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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Mexico women's national basketball team.

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

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] However, neither received permission by their NBA teams to participate at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[6]

Mexico Beats Team USA

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)

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] Inside player Gustavo Ayón was voted as the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

2014 Basketball World Cup

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

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

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] Kansas State made it to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament in the 2022–23 season.[15]

Medals

Olympic Games

FIBA AmeriCup

Pan American Games

Centrobasket

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
FIBA AmeriCup 1 0 1 2
Pan American Games 0 3 1 4
Centrobasket 3 3 2 8
Total 4 6 5 15

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

Summer Olympics

Year Position Tournament Host
1936 3 Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics Berlin, Germany
1948 4 Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom
1952 9 Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, Finland
1960 12 Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rome, Italy
1964 12 Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan
1968 5 Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City, Mexico
1976 10 Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Montreal, Canada

FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament

Year Position Pld W L
Japan 1964 1st place 9 8 1
Germany 1972 4th place No data
Canada 1976 3rd place No data
Italy 2016 4th place 3 1 2
Croatia 2020 3rd place 3 1 2

FIBA World Cup

Members of the 2014 Team Mexico, which reached the World Cup's playoffs for the first time.
Year Position Tournament Host
1959 13 1959 FIBA World Championship Chile
1963 9 1963 FIBA World Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1967 8 1967 FIBA World Championship Uruguay
1974 9 1974 FIBA World Championship Puerto Rico
2014 14 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Spain
2023 25 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Philippines, Japan and Indonesia

NOTE: In June 2018, Mexico beat Team USA 78–70 in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas).[16]

FIBA AmeriCup

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 – 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 – 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 6 2022 FIBA AmeriCup Recife, Brazil
2025 TBD 2025 FIBA AmeriCup Managua, Nicaragua

Pan American Games

See also: Basketball at the Pan American Games
  • 1951 – 8th place
  • 1955 – 4th place
  • 1959 – 4th place
  • 1963 – 7th place
  • 1967 – Silver medal (Mexico finished second only to Team USA. Team Mexico featured one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: Manuel Raga)[17]
  • 1971 – 4th place
  • 1975 – 4th place
  • 1979 – 8th place
  • 1983 – Bronze medal (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]
  • 1987 – 4th place
  • 1991 – Silver medal (Mexico finished ahead of a Team USA squadron that featured Grant Hill, Christian Laettner, Thomas Hill, Walt Williams, Clarence Weatherspoon, Tracey Murray, Jimmy Jackson, Terry Dehere, Adam Keefe, Eric Montross, and Tony Bennett. Puerto Rico won the gold, Mexico won the silver, and Team USA won the bronze medal.)[19]
  • 1995 – 5th place
  • 2003 – 5th place
  • 2011 – Silver medal (Mexico beat Team USA 71–55 in their semifinal game.)[20]
  • 2015 – 8th place
  • 2019 – 7th place
  • 2023 – Qualified

Centrobasket – Central American Championships

See also: Centrobasket
Román Martínez and Marco Ramos helped Mexico secure the gold medal at the 2014 Centrobasket
  • 1965 – Gold Medal (Team Mexico featured one of the 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 [21]
  • 2004 – 4th place
  • 2006 – 4th place
  • 2008 – 5th place (Coach Nolan Richardson)
  • 2010 – 6th place
  • 2014 – Gold Medal
  • 2016 – Silver Medal

FIBA COCABA Championship

See also: FIBA COCABA Championship
  • 2006 – Champions [22]
  • 2007 – Champions [23]
  • 2009 – Champions [24] (Coach: Nolan Richardson)
  • 2013 – Champions [24]
  • 2015 – 4th place

William Jones Cup

  • 1990 – Champions (2nd place = Poland, 3rd place = USA)

Central American and Caribbean Games

  • 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

  • 2015 – Silver medal

Team

Current roster

The roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[25][26]

Mexico men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 2 Gael Bonilla 20 – (2003-02-26)26 February 2003 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Cáceres Basket Spain
PF 3 Fabián Jaimes 30 – (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Panteras de Aguascalientes Mexico
PG 4 Paul Stoll 37 – (1985-12-14)14 December 1985 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Libertadores de Querétaro Mexico
G 7 Jorge Gutiérrez 34 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Libertadores de Querétaro Mexico
SG 8 Moisés Andriassi 23 – (2000-03-01)1 March 2000 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Astros de Jalisco Mexico
G 9 Francisco Cruz 33 – (1989-10-03)3 October 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Manisa Turkey
PG 10 Gabriel Girón (C) 35 – (1988-02-27)27 February 1988 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Libertadores de Querétaro Mexico
PG 13 Orlando Méndez-Valdez 37 – (1986-04-29)29 April 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Capitanes Mexico
PF 15 Jorge Camacho 34 – (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Rayos de Hermosillo Mexico
C 25 Israel Gutiérrez 30 – (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Dorados de Chihuahua Mexico
C 34 Joshua Ibarra 28 – (1995-01-26)26 January 1995 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Plateros de Fresnillo Mexico
C 44 Daniel Amigo 27 – (1995-09-13)13 September 1995 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Libertadores de Querétaro Mexico
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Previous squads

Head coach position

Kit

Manufacturer

2015–2021: Under Armour

2022–present: Titan Sports

See also

References

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  15. ^ "Kansas State Wildcats 2022-23 Postseason NCAAM Schedule".
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  22. ^ "LATINBASKET – 5th Tournament of the Americas (Copa America) 2005 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Pro Basketball". Latinbasket.com.
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External links

Videos

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico%27s_basketball_team