margall, 8 Rafael Rullán, 9 Luis Miguel Santillana, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez, 11 Francisco Buscató, 12 José Luis Sagi-Vela, 13 Clifford Luyk, 14 Wayne Brabender, 15 Cristóbal Rodríguez (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1972 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 16 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Vicente Ramos Cecilio, 6 Carmelo Cabrera, 7 Enrique Margall, 8 Luis Miguel Santillana, 9 Jesús Iradier, 10 Francisco Buscató, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Rafael Rullán, 13 Clifford Luyk, 14 Miguel Ángel Estrada, 15 Gonzalo Sagi-Vela (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1973 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams
4 Wayne Brabender (MVP), 5 Vicente Ramos Cecilio, 6 Carmelo Cabrera, 7 Enrique Margall, 8 Luis Miguel Santillana, 9 Rafael Rullán, 10 Francisco Buscató, 11 Manuel Flores, 12 José Luis Sagi-Vela, 13 Clifford Luyk, 14 Miguel Ángel Estrada, 15 Gonzalo Sagi-Vela (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1974 FIBA World Cup: finished 5th among 14 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Vicente Ramos Cecilio, 6 Cristóbal Rodríguez, 7 Carmelo Cabrera, 8 Luis Miguel Santillana, 9 Rafael Rullán, 10 Jesús Iradier, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 José Luis Sagi-Vela, 13 Clifford Luyk, 14 Miguel Ángel Estrada, 15 Manuel Flores (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1975 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Miguel Ángel Lopez-Abril, 6 Cristóbal Rodríguez, 7 Carmelo Cabrera, 8 Luis Miguel Santillana, 9 Joan Filbá, 10 Jesús Iradier, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Rafael Rullán, 13 Clifford Luyk, 14 Miguel Ángel Estrada, 15 Manuel Flores (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1977 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 6 Juan Ramón Fernández, 7 Carmelo Cabrera, 8 Luis Miguel Santillana, 9 Joan Filbá, 10 Luis María Prada, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Rafael Rullán, 13 Josep Maria Margall, 14 Gonzalo Sagi-Vela, 15 Manuel Flores (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1979 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Quim Costa, 6 José Luis Llorente, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Manuel Flores, 9 Pedro César Ansa, 10 Luis Miguel Santillana, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Rafael Rullán, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1980 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 12 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 José Luis Llorente, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Manuel Flores, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Luis Miguel Santillana, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1981 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Quim Costa, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Manuel Flores, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Fernando Martín, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Rafael Rullán, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1982 FIBA World Cup: finished 4th among 13 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Quim Costa, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Fernando Martín, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1983 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams
4 Fernando Arcega, 5 Joan "Chichi" Creus, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Fernando Martín, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán (MVP), 12 Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1984 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams
4 José Manuel Beirán, 5 José Luis Llorente, 6 Fernando Arcega, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Fernando Martín, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1985 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 José Luis Llorente, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Fernando Martín, 11 Vicente Gil, 12 Quim Costa, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1986 FIBA World Cup: finished 5th among 24 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 Quim Costa, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Fernando Martín, 11 Fernando Arcega, 12 Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Joan "Chichi" Creus, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1987 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 Francisco Javier Zapata, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 José Antonio Montero, 11 Fernando Arcega, 12 Ignacio Solozábal, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 José Ángel Arcega, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1988 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 12 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 José Luis Llorente, 6 José Biriukov, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Enrique “Quique” Andreu, 10 José Antonio Montero, 11 Fernando Arcega, 12 Ignacio Solozábal, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 Antonio Martín Espina, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1989 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 8 teams
4 Rafael Vecina, 5 José Ángel Arcega, 6 José Biriukov, 7 Pablo Laso, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Enrique “Quique” Andreu, 10 José Antonio Montero, 11 Enrique Villalobos, 12 Juan Antonio Morales, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 Manuel Ángel Aller, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1990 FIBA World Cup: finished 10th among 16 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 José Angel Arcega, 6 José Miguel Antúnez, 7 Rafael Jofresa, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 José Antonio Montero, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 Manel Bosch, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 Enrique Andreu, 15 Francisco J. Zapata (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1991 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 8 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 Mike Hansen, 6 José Miguel Antúnez, 7 Rafael Jofresa, 8 Enrique “Quique” Andreu, 9 Manel Bosch, 10 Josep “Pep” Cargol, 11 Fernando Arcega, 12 Juan Antonio Orenga, 13 Silvano Bustos, 14 Antonio Martín Espina, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1992 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 José Arcega, 6 José Biriukov, 7 Rafael Jofresa, 8 Andrés Jiménez, 9 Santiago Aldama, 10 Tomás Jofresa, 11 Xavi Fernández, 12 Alberto Herreros, 13 Juan Antonio Orenga, 14 Enrique Andreu, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1993 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 Rafael Jofresa, 6 Tomas Jofresa, 7 Juan Antonio Orenga, 8 Andrés Jiménez, 9 Juan Antonio Morales, 10 Ignacio “Nacho” Azofra, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 Xavier “Xavi” Crespo, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 Antonio Martín Espina, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
1994 FIBA World Cup: finished 10th among 16 teams
4 Andrés Jiménez, 5 Enrique Andreu, 6 Alberto Herreros, 7 José Cargol, 8 Ferran Martínez, 9 Juan Antonio Orenga, 10 José Miguel Antúnez, 11 Rafael Vecina, 12 Rafael Jofresa, 13 Pablo Laso, 14 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio, 15 Jordi Villacampa (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
1995 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 14 teams
4 Alberto Angulo, 5 José Luis Galilea, 6 Mike Smith, 7 Juan Antonio Orenga, 8 Ignacio Rodríguez, 9 Pablo Laso, 10 Xavi Fernández, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 Alfonso Reyes, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 Antonio Martín Espina, 15 Fran Murcia (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
1997 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams
4 Alberto Angulo, 5 José Luis Galilea, 6 Tomás Jofresa, 7 Juan Antonio Orenga, 8 Ignacio Rodríguez, 9 Mike Smith, 10 Roger Esteller, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 José Antonio Paraíso, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 Alfonso Reyes, 15 Roberto Dueñas (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
1998 FIBA World Cup: finished 5th among 16 teams
4 Alberto Angulo, 5 Nacho Rodilla, 6 Nacho Azofra, 7 Juan Antonio Orenga, 8 Ignacio Rodríguez, 9 Carlos Jiménez, 10 Rodrigo De la Fuente, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 José Antonio Paraíso, 13 Iñaki de Miguel, 14 Alfonso Reyes, 15 Roberto Dueñas (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
1999 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams
4 Alberto Angulo, 5 Nacho Rodilla, 6 Iván Corrales, 7 Ignacio Romero, 8 Ignacio Rodríguez, 9 Carlos Jiménez, 10 Rodrigo De la Fuente, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 Roger Esteller, 13 Iñaki de Miguel, 14 Alfonso Reyes, 15 Roberto Dueñas (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
2000 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams
4 Alberto Angulo, 5 Juan Carlos Navarro, 6 Raúl López, 7 Jorge Garbajosa, 8 Ignacio Rodríguez, 9 Carlos Jiménez, 10 Rodrigo De la Fuente, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 Johnny Rogers, 13 Iñaki de Miguel, 14 Alfonso Reyes, 15 Roberto Dueñas (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
2001 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 16 teams
4 Pau Gasol, 5 Chuck Kornegay, 6 Paco Vázquez, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 8 Ignacio Rodríguez, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Carlos Jiménez, 11 Lucio Angulo, 12 José Antonio Paraíso, 13 Raúl López, 14 Alfonso Reyes, 15 Jorge Garbajosa (Coach: Javier Imbroda)
2002 FIBA World Cup: finished 5th among 16 teams
4 Pau Gasol, 5 Oriol Junyent, 6 Carles Marco, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 8 Ignacio Rodríguez, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Carlos Jiménez, 11 Lucio Angulo, 12 José Antonio Paraíso, 13 José Calderón, 14 Alfonso Reyes, 15 Jorge Garbajosa (Coach: Javier Imbroda)
2003 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams
4 Pau Gasol, 5 Roger Grimau, 6 Carles Marco, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 8 José Calderón, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Carlos Jiménez, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 Rodrigo de la Fuente, 13 Antonio Bueno, 14 Alfonso Reyes, 15 Jorge Garbajosa (Coach: Moncho López)
2004 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 12 teams
4 Pau Gasol, 5 Iker Iturbe, 6 Jaume Comas, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 8 José Calderón, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Carlos Cabezas (C), 11 Óscar Yebra, 12 Roberto Dueñas, 13 Rudy Fernández, 14 Rodrigo De la Fuente, 15 Jorge Garbajosa (Coach: Mario Pesquera)
2005 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams
4 Rudy Fernández, 5 Iker Iturbe, 6 Carlos Cabezas, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 8 José Calderón, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Carlos Jiménez, 11 Sergi Vidal, 12 Sergio Rodríguez, 13 Iñaki de Miguel, 14 Fran Vázquez, 15 Jorge Garbajosa (Coach: Mario Pesquera)
2006 FIBA World Cup: finished 1st among 24 teams
4 Pau Gasol (MVP), 5 Rudy Fernández, 6 Carlos Cabezas, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 8 José Calderón, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Carlos Jiménez, 11 Sergio Rodríguez, 12 Berni Rodríguez, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Álex Mumbrú, 15 Jorge Garbajosa (Coach: Pepu Hernández)
2007 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams
4 Pau Gasol, 5 Rudy Fernández, 6 Carlos Cabezas, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 8 José Calderón, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Carlos Jiménez, 11 Sergio Rodríguez, 12 Berni Rodríguez, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Álex Mumbrú, 15 Jorge Garbajosa (Coach: Pepu Hernández)
2008 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams
4 Pau Gasol, 5 Rudy Fernández, 6 Ricky Rubio, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 8 José Calderón, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Carlos Jiménez, 11 Raül López, 12 Berni Rodríguez, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Álex Mumbrú, 15 Jorge Garbajosa (Coach: Aíto García Reneses)
2009 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams
4 Pau Gasol (MVP), 5 Rudy Fernández, 6 Ricky Rubio, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 8 Víctor Claver, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Carlos Cabezas, 11 Raül López, 12 Sergio Llull, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Álex Mumbrú, 15 Jorge Garbajosa (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2010 FIBA World Cup: finished 6th among 24 teams
4 Fernando San Emeterio, 5 Rudy Fernández, 6 Ricky Rubio, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 8 Raül López, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Víctor Claver, 11 Fran Vázquez, 12 Sergio Llull, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Álex Mumbrú, 15 Jorge Garbajosa (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2011 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams
4 Pau Gasol, 5 Rudy Fernández, 6 Ricky Rubio, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro (MVP), 8 José Calderón, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Víctor Claver, 11 Fernando San Emeterio, 12 Sergio Llull, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Serge Ibaka, 15 Víctor Sada (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2012 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams
4 Pau Gasol, 5 Rudy Fernández, 6 Sergio Rodríguez, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Víctor Claver, 11 Fernando San Emeterio, 12 Sergio Llull, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Serge Ibaka, 15 Víctor Sada (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2013 Eurobasket: finished 3rd among 24 teams
4 Pablo Aguilar, 5 Rudy Fernández, 6 Sergio Rodríguez, 7 Xavi Rey, 8 José Calderón, 9 Ricky Rubio, 10 Víctor Claver, 11 Fernando San Emeterio, 12 Sergio Llull, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Germán Gabriel, 15 Álex Mumbrú (Coach: Juan Antonio Orenga)
2014 FIBA World Cup: finished 5th among 24 teams
4 Pau Gasol, 5 Rudy Fernández, 6 Sergio Rodríguez, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro (C), 8 José Calderón, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Víctor Claver, 11 Ricky Rubio, 12 Sergio Llull, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Serge Ibaka, 15 Álex Abrines (Coach: Juan Antonio Orenga)
2015 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 24 teams
4 Pau Gasol (MVP), 5 Rudy Fernández, 6 Sergio Rodríguez, 7 Willy Hernangómez, 8 Pau Ribas, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Víctor Claver, 11 Fernando San Emeterio, 12 Sergio Llull, 13 Pablo Aguilar, 14 Nikola Mirotić, 15 Guillem Vives (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2016 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 12 teams
4 Pau Gasol, 5 Rudy Fernández, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 8 José Calderón, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Víctor Claver, 14 Willy Hernangómez, 21 Álex Abrines, 23 Sergio Llull, 44 Nikola Mirotić, 79 Ricky Rubio (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2017 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 24 teams
4 Pau Gasol, 6 Sergio Rodríguez, 7 Juan Carlos Navarro, 9 Ricky Rubio, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Willy Hernangómez, 15 Joan Sastre, 16 Guillem Vives, 18 Pierre Oriola, 19 Fernando San Emeterio, 21 Álex Abrines, 41 Juan Hernangómez (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2019 FIBA World Cup: finished 1st among 32 teams
1 Quino Colom, 5 Rudy Fernández (C), 8 Pau Ribas, 9 Ricky Rubio (MVP), 10 Víctor Claver, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Willy Hernangómez, 18 Pierre Oriola, 22 Xavi Rabaseda, 23 Sergio Llull, 33 Javier Beirán, 41 Juan Hernangómez (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
Players
- Bold denotes players still playing international basketball.
- As of 15 September 2019, including all friendly matches[9]
Most capped players
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Top scorers
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Top highscorers
Top highscorers in official games (friendlies not included).
- As of 15 September 2019
PLAYER | PTS | OPPONENT | EVENT | DATE | LOCATION |
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Jordi Villacampa | 48 | Venezuela | 1990 World Cup Classification Round | 1990.08.15 | Salta (ARG) |
Jordi Bonareu | 45 | Italy | 1955 Mediterranean Games Main Round | 1955.07.22 | Barcelona (ESP) |
Emiliano Rodríguez | 43 | Netherlands | 1967 EuroBasket 1st Round | 1967.10.05 | Helsinki (FIN) |
Pau Gasol | 40 | France | 2015 EuroBasket Semifinal | 2015.09.17 | Lille (FRA) |
Wayne Brabender | 40 | France | 1980 Olympics qualification | 1980.05.14 | Geneva (SUI) |
Pau Gasol | 37 | China | 2004 Olympics Classification Round | 2004.08.28 | Athens (GRE) |
Wayne Brabender | 37 | Philippines | 1974 World Cup 1st Round | 1974.07.05 | Ponce (PUR) |
Emiliano Rodríguez | 37 | East Germany | 1963 EuroBasket 1st Round | 1963.10.09 | Wroclaw (POL) |
Juan Carlos Navarro | 36 | Croatia | 2005 EuroBasket Quarterfinal | 2005.09.23 | Novi Sad (SRB) |
Pau Gasol | 36 | Lithuania | 2003 EuroBasket Final | 2003.09.14 | Södertälje (SWE) |
Epi | 36 | West Germany | 1985 EuroBasket Quarterfinal | 1985.06.11 | Sttutgart (GER) |
Top medallists
- For a full list of all the 95 medallists with the senior team since 1935, see Medal winners in Spain men's national basketball team
Most medals won with the senior national team in (Olympic Games, World Cups and EuroBaskets):
Player | Medals | Details |
---|---|---|
Pau Gasol | 11 | |
Felipe Reyes | 10 | |
Rudy Fernández | 10 | |
Juan Carlos Navarro | 10 | |
Marc Gasol | 9 | |
José Manuel Calderón | 8 |
Overall players records
- Most games played: Juan Carlos Navarro: 253 games played
- Most points scored: Pau Gasol: 3,599 points scored[10]
- Most points scored in one game: Jordi Villacampa: 48 points scored against Venezuela at the 1990 FIBA World Cup.
- Played in most Summer Olympic Games:
- 5 - Juan Carlos Navarro: Sidney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016
- 4 - Epi (80-84-88-92), Felipe Reyes, José Manuel Calderón and Pau Gasol (04-08-12-16)
- Longest tenure in the national team: Juan Carlos Navarro, 18 years, Pau Gasol, 17 years and Epi, 15 years.
Individual awards
International competitions
- FIBA World Cup MVP
- Pau Gasol – 2006
- Ricky Rubio - 2019
- FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team
- Álvaro Salvadores – 1950
- Wayne Brabender – 1974
- Juan Antonio San Epifanio – 1982
- Alberto Herreros – 1998
- Jorge Garbajosa – 2006
- Pau Gasol – 2006, 2014
- Ricky Rubio – 2019
- Marc Gasol – 2019
- EuroBasket MVP
- Rafael Martín – 1935
- Emiliano Rodríguez – 1963
- Wayne Brabender – 1973
- Juan Antonio Corbalán – 1983
- Pau Gasol – 2009, 2015
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2011
- EuroBasket All-Tournament Team
- Clifford Luyk – 1969
- Francisco Buscató – 1973
- Wayne Brabender – 1973, 1975
- Juan Antonio Corbalán – 1983
- Juan Antonio San Epifanio – 1983
- Fernando Martín Espina – 1985
- Andrés Jiménez – 1987
- Antonio Martín Espina – 1991
- Jordi Villacampa – 1993
- Alberto Herreros – 1999
- Pau Gasol – 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2005, 2011
- José Calderón – 2007
- Rudy Fernández – 2007
- Marc Gasol – 2015
- Sergio Rodríguez – 2015
- EuroBasket Top Scorer
- Alberto Herreros – 1999
- Pau Gasol – 2003, 2009, 2013
Other notable achievements
- FIBA Hall of Fame
- Mr. Europa
- Juan Antonio San Epifanio – 1984
- Pau Gasol – 2004, 2009
- Jorge Garbajosa – 2006
- Ricky Rubio – 2008
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2010
- Euroscar
- Pau Gasol – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015
- Marc Gasol – 2014
- FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year Award
- Pau Gasol – 2008, 2009
- All-NBA First Team
- Marc Gasol – 2015
- NBA All-Stars
- Pau Gasol – 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
- Marc Gasol – 2012, 2015, 2017
- NBA champion
- Pau Gasol – 2009, 2010
- Marc Gasol – 2019
- Serge Ibaka – 2019
- NBA All-Rookie First Team
- Ricky Rubio - 2012
- Nikola Mirotić – 2015
- Willy Hernangómez – 2017
- EuroLeague MVP
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2009
- Sergio Rodríguez – 2014
- Sergio Llull – 2017
- EuroLeague Final Four MVP
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2010
- 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
Head coaches
Years | Name | Competition |
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1935 | Mariano Manent | 1935 EuroBasket |
1943 | Santiago Monerris | |
1947–1950 | Anselmo López | |
1950–1951 | Mykolas Ruzgys | 9th 1950 World Cup |
1951 | Fernando Font | |
1952 | Freddy Borrás | |
1953–1958 | Jacinto Ardevínez | |
1959–1960 | Eduardo Kucharski | 15th 1959 EuroBasket 14th 1960 Summer Olympics |
1961 | Fernando Font | 13th 1961 EuroBasket |
1962–1964 | Joaquín Hernández | 7th 1963 EuroBasket |
1965 | Pedro Ferrándiz | 11th 1965 EuroBasket |
1965–1992 | Antonio Díaz-Miguel | 10th 1967 EuroBasket 7th 1968 Summer Olympics 5th 1969 EuroBasket 7th 1971 EuroBasket 11th 1972 Summer Olympics 1973 EuroBasket 5th 1974 World Cup 4th 1975 EuroBasket 9th 1977 EuroBasket 6th 1979 EuroBasket 4th 1980 Summer Olympics 4th 1981 EuroBasket 4th 1982 World Cup 1983 EuroBasket 1984 Summer Olympics 4th 1985 EuroBasket 5th 1986 World Cup 4th 1987 EuroBasket 8th 1988 Summer Olympics 5th 1989 Eurobasket 10th 1990 World Cup 1991 EuroBasket 9th 1992 Summer Olympics |
1993–2000 | Lolo Sainz | 5th 1993 EuroBasket 10th 1994 World Cup 6th 1995 EuroBasket 5th 1997 EuroBasket 5th 1998 World Cup 1999 EuroBasket 9th 2000 Summer Olympics |
2001–2002 | Javier Imbroda | 2001 EuroBasket 5th 2002 World Cup |
2003 | Moncho López | 2003 EuroBasket |
2004–2005 | Mario Pesquera | 7th 2004 Summer Olympics 4th 2005 EuroBasket |
2006–2007 | Pepu Hernández | 2006 World Cup 2007 EuroBasket |
2008 | Aíto García Reneses | 2008 Summer Olympics |
2009–2012 | Sergio Scariolo | 2009 EuroBasket 6th 2010 World Cup 2011 EuroBasket 2012 Summer Olympics |
2013–2014 | Juan Antonio Orenga | 2013 EuroBasket 5th 2014 World Cup |
2015– | Sergio Scariolo | 2015 EuroBasket 2016 Summer Olympics 2017 EuroBasket 2019 World Cup |
- Most games as head coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel: 423 games, over 27 years.
- Most medals won with the national team: (7): Sergio Scariolo
Progression in the FIBA World Ranking
Date | Change | Pos. | Points | Dis. |
---|---|---|---|---|
11 Oct 2017 | 2nd | 693.2 | –126.4 | |
28 Nov 2017 | 2nd | 693.8 | –142.4 | |
28 Feb 2018 | 2nd | 704.7 | –30.3 | |
3 Jul 2018 | 2nd | 706.7 | –41.4 | |
18 Sep 2018 | 2nd | 704.2 | –62.9 | |
4 Dec 2018 | 2nd | 702.6 | –80.4 | |
26 Feb 2019 | 2nd | 703.4 | –90.3 | |
19 Sep 2019 | 2nd | 731.5 | –54.9 | |
3 Mar 2020 | 2nd | 722.9 | –58.7 |
See also
- Spanish Basketball Federation
- Spain women's national basketball team
- Spain national youth basketball teams
- Sport in Spain
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ FIBA.com – FIBA World Ranking for men
- ^ "La selección española de baloncesto cumple 75 años" (in Spanish). Libertad Digital. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Spain crowned champions at EuroBasket 2015". Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Spain at the EuroBasket 2017". Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2931/_/1936_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Men/schedule.html
- ^ http://www.feb.es/Inicio.aspx?tabid=51&file=selecciones/se00-00003.html
- ^ "Spain during the EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers in Feb. 2020". Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Spanish national team website
- ^ Histórico Pau Gasol: máximo anotador de la selección, marca.com, 19 août 2016
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Federation website (in Spanish)
- Spain at FIBA site
- Spain National Team - Men at Eurobasket.com
- Spain Basketball Records at FIBA Archive