The Colombia national basketball team (
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: Selección de baloncesto de Colombia) represents
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...
in men's international
basketball
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competitions and organized and run by the
Colombia Basketball Federation
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(''Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto'').
In South America, Team Colombia made some considerable improvements in the last decade but still stands in the shadow of the ''Big Four'' Basketball Powers (
Team Argentina,
Team Brazil,
Team Venezuela and
Team Uruguay). Its best result to date remains the 7th place at the
1982 FIBA World Championship
The 1982 FIBA World Championship was the 9th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The tournament was hosted by Colombia from 15 to 28 August 1982.
Qualification
Venues
Competing nation ...
where Colombia was host.
In 2017, Colombia appeared at the
FIBA AmeriCup
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Since FIBA organised the entire West ...
, the Americas' prime basketball event, for the first time. Colombia's standout player,
Juan Palacios,
Power forward in the
Basketball Champions League
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returned to the national team for the first time since 2009.
Competitive record
FIBA World Cup
FIBA AmeriCup
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2017
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: 11th
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2022: 9th
Pan American Games
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1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
: 10th
*
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
: 10th
*
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses ( February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
J ...
: 10th
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2019
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: ''To Be Determined''
South American Championship
Team
Current squad
Roster for the
2022 FIBA AmeriCup
Depth chart
Head coach position
* Guillermo Moreno: 2001–2006
* Hernán Darío Giraldo: 2008–2012
* Tomás Díaz: 2014
* Guillermo Moreno: 2016–present
Past rosters
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See also
*
Colombia national under-19 basketball team
The Colombia national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of Colombia, administered by the Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto.Colombia national under-17 basketball team
The Colombia national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Colombia, administered by the Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto * Federación, Entre Ríos, Argentina
* Federación Department, Argentina
* Federaci ...
*
Colombia women's national basketball team
The Colombia women's national basketball team ( es, selección femenina de baloncesto de Colombia) is the official women's basketball team for Colombia. It is administered by the Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto.
Tournament record FIBA Wor ...
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Colombia national 3x3 team
References
External links
FIBA ProfileLatinbasket – Colombia Men National TeamColombian Basketball News
{{FIBA Americas teams
Men's national basketball teams
1939 establishments in Colombia