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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FIBA ranking | NR (15 August 2024)[1] | ||
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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 | ![]() ![]() | ||
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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
editIn 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
editSummer Olympics
edityet to qualify
FIBA World Cup
edityet to qualify
FIBA AmeriCup
edityet to qualify
Centrobasket
edit- 1971 : 6th
- 1987 : 6th
- 1989 : 9th
- 2010 : 10th
Caribbean Championship
edit- 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
editnever participated
Current roster
editAt the 2010 Centrobasket:[4] (last publicized squad)
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Depth chart
editPos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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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
editOther current notable players from Trinidad and Tobago:
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Kit
editManufacturer
edit2010: Adidas
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ FIBA National Federations – Trinidad and Tobago, fiba.com, accessed 1 August 2013.
- ^ 2010 Centro Basket Championship for Men FIBA, Accessed 9 July 2021.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago | 2010 Centro Basket Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
External links
edit- Official website
- Presentation at CaribbeanBasketball.com
- Archived records of Trinidad and Tobago team participations
- LatinBasket – Trinidad and Tobago Men National Team
- Presentation on Facebook
- Trinidad and Tobago at FIBA.com