Trinidad and Tobago men's national basketball team
FIBA ranking | NR (15 August 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1958 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
National federation | National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago (NBFTT) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA AmeriCup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
Caribbean Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 | ||
Medals | Gold: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 Silver: 1981, 1982, 1996 | ||
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The Trinidad and Tobago national basketball team represents Trinidad and Tobago in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago. (NBFTT)[2]
The team won four straight gold medals from 1986–1990 in the FIBA CBC Championship. Overall, Trinidad and Tobago has six total medals in this tournament and is second in the medal list only one behind the Bahamas which has seven.
Trinidad and Tobago's last official squad was for the 2010 Centrobasket in Santo Domingo. There, Trinidad and Tobago was the only team that defeated the eventual champion Puerto Rico.[3]
History
[edit]In the 2009 CBC Trinidad finished in fourth place with a 3–0 record led by Ian Young who averaged 18.6 PPG and Wilferd Benjamin who averaged 12.4 PPG and led their team with a total of 45 rebounds. A close second was Julius Ashby who had 41 rebounds.
Competitions
[edit]Summer Olympics
[edit]yet to qualify
FIBA World Cup
[edit]yet to qualify
FIBA AmeriCup
[edit]yet to qualify
Centrobasket
[edit]- 1971 : 6th
- 1987 : 6th
- 1989 : 9th
- 2010 : 10th
Caribbean Championship
[edit]- 1981 :
- 1982 :
- 1984 : ?
- 1985 : ?
- 1986 :
- 1987 :
- 1988 :
- 1990 :
- 1991 : ?
- 1993 : ?
- 1994 : ?
- 1995 : ?
- 1996 :
- 1998 : –
- 2000 : 7th
- 2002 : –
- 2004 : –
- 2006 : –
- 2007 : 9th
- 2009 : 4th
- 2011 : –
- 2014 : –
- 2015 : –
Commonwealth Games
[edit]never participated
Current roster
[edit]At the 2010 Centrobasket:[4] (last publicized squad)
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Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Kibwe Trim | Julius Ashby | Miguel Michael Williams |
PF | Wilfred Benjamin | Devaughn Keldon Lamont | |
SF | Steven Arthur Lewis | Wendell John Carter | |
SG | Ian Curtis Young | Sheldon Kurt Christian | |
PG | Joel Haywood | Maurice Michael Joseph |
Notable players
[edit]Other current notable players from Trinidad and Tobago:
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Kit
[edit]Manufacturer
[edit]2010: Adidas
See also
[edit]- Trinidad and Tobago women's national basketball team
- Trinidad and Tobago national under-19 basketball team
- Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 basketball team
- Trinidad and Tobago national 3x3 team
References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ FIBA National Federations – Trinidad and Tobago, fiba.com, accessed 1 August 2013.
- ^ 2010 Centro Basket Championship for Men FIBA, Accessed 9 July 2021.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago | 2010 Centro Basket Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Presentation at CaribbeanBasketball.com
- Archived records of Trinidad and Tobago team participations
- LatinBasket – Trinidad and Tobago Men National Team
- Presentation on Facebook
- Trinidad and Tobago at FIBA.com