Mexico men's national basketball team

On 29 October 2011, Mexico defeated Team USA 71–55. This 16 point victory took place during the 2011 Pan Am Games.[7]

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.

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]

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

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]

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]

• 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

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

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

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

• 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

• 2015 – Silver medal

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 PF 3 Fabián Jaimes 30 – (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Panteras de Aguascalientes PG 4 Paul Stoll 37 – (1985-12-14)14 December 1985 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Libertadores de Querétaro G 7 Jorge Gutiérrez 34 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Libertadores de Querétaro SG 8 Moisés Andriassi 23 – (2000-03-01)1 March 2000 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Astros de Jalisco G 9 Francisco Cruz 33 – (1989-10-03)3 October 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Manisa PG 10 Gabriel Girón (C) 35 – (1988-02-27)27 February 1988 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Libertadores de Querétaro PG 13 Orlando Méndez-Valdez 37 – (1986-04-29)29 April 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Capitanes PF 15 Jorge Camacho 34 – (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Rayos de Hermosillo C 25 Israel Gutiérrez 30 – (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Dorados de Chihuahua C 34 Joshua Ibarra 28 – (1995-01-26)26 January 1995 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Plateros de Fresnillo C 44 Daniel Amigo 27 – (1995-09-13)13 September 1995 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Libertadores de Querétaro	Head coach Omar Quintero Assistant coach(es) Kaleb Canales Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 25 August 2023

• Augustin Garcia (1959)
• Enrique "Kiki" Romero (1960)
• Pedro Barba Ramos (1963)
• Agustin Garcia Arreola (1964)
• Lester Lane (1967–1968)
• Pedro Barba Ramos (1974)
• Carlos Jose Bru (1976)
• Guillermo Vecchio (2003)
• Nolan Richardson (2007)
• Silvio Jose Santander (2008)
• Nolan Richardson (2009)
• Arturo Guerrero (2009)
• Josep Claros (2010–2011)
• Sergio Valdeolmillos (2011)
• Josep Claros (2012)
• Arturo Guerrero (2013)
• Sergio Valdeolmillos (2013–2014)
• Bill Cartwright (2014–2015)
• Sergio Valdeolmillos (2015–2017)
• Ramón Díaz (2018)
• Iván Déniz (2018–2019)
• Sergio Valdeolmillos (2020–2021)
• Omar Quintero (2021–present)

2015–2021: Under Armour

2022–present: Titan Sports

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