Centrobasket U17 championship
- 2005: Gold Medal
- 2007: Gold Medal
- 2009: Gold Medal
- 2011: Gold Medal
- 2013: Silver Medal
- 2015: Gold Medal
- 2017: Gold Medal
The Puerto Rico national under-17 basketball team, is controlled by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. [1] It represents Puerto Rico in international under-17 and under-16 (under age 17 and under age 16) basketball competitions.
The USA Basketball Men's National Team, commonly known as the United States men's national basketball team, is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all nineteen Olympic tournaments it has entered, including sixteen golds. In the professional era, the team won the Olympic gold medal in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020. Two of its gold medal-winning teams were inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August 2010: the 1960 team, which featured six Hall of Famers, and the 1992 "Dream Team", featuring 14 Hall of Famers. The team is currently ranked first in the FIBA World Rankings.
Sports in Puerto Rico can be traced from the ceremonial competitions amongst the pre-Columbian Native Americans of the Arawak (Taíno) tribes who inhabited the island to the modern era in which sports activities consist of an organized physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose for competition. One of the sports which the Taíno's played was a ball game called "Batey". The "Batey" was played in "U" shaped fields two teams; however, unlike the ball games of the modern era, the winners were treated like heroes and the losers were sacrificed.
The Puerto Rico national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in men's international basketball competitions, it is governed by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation, The team represents both FIBA and FIBA Americas.
The SFR Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1943 until 1992 in international basketball matches and was controlled by the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia (KSJ).
The Philippines men's national basketball team, commonly known as Gilas Pilipinas, is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.
The Senegal national basketball team represents Senegal in men's international basketball and it is overseen by Federation Senegalaise de basketball, five time a gold medallist, a six time silver medallist, and a four time bronze medallist at the FIBA Africa Championship. Senegal was the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.
The Nigeria national basketball team represents Nigeria in men's international basketball and it is overseen by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF).
Nikolaos "Nikos" Zisis is a Greek former professional basketball player who last played for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. At a height of 1.97 m tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is currently the general manager of the Greece men's national basketball team
The Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as D'Tigeress, represents Nigeria in international women's basketball competition, and are regulated by the Nigeria Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Nigeria. Nigeria has one of the most successful women's national teams on the African Continent, being the current African champions. They have won the Womens Afrobasket Championship consecutively for three times in a roll. They won in 2017 at Bamako, Mali, 2019 at Dakar, Senegal and in the year 2021 at Yaounder, Cameroun.
The Mexico national basketball team represents Mexico in men's international basketball competitions, The team has made five appearances in FIBA World Cup, The governing body of the team is the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol (ADEMEBA).
Walter Wallace Hodge Muñoz is an Puerto Rican-U.S. Virgin Islander professional basketball player who plays for Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Internationally, Hodge plays with the senior U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team, due to eligibility arising from his Virgin Islander grandfather. After being a reserve point guard in his first two seasons with the Florida Gators, he became the starting point guard for the two-time defending national champions in the 2007–08 season. On June 5, 2013, in appreciation for his contribution to Zielona Góra, his jersey number was retired.
The Bahamas national basketball team represents The Bahamas in international men's basketball.
The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the continental championship held by FIBA Americas, for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. This FIBA AmeriCup championship served as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Each of the top four finishers in the quarterfinal round robin qualified for the World Championship.
The Indonesia men's national basketball team represents the Republic of Indonesia in international basketball competitions. The governing body of the team is the Persatuan Bola Basket Seluruh Indonesia.
Carlos Matías Sandes Steinmetz, commonly known as Matías Sandes is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the Argentine club Boca Juniors. Sandes has also represented the senior Argentine national basketball team. He plays mainly at the power forward position, but he can also played as a small forward and center.
The Mexico national under-17 basketball team, is controlled by the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Baloncesto ADEMEBA. It represents Mexico in international under-17, under-16, and under-15 basketball competitions.
Isalys ("Ice") Briana Quiñones is a Puerto Rican basketball player. She played college basketball for Dartmouth from 2015 to 2019. She represents the senior Puerto Rican national team in international national team competitions.
The Bulgaria national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the national representative for Bulgaria in international under-16 and under-17 basketball tournaments. They are controlled by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. The team competes at the FIBA U16 European Championship, with the chance to qualify for the FIBA Under-17 World Cup.
André Jael Curbelo Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. He represents the Puerto Rican national team in international tournaments. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 175 pounds (79 kg), he plays the point guard position.
India Pagán is an American college basketball player for the Stony Brook Seawolves of the America East Conference. She is also a member of the Puerto Rican national team.
