Panama men's national basketball team

The Panama men's national basketball team (Spanish: Selección nacional de baloncesto de Panamá) represents Panama in men's international basketball competitions,[2] The team represents both FIBA and FIBA Americas.

Panama
FIBA ranking55 Decrease 4 (15 September 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1958
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationFederación Panameña de Baloncesto
CoachFlor Meléndez
Olympic Games
Appearances1
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances4
MedalsNone
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances13
MedalsNone

With four qualifications to the Basketball World Cup, one qualification to the Olympic Games, and one medal at the Pan American Games, Panama has traditionally been the dominant basketball power in Central America.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

FIBA World Cup

Pan American Games

FIBA AmeriCup

Central American Championship

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.[3]

Panama men's national basketball team – 2022 FIBA AmeriCup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 3 Alejandro Grant 28 – (1993-10-03)3 October 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Panteras de Aguascalientes Mexico
PG 4 Isaac Hall 19 – (2002-10-27)27 October 2002 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Panteras de Aguascalientes Mexico
PG 5 Trevor Gaskins (C) 32 – (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Unifacisa Paraiba Brazil
C 6 Aldimir Castillo 19 – (2003-01-02)2 January 2003 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Correcaminos de Colón Panama
C 7 Daniel King 35 – (1987-07-25)25 July 1987 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) S.D. Atlético Nacional Panama
C 8 Jonathan King 32 – (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) S.D. Atlético Nacional Panama
F 10 Josimar Ayarza 35 – (1987-05-03)3 May 1987 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Titanes de Barranquilla Colombia
F 16 Eric Romero 23 – (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Libertadores de Querétaro Mexico
PG 20 José Montenegro 23 – (1998-09-03)3 September 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Caballos de Coclé Panama
F 21 Gil Atencio 26 – (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Dragones de Don Bosco Panama
F 24 Aaron Gedeon 23 – (1999-03-11)11 March 1999 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Toros de Chiriquí Panama
PG 55 Carlos Rodríguez 28 – (1994-08-02)2 August 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Caballos de Coclé Panama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Panama Alberto Duque
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes current
    or most recent club
  • Age – describes age
    on 2 September 2022

Former players
Panama men's national basketball team players roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
SG — Anell Alexis 25 – (1990-02-28)28 February 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Norfolk St. Spartans United States
C — Eduardo Archibold 28 – (1987-05-19)19 May 1987 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Le Moyne College United States
F — Josimar Ayarza 28 – (1987-05-03)3 May 1987 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Atletico Echague Parana Argentina
F — Tony Bishop 26 – (1989-07-16)16 July 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Bremerhaven Germany
PG — Derrick Bolanos 22 – (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Barry Buccaneers United States
SG — Nate Butler 26 – (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Atenienses de Manatí Puerto Rico
SF — Gary Forbes 30 – (1985-02-25)25 February 1985 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Springfield Armor United States
F/C — Rubén Garcés 41 – (1973-10-17)17 October 1973 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Club Malvin Uruguay
F/C — Antonio Garcia 39 – (1976-05-11)11 May 1976 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Panteras Mexico
PG — Trevor Gaskins 25 – (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Correcaminos Colon Panama
F/C — Miguel Gotti 24 – (1990-10-28)28 October 1990 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) C.E. Denver San Salvador El Salvador
F/C — Jordan Henriquez 26 – (1989-08-29)29 August 1989 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Jena Germany
SF — Michael Hicks 39 – (1976-08-04)4 August 1976 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Hebraica y Macabi Uruguay
F — Jamelle Horne 26 – (1988-11-04)4 November 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Toyama Grouses Japan
SG — Jhamar Johnson 34 – (1981-06-25)25 June 1981 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Navieros de Colón Panama
F — Edward Jones 29 – (1986-02-12)12 February 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Santurce Puerto Rico
F — Daniel King 28 – (1987-07-25)25 July 1987 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Rapidos de la Union El Salvador
SF — Jonathan King 25 – (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Cojute El Salvador
C — Jamaal Levy 32 – (1983-01-08)8 January 1983 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Estudiantes Bahía Blanca Argentina
C — Jose Lloreda 34 – (1980-11-10)10 November 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Atenienses de Manatí Puerto Rico
PG — Joel Muñoz 35 – (1980-06-24)24 June 1980 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Leones de Managua Nicaragua
SF — Ernesto Oglivie 26 – (1989-06-30)30 June 1989 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) San Marcos El Salvador
SG — J. R. Pinnock 31 – (1983-12-11)11 December 1983 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Huracanes del Atlántico Dominican Republic
PF — Gyno Pomare 29 – (1986-04-05)5 April 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Aomori Wat's Japan
PG — Chris Prescott 26 – (1989-01-20)20 January 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Saint Peter's Peacocks United States
SG — Isaac St. Rose 31 – (1983-11-12)12 November 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sanatura-Escazu Costa Rica
F/C — Joel Tesis 33 – (1982-03-19)19 March 1982 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Panteras Mexico
SG — Chris Levour Warren 34 – (1981-01-19)19 January 1981 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Karpoš Sokoli North Macedonia
PG — Jamahr Warren 36 – (1979-02-18)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

Past 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
PG 4 Joel Muñoz 35 – (1980-06-24)24 June 1980 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Leones de Managua Nicaragua
PG 5 Trevor Gaskins 25 – (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Estudiantes Bahía Blanca Argentina
SG 6 J. R. Pinnock 31 – (1983-12-11)11 December 1983 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Huracanes del Atlántico Dominican Republic
F 7 Jamelle Horne 26 – (1988-11-04)4 November 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Toyama Grouses Japan
G/F 8 Jonathan King 25 – (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Cojute El Salvador
F/C 9 Jamaal Levy 32 – (1983-01-08)8 January 1983 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Estudiantes Bahía Blanca Argentina
SF 10 Josimar Ayarza 28 – (1987-05-03)3 May 1987 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Culiacán Mexico
G/F 11 Michael Hicks (C) 39 – (1976-08-04)4 August 1976 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Hebraica y Macabi Uruguay
SF 12 Ernesto Oglivie 26 – (1989-06-30)30 June 1989 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) San Marcos El Salvador
PF 13 Gyno Pomare 29 – (1986-04-05)5 April 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Aomori Wat's Japan
F/C 14 Jose Lloreda 34 – (1980-11-10)10 November 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Atenienses de Manatí Puerto Rico
F/C 15 Rubén Garcés 41 – (1973-10-17)17 October 1973 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Club Malvin Uruguay
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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 in Division 1 Universities in the United States. Since 2000, Panama has gone to 4 preolympic tournaments, 5 pre-world championships, one world championship (Japan 2006), and one youth basketball olympics (Singapore 2010). The local program is based in neighborhood leagues that collect talent and export it to the United States. This symbiotic action produces 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[5]

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ¿Hacia dónde debe caminar el baloncesto panameño tras el Pre Mundial? Julio Alfaro (La Estrella de Panama), 4 March 2019. Accessed 17 August 2020. (in Spanish)
  3. "Panamá estará presente en la FIBA AmeriCup 2022". fepaba.com.pa (in Spanish). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. "Team Roster: Panama" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 2 September 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. 2015 FIBA Americas Championship - Panama Archived 28 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine, FIBA.com, Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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