Trinidad and Tobago men's national basketball team

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Trinidad and Tobago Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
NBFTT new.png
FIBA ranking NR (15 September 2023) [1]
Joined FIBA 1958
FIBA zone FIBA Americas
National federationNational Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago (NBFTT)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
FIBA AmeriCup
AppearancesNone
Caribbean Championship
Appearances10
Medals Gold medal with cup.svg Gold: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990
Silver medal with cup.svg Silver: 1981, 1982, 1996

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]

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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

Caribbean Championship

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

Commonwealth Games

never participated

Current roster

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

Trinidad and Tobago men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 4 Ian Curtis Young 28 – (1981-09-27)27 September 19811.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Gaiteros de Zulia Flag of Venezuela.svg
G 5 Maurice Michael Joseph 24 – (1985-09-26)26 September 19851.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Vermont Catamounts men's basketball Flag of the United States.svg
F 6 Steven Arthur Lewis 30 – (1980-01-10)10 January 19801.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Defence Force Basketball Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
G/F 7 Wendell John Carter 37 – (1973-06-09)9 June 19732.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
G/F 8 Sheldon Kurt Christian 27 – (1983-01-17)17 January 1983 Shak Attack Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
PG 9 Joel Haywood 25 – (1984-09-03)3 September 19841.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Saint Mary's Huskies Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
F 10 Devaughn Keldon Lamont 26 – (1984-06-18)18 June 19842.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Panteras de Miranda Flag of Venezuela.svg
C 11 Miguel Michael Williams 32 – (1978-01-30)30 January 19782.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Petro Jazz Basketball Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
F/C 12 Kibwe Trim 26 – (1984-05-16)16 May 19842.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Gatos de Monagas Flag of Venezuela.svg
F/C 13 Julius Ashby 27 – (1982-09-14)14 September 19822.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Tokyo Apache Flag of Japan.svg
F/C 14 Wilfred Benjamin 25 – (1984-10-30)30 October 19842.01 m (6 ft 7 in) San Martín de Marcos Juárez Flag of Argentina.svg
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 June 2009

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Kibwe Trim Julius AshbyMiguel Michael Williams
PF Wilfred BenjaminDevaughn Keldon Lamont
SF Steven Arthur LewisWendell 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G Khadeen Carrington 21 – (1995-10-03)3 October 19951.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball Flag of the United States.svg
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 January 2017

Kit

Manufacturer

2010: Adidas

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ↑ FIBA National Federations – Trinidad and Tobago, 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, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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