The Nicaragua men's national basketball team is the national basketball team in

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. They have yet to appear in the

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. However, they will make their debut at the

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as host in

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. It is managed by the Federación Nicaraguense de Baloncesto (FENIBALON). Nicaragua's greatest accomplishment has been the silver medal at the

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. Nicaragua won all games until they reached the final where they ceded to

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59-72, despite the support of 8,000 fans at the Polideportivo Alexis Argüello.

Competitions

Olympic Games

FIBA World Cup

FIBA AmeriCup

Pan American Games

Centrobasket

* 1965-2010: ''Did not compete'' * 2012: 10th * 2014: ''Did not compete'' * 2016: 8th

Central American Games

* 1973-2013: ? * 2017: * 2022: ''Cancelled'' * 2025: ''To be determined''

Current roster

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on 19 April 2021

Depth chart

Head coach position

* Angel Mallona – 2016, 2017 *

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– Since 2021

Past rosters

At the

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: , valign="top" , ;Head coach * ;Assistant coaches * ---- ;Legend: *Club – describes last
club before the tournament *Age – describes age
on 19 June 2016 At the

:Selecciones de baloncesto
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club before the tournament *Age – describes age
on 3 December 2017

References

External links

Official website
of Nicaragua team participations
Latinbasket.com - Nicaragua Men National Team Facebook presentation

Videos

Antigua(ANT) v Nicaragua (NCA) Game Highlights - Group A - 2016 FIBA Centrobasket Championship
Youtube.com video {{FIBA Americas teams Men's national basketball teams

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