Sri Lanka men's national basketball team

Last updated

Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka Basketball Federation.png
FIBA ranking 135 Increase2.svg 1 (27 February 2023) [1]
Joined FIBA 1959
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF)
Coach Tharindu Fernando
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances7
MedalsNone

The Sri Lankan national basketball team represents Sri Lanka in international competitions. It is administered by the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF). [2] Until 1972 it was known as Ceylon national basketball team.

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The team qualified for the Asian Basketball Championship 7 times and was among Asia's 12 top basketball teams in 1981.

History

Basketball was first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1917 by an American, Walter Cammak. Ten years later in 1927, Ananda College was the first school to introduce basketball in Sri Lanka, causing other schools to follow. In 1958, the Ceylon Basketball Federation (CBF) was established and was consequently admitted into FIBA in 1959. Sri Lanka joined the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) in 1962, and has participated in most ABC competitions since.

Team

Current roster

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Opposition: Jordan (21 February)
Venue: Prince Hamza, Amman
Opposition: Palestine (24 February)
Venue: Arab American University, Jenin [3]

Sri Lanka national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 3 Sinna Marakkalage Chanuka Shehan 23 – (1997-01-22)22 January 19971.775 m (5 ft 10 in) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
F 4 Shehan Perera 27 – (1992-06-27)27 June 19921.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
F 5 Pawan Samira Milidduwa Gamage 23 – (1996-10-24)24 October 19961.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
PG 7 Suriya Paramathypathy 17 – (2002-06-28)28 June 20021.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
C 8 Kande Dasun Nilantha Mendis 21 – (1998-12-10)10 December 19981.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
PG 10 Chanaka Senarath 24 – (1995-05-12)12 May 19951.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
C 21 Fernando Nimesh 22 – (1997-08-05)5 August 19971.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
23 Sriyantha Senaka Kurukulasuriyage 33 – (1986-04-18)18 April 19862.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
SF 24 Sasindu Gajanayake 22 – (1997-08-19)19 August 19971.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
F 28 Nipun Kiriella 29 – (1990-07-26)26 July 19901.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
C 69 Josheph Gayan 28 – (1991-04-09)9 April 19912.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
PG 93 Clinton Stallone Thevakumar 27 – (1993-01-29)29 January 19931.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Past roster

At the 2017 SABA Championship: [4] (Bronze medal squad)

Sri Lanka men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
C Gayan De Croos –6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F Timothy Nithushan –6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
C Sudesh Ahamed –6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
PG Charith Perera –5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
SF Anthony Venito –5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
C Steve Mohammed Shamim Dole –5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Isuru Perera –
PG Roshan Randima –6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F Roshan Fernando –6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PF Tushan Dharmasena –6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
C Mithila Abeysekera –6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
C Asanka Suwaris –6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PG Clinton Stallon Thevakumar –5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 May 2017

Competitions

Summer Olympics

Yet to Qualify

World championships

FIBA World Cup Record
YearPositionPldWLSquad
Flag of Argentina.svg 1950 –
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 1974 		did not enter
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1978 –
Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023 		did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 2027 To be determined
Total0/20000

FIBA Asia Cup

YearPositionPldWL
As Flag of Ceylon.svg  Ceylon
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1960 Did not enter
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 1963
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1965
Flag of South Korea.svg 1967
Flag of Thailand.svg 1969
Flag of Japan.svg 1971
As Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1973 Did not enter
Flag of Thailand.svg 1975 13th place909
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1977 14th place909
Flag of Japan.svg 1979 Did not enter
Flag of India.svg 1981 12th place707
Flag of Hong Kong.svg 1983 Did not enter
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1985 15th place505
Flag of Thailand.svg 1987 Did not enter
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1989
Flag of Japan.svg 1991 18th place505
Flag of Indonesia.svg 1993 Did not enter
Flag of South Korea.svg 1995 19th place606
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1997 Did not enter
Flag of Japan.svg 1999
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2001
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2003 Did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 2005 Did not enter
Flag of Japan.svg 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2009 16th place505
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2011 Did not qualify
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2013 Did not enter
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2015 Did not qualify
Flag of Lebanon.svg 2017
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2022
2025
Total7/3146046

Asian Games

South Asian Games

FIBA South Asia Championship

Lusophony Games

Never Participated

Commonwealth Games

Never Participated

Head coach position

Past Rosters

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At 2009 FIBA Asia Championship:

Head coach: Ajit Kuruppu

#PosNameClubDate of BirthHeight
4G Thissara Chathuranga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sampath Bank 3 November 1985 (aged 23)1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
5G Duke Rajapakse Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dialog Telecom 27 October 1976 (aged 32)1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
6F Roshan Randima Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Delmege 24 November 1981 (aged 27)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
7G Hendahewa Yasarathna Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dialog Telecom 17 April 1986 (aged 23)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
8G Prageeth Pushpakumara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg NTB 25 May 1982 (aged 27)1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
9F Chamath Danawansa Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sampath Bank 6 March 1983 (aged 26)1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
10G Shanaka Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Delmege 31 March 1985 (aged 24)1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
11C Mithila Abeysekara Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sampath Bank 4 November 1984 (aged 24)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
12C Sidath Senanayake Flag of Sri Lanka.svg HNB 11 April 1988 (aged 21)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
13F Jagath Kulatunga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg David Pieris 6 July 1978 (aged 31)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
14F Roshan Fernando Flag of Sri Lanka.svg HNB 16 May 1988 (aged 21)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
15C Jayakody Serasinghe Flag of Sri Lanka.svg DFCC 13 March 1986 (aged 23)1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)

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References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ↑ FIBA National Federations – Sri Lanka, fiba.com, accessed 24 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sri Lanka at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  4. ↑ Sri Lanka national team, asia-basket.com, Accessed 27 July 2017.
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