Jamaica FIBA ranking 110 4 (15 August 2024)[ 1] Joined FIBA 1962 FIBA zone FIBA Americas National federation Jamaica Basketball Association Coach Rick Turner Nickname(s) JAMROCKERZ[ 2] Appearances None Appearances None Appearances 1 (2013) Medals None Appearances 9 Medals (4) : 1981, 1996, 2006, 2009 (1) : 2003
Jamaica national basketball team is governed by the Jamaica Basketball Association .[ 3]
The team had its best performance at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship where it beat the two former world champions Brazil and Argentina .
Outlook
The team finished in seventh place in the 2006 Centrobasket with a 1-4 record. The lone victory was a 100-57 win over Costa Rica. In the 2010 Centrobasket , led by Roy Hibbert , they finished in fifth place with a record of 2–2. The 2012 Centrobasket saw them win their first medal (bronze).
Notable players
Samardo Samuels
Other current notable players from Jamaica:
Jamaica roster
Players
Coaches
Results
Summer Olympics
yet to qualify
FIBA World Cup
yet to qualify
FIBA AmeriCup
Other tournaments
Season: 2010 (CAC Games)
Season: 2010 (Centrobasket)
Event
Season
Date
Against
Result
Centrobasket
2010
10 July 2010
Panama
51–55
Centrobasket
2010
9 July 2010
U.S. Virgin Islands
71–65
Centrobasket
2010
8 July 2010
British Virgin Islands
71–56
Centrobasket
2010
6 July 2010
Dominican Republic
62–68
Past rosters
Team for the 2014 Centrobasket .[ 4]
Jamaica men's national basketball team roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Sam Vincent
Legend
Club – describes last club before the tournament
Age – describes age on 1 August 2014
Team for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship .
Jamaica men's national basketball team roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Legend
Club – describes last club before the tournament
Age – describes age on 30 August 2013
Head coach position
Alex Copeland – 2018-now
Kit
2013: KFC [ 2]
2021: Davis Law Group [ 5]
See also
References
External links