Gibraltar national basketball team

Gibraltar Gibraltar
FIBA ranking 132 Decrease 10 (18 September 2018)
Joined FIBA 1985
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation Gibraltar Amateur Basketball Association
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances 16
Island Games
Appearances 7
Medals (2) 2001, 2015
Uniforms
Light
Dark
First international
 Ireland 114–59 Gibraltar Gibraltar
(Ta'Qali, Malta; 14 December 1988)
Biggest win
Gibraltar Gibraltar 102–51 Isle of Man Isle of Man
(Visby, Sweden; 27 June 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Ireland 112–39 Gibraltar Gibraltar
(Cardiff, Wales; 12 December 1990)

The Gibraltarian national basketball team are the representative team for the British overseas territory of Gibraltar in basketball. The team is selected by the Gibraltar Amateur Basketball Association (GABBA) which is a member of FIBA Europe since 1985[1] and competes in FIBA European Championship for Small Countries and in the Island Games.

Competitive record

At the Championship for Small Countries

Championship for Small Countries
Year Position Pld W L
Malta 19887th514
Wales 19905th523
Cyprus 19927th514
Republic of Ireland 19947th523
San Marino 19968th514
Gibraltar 19984th413
Andorra 20006th505
Malta 20028th505
Andorra 20047th413
Albania 20067th514
Scotland 20086th514
Malta 20107th523
San Marino 20127th404
Gibraltar 20146th404
Moldova 20168th505
San Marino 20184th523
Total761561

At the Island Games

Island Games
Year Position Pld W L
Gotland 19994th422
Isle of Man 20013rd, bronze medalist(s)642
Guernsey 20036th532
Rhodes 20077th633
Åland Islands 20096th413
Isle of Wight 20114th523
Jersey 20153rd, bronze medalist(s)431
Gotland 20172nd, silver medalist(s)541
Gibraltar 2019
Total392217

Current roster

At the 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries:[2]

Gibraltar men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C 00 Lucas Perez 38 – (1980-06-24)24 June 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Bayside Argus
F 3 Timothy Fava 21 – (1997-02-10)10 February 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Leicester Riders BC
F 5 Dylan Gomez 28 – (1989-10-03)3 October 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Union Linense Baloncesto
F 6 Aaron Turner 41 – (1977-02-21)21 February 1977 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Bayside Argus
G 7 Stephen Britto 38 – (1979-08-19)19 August 1979 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Bayside Argus
F 8 Angel Guerrero 42 – (1975-10-16)16 October 1975 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Hassans Blue Stars
G 10 Andrew Yeats 26 – (1992-01-22)22 January 1992 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Union Linense Baloncesto
G 13 Miguel Ortega 27 – (1991-03-04)4 March 1991 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Union Linense Baloncesto
F 24 Marius Grigaitis 26 – (1991-10-15)15 October 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Valmar Harlem
G 25 Jamie Sercombe 25 – (1992-10-27)27 October 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Valmar Harlem
G 32 Thomas Yome 21 – (1996-12-16)16 December 1996 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Leicester Riders BC
F 33 Sam Buxton 28 – (1989-12-15)15 December 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) ICOM UDEA
Head coach
  • Gibraltar Adam Cassaglia
Assistant coaches
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 June 2016

Kit

Manufacturer

2016: Spalding

2016: odobo

See also

References

  1. ↑ GFA proposal to join UEFA Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine., pg. 16
  2. ↑ Gibraltar | 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 02 July 2018.
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