The Costa Rica national basketball team is the national basketball team from
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
.
Team Costa Rica has never qualified for the
FIBA World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's nat ...
or the
FIBA AmeriCup. Yet, the team has shown strong performances at the regional level. At the
2015 FIBA COCABA Championship
The 2015 Men's FIBA COCABA Championship was the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as border ...
, Costa Rica finished 2nd, its best performance so far.
Judged by the 2020
FIBA Ranking, Costa Rica has the 2nd best basketball national team in
Central America, coming only behind
Panama.
Competitions
Summer Olympics
''Yet to qualify''
FIBA World Cup
''Yet to qualify''
FIBA AmeriCup
''Yet to qualify''
Pan American Games
''Yet to qualify''
Centrobasket
COCABA Championship
Central American and the Caribbean Games
Current roster
At the
2016 Centrobasket
The 2016 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2016 Centrobasket, was the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central American and Caribbean subzone. The top five teams automatically qual ...
:
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ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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on 19 June 2016
At the
2016 Centrobasket
The 2016 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2016 Centrobasket, was the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central American and Caribbean subzone. The top five teams automatically qual ...
in
Panama City,
Panama,
Carlos Quesada played most minutes for Costa Rica whereas
Kay Martinez was the team's top scorer and also recorded most steals for the team.
Depth chart
Head coach position
*
Luis Blanco – 2006
*
Neil Gottlieb – 2007-2008
* Luis Blanco – 2009
*
Jorge Arguello – 2010
* Luis Blanco – 2011-2012
* Jorge Arguello – 2013
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Alexis Monge – 2014
*
Joshua Erickson – 2015-2016
* Alexis Monge – 2017
* Daniel Simmons – 2018
3x3 Team
Costa Rica features 3x3 basketball national teams, from senior level all the way to U12 teams.
Costa Rica es campeón latinoamericano de basket 3x3 por primera vez en la historia
Walter Herrera (LaRepublica.net), 17 December 2019. Accessed 18 August 2020.
Kit
Manufacturer
2018: Nike
See also
* Costa Rica women's national basketball team
*Costa Rica national under-19 basketball team
Costa may refer to:
Biology
* Rib (Latin: ''costa''), in vertebrate anatomy
* Costa (botany), the central strand of a plant leaf or thallus
* Costa (coral), a stony rib, part of the skeleton of a coral
* Costa (entomology), the leading edge of ...
* Costa Rica women's national under-19 basketball team
* Costa Rica national 3x3 team
References
External links
Official websiteLatinbasket.com - Costa Rica Men National TeamCosta Rica Basketball
Videos
Belize v Costa Rica - FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Pre-Qualifier - Central America
Youtube.com video
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Men's national basketball teams
Basketball
Basketball in Costa Rica
Basketball teams in Costa Rica
1969 establishments in Costa Rica