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Jamaica Jamaica
FIBA ranking55 Increase 1
Joined FIBA1962
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationJamaica Basketball Association
CoachSam Vincent
Nickname(s)JAMROCKERZ[1]
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Americas Championship
Appearances1 (2013)
MedalsNone
Caribbean Championship
Appearances9
Medals (4): 1981, 1996, 2006, 2009
(1): 2003

Jamaica national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Jamaica in international competitions. It is governed by the Jamaica Basketball Association.[2]

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

Outlook

The team finished in seventh place in the 2006 Centrobasket with a record of 0–3. They did however win the 7th place game against Costa Rica 100–57. In the 2010 Centrobasket, led by Roy Hibbert, they finished in fifth place with a record of 2–2. In the 2012 Centrobasket, they finally won their first medal in these events (bronze). In the FIBA CBC Championship they have enjoyed much more success, winning four gold medals in 1981, 1991, 2006, and 2009.

Roster

Team for the 2014 Centrobasket.[3]

Template:FIBA roster header1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:left;" | Mugabe Thomas | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 33 – (1980-11-08)8 November 1980 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Zonkeys de Tijuana | style="text-align:center;" | Mexico |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 5 | style="text-align:left;" | Akeem Scott | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 30 – (1983-09-09)9 September 1983 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Guaiquiries | style="text-align:center;" | Venezuela |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:left;" | Damion Staple | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 33 – (1980-09-08)8 September 1980 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Panama City Breeze | style="text-align:center;" | United States |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 7 | style="text-align:left;" | Garfield Blair | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 27 – (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Marín Peixegalego | style="text-align:center;" | Spain |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 8 | style="text-align:left;" | Brandon Walters | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 25 – (1988-08-03)3 August 1988 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Siena Saints | style="text-align:center;" | United States |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:left;" | Ricardo Alliman | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 27 – (1987-02-18)18 February 1987 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | AS Cherbourg | style="text-align:center;" | France |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:left;" | Mike Rogers | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1988-02-20)20 February 1988 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Club Deportivo Estela Santander | style="text-align:center;" | Spain |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SG | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:left;" | Kemar McLeish | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 27 – (1986-12-02)2 December 1986 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Majestic Gardens Legends | style="text-align:center;" | Jamaica |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:left;" | Brian Grant | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Cedarville Yellow Jackets | style="text-align:center;" | United States |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 13 | style="text-align:left;" | Kwame Lawrence | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1988-01-09)9 January 1988 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Urban Knights | style="text-align:center;" | Jamaica |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:left;" | Vashil Fernandez | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 22 – (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Valparaiso Crusaders | style="text-align:center;" | United States |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | PG | style="text-align:center;" | 23 | style="text-align:left;" | Clarence Jackson | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 17 – (1998-02-19)19 February 1998 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | University of Southern California | style="text-align:center;" | United States |-

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Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 1 August 2014

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Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Brandon Walters Vashil Fernandez
PF Ricardo Alliman Brian Grant
SF Akeem Scott Damion Staple Mugabe Thomas
SG Garfield Blair Mike Rogers Kwame Lawrence
PG Oritseweyinmi Efejuku Kemar McLeish

Notable players

Samardo Samuels

Other current notable players from Jamaica: Template:FIBA roster header1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Patrick Ewing, Jr. | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 31 – (1984-05-20)20 May 1984 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Al Rayyan Doha | style="text-align:center;" | Qatar |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Roy Hibbert | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 29 – (1986-12-11)11 December 1986 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | LA Lakers | style="text-align:center;" | United States |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Jerome Jordan | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 29 – (1986-09-29)29 September 1986 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Jiangsu Tongxi | style="text-align:center;" | China |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Samardo Samuels | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | FC Barcelona Lassa | style="text-align:center;" | Spain |-

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Results

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Americas Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
2013 8 2013 FIBA Americas Championship Caracas, Venezuela
2017 To be determined 2017 FIBA Americas Championship To be determined

Other tournaments

Season: 2010 (CAC Games)

Event Season Date Against Result
CAC Games 2010 30 July 2010 Panama 83–64
CAC Games 2010 29 July 2010 British Virgin Islands 75–68 OT
CAC Games 2010 27 July 2010 Mexico 77–79
CAC Games 2010 26 July 2010 Puerto Rico 71–104

Season: 2010 (Centrobasket)

Event Season Date Against Result
Centrobasket 2010 10 July 2010 Panama 51–55
Centrobasket 2010 9 July 2010 U.S. Virgin Islands 71–65
Centrobasket 2010 8 July 2010 British Virgin Islands 71–56
Centrobasket 2010 6 July 2010 Dominican Republic 62–68

Past rosters

Team for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.

Template:FIBA roster header1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:left;" | Dylan Ennis | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 21 – (1991-12-26)26 December 1991 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Villanova Wildcats | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | 5 | style="text-align:left;" | Adrian Uter | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 28 – (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Pallacanestro Cantù | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:left;" | Patrick Ewing, Jr. | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 29 – (1984-05-20)20 May 1984 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Nea Kifisia | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G/F | style="text-align:center;" | 7 | style="text-align:left;" | Garfield Blair | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Heartland Eagles | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 8 | style="text-align:left;" | Weyinmi Efejuku | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1986-09-15)15 September 1986 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Indios de Mayagüez | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:left;" | Akeem Scott | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 29 – (1983-09-03)3 September 1983 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Guaiqueríes | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:left;" | Durand Scott | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 23 – (1990-02-22)22 February 1990 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Obradoiro CAB | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:left;" | Jerome Jordan | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1986-09-29)29 September 1986 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | New Orleans Pelicans | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:left;" | Christopher Walker | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 18 – (1994-10-03)3 October 1994 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Florida Gators | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 13 | style="text-align:left;" | Adrian Forbes | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 25 – (1988-05-25)25 May 1988 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Auburn Tigers | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:left;" | Samardo Samuels | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 24 – (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Olimpia Milano | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 15 | style="text-align:left;" | Vashil Fernandez | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 21 – (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Pallacanestro Cantù | style="text-align:center;" | |-

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Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2013

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Head coach position

Kit

2013: KFC[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Basketball Jamaica Retrieved 15 Dec 2015.
  2. ^ Profile | Jamaica, Fiba.com. Retrieved 15 Dec 2015.
  3. ^ Jamaica | 2014 Centrobasket Championship, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 16 Dec 2015.
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