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Men's national basketball team representing Mexico
The Mexico national basketball team (Spanish : selección de baloncesto de México ) represents Mexico in men's international basketball competitions, The team has made five appearances in FIBA World Cup , The governing body of the team is the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol (ADEMEBA).
In 2013, Mexico won the FIBA AmeriCup .
History [ edit ]
Fans of Team Mexico at the 2014 Basketball World Cup Team Mexico celebrating a victory.
Until the late 1960s, team Mexico was a major force at the world stage. The team won the bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics , finished 4th at the 1948 event and 5th in 1968 .
Mexico won the Pan American Games silver medal in Winnipeg 1967 led by Captain Carlos Quintanar with players like Arturo Guerrero and Manuel Raga.
At the FIBA Americas Championship 2009 in San Juan , Puerto Rico, Mexico finished 7th, ahead of Panama , Venezuela and the United States Virgin Islands .[2]
On individual performances, Gustavo Ayon finished among the tournament's top performers in steals (3rd), blocks (3rd) and minutes per game (9th).[3]
Both Eduardo Nájera and Earl Watson expressed their interest in representing Mexico internationally.[4] [5] NBA teams to participate at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009 in San Juan , Puerto Rico.[6]
Mexico Beats Team USA [ edit ]
On 29 October 2011, Mexico defeated Team USA 71–55. This 16 point victory took place during the 2011 Pan Am Games .[7]
"La Edad de Oro" (since 2013) [ edit ]
Mexico took part in the FIBA Americas Championship 2013 to replace Panama , who were disqualified. To the surprise of many they beat hosts Venezuela in their opening game, and advanced to the second round with wins over Paraguay and the Dominican Republic. They later finished top of the eight-team second round group and a semi-final win over heavy favourites Argentina saw them through to the final.
On 11 September 2013, they beat Puerto Rico 91–83 in the gold medal game to win the FIBA Americas Championship .[8] Gustavo Ayón was voted as the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
2014 Basketball World Cup [ edit ]
The surprising gold medal at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship secured Mexico a spot at the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain. This marked the first qualification to the Basketball World Cup in 40 years.[9]
At the 2014 FIBA World Cup , the Mexicans won two of their five preliminary round games against Korea and Angola which earned them a playoff spot for the first time in their history. They would, however, come unstuck against eventual champions USA .
Especially noteworthy was Mexico’s 3 point field goal percentage, which was one of the highest among all the teams at the event.[10]
2015 FIBA Americas Championship [ edit ]
Due to Mexico's strong performances of late, the country gained the right to host the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship .
Mexico Defeats Team USA Again [ edit ]
On 28 June 2018, Mexico defeated Team USA 78–70 during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers . Mexico was led by Gustavo Ayon and Juan Toscano-Anderson . Team USA was led by Alex Caruso , David Stockton , and coached by Jeff Van Gundy .[11]
On 19 November 2021, Mexico defeated Team USA 97–88 during the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers . Mexico was led by Orlando Méndez-Valdez (who was also part of Mexico's victory over Team USA in 2018) and Team USA was led by Isaiah Thomas and Luke Kornet .[12]
On 2 September 2022, Mexico defeated Team USA 73–67 during the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup in Recife , Brazil . Mexico was led by Paul Stoll and Fabian Jaimes. Team USA was led by Jodie Meeks , Patrick McCaw , Frank Mason III , and Norris Cole .[13]
On 16 August 2023, Team Mexico defeated the Kansas State University Wildcats 83–81 in an exhibition game in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[14] [15]
Olympic Games
FIBA AmeriCup
Pan American Games
Centrobasket
Other awards
FIBA COCABA Championship
William Jones Cup
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal : 1926, 1930, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1950, 1954
Silver medal: 1966, 1990, 2010 , 2023
Bronze medal: 1962, 1974, 1978, 1982, 2002
FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup
Competitive record [ edit ]
Summer Olympics [ edit ]
FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament [ edit ]
Year
Position
Pld
W L
1964
1st place
9 8 1
1972
4th place
No data
1976
3rd place
No data
2016
4th place
3 1 2
2020
3rd place
3 1 2
2024
TBD
FIBA World Cup [ edit ]
Members of the 2014 Team Mexico, which reached the World Cup's playoffs for the first time.
NOTE: In June 2018, Mexico beat Team USA 78–70 in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas) .[16]
FIBA AmeriCup [ edit ]
Year
Position
Tournament
Host
1980
5 1980 Tournament of the Americas San Juan , Puerto Rico
1984
5 1984 Tournament of the Americas São Paulo , Brazil
1988
6 1988 Tournament of the Americas Montevideo , Uruguay
1989
9 1989 Tournament of the Americas Mexico City , Mexico
1992
7 1992 Tournament of the Americas Portland , United States
1993
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1993 Tournament of the Americas San Juan, Puerto Rico
1995
–
1995 Tournament of the Americas Tucumán , Argentina
1997
10 1997 FIBA Americas Championship Montevideo , Uruguay
1999
–
1999 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
2001
9 2001 FIBA Americas Championship Neuquén, Argentina
2003
6 2003 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
2005
10 2005 FIBA Americas Championship Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
2007
7 2007 FIBA Americas Championship Las Vegas , United States
2009
7 2009 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
2011
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2011 FIBA Americas Championship Mar del Plata , Argentina
2013
1 2013 FIBA Americas Championship Caracas , Venezuela
2015
4 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Mexico City, Mexico
2017
3 2017 FIBA Americas Championship Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay
2022
5 2022 FIBA AmeriCup Recife , Brazil
2025
TBD
2025 FIBA AmeriCup Managua , Nicaragua
Pan American Games [ edit ]
1951 – 8th place
1955 – 4th place
1959 – 4th place
1963 – 7th place
1967 – Silver medal 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors : Manuel Raga )[17]
1971 – 4th place
1975 – 4th place
1979 – 8th place
1983 – Bronze medal [18]
1987 – 4th place
1991 – Silver medal [19]
1995 – 5th place
2003 – 5th place
2011 – Silver medal [20]
2015 – 8th place
2019 – 7th place
2023 – 4th place[21]
Centrobasket – Central American Championships [ edit ]
Román Martínez and Marco Ramos helped Mexico secure the gold medal at the 2014 Centrobasket
1965 – Gold Medal 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors : Manuel Raga )
1967 – 4th place
1975 – Gold Medal
1987 – Bronze Medal
1989 – 4th place
1991 – Silver Medal
1997 – 4th place
2001 – Silver Medal
2003 – Bronze Medal [22]
2004 – 4th place
2006 – 4th place
2008 – 5th place (Coach Nolan Richardson)
2010 – 6th place
2014 – Gold Medal
2016 – Silver Medal
FIBA COCABA Championship [ edit ]
2006 – Champions [23]
2007 – Champions [24]
2009 – Champions [25]
2013 – Champions [25]
2015 – 4th place
William Jones Cup [ edit ]
1990 – Champions
Central American and Caribbean Games [ edit ]
1926 – Gold medal
1930 – Gold medal
1935 – Gold medal
1938 – Gold medal
1946 – Gold medal
1950 – Gold medal
1954 – Gold medal
1962 – Bronze medal
1966 – Silver medal
1970 – 4th place
1974 – Bronze medal
1978 – Bronze medal
1982 – Bronze medal
1986 – 5th place
1990 – Silver medal
1998 – 10th place
2002 – Bronze medal
2006 – 5th place
2010 – Silver medal
2014 – 5th place
2018 – 5th place
2023 – Silver medal
FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup [ edit ]
2015 – Silver medal
Current roster [ edit ]
The roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup .[26] [27]
Mexico men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es )
Legend
(C ) Team captain
Club – describes last
Age – describes age
Previous squads [ edit ]
Olympics
FIBA AmeriCup
FIBA World Cup
Head coach position [ edit ]
Manufacturer [ edit ]
2015–2021: Under Armour
2022–present: Titan Sports
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "FIBA.com: 2009 FIBA Americas Championship for Men Top players" . Puertorico2009.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2010 .
^ "MEX – Najera reports to Mexican national team" . Fiba.com. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012.
^ "HoopsHype – Earl Watson: "I signed with the Pacers because they want to win now" . Blogs.hoopshype.com. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010 .
^ "FIBA.com: 2009 FIBA Americas Championship for Men Team profile" . Puertorico2009.fiba.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2010 .
^ "USA Basketball: Mexico Ends USA's Pan American Games Gold Medal Quest 71–55" . usabasketball.com . Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2022 .
^ "Spain 2014-bound Mexico are 2013 Americas champions!" . FIBA . 12 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013 .
^ "FIBA Archive; Mexico" . FIBA . Retrieved 1 October 2014 .
^ "TEAM STATISTICS; TEAM LEADERS" . FIBA . Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2014 .
^ "Mexico shocks USA Basketball in World Cup qualifying round" . National Basketball Association .
^ "USA Basketball Falls in World Cup Qualifier to Mexico, 97–88" . US News & World Report . 29 November 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2023 .
^ "Mexico v USA boxscore – FIBA AmeriCup 2022 – 2 September" .
^ "Kansas State basketball stumbles down the stretch in 83-81 exhibition loss to Mexico" .
^ "Kansas State Wildcats 2022-23 Postseason NCAAM Schedule" .
^ "Mexico shocks USA Basketball in World Cup qualifying round" . National Basketball Association .
^ "USA Basketball" . USA Basketball. 6 August 1967. Archived from the original on 20 August 2009.
^ "USA Basketball" . USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 6 September 2009.
^ "USA Basketball" . USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 20 August 2009.
^ "Mexico Ends USA's Pan American Games Gold Medal Quest 71–55" . USA Basketball. 29 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011.
^ Correa, Bastián; Velásquez, Sergio (4 November 2023). "Second Consecutive Gold for Argentina in Basketball at the Pan American Games" . Panam Sports. Retrieved 18 June 2024 .
^ "Latinbasket – Central American Championships '01" . Latinbasket.com.
^ "LATINBASKET – 5th Tournament of the Americas (Copa America) 2005 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Pro Basketball" . Latinbasket.com.
^ "LATINBASKET – COCABA – Centro America Championships Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Pro Basketball" . Latinbasket.com.
^ a b "COCABA-Championships Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings" . Latinbasket.
^ "La Selección Mexicana de baloncesto define la lista para la Copa del Mundo FIBA 2023" . telediario.mx . 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023 .
^ "Team roster: Mexico" (PDF) . FIBA. 25 August 2023.
External links [ edit ]
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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Bronze: (1936)
Gold: (2013)
Bronze: (2017)
1964
1972
1976
2016
2020
2024
(Mexico finished second only to Team USA. Team Mexico featured one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: Manuel Raga)[17]
(This competition was memorable for Mexico taking a 20–4 lead against a Team USA squadron that featured Michael Jordan, Chris Mullin, Sam Perkins, Michael Cage, Ed Pinckney, Mark Price, and Wayman Tisdale. Team USA later came back for an 11-point win: 74–63. Team USA won the gold, Brazil won the silver, and Mexico beat Canada for the bronze medal.)[18]
(Team Mexico featured one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: Manuel Raga)
Lester Lane (1967–1968)
Carlos Jose Bru (1976)
Guillermo Vecchio (2003)
Josep Claros (2010–2011)
