The Colombia national basketball team () represents
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
in men's international
basketball
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competitions and organized and run by the
Colombia Basketball Federation
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
(''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 national teams. The tournament was hosted by Colombia from 15 to 28 August 1982.
Qualification
Venues
Competin ...
where Colombia was host.
In 2017, Colombia appeared at 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 ...
, the Americas' prime basketball event, for the first time. Colombia's standout player,
Juan Palacios,
power forward
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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
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
: 11th
*
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
: 9th
*
2025
So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...
: ''Qualified''
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 Uni ...
: 10th
*
1967
Events January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
: 10th
*
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
: 10th
*
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
: ''To Be Determined''
South American Championship
Team
Current squad
Roster for the
2022 FIBA AmeriCup
The 2022 FIBA AmeriCup was the 19th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, the quadrennial international men's basketball championship organized by FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Recife, Brazil, as Brasília was dropped as a second host city mon ...
Depth chart
Head coach position
* Guillermo Moreno: 2001–2006
* Hernán Darío Giraldo: 2008–2012
* Tomás Díaz: 2014
* Guillermo Moreno: 2016–present
Past rosters
2008 South American Championship: finished 5th among 6 teams
Coach: Hernán Darío Giraldo
At the
2016 South American Basketball Championship
The 2016 South American Basketball Championship was the 47th and last edition of the FIBA South American Basketball Championship. Ten teams participated in the competition, which was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from 26 June to 2 July 2016. The to ...
:
Colombia , 2016 South American Championship for Men
ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
See also
* Colombia men's national under-17 and under-18 basketball team
* Colombia men's national under-15 basketball team
* Colombia women's national basketball team
References
External links
FIBA ProfileLatinbasket – Colombia Men National TeamColombian Basketball News
{{FIBA Americas teams
Men's national basketball teams
1945 establishments in Colombia
National sports teams established in 1945