Sri Lanka men's national basketball team

The Sri Lankan national basketball team represents Sri Lanka in international competitions. It is administered by the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF).[2] Until 1972 it was known as Ceylon national basketball team.

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

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
FIBA ranking128 Increase 7 (15 September 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1959
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationSri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF)
CoachTharindu Fernando
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances7
MedalsNone

The team qualified for the Asian Basketball Championship 7 times and was among Asia's 12 top basketball teams in 1981.

History

Basketball was first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1917 by an American, Walter Cammak. Ten years later in 1927, Ananda College was the first school to introduce basketball in Sri Lanka, causing other schools to follow. In 1958, the Ceylon Basketball Federation (CBF) was established and was consequently admitted into FIBA in 1959. Sri Lanka joined the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) in 1962, and has participated in most ABC competitions since.

Team

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Opposition: Jordan (21 February)
Venue: Prince Hamza, Amman
Opposition: Palestine (24 February)
Venue: Arab American University, Jenin[3]

Sri Lanka national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 3 Sinna Marakkalage Chanuka Shehan 23 – (1997-01-22)22 January 1997 1.775 m (5 ft 10 in) Sri Lanka
F 4 Shehan Perera 27 – (1992-06-27)27 June 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Sri Lanka
F 5 Pawan Samira Milidduwa Gamage 23 – (1996-10-24)24 October 1996 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Sri Lanka
PG 7 Suriya Paramathypathy 17 – (2004-06-28)28 June 2004 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Sri Lanka
C 8 Kande Dasun Nilantha Mendis 21 – (1998-12-10)10 December 1998 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Sri Lanka
PG 10 Chanaka Senarath 24 – (1995-05-12)12 May 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sri Lanka
C 21 Fernando Nimesh 22 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sri Lanka
23 Sriyantha Senaka Kurukulasuriyage 33 – (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Sri Lanka
SF 24 Sasindu Gajanayake 22 – (1997-08-19)19 August 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Sri Lanka
F 28 Nipun Kiriella 29 – (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Sri Lanka
C 69 Josheph Gayan 28 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Sri Lanka
PG 93 Clinton Stallone Thevakumar 27 – (1993-01-29)29 January 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Sri Lanka
Head coach
  • Sri Lanka Susil Shantha Udukumburage
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sri Lanka Ranura Deepthi Nanayakkarawasam Midigaspage
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Past roster

At the 2017 SABA Championship:[4] (Bronze medal squad)

Sri Lanka men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
C Gayan De Croos – 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F Timothy Nithushan – 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
C Sudesh Ahamed – 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
PG Charith Perera – 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
SF Anthony Venito – 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
C Steve Mohammed Shamim Dole – 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Isuru Perera –
PG Roshan Randima – 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F Roshan Fernando – 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PF Tushan Dharmasena – 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
C Mithila Abeysekera – 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
C Asanka Suwaris – 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PG Clinton Stallon Thevakumar – 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Head coach
  • Sri Lanka Prasanna Jaysinghe
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sri Lanka Jagath Kulathunga
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 May 2017

Competitions

Summer Olympics

Yet to Qualify

World championships
FIBA World Cup Record
Year Position Pld W L Squad
Argentina 1950 –
Puerto Rico 1974		did not enter
Philippines 1978 –
PhilippinesJapanIndonesia 2023		did not qualify
Qatar 2027To be determined
Total0/20000

FIBA Asia Cup
Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
As  Ceylon
Philippines 1960Did not enter
Taiwan 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 1969
Japan 1971
As  Sri Lanka
Philippines 1973Did not enter
Thailand 197513th place909
Malaysia 197714th place909
Japan 1979Did not enter
India 198112th place707
Hong Kong 1983Did not enter
Malaysia 198515th place505
Thailand 1987Did not enter
China 1989
Japan 199118th place505
Indonesia 1993Did not enter
South Korea 199519th place606
Saudi Arabia 1997Did not enter
Japan 1999
China 2001
China 2003Did not qualify
Qatar 2005Did not enter
Japan 2007Did not qualify
China 200916th place505
China 2011Did not qualify
Philippines 2013Did not enter
China 2015Did not qualify
Lebanon 2017
Indonesia 2022
2025
Total7/3146046

Asian Games
See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
  • 1966 : 10th
  • 2018 : Did not Participate

South Asian Games
See also: Basketball at the South Asian Games
  • 1995-2010 : ?
  • 2019 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

FIBA South Asia Championship
See also: SABA Championship

Lusophony Games
See also: Basketball at the Lusophony Games

Never Participated

Commonwealth Games
See also: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

Never Participated

Head coach position
  • Ajit Kuruppu - 2013
  • Sri Lanka Prasanna Jaysinghe - 2017

Past Rosters
Scroll down to see more.

At 2009 FIBA Asia Championship:

Head coach: Ajit Kuruppu

# Pos Name Club Date of Birth Height
4GThissara ChathurangaSri Lanka Sampath Bank (1985-11-03)3 November 1985 (aged 23)1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
5GDuke RajapakseSri Lanka Dialog Telecom (1976-10-27)27 October 1976 (aged 32)1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
6FRoshan RandimaSri Lanka Delmege (1981-11-24)24 November 1981 (aged 27)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
7GHendahewa YasarathnaSri Lanka Dialog Telecom (1986-04-17)17 April 1986 (aged 23)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
8GPrageeth PushpakumaraSri Lanka NTB (1982-05-25)25 May 1982 (aged 27)1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
9FChamath DanawansaSri Lanka Sampath Bank (1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 26)1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
10GShanaka PereraSri Lanka Delmege (1985-03-31)31 March 1985 (aged 24)1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
11CMithila AbeysekaraSri Lanka Sampath Bank (1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 24)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
12CSidath SenanayakeSri Lanka HNB (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (aged 21)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
13FJagath KulatungaSri Lanka David Pieris (1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 31)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
14FRoshan FernandoSri Lanka HNB (1988-05-16)16 May 1988 (aged 21)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
15CJayakody SerasingheSri Lanka DFCC (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 23)1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. FIBA National Federations – Sri Lanka, fiba.com, accessed 24 July 2013.
  3. "Sri Lanka at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  4. Sri Lanka national team, asia-basket.com, Accessed 27 July 2017.
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