The Costa Rica national basketball team is the national basketball team from
Costa Rica.
Team Costa Rica has never qualified for the
FIBA World Cup 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 organised the entire West ...
. Yet, the team has shown strong performances at the regional level. At the
2015 FIBA COCABA Championship, Costa Rica finished 2nd, its best performance so far.
Judged by the 2020
FIBA Ranking
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Not incl ...
, Costa Rica has the 2nd best basketball national team in
Central America
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, coming only behind
Panama
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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:
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ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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on 19 June 2016
At the
2016 Centrobasket in
Panama City
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Panama
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,
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
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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
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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