Jamaica national basketball team
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Jamaica national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Jamaica
in international competitions. The team finished in seventh place in the 2006 Centrobasket
with a record of 0-3. They did however win the 7th place game against costa rica 100-57. In the 2010 Centrobasket
, led by Roy Hibbert
, they finished in fifth place with a record of 2-2. In the FIBA CBC Championship
they have enjoyed much more success, winning four gold medals in 1981, 1991, 2006, and 2010.
Season: 2010 (CAC Games)
Season: 2010 (Centrobasket)
Current roster:
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
in international competitions. The team finished in seventh place in the 2006 Centrobasket
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...
with a record of 0-3. They did however win the 7th place game against costa rica 100-57. In the 2010 Centrobasket
2010 Centrobasket
The 2010 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2010 Centrobasket, was hosted in the Dominican Republic. This edition was the first time that the Centrobasket featured ten teams in the finals; previously, eight teams had qualified. Puerto Rico won the title...
, led by Roy Hibbert
Roy Hibbert
Roy Denzil Hibbert is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. He plays at the center position, and graduated from Georgetown University in 2008. He was drafted 17th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors and was immediately traded to the Pacers...
, they finished in fifth place with a record of 2-2. In the FIBA CBC Championship
FIBA CBC Championship
The CBC Championship or Caribebasket is a FIBA-sponsored basketball tournament where national teams from the Caribbean participate. These countries make up Caribbean Basketball Confederation...
they have enjoyed much more success, winning four gold medals in 1981, 1991, 2006, and 2010.
Season: 2010 (CAC Games)
Event | Season | Date | Against | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
CAC Games | 2010 | 7/30/2010 | Panama | 83-64 |
CAC Games | 2010 | 7/29/2010 | British Virgin Islands | 75-68 OT |
CAC Games | 2010 | 7/27/2010 | Mexico Mexico national basketball team The Mexico national basketball team is the side that represents Mexico in men's international basketball competitions. The governing body of the team is the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Baloncesto – abbrev... |
77-79 |
CAC Games | 2010 | 7/26/2010 | Puerto Rico | 71-104 |
Season: 2010 (Centrobasket)
Event | Season | Date | Against | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
Centrobasket | 2010 | 7/10/2010 | Panama | 51-55 |
Centrobasket | 2010 | 7/9/2010 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 71-65 |
Centrobasket | 2010 | 7/8/2010 | British Virgin Islands | 71-56 |
Centrobasket | 2010 | 7/6/2010 | Dominican Republic Dominican Republic national basketball team The Dominican Republic national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent the Dominican Republic in international competition... |
62-68 |
Current roster:
- Carr, Chaz EverettChaz CarrChaz Carr is a Jamaican professional basketball player. He is 1.83 m tall weighs 232 pounds, and plays point guard. His most recent professional team was Guaiqueríes de Margarita in Venezuela's first division Liga Profesional de Baloncesto.-College career:Carr graduated from South Texas Community...
- Coburn, Michael Andre
- Efejuku, OritseweyinmiWeyinmi EfejukuOritseweyinmi "Weyinmi" Efejuku is a Jamaican professional basketball player who plays for Juvecaserta Basket. He was born Fresh Meadows, Queens, USA....
- Johns, Garfield
- Rogers, Michael Craig
- Walker, Christopher Alando
- Smith, Andre Omar
- Forbes, Adrian Alcino
- Ffriend, Kimani KaryKimani FfriendKimani Ffriend is a Jamaican professional basketball player who plays for Hamyari-e-Zanjan.- College :* 1997-98 : DeKalb CC* 1998-99 : Gulf Coast CC- University :* 1999-01 : University of Nebraska...
- Staple, Damion Garth
- Samuels, Samardo AnthonySamardo SamuelsSamardo Samuels is a Jamaican professional basketball player with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. He is a 6-foot-9-inch, 265-pound power forward/center who attended college at the University of Louisville....