Galicia national basketball team

Galicia
National federation	Galician Basketball Federation
Coach	Quino Salvo
Uniforms
Light	Dark
First international
	Galicia 63–58 Japan ; (Lugo, Spain; 20 June 2006)
Biggest win
	Galicia 70–62 Portugal ; (Girona, Spain; 6 June 2008)
Biggest defeat
	Catalonia 93–72 Galicia ; (Bilbao, Spain; 27 June 2009)

The Galicia national basketball team is the basketball team of Galicia (Spain). The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games.

History

Galicia's first game was held in 2006 in Lugo against Japan and the next year, the team played against Cuba. Galicia won only the first game.

One year later, Galicia started to play the Torneo de las Naciones, a tournament co-organized with Basque Country and Catalonia. It was played from 2008 to 2010.^[1]

21 June 2007	Galicia	76–89	Cuba	Ourense
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 9–22, 22–20, 27–22
	Pts: E. Gómez 15	Report	Pts: Hemmott 21	Arena: Pazo Paco Paz Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Cortés, Castro, Guillán

27 June 2009	Basque Country	84–80	Galicia	Bilbao
	Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 22–22, 20–12, 17–25
	Pts: Otegi 20 Rebs: Otegi 11 Asts: Alonso 4 PIR: Otegi 29	Report Stats	Pts: Castro 15 Rebs: Antelo 8 Asts: Seijo 2 PIR: Castro 15	Arena: Pabellón Municipal de Deportes La Casilla Referees: García, Alonso, López

27 June 2009	Catalonia	93–72	Galicia	Bilbao
	Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 22–16, 26–20, 21–21
	Pts: B. Álvarez 26 Rebs: Fornas, M. Fernández 8 Asts: M. Fernández 4 PIR: Fornas 25	Report Stats	Pts: R. Fernández 11 Rebs: Cabanas 6 Asts: De la Fuente, Esmorís 2 PIR: Esmorís 13	Arena: Pabellón Municipal de Deportes La Casilla Referees: Loroño, Quintas

3 July 2010	Galicia	71–76	Lithuania 'B'	Lugo
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 19–19, 11–14, 15–22
	Pts: Cabanas 20 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: L. López 5 PIR: Cabanas 25	Stats	Pts: Vingelis 22 Rebs: Birbalas 8 Asts: Malasauskas, Vingelis 4 PIR: Birbalas, Vingelis 21	Arena: Pazo dos Deportes

3 July 2010	Galicia	71–79	Basque Country	Lugo
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 21–26, 16–14, 17–27
	Pts: L. Fernández, L. López 11 Rebs: Cabanas 11 Asts: L. López 5 PIR: Pereiro 17	Stats	Pts: Casado, Lasa 15 Rebs: Iglesias, M. Uriz 6 Asts: R. Uriz 3 PIR: R. Uriz 16	Arena: Pazo dos Deportes

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