The Costa Rica national basketball team is the national basketball team from
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
.
Team Costa Rica has never qualified for the
FIBA World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup is an international basketball competition between the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's global governing body. It takes place every four ye ...
or the
FIBA AmeriCup
The FIBA AmeriCup (previously known as the FIBA Americas Championship) is the Americas Basketball Championship that takes place every four years between national teams of the Western Hemisphere continents.
Since FIBA organized the entire Wester ...
. Yet, the team has shown strong performances at the regional level. At the
2015 FIBA COCABA Championship,
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
finished the 2nd, its best performance so far.
Judged by the 2020
FIBA Ranking, Costa Rica has the 2nd best basketball national team in
Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...
, coming only behind
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
.
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 qualified for the ...
:
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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 qualified for the ...
in
Panama City
Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has a total population of 1,086,990, with over 2,100,000 in its metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific Ocean, Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, i ...
,
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
,
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
*
Alexis Monge – 2014
*
Joshua Erickson – 2015-2016
* Alexis Monge – 2017
* Daniel Simmons – 2018
* Jose Nicolas Marín – 2021-present
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
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See also
* Costa Rica women's national basketball team
* Costa Rica national under-19 basketball team
* 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
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Basketball in Costa Rica
Basketball teams in Costa Rica
1969 establishments in Costa Rica