Trinidad and Tobago men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Trinidad and Tobago women's national basketball team.

Trinidad and Tobago

FIBA ranking	NR (25 February 2025) [1]
Joined FIBA	1958
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago (NBFTT)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	None
Caribbean Championship
Appearances	10
Medals	Gold: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 Silver: 1981, 1982, 1996
Home Away

The Trinidad and Tobago national basketball team represents Trinidad and Tobago in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago. (NBFTT) ^[2]

The team won four straight gold medals from 1986–1990 in the FIBA CBC Championship. Overall, Trinidad and Tobago has six total medals in this tournament and is second in the medal list only one behind the Bahamas which has seven.

Trinidad and Tobago's last official squad was for the 2010 Centrobasket in Santo Domingo. There, Trinidad and Tobago was the only team that defeated the eventual champion Puerto Rico. ^[3]

History

In the 2009 CBC Trinidad finished in fourth place with a 3–0 record led by Ian Young who averaged 18.6 PPG and Wilferd Benjamin who averaged 12.4 PPG and led their team with a total of 45 rebounds. A close second was Julius Ashby who had 41 rebounds.

Competitions

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

FIBA World Cup

yet to qualify

FIBA AmeriCup

yet to qualify

Centrobasket

See also: Centrobasket

• 1971 : 6th
• 1987 : 6th
• 1989 : 9th
• 2010 : 10th

Caribbean Championship

See also: FIBA CBC Championship

• 1981 :
• 1982 :
• 1984 : ?
• 1985 : ?
• 1986 :
• 1987 :
• 1988 :
• 1990 :
• 1991 : ?
• 1993 : ?
• 1994 : ?
• 1995 : ?
• 1996 :
• 1998 : –
• 2000 : 7th
• 2002 : –
• 2004 : –
• 2006 : –
• 2007  : 9th
• 2009 : 4th
• 2011 : –
• 2014 : –
• 2015 : –

Commonwealth Games

See also: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

never participated

Current roster

At the 2010 Centrobasket: ^[4] (last publicized squad)

Trinidad and Tobago men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Ian Curtis Young 28 – (1981-09-27)27 September 1981 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Gaiteros de Zulia G 5 Maurice Michael Joseph 24 – (1985-09-26)26 September 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Vermont Catamounts men's basketball F 6 Steven Arthur Lewis 30 – (1980-01-10)10 January 1980 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Defence Force Basketball G/F 7 Wendell John Carter 37 – (1973-06-09)9 June 1973 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) G/F 8 Sheldon Kurt Christian 27 – (1983-01-17)17 January 1983 Shak Attack PG 9 Joel Haywood 25 – (1984-09-03)3 September 1984 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Saint Mary's Huskies F 10 Devaughn Keldon Lamont 26 – (1984-06-18)18 June 1984 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Panteras de Miranda C 11 Miguel Michael Williams 32 – (1978-01-30)30 January 1978 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Petro Jazz Basketball F/C 12 Kibwe Trim 26 – (1984-05-16)16 May 1984 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Gatos de Monagas F/C 13 Julius Ashby 27 – (1982-09-14)14 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Tokyo Apache F/C 14 Wilfred Benjamin 25 – (1984-10-30)30 October 1984 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) San Martín de Marcos Juárez	Head coach Terry Layton Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 June 2009

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Kibwe Trim	Julius Ashby	Miguel Michael Williams
PF	Wilfred Benjamin	Devaughn Keldon Lamont
SF	Steven Arthur Lewis	Wendell John Carter
SG	Ian Curtis Young	Sheldon Kurt Christian
PG	Joel Haywood	Maurice Michael Joseph

Notable players

Other current notable players from Trinidad and Tobago:

Trinidad and Tobago men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 3 Khadeen Carrington 29 – (1995-10-03)3 October 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 22 December 2024

Kit

Manufacturer

2010: Adidas

See also

• Trinidad and Tobago women's national basketball team
• Trinidad and Tobago national under-19 basketball team
• Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 basketball team
• Trinidad and Tobago national 3x3 team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
2. FIBA National Federations – Trinidad and Tobago ^{[ dead link ]}, fiba.com, accessed 1 August 2013.
3. 2010 Centro Basket Championship for Men FIBA, Accessed 9 July 2021.
4. Trinidad and Tobago | 2010 Centro Basket Championship for Men ^{[ dead link ]}, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Presentation at CaribbeanBasketball.com ^{[ usurped ]}
• Archived records of Trinidad and Tobago team participations
• LatinBasket – Trinidad and Tobago Men National Team
• Presentation on Facebook
• Trinidad and Tobago at FIBA.com ^{[ dead link ]}