Mexico men'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).

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

Mexico
FIBA ranking24 1 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1933
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationAsociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol
CoachSergio Molina Soler
Nickname(s)12 Guerreros
Olympic Games
Appearances5
Medals Silver: (1934) Bronze: (1936)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances10
MedalsNone
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances15
Medals Gold: (2013)
Bronze: (2017)
First
Second
Third

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]

"La Edad de Oro" (2013-Present)

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.[7] Inside player Gustavo Ayon 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.[8]

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.[9]

2015 FIBA Americas Championship

Due to Mexico's strong performances of late, the country gained the right to host the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.

Medals

Olympic Games
  • 1936

Pan American Games
  • 1967 1991 2011
  • 1983

Centrobasket
  • 1965 1975 2014
  • 1991 2001 2016
  • 1987 2003

FIBA AmeriCup
  • 2013
  • 2017

FIBA COCABA Championship
  • 2006 2007 2009 2013

Competitive record

Summer Olympics
Year Position Tournament Host
19363 Basketball at the 1936 Summer OlympicsBerlin, Germany
19484Basketball at the 1948 Summer OlympicsLondon, United Kingdom
19529Basketball at the 1952 Summer OlympicsHelsinki, Finland
196012Basketball at the 1960 Summer OlympicsRome, Italy
196412Basketball at the 1964 Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan
19685Basketball at the 1968 Summer OlympicsMexico City, Mexico
197610Basketball at the 1976 Summer OlympicsMontreal, Canada
2020To be determinedBasketball at the 2020 Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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

FIBA World Cup
Members of the 2014 Team Mexico, which reached the World Cup's playoffs for the first time.
Year Position Tournament Host
1959131959 FIBA World ChampionshipChile
196391963 FIBA World ChampionshipRio de Janeiro, Brazil
196781967 FIBA World ChampionshipUruguay
197491974 FIBA World ChampionshipPuerto Rico
2014142014 FIBA Basketball World CupSpain
2019Did not qualify2019 FIBA Basketball World CupChina
2023To Be Determined2023 FIBA Basketball World CupPhilippines, Japan and Indonesia

NOTE: In June 2018, Mexico beat Team USA 78-70 in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas).[10]

FIBA AmeriCup
Year Position Tournament Host
198051980 Tournament of the AmericasSan Juan, Puerto Rico
198451984 Tournament of the AmericasSão Paulo, Brazil
198861988 Tournament of the AmericasMontevideo, Uruguay
198991989 Tournament of the AmericasMexico City, Mexico
199271992 Tournament of the AmericasPortland, United States
1993–1993 Tournament of the AmericasSan Juan, Puerto Rico
1995–1995 Tournament of the AmericasTucumán, Argentina
1997101997 FIBA Americas ChampionshipMontevideo, Uruguay
1999–1999 FIBA Americas ChampionshipSan Juan, Puerto Rico
200192001 FIBA Americas ChampionshipNeuquén, Argentina
200362003 FIBA Americas ChampionshipSan Juan, Puerto Rico
2005102005 FIBA Americas ChampionshipSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
200772007 FIBA Americas ChampionshipLas Vegas, United States
200972009 FIBA Americas ChampionshipSan Juan, Puerto Rico
2011–2011 FIBA Americas ChampionshipMar del Plata, Argentina
20131 2013 FIBA Americas ChampionshipCaracas, Venezuela
201542015 FIBA Americas ChampionshipMexico City, Mexico
20173 2017 FIBA Americas ChampionshipArgentina, Colombia, Uruguay

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)[11]
  • 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.)[12]
  • 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.)[13]
  • 1995: 5th place
  • 1999: Did not participate
  • 2003: 5th place
  • 2007: Did not participate
  • 2011: Silver medal (Mexico beat Team USA 71–55 in their semifinal game.)[14]
  • 2015: 8th place
  • 2019: To be determined

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 [15]
  • 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 [16]
  • 2007: Champions [17]
  • 2009: Champions [18] (Coach: Nolan Richardson)
  • 2013: Champions [18]
  • 2015 4th place

William Jones Cup
  • 1990: Champions (2nd place = Poland, 3rd place = USA)

Central American and Caribbean Games
  • 2010: Silver medal
  • 2014: 5th place

FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup
  • 2015: Silver medal

Team

Current roster

The roster for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[19]

Mexico men's national basketball team – 2017 AmeriCup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 4 Willis, Diego 18 – (1999-05-11)11 May 1999 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) NJIT Highlanders
PF 5 Ávalos, Irwin 26 – (1991-06-12)12 June 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Santos de San Luis
PG 6 Dawud, Idris 26 – (1991-06-12)12 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Centauros de Chihuahua
PG 7 Gutiérrez, Jorge 28 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Hamburg Towers
F/C 8 Garibay, Edgar 27 – (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Guaiqueríes de Margarita
SG 9 Cruz, Francisco 27 – (1989-10-03)3 October 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Rytas Vilnius
PG 10 Girón, Gabriel 29 – (1988-02-27)27 February 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Capitanes de Ciudad de México
G 11 Pérez, Alex 24 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Bahçeşehir Koleji
PF 12 Hernández, Héctor 30 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Vaqueros de Bayamón
C 13 Benítez, Fernando 28 – (1989-08-06)6 August 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Panteras de Aguascalientes
C 14 Mata, Lorenzo 31 – (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Toros de Nuevo Laredo
C 15 Gutiérrez, Israel 24 – (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Aguacateros de Michoacán
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes current
    or most recent club
  • Age – describes age
    on August 25, 2017

Former players
Mexico men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
F — Alonzo, Noé 31 – (1983-12-28)28 December 1983 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Aguacateros de Michoacán
SF — Toscano, Juan 22 – (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Golden State Warriors
PG — Angley, Brody 35 – (1980-01-30)30 January 1980 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bucaneros de La Guaira
C — Ayón, Gustavo (C) 30 – (1985-04-01)1 April 1985 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Zenit
G/F — Cruz, Francisco 25 – (1989-10-03)3 October 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) BK VEF Rīga
F/C — Garibay, Edgar 25 – (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Nauticos de Mazatlan
SG — Girón, Gabriel 27 – (1988-02-27)27 February 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Fuerza Regia
F — Glynn, Jordan 26 – (1989-06-26)26 June 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Cangrejeros de Santurce
SF — González, Jesús 29 – (1986-07-14)14 July 1986 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Halcones Rojos Veracruz
C — Gutiérrez, Israel 22 – (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Caballeros de Culiacán
PG — Gutiérrez, Jorge 26 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Milwaukee Bucks
SG — Harris, Jovan 34 – (1981-02-20)20 February 1981 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Halcones de Xalapa
PF — Hernández, Héctor 30 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Pioneros de Quintana Roo
PF — Lopez, Jesus Hiram 31 – (1983-12-18)18 December 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Rayos de Hermosillo
SF — Martínez, Román 27 – (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Soles de Mexicali
F/C — Mata, Lorenzo 29 – (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Atenienses de Manatí
PG — Meza, Pedro 29 – (1985-10-15)15 October 1985 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Caballeros de Culiacán
C — Parada, Adam 33 – (1981-10-21)21 October 1981 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Halcones de Xalapa
PG — Perez, Alex 22 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Bucaneros de La Guaira
F — Ramos, Marco 28 – (1987-02-26)26 February 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Halcones Rojos Veracruz
PF — Rangel, Ivan 22 – (1992-10-11)11 October 1992 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles
PG — Stoll, Paul 29 – (1985-12-14)14 December 1985 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Halcones Rojos Veracruz
SG — Toussaint, Carlos 23 – (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Pioneros de Los Mochis
F/C — Zamora, Rodrigo Adrián 28 – (1986-10-28)28 October 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Halcones Rojos Veracruz
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ramón Diaz
  • Javier Ceniceros
  • Mateo Rubio
Legend
  • Club – describes current
    or most recent club
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2015

Depth chart
Gustavo Ayón
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
C Israel Gutiérrez Gustavo Ayón Adam Parada Edgar Garibay
PF Héctor Hernández Adrián Zamora Lorenzo Mata Jesus Hiram López
SF Francisco Cruz Juan Anderson Marco Ramos Román Martínez
SG Orlando Méndez Gabriel Girón Jesus González Jovan Harris
PG Jorge Gutiérrez Pedro Meza Paul Stoll Carlos Toussaint

Head coach position

Past team rosters
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1936 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 21 teams (Bronze Medal Team)

Jesus Olmos, Alfonso Rojo, Carlos Borja, Silvio Hernandez, Rodolfo Choperena, Jose Pamplona, Andres Gomez, Greer Skousen, Raul Fernandez, Victor Borja, Luis Ignacio de la Vega, Francisco Martinez

1948 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 23 teams

Hector Guerrero, Jose de la Cruz Cabrera, Jorge Cardiel, Emilio Lopez, Ignacio Romo, Rodolfo Diaz, Angel Acuna, Isaac Alfaro, Jose Rojas Herrera, Jorge Gudino, Francisco Galindo, Alberto Bienvenu, Josue Neri, Fernando Rojas Herrera

1952 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 23 teams

Hector Guerrero, Jose de la Cruz Cabrera, Jorge Cardiel, Jose Rojas Herera, Carlos Jose Bru Villarreal, Emilio Lopez, Jose Pioquinto Soto Villanueva, Fernando Rojas Herrera, Sergio Olguin Fierro, Ruben Almanza Garcia, Rolando Rubalcava Pena, Jose Meneses Luna, Filiberto Manzo Hernandez

1959 World Championship: finished 13th among 13 teams

Carlos Quintanar, Hector Aizpuro, Edmundo Marquez, Arturo Escalera, Felipe Manzo, Armando Herrera, Daniel Cuevas, Ignacio Chavira, Jaime Rodriguez, Jose Maria Lozano, Hugo Orozco, Jorge Renteria, (Head Coach: Agustin Garcia)

1960 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 16 teams

Carlos Quintanar, Guillermo "Billy" Wagner, Hector Aizpuro, Armando Herrera, Gayle "Chato" Bluth, Jose Maria Lozano, Ignacio Chavira, Urbano Zea, Eulalio Avila, Cesar Herrera, Guillermo Torres, Alberto Almanza (Head Coach: Enrique "Kiki" Romero)

1963 World Championship: finished 9th among 13 teams

Carlos Quintanar, Manuel Raga, Carlos Vega, Guillermo Torres, Ricardo Pontvianne, Urbano Zea, Humberto Camero, Luis Enrique Grajeda, Mario Pena, Rafael Heredia, Jaime Castillo, Ruben Izaguirre (Head Coach: Pedro Barba Ramos)

1964 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 16 teams

Carlos Quintanar, Manuel Raga, Luis Enrique Grajeda, Ricardo Pontvianne, Mario Pena, Armando Herrera, Eulalio Avila, Alberto Almanza, Rafael Heredia, Miguel Arellano (Head Coach: Agustin Garcia Arreola)

1967 World Championship: finished 8th among 13 teams

Carlos Quintanar, Manuel Raga, Arturo Guerrero, Ricardo Pontvianne, Rafael Heredia, Eulalio Avila, Raul Palma, Antonio Ayala, Alejandro Guzman, Miguel Arellano, Fernando Tiscareno, Ricardo Monreal (Head Coach: Lester Lane)

1968 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 16 teams

Carlos Quintanar, Manuel Raga, Arturo Guerrero, Ricardo Pontvianne, Luis Enrique Grajeda, Rafael Heredia, Antonio Ayala, Alejandro Guzman, John Hatch, Miguel Arellano, Oscar Asiain, Fernando Tiscareno (Head Coach: Lester Lane)

1974 World Championship: finished 9th among 14 teams

Manuel Raga, Ricardo Pontvianne, Arturo Guerrero, Raul Palma, Antonio Ayala, Jesus Garcia, Ricardo Monreal, Guillermo Marquez, Jesus Alvarado, Manuel Saenz, Gustavo Hernandez, Oscar Asiain (Head Coach: Pedro Barba Ramos)

1976 Olympic Games: finished 10th among 12 teams

Manuel Raga, Arturo Guerrero, Antonio Ayala, Manuel Saenz, Jesus Garcia, Samuel Campis, Hector Rodriguez, Gabriel Nava, Ruben Alcala, Jorge Flores, Rafael Palomar, Anastasio Reyes (Head Coach: Carlos Jose Bru)

2013 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 1st among 10 teams (Gold Medal Team)

Jorge Gutierrez, Orlando Mendez, Román Martínez, Hector Hernandez, Gustavo Ayón, Paul Stoll, Jovan Harris, Noe Alonso, Fernando Benitez, Lorenzo Mata, Pedro Meza, Jesus Gonzalez (Head Coach: Ramón Diaz)

2014 Centrobasket: finished 1st among 10 teams (Gold Medal Team)

Jorge Gutierrez, Román Martínez, Hector Hernandez, Gustavo Ayón, Paul Stoll, Noe Alonso, Pedro Meza, Francisco Cruz, Marco Ramos, Gabriel Giron, Rodrigo Zamora, Adam Parada

2014 FIBA World Cup: finished 14th among 24 teams

Jorge Gutierrez, Román Martínez, Hector Hernandez, Gustavo Ayón, Paul Stoll, Orlando Méndez-Valdez, Pedro Meza, Francisco Cruz, Marco Ramos, Israel Gutiérrez, Rodrigo Zamora, Adam Parada (head Coach: Sergio Valdeolmillos)

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Under Armour

2015: mainbit

See also

References
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  19. 2017 FIBA AmeriCup roster

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