Panama men's national basketball team

Panama

FIBA ranking	33
Joined FIBA	1958
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Federación Panameña de Baloncesto
Coach	Joaquín Ruiz Lorente
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (1968)
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	4 (1970, 1982, 1986, 2006)
Medals	None
FIBA Americas Championship
Appearances	11
Medals	None
Home Away

The Panama national basketball team are the basketball side that represent Panama in international competitions.

Olympic Games

• 1968: 12th

FIBA World championship

• 1970: 9th
• 1982: 9th
• 1986: 19th
• 2006: 21st

Pan American Games

• 1951: 6th
• 1967: (3rd place)
• 1971: 6th
• 1979: 7th
• 1987: 6th
• 2007: 5th

FIBA Americas championship

• 1980: did not compete
• 1984: 4th
• 1988: did not compete
• 1989: 11th
• 1992: 7th
• 1993: 8th
• 1995: did not compete
• 1997: did not compete
• 1999: 9th
• 2001: 6th
• 2003: did not compete
• 2005: 5th
• 2007: 9th
• 2009: 8th
• 2011: 8th
• 2013: did not compete
• 2015: 7th

Central American championship

• 1995: 4th place
• 1997: did not compete
• 1999: 4th place
• 2001: (3rd place)
• 2003: did not compete
• 2004: (3rd place)
• 2006: (1st place)
• 2008: 6th
• 2010: (3rd place)
• 2012: 4th
• 2014: 5th

Current roster

At the 2016 Centrobasket:

Panama men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Joel Muñoz 35 – (1980-06-24)24 June 1980 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Correcaminos Colon F 5 Eddie Jones (basketball) 30 – (1986-02-12)12 February 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball) F 6 Tony Bishop 26 – (1989-07-16)16 July 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Atléticos de San Germán F 7 Daniel King (basketball) 28 – (1987-07-25)25 July 1987 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Nacionales de El Salvador C 8 Jonathan King 26 – (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Aguilas F 9 Chris Warren 35 – (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Obras Sanitarias PF 10 Josimar Ayarza 29 – (1987-05-03)3 May 1987 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Fuerza Regia F 11 Michael Hicks (basketball) 39 – (1976-08-04)4 August 1976 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Halcones Xalapa PG 12 Eugenio Luzcando 21 – (1995-04-24)24 April 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Boston College F 13 Akil Mitchell 23 – (1992-06-26)26 June 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Antibes C 14 Jaime Lloreda 35 – (1980-10-11)11 October 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Correcaminos Colon SF 15 Ernesto Oglivie 26 – (1989-06-30)30 June 1989 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Correcaminos Colon	Head coach Joaquin Ruiz Assistant coaches Alberto Codeso Dionisio Gomez Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 June 2016

Panama

List of Panama national basketball team players. Template:FIBA roster header1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | SG | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Anell Alexis | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 25 – (1990-02-28)28 February 1990 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Norfolk St. Spartans | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Eduardo Archibold | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 28 – (1987-05-19)19 May 1987 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Le Moyne College | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Josimar Ayarza | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 28 – (1987-05-03)3 May 1987 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Culiacán | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Tony Bishop | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1989-07-16)16 July 1989 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Bremerhaven | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | PG | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Derrick Bolanos | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 22 – (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Barry Buccaneers | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SG | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Nate Butler | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Atenienses de Manatí | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SF | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Gary Forbes | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 30 – (1985-02-25)25 February 1985 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Springfield Armor | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Rubén Garcés | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 41 – (1973-10-17)17 October 1973 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Club Malvin | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Antonio Garcia | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 39 – (1976-05-11)11 May 1976 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Panteras | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | PG | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Trevor Gaskins | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 25 – (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Estudiantes Bahía Blanca | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Miguel Gotti | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 24 – (1990-10-28)28 October 1990 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | C.E. Denver San Salvador | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Jordan Henriquez | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1989-08-29)29 August 1989 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Jena | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SF | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Michael Hicks | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 39 – (1976-08-04)4 August 1976 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Hebraica y Macabi | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Jamelle Horne | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1988-11-04)4 November 1988 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Toyama Grouses | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SG | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Jhamar Johnson | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 34 – (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Navieros de Colón | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Edward Jones | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 29 – (1986-02-12)12 February 1986 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Santurce | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Daniel King | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 28 – (1987-07-25)25 July 1987 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Rapidos de la Union | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SF | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Jonathan King | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 25 – (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Cojute | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Jamaal Levy | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 32 – (1983-01-08)8 January 1983 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Estudiantes Bahía Blanca | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Jose Lloreda | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 34 – (1980-11-10)10 November 1980 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Atenienses de Manatí | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | PG | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Joel Muñoz | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 35 – (1980-06-24)24 June 1980 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Leones de Managua | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SF | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Ernesto Oglivie | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1989-06-30)30 June 1989 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | San Marcos | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SG | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | J. R. Pinnock | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 31 – (1983-12-11)11 December 1983 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Huracanes del Atlántico | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | PF | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Gyno Pomare | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 29 – (1986-04-05)5 April 1986 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Aomori Wat's | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | PG | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Chris Prescott | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1989-01-20)20 January 1989 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Saint Peter's Peacocks | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SG | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Isaac St. Rose | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 31 – (1983-11-12)12 November 1983 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Sanatura-Escazu | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Joel Tesis | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 33 – (1982-03-19)19 March 1982 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Panteras | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SG | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Chris Levour Warren | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 34 – (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Karpoš Sokoli | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | PG | style="text-align:center;" | — | style="text-align:left;" | Jamahr Warren | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 36 – (1979-02-18)18 February 1979 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | – | style="text-align:center;" | |-

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Legend

• Club field describes latest professional club
• Age field is age on August 30, 2015

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Head coach position

• Guillermo Vecchio – 2006

Rosters

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1968 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 16 teams

Davis Peralta, Norris Webb, Luis Sinclair, Pedro Rivas, Eliecer Ellis, Calixto Malcom, Nicolás Noé Alvarado, Ernesto Arturo Agard, Francisco Checa, Julio Osorio, Pércibal Eduardo Blades, Ramón Reyes (Coach: Eugenio Luzcando)

1970 World Championship: finished 9th among 13 teams

Davis Peralta, Luis Sinclair, Pedro Rivas, Ernesto Arturo Agard, Julio Osorio, Pércibal Eduardo Blades, Julio Andrade, Herbert Cousins, Ronald Walton, Cecilio Straker, Mario Peart, Hector Montalvo (Coach: Carl Pirelli Minetti)

1982 World Championship: finished 9th among 13 teams

Ernesto "Tito" Malcolm, Rolando Frazer, Mario Butler, Rodolfo Gill, Fernando Pinillo, Reggie Grenald, Braulio Rivas, Arturo Brown, Mario Galvez, Adolfo Medrick, Eddie Joe Chávez, Alfonso Smith (Coach: Jim Baron)

1986 World Championship: finished 19th among 24 teams

Ernesto "Tito" Malcolm, Mario Butler, Rolando Frazer, Reggie Grenald, Rodolfo Gill, Fernando Pinillo, Braulio Rivas, Adolfo Medrick, Cirilo Escalona, Mario Gálvez, Enrique Grenald, Daniel Macias (Coach: Frank Holness)

2006 World Championship: finished 21st among 24 teams

Ed Cota, Rubén Garcés, Jaime Lloreda, Ruben Douglas, Michael Hicks, Maximiliano "Max" Gómez, Eric Omar Cardenas, Kevin Daley, Antonio Enrique García, Jair Peralta, Jamaal Levy, Dionisio Gómez (Coach: Guillermo Edgardo Vecchio)

At the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship: Template:FIBA roster header1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | PG | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:left;" | Joel Muñoz | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 35 – (1980-06-24)24 June 1980 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Leones de Managua | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | PG | style="text-align:center;" | 5 | style="text-align:left;" | Trevor Gaskins | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 25 – (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Estudiantes Bahía Blanca | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SG | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:left;" | J. R. Pinnock | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 31 – (1983-12-11)11 December 1983 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Huracanes del Atlántico | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 7 | style="text-align:left;" | Jamelle Horne | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1988-11-04)4 November 1988 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Toyama Grouses | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G/F | style="text-align:center;" | 8 | style="text-align:left;" | Jonathan King | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 25 – (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Cojute | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:left;" | Jamaal Levy | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 32 – (1983-01-08)8 January 1983 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Estudiantes Bahía Blanca | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SF | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:left;" | Josimar Ayarza | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 28 – (1987-05-03)3 May 1987 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Culiacán | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G/F | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:left;" | Michael Hicks (C) | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 39 – (1976-08-04)4 August 1976 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Hebraica y Macabi | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SF | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:left;" | Ernesto Oglivie | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1989-06-30)30 June 1989 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | San Marcos | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | PF | style="text-align:center;" | 13 | style="text-align:left;" | Gyno Pomare | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 29 – (1986-04-05)5 April 1986 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Aomori Wat's | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:left;" | Jose Lloreda | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 34 – (1980-11-10)10 November 1980 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Atenienses de Manatí | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | 15 | style="text-align:left;" | Rubén Garcés | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 41 – (1973-10-17)17 October 1973 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Club Malvin | style="text-align:center;" | |-

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Head coach

• Joaquín Ruiz Lorente

Assistant coach(es)

• Mario Butler
• Luis Julio

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Legend

• Club field describes latest professional club
• Age field is age on August 30, 2015
• (C) – Team Captain

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Panama Pipeline

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, various Panama players played their college basketball in the United States at NAIA school Briar Cliff College as part of head coach Ray Nacke's "Panama Pipeline". Some of the members included national team members Rolando Frazier, Ernesto "Tito" Malcolm, Mario Butler, Eddie Warren, Reggie Grenald, and Mario Galvez. These players helped Briar Cliff to many NAIA Regional Championships, National Tournament appearances, and in 1981 the Chargers were ranked No. 1 in the nation in the NAIA's final regular season poll.

The new millennium brought another set of very good players from Panama, coming out of the local Superior Basketball Circuit (CBS), the under 21 team, and local players playing in Division 1 Universities in the United States. Panama has gone to 4 preolympic tournaments, 5 pre-world championships, one world championship (Japan)in 2006, and one youth basketball olympics (Singapore 2010)since the year 2000. The local program is based in neighborhood leagues that collect talent and export it to the United States. This symbiotic philosophy produces back the talent for the National Team.

Usually underrated and underestimated, Panama Basketball always manages to qualify to big tournaments and give stunning surprises, such as beating the United States in the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2007. Its long basketball tradition dating back to 1904, and its street basketball mentality of fighting hard to the end in basketball games, has made this Central American basketball program a "Classic" in the international scene.

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Nike

External links

• Latinbasket.com - Panama Men National Team Template:En icon