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The Cuba men's national basketball team represents
Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
at international competitions. It won the bronze medal at
1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
and finished in 4th place at the
1974 FIBA World Championship The 1974 FIBA World Championship was the 7th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974. The tournament was won by the Soviet Union. Venues Comp ...
. It is the only team from the
Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
to win a medal at a major global event.


Competitive record


Olympics


Friendship Games The Friendship Games, or Friendship-84 (russian: Дружба-84, ''Druzhba-84''), was an international multi-sport event held between 2 July and 16 September 1984 in the Soviet Union and eight other socialist states which boycotted the 1984 Su ...


FIBA World Cup


FIBA AmeriCup


Pan American Games


Centrobasket


Caribebasket


Current roster



Past roster

Roster for the
2015 FIBA Americas Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was ...
.


Depth chart


Head coach position

* Daniel Scott: 2001–2011 * Leonardo Perez: 2012–2014 * Daniel Scott: 2015–2017 * Yoanis Zaldivar: 2017 * José "Pepe" Ramírez: 2017-2019 * Eduardo Moya: 2020-present


Past rosters

1948 Olympic Games: finished 13th among 23 teams Alfredo "Bebo" Faget, Francisco "Frank" Lavernia, Raúl García Ordóñez, Federico "Fico" López, Casimiro García Artime, Juan García, José Llanusa, Ramón Wiltz, Mario Agüero, Joaquín Agüero, Mario Quintero, Fabio Ruiz, Llaneras Rodríguez, Otero Vázquez, José Miguel Álvarez Pozo 1952 Olympic Games: finished 14th among 23 teams Alfredo "Bebo" Faget, Carlos García Ordóñez, Federico "Fico" López, Juan García, Casimiro García Artime, Ramón Wiltz, Mario Quintero, Fabio Ruiz, Mario Agüero, Felipe de la Pozas y Piad,
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, Armando Estrada Rivero, Alberto Escoto Valdés 1968 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 16 teams
Ruperto Herrera Tabio Ruperto Herrera Tabio (born December 6, 1949 in Havana) is a former basketball player from Cuba. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He received the ...
,
Pedro Chappe Garcia Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...
, Franklin Standard, Rafael Cañizares,
Conrado Pérez Conrado Pérez Armenteros (born December 21, 1950 in Villa Clara Province) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West German ...
, Pablo García, Cesar Valdés, Cuesta, Jacinto González, Miguel Montalvo, Miguel Calderón Gómez, Carlos del Pozo (Coach:
Stepas Butautas Stepas Butautas (alternate spellings: Stiepas, Butaustas) (25 August 1925 – 22 March 2001 in Kaunas) was a Soviet and Lithuanian professional basketball player and coach. He trained at the VSS Žalgiris, in Kaunas. He played with the Sov ...
) 1970 World Championship: finished 8th among 13 teams
Ruperto Herrera Tabio Ruperto Herrera Tabio (born December 6, 1949 in Havana) is a former basketball player from Cuba. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He received the ...
,
Pedro Chappe Garcia Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...
, Franklin Standard,
Conrado Pérez Conrado Pérez Armenteros (born December 21, 1950 in Villa Clara Province) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West German ...
, Tomás Herrera Martínez, Rafael Cañizares, Juan Domecq,
Miguel Álvarez Pozo José Miguel Álvarez Pozo (26 November 1949 – 31 May 2016) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the coll ...
,
Alejandro Urgelles Guibot Alejandro Urgelles Guibot (July 2, 1951 in Santiago de Cuba – October 6, 1984) was a basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West G ...
,
Oscar Varona Varona Oscar Varona (born July 22 1949) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the ...
, Miguel Calderón Gómez, Francisco Varona (Coach:
Stepas Butautas Stepas Butautas (alternate spellings: Stiepas, Butaustas) (25 August 1925 – 22 March 2001 in Kaunas) was a Soviet and Lithuanian professional basketball player and coach. He trained at the VSS Žalgiris, in Kaunas. He played with the Sov ...
) 1972 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 16 teams
Ruperto Herrera Tabio Ruperto Herrera Tabio (born December 6, 1949 in Havana) is a former basketball player from Cuba. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He received the ...
,
Pedro Chappe Garcia Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...
, Juan Domecq, Franklin Standard,
Alejandro Urgelles Guibot Alejandro Urgelles Guibot (July 2, 1951 in Santiago de Cuba – October 6, 1984) was a basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West G ...
, Rafael Cañizares,
Oscar Varona Varona Oscar Varona (born July 22 1949) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the ...
, Tomás Herrera Martínez,
Miguel Álvarez Pozo José Miguel Álvarez Pozo (26 November 1949 – 31 May 2016) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the coll ...
, Miguel Calderón Gómez, Juan Roca Brunet,
Conrado Pérez Conrado Pérez Armenteros (born December 21, 1950 in Villa Clara Province) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West German ...
(Coach: Juan Carmelo Ortega Díaz) 1974 World Championship: finished 4th among 14 teams
Ruperto Herrera Tabio Ruperto Herrera Tabio (born December 6, 1949 in Havana) is a former basketball player from Cuba. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He received the ...
,
Pedro Chappe Garcia Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...
,
Miguel Álvarez Pozo José Miguel Álvarez Pozo (26 November 1949 – 31 May 2016) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the coll ...
, Tomás Herrera Martínez, Juan Domecq,
Oscar Varona Varona Oscar Varona (born July 22 1949) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the ...
, Miguel Calderón Gómez,
Alejandro Urgelles Guibot Alejandro Urgelles Guibot (July 2, 1951 in Santiago de Cuba – October 6, 1984) was a basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West G ...
, Rafael Cañizares,
Conrado Pérez Conrado Pérez Armenteros (born December 21, 1950 in Villa Clara Province) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West German ...
, Juan Roca Brunet, Alejandro Lázaro Ortiz (Coach: Juan Carmelo Ortega Díaz) 1976 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 12 teams
Ruperto Herrera Tabio Ruperto Herrera Tabio (born December 6, 1949 in Havana) is a former basketball player from Cuba. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He received the ...
,
Pedro Chappe Garcia Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...
, Juan Domecq, Tomás Herrera Martínez,
Oscar Varona Varona Oscar Varona (born July 22 1949) is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the ...
, Félix Morales,
Alejandro Urgelles Guibot Alejandro Urgelles Guibot (July 2, 1951 in Santiago de Cuba – October 6, 1984) was a basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West G ...
, Daniel Scott, Rafael Cañizares, Juan Roca Brunet, Alejandro Lázaro Ortiz, Ángel Padrón (Coach: Juan Carmelo Ortega Díaz) 1980 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 12 teams
Ruperto Herrera Tabio Ruperto Herrera Tabio (born December 6, 1949 in Havana) is a former basketball player from Cuba. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He received the ...
, Tomás Herrera Martínez, Miguel Calderón Gómez, Félix Morales, Daniel Scott,
Alejandro Urgelles Guibot Alejandro Urgelles Guibot (July 2, 1951 in Santiago de Cuba – October 6, 1984) was a basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany West G ...
, Alejandro Lázaro Ortiz, Raúl Dubois, Pedro Abreu, Jorge More, Generoso Márquez, Noangel Luaces (Coach:
Pedro Chappe Garcia Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...
) 1986 World Championship: finished 11th among 24 teams Daniel Scott, Félix Morales, Raúl Dubois, Pedro Abreu, Luis Calderón, Noangel Luaces, Eduardo Cabrera, Luciano Rivero, Roberto Simón Salomón, Leonardo Pérez, José Carlos Caballero, Pedro Cobarrubia (Coach: Juan Carmelo Ortega Díaz) 1994 World Championship: finished 15th among 16 teams Richard Matienzo, Leonardo Pérez,
Lazaro Borrell Lazaro Manuel Borrell Hernández (born September 20, 1972 in Santa Clara, Cuba) is a Cuban former professional basketball player. He is a 6'8", 220 lb forward. During the debut of Cuba's Liga Superior de Baloncesto, Borrell played for t ...
, Roberto Carlos Herrera, Roberto Simón Salomón, Ángel Oscar Caballero, Augusto Duquesne, Ulises Goire, José Luis Díaz, Juan Leopoldo Vázquez, Edel Casanova, Yudit Abreu (Coach: Miguel Calderón Gómez)


See also

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Cuba women's national basketball team Cuba women's national basketball team is administered by the Federación Cubana de Baloncesto. Achievements Olympic Games * 1980 – 5th place * 1992 – 4th place * 1996 – 6th place * 2000 – 9th place Friendship Games Basketball at the ...
*
Cuba national under-19 basketball team The Cuba national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of Cuba, administered by the Federación Cubana de Baloncesto.Cuba national under-17 basketball team Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean ...
* Cuba national 3x3 team
Legionarios del Baloncesto Cubano


References


External links


Latinbasket.com - Cuba Men National TeamCuba Sport - BasketballFIBA Profile
at FIBA Archive


Videos


Cuba v Venezuela - Game Highlights - Group B - 2015 FIBA Americas Championship
Youtube.com video {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuba National Basketball Team 1937 establishments in Cuba