The Cuba national basketball team is the national basketball team from Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

. Cuba won the bronze medal at 1972 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

-Group B:-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place13th–16th Place Forfeited match.-Gold Medal Match controversy:...

 and the 4th place 1974 FIBA World Championship

1974 FIBA World Championship

The 1974 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974.-Venues:- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:-Final round:...

. They are the only team from the Caribbean

Caribbean

The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

 to win a medal in a national tournament.

Pan American Games

• 1951
  Basketball at the 1951 Pan American Games
  The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Luna Park Arena from February 28 to March 8, 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.-Final ranking:-References:**...
  
  : 3rd place
• 1955
  Basketball at the 1955 Pan American Games
  The men's basketball tournament at the 1955 Pan American Games was held from March 13 to March 24, 1955 in Mexico City, Mexico.-Final ranking:-References:**...
  
  : 5th place
• 1959
  Basketball at the 1959 Pan American Games
  The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1959 Pan American Games was held from August 27 to September 6, 1959 in Chicago, United States.-Final ranking:-References:**...
  
  : 6th place
• 1963
  Basketball at the 1963 Pan American Games
  The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1963 Pan American Games was held from April 23 to May 3, 1963 in São Paulo, Brazil.-Final ranking:-References:**...
  
  : did not compete
• 1967
  Basketball at the 1967 Pan American Games
  The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1967 Pan American Games was held from July 24 to August 2, 1967 in Winnipeg, Canada.-Participating nations:-Final ranking:-References:**...
  
  : 4th place
• 1971
  Basketball at the 1971 Pan American Games
  The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1971 Pan American Games was held from July 31 to August 12, 1971 in Cali, Colombia.-Participating nations:-Preliminary round:...
  
  : 3rd place
• 1975
  Basketball at the 1975 Pan American Games
  The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1975 Pan American Games was held from October 13 to October 25, 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico.-Participating nations:-Final ranking:-References:**...
  
  : 5th place
• 1979
  Basketball at the 1979 Pan American Games
  The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1979 Pan American Games was held from July 2 to July 14, 1979 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.-Participating nations:-Final ranking:-References:**...
  
  : 4th place
• 1983
  Basketball at the 1983 Pan American Games
  The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games was held from August 15 to August 27, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela.-Participating nations:-Final ranking:-References:**...
  
  : 7th place
• 1987
  Basketball at the 1987 Pan American Games
  The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1987 Pan American Games was held from August 9 to August 23, 1987 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, United States.-Participating nations:-Final ranking:-References:**...
  
  : did not compete
• 1991
  Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games
  The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games was held from August 3 to August 17, 1991 in Havana, Cuba. The women also competed in the Cuban capital, from August 3 to August 12.-Participating nations:-Preliminary round:...
  
  : 4th place
• 1995
  Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games
  This page shows the results of the Basketball Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games, held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 19 to March 25, 1995...
  
  : did not compete
• 1999
  Basketball at the 1999 Pan American Games
  This page shows the results of the basketball tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games, held in the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Canada from July 31 to August 8, 1999.-Men's tournament:-Group A:August 1, 1999August 2, 1999August 4, 1999...
  
  : 7th place
• 2003
  Basketball at the 2003 Pan American Games
  This page shows the results of the basketball tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games, held in the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 2 to August 8, 2003.-Men's Tournament:-Group A:...
  
  : did not compete
• 2007
  Basketball at the 2007 Pan American Games
  Basketball at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the indoor arena in the Autódromo de Jacarépagua built specially for the Pan Am Games. Brazil was the reigning Pan American champion in the men's competition, while Cuba defended its title in the women's competition.Each competition had eight...
  
  : did not compete

Central American championship

• 1989: 3rd place
• 1991: 3rd place
• 1993: 2nd place
• 1995: 1st place
• 1997
  1997 Centrobasket
  This page shows the results of the 1997 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 1997 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras from May 25 to June 1, 1997...
  
  : 1st place
• 1999
  1999 Centrobasket
  This page shows the results of the 1999 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 1999 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Havana, Cuba from May 4 to May 9, 1999...
  
  : 1st place
• 2001
  2001 Centrobasket
  This page shows the results of the 2001 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 2001 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Toluca, Mexico from July 11 to July 15, 2001...
  
  : 6th place
• 2003
  2003 Centrobasket
  This page shows the results of the Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 2003 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Culiacán, Mexico from June 17 to June 22, 2003.-Competing nations:-Preliminary round:...
  
  : did not compete
• 2004
  2004 Centrobasket
  This page shows the results of the 2004 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 2004 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from July 7 to July 11, 2004.-Competing nations:...
  
  : 5th place
• 2006
  2006 Centrobasket
  The 2006 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2006 Centrobasket, was hosted in Panama City, Panama. The ATLAPA Convention Center in Panama City served as the venue for all the games...
  
  : 6th place
• 2008
  2008 Centrobasket
  The 2008 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2008 Centrobasket, was hosted in Cancún and Chetumal, México...
  
  : 4th place

Rosters

1948 Olympic Games: finished 13th among 23 teams

Alfredo "Bebo" Faget, Francisco "Frank" Lavernia, Raúl García Ordóñez, Federico "Fico" López, Casimiro García Artime, Juan García, José Llanusa, Ramón Wiltz, Mario Agüero, Joaquín Agüero, Mario Quintero, Fabio Ruiz, Llaneras Rodríguez, Otero Vázquez, José Miguel Álvarez Pozo

1952 Olympic Games: finished 14th among 23 teams

Alfredo "Bebo" Faget, Carlos García Ordóñez, Federico "Fico" López, Juan García, Casimiro García Artime, Ramón Wiltz, Mario Quintero, Fabio Ruiz, Mario Agüero, Felipe de la Pozas y Piad, Carlos Bea

Carlos Bea

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, Armando Estrada Rivero, Alberto Escoto Valdés

1968 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 16 teams

Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera Tabio is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...

, Pedro Chappe Garcia

Pedro Chappe Garcia

Pedro Chappé García is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany....

, Franklin Standard, Rafael Cañizares, Conrado Pérez, Pablo García, Cesar Valdés, Inocente Cuesta, Jacinto González, Miguel Montalvo, Miguel Calderón Gómez

Miguel Calderon Gomez

Miguel Calderón Gómez is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Carlos del Pozo (Coach: Stepas Butautas)

1970 World Championship: finished 8th among 13 teams

Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera Tabio is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...

, Pedro Chappe Garcia

Pedro Chappe Garcia

Pedro Chappé García is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany....

, Franklin Standard, Conrado Pérez, Tomás Herrera Martínez

Tomas Herrera Martinez

Tomás Herrera Martinez is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...

, Rafael Cañizares, Juan Domecq, Miguel Álvarez Pozo

Miguel Alvarez Pozo

José Miguel Álvarez Pozo is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Alejandro Urgelles Guibot

Alejandro urgelles Guibot

Alejandro Urgelles Guibot is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Oscar Varona Varona

Oscar Varona Varona

Oscar Varona Varona is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Miguel Calderón Gómez

Miguel Calderon Gomez

Miguel Calderón Gómez is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Francisco Varona (Coach: Stepas Butautas)

1972 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 16 teams

Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera Tabio is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...

, Pedro Chappe Garcia

Pedro Chappe Garcia

Pedro Chappé García is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany....

, Juan Domecq, Franklin Standard, Alejandro Urgelles Guibot

Alejandro urgelles Guibot

Alejandro Urgelles Guibot is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Rafael Cañizares, Oscar Varona Varona

Oscar Varona Varona

Oscar Varona Varona is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Tomás Herrera Martínez

Tomas Herrera Martinez

Tomás Herrera Martinez is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...

, Miguel Álvarez Pozo

Miguel Alvarez Pozo

José Miguel Álvarez Pozo is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Miguel Calderón Gómez

Miguel Calderon Gomez

Miguel Calderón Gómez is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Juan Roca Brunet

Juan Roca Brunet

Juan Roca Brunet is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Conrado Pérez (Coach: Juan Carmelo Ortega Díaz)

1974 World Championship: finished 4th among 14 teams

Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera Tabio is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...

, Pedro Chappe Garcia

Pedro Chappe Garcia

Pedro Chappé García is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany....

, Miguel Álvarez Pozo

Miguel Alvarez Pozo

José Miguel Álvarez Pozo is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Tomás Herrera Martínez

Tomas Herrera Martinez

Tomás Herrera Martinez is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...

, Juan Domecq, Oscar Varona Varona

Oscar Varona Varona

Oscar Varona Varona is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Miguel Calderón Gómez

Miguel Calderon Gomez

Miguel Calderón Gómez is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Alejandro Urgelles Guibot

Alejandro urgelles Guibot

Alejandro Urgelles Guibot is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Rafael Cañizares, Conrado Pérez, Juan Roca Brunet

Juan Roca Brunet

Juan Roca Brunet is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Alejandro Lázaro Ortiz (Coach: Juan Carmelo Ortega Díaz)

1976 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 12 teams

Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera Tabio is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...

, Pedro Chappe Garcia

Pedro Chappe Garcia

Pedro Chappé García is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany....

, Juan Domecq, Tomás Herrera Martínez

Tomas Herrera Martinez

Tomás Herrera Martinez is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...

, Oscar Varona Varona

Oscar Varona Varona

Oscar Varona Varona is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Félix Morales, Alejandro Urgelles Guibot

Alejandro urgelles Guibot

Alejandro Urgelles Guibot is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Daniel Scott, Rafael Cañizares, Juan Roca Brunet

Juan Roca Brunet

Juan Roca Brunet is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Alejandro Lázaro Ortiz, Ángel Padrón (Coach: Juan Carmelo Ortega Díaz)

1980 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 12 teams

Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera Tabio

Ruperto Herrera Tabio is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...

, Tomás Herrera Martínez

Tomas Herrera Martinez

Tomás Herrera Martinez is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...

, Miguel Calderón Gómez

Miguel Calderon Gomez

Miguel Calderón Gómez is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Félix Morales, Daniel Scott, Alejandro Urgelles Guibot

Alejandro urgelles Guibot

Alejandro Urgelles Guibot is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

, Alejandro Lázaro Ortiz, Raúl Dubois, Pedro Abreu, Jorge More, Generoso Márquez, Noangel Luaces (Coach: Pedro Chappe Garcia

Pedro Chappe Garcia

Pedro Chappé García is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany....

)

1986 World Championship: finished 11th among 24 teams

Daniel Scott, Félix Morales, Raúl Dubois, Pedro Abreu, Luis Calderón, Noangel Luaces, Eduardo Cabrera, Luciano Rivero, Roberto Simón Salomón, Leonardo Pérez, José Carlos Caballero, Pedro Cobarrubia (Coach: Juan Carmelo Ortega Díaz)

1994 World Championship: finished 15th among 16 teams

Richard Matienzo, Leonardo Pérez, Lazaro Borrell

Lazaro Borrell

Lazaro Manuel Borrell Hernández, referred to as Lazaro Borrell , is a Cuban professional basketball player. He is a 6'8", 220 lb forward.He played with the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics during the 1999-2000 NBA season....

, Roberto Carlos Herrera, Roberto Simón Salomón, Ángel Oscar Caballero, Augusto Duquesne, Ulises Goire, José Luis Díaz, Juan Leopoldo Vázquez, Edel Casanova, Yudit Abreu

Yudit Abreu

Yudit Abreu is a male basketball player from Cuba. He played as a forward for the Cuba national basketball team in the 1990s.-References:*...

 (Coach: Miguel Calderón Gómez

Miguel Calderon Gomez

Miguel Calderón Gómez is a former basketball player from Cuba, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...

)