Panama national basketball team

Panama
FIBA ranking	33
Joined FIBA	1958
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Federación Panameña de Baloncesto
Coach	Joaquín Ruiz Lorente
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (1968)
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	4 (1970, 1982, 1986, 2006)
Medals	None
FIBA Americas Championship
Appearances	11
Medals	None
Uniforms
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The Panama national basketball team are the basketball side that represent Panama in international competitions.

Olympic Games

• 1968: 12th

FIBA World championship

• 1970: 9th
• 1982: 9th
• 1986: 19th
• 2006: 21st

Pan American Games

• 1951: 6th
• 1967: (3rd place)
• 1971: 6th
• 1979: 7th
• 1987: 6th
• 2007: 5th

FIBA Americas championship

• 1980: did not compete
• 1984: 4th
• 1988: did not compete
• 1989: 11th
• 1992: 7th
• 1993: 8th
• 1995: did not compete
• 1997: did not compete
• 1999: 9th
• 2001: 6th
• 2003: did not compete
• 2005: 5th
• 2007: 9th
• 2009: 8th
• 2011: 8th
• 2013: did not compete
• 2015: 7th

Central American championship

• 1995: 4th place
• 1997: did not compete
• 1999: 4th place
• 2001: (3rd place)
• 2003: did not compete
• 2004: (3rd place)
• 2006: (1st place)
• 2008: 6th
• 2010: (3rd place)
• 2012: 4th
• 2014: 5th

Current roster

At the 2016 Centrobasket: ^[1]

Panama men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Joel Muñoz 35 – 24 June 1980 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Correcaminos Colon F 5 Eddie Jones (basketball) 30 – 12 February 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball) F 6 Tony Bishop 26 – 16 July 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Atléticos de San Germán F 7 Daniel King (basketball) 28 – 25 July 1987 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Nacionales de El Salvador C 8 Jonathan King 26 – 25 January 1990 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Aguilas F 9 Warren, Chris 35 – 19 January 1981 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Obras Sanitarias PF 10 Josimar Ayarza 29 – 3 May 1987 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Fuerza Regia F 11 Michael Hicks (basketball) 39 – 4 August 1976 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Halcones Xalapa PG 12 Eugenio Luzcando 21 – 24 April 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Boston College F 13 Akil Mitchell 23 – 26 June 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Antibes C 14 Jaime Lloreda 35 – 11 October 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Correcaminos Colon SF 15 Ernesto Oglivie 26 – 30 June 1989 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Correcaminos Colon	Head coach Joaquin Ruiz Assistant coaches Alberto Codeso Dionisio Gomez Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 June 2016

 Panama

List of Panama national basketball team players.

Panama men's national basketball team players roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club SG — Alexis, Anell 25 – 28 February 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Norfolk St. Spartans C — Archibold, Eduardo 28 – 19 May 1987 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Le Moyne College F — Ayarza, Josimar 28 – 3 May 1987 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Culiacán F — Bishop, Tony 26 – 16 July 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Bremerhaven PG — Bolanos, Derrick 22 – 28 July 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Barry Buccaneers SG — Butler, Nate 26 – 21 March 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Atenienses de Manatí SF — Forbes, Gary 30 – 25 February 1985 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Springfield Armor F/C — Garcés, Rubén 41 – 17 October 1973 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Club Malvin F/C — Garcia, Antonio 39 – 11 May 1976 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Panteras PG — Gaskins, Trevor 25 – 24 November 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Estudiantes Bahía Blanca F/C — Gotti, Miguel 24 – 28 October 1990 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) C.E. Denver San Salvador F/C — Henriquez, Jordan 26 – 29 August 1989 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Jena SF — Hicks, Michael 39 – 4 August 1976 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Hebraica y Macabi F — Horne, Jamelle 26 – 4 November 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Toyama Grouses SG — Johnson, Jhamar 34 – 25 June 1981 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Navieros de Colón F — Jones, Edward 29 – 12 February 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Santurce F — King, Daniel 28 – 25 July 1987 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Rapidos de la Union SF — King, Jonathan 25 – 25 January 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Cojute C — Levy, Jamaal 32 – 8 January 1983 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Estudiantes Bahía Blanca C — Lloreda, Jose 34 – 10 November 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Atenienses de Manatí PG — Muñoz, Joel 35 – 24 June 1980 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Leones de Managua SF — Oglivie, Ernesto 26 – 30 June 1989 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) San Marcos SG — Pinnock, J. R. 31 – 11 December 1983 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Huracanes del Atlántico PF — Pomare, Gyno 29 – 5 April 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Aomori Wat's PG — Prescott, Chris 26 – 20 January 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Saint Peter's Peacocks SG — St. Rose, Isaac 31 – 12 November 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sanatura-Escazu F/C — Tesis, Joel 33 – 19 March 1982 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Panteras SG — Warren, Chris Levour 34 – 19 January 1981 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Karpoš Sokoli PG — Warren, Jamahr 36 – 18 February 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) –	Legend Club field describes latest professional club Age field is age on August 30, 2015

Head coach position

• Guillermo Vecchio – 2006

Rosters

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1968 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 16 teams

Davis Peralta, Norris Webb, Luis Sinclair, Pedro Rivas, Eliecer Ellis, Calixto Malcom, Nicolás Noé Alvarado, Ernesto Arturo Agard, Francisco Checa, Julio Osorio, Pércibal Eduardo Blades, Ramón Reyes (Coach: Eugenio Luzcando)

1970 World Championship: finished 9th among 13 teams

Davis Peralta, Luis Sinclair, Pedro Rivas, Ernesto Arturo Agard, Julio Osorio, Pércibal Eduardo Blades, Julio Andrade, Herbert Cousins, Ronald Walton, Cecilio Straker, Mario Peart, Hector Montalvo (Coach: Carl Pirelli Minetti)

1982 World Championship: finished 9th among 13 teams

Ernesto "Tito" Malcolm, Rolando Frazer, Mario Butler, Rodolfo Gill, Fernando Pinillo, Reggie Grenald, Braulio Rivas, Arturo Brown, Mario Galvez, Adolfo Medrick, Eddie Joe Chávez, Alfonso Smith (Coach: Jim Baron)

1986 World Championship: finished 19th among 24 teams

Ernesto "Tito" Malcolm, Mario Butler, Rolando Frazer, Reggie Grenald, Rodolfo Gill, Fernando Pinillo, Braulio Rivas, Adolfo Medrick, Cirilo Escalona, Mario Gálvez, Enrique Grenald, Daniel Macias (Coach: Frank Holness)

2006 World Championship: finished 21st among 24 teams

Ed Cota, Rubén Garcés, Jaime Lloreda, Ruben Douglas, Michael Hicks, Maximiliano "Max" Gómez, Eric Omar Cardenas, Kevin Daley, Antonio Enrique García, Jair Peralta, Jamaal Levy, Dionisio Gómez (Coach: Guillermo Edgardo Vecchio)

At the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship:

Panama men's national basketball team roster roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club PG 4 Muñoz, Joel 35 – 24 June 1980 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Leones de Managua PG 5 Gaskins, Trevor 25 – 24 November 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Estudiantes Bahía Blanca SG 6 Pinnock, J. R. 31 – 11 December 1983 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Huracanes del Atlántico F 7 Horne, Jamelle 26 – 4 November 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Toyama Grouses G/F 8 King, Jonathan 25 – 25 January 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Cojute F/C 9 Levy, Jamaal 32 – 8 January 1983 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Estudiantes Bahía Blanca SF 10 Ayarza, Josimar 28 – 3 May 1987 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Culiacán G/F 11 Hicks, Michael (C) 39 – 4 August 1976 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Hebraica y Macabi SF 12 Oglivie, Ernesto 26 – 30 June 1989 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) San Marcos PF 13 Pomare, Gyno 29 – 5 April 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Aomori Wat's F/C 14 Lloreda, Jose 34 – 10 November 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Atenienses de Manatí F/C 15 Garcés, Rubén 41 – 17 October 1973 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Club Malvin	Head coach Joaquín Ruiz Lorente Assistant coach(es) Mario Butler Luis Julio Legend Club field describes latest professional club Age field is age on August 30, 2015 (C) – Team Captain

Panama Pipeline

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, various Panama players played their college basketball in the United States at NAIA school Briar Cliff College as part of head coach Ray Nacke's "Panama Pipeline". Some of the members included national team members Rolando Frazier, Ernesto "Tito" Malcolm, Mario Butler, Eddie Warren, Reggie Grenald, and Mario Galvez. These players helped Briar Cliff to many NAIA Regional Championships, National Tournament appearances, and in 1981 the Chargers were ranked No. 1 in the nation in the NAIA's final regular season poll.

The new millennium brought another set of very good players from Panama, coming out of the local Superior Basketball Circuit (CBS), the under 21 team, and local players playing in Division 1 Universities in the United States. Panama has gone to 4 preolympic tournaments, 5 pre-world championships, one world championship (Japan)in 2006, and one youth basketball olympics (Singapore 2010)since the year 2000. The local program is based in neighborhood leagues that collect talent and export it to the United States. This symbiotic philosophy produces back the talent for the National Team.

Usually underrated and underestimated, Panama Basketball always manages to qualify to big tournaments and give stunning surprises, such as beating the United States in the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2007. Its long basketball tradition dating back to 1904, and its street basketball mentality of fighting hard to the end in basketball games, has made this Central American basketball program a "Classic" in the international scene.

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Nike^[2]

References

1. Panama | 2016 Centrobasket, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
2. 2015 FIBA Americas Championship - Panama, FIBA.com, Retrieved 30 September 2015.

External links

• Latinbasket.com - Panama Men National Team (English)