Sri Lanka national basketball team

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
FIBA ranking 88 Steady[1]
Joined FIBA 1959
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF)
Coach Prasanna Jaysinghe
Olympic Games
Appearances None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
Asian Championship
Appearances 7
Medals None
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The Sri Lankan national basketball team represents Sri Lanka in international competitions. It is administrated by the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF).[2] Until 1972 it was known as Ceylon national basketball team.

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.

Current Roster

At the 2017 SABA Championship:[3] (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)
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)
C Steve Dole – 5 ft 10 in (1.78 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

Yet to Qualify

FIBA Asia Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
197513th1975 ABC ChampionshipBangkok, Thailand
197714th1977 ABC ChampionshipKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1979–1979 ABC ChampionshipNagoya, Japan
198112th1981 ABC ChampionshipCalcutta, India
1983–1983 ABC ChampionshipHong Kong
198515th1985 ABC ChampionshipKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1987–1987 ABC ChampionshipBangkok, Thailand
1989–1989 ABC ChampionshipBeijing, China
199118th1991 ABC ChampionshipKobe, Japan
1993–1993 ABC ChampionshipJakarta, Indonesia
199519th1995 ABC ChampionshipSeoul, South Korea
1997–1997 ABC ChampionshipRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
1999–1999 ABC ChampionshipFukuoka, Japan
2001–2001 ABC ChampionshipShanghai, China
2003–2003 ABC ChampionshipHarbin, China
2005–2005 FIBA Asia ChampionshipDoha, Qatar
2007–2007 FIBA Asia ChampionshipTokushima, Japan
200916th2009 FIBA Asia ChampionshipTianjin, China
2011–2011 FIBA Asia ChampionshipWuhan, China
2013–2013 FIBA Asia ChampionshipPhilippines
2015–2015 FIBA Asia ChampionshipChangsha, China
2017–2017 FIBA Asia CupZouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
2020TBD2020 FIBA Asia CupTBD

Asian Games

  • 1966 : 10th
  • 2018 : TBD

South Asian Games

  • 1995-2010 : ?
  • 2018 : TBD

FIBA South Asia Championship

  • 2002-2013 : ?
  • 2014 : 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2015 : 2nd, silver medalist(s)
  • 2016 : Did not Participate
  • 2017 : 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2018 : TBD

Lusophony Games

Never Participated

Commonwealth Games

Never Participated

Head coach position

  • Ajit Kuruppu - 2013
  • Sri Lanka Prasanna Jaysinghe - 2017

Past Rosters

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At 2009 FIBA Asia Championship:

Head coach: Ajit Kuruppu

# Pos Name Club Date of Birth Height
4GThissara ChathurangaSri Lanka Sampath Bank3 November 1985 (aged 23)1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
5GDuke RajapakseSri Lanka Dialog Telecom27 October 1976 (aged 32)1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
6FRoshan RandimaSri Lanka Delmege24 November 1981 (aged 27)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
7GHendahewa YasarathnaSri Lanka Dialog Telecom17 April 1986 (aged 23)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
8GPrageeth PushpakumaraSri Lanka NTB25 May 1982 (aged 27)1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
9FChamath DanawansaSri Lanka Sampath Bank6 March 1983 (aged 26)1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
10GShanaka PereraSri Lanka Delmege31 March 1985 (aged 24)1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
11CMithila AbeysekaraSri Lanka Sampath Bank4 November 1984 (aged 24)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
12CSidath SenanayakeSri Lanka HNB11 April 1988 (aged 21)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
13FJagath KulatungaSri Lanka David Pieris6 July 1978 (aged 31)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
14FRoshan FernandoSri Lanka HNB16 May 1988 (aged 21)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
15CJayakody SerasingheSri Lanka DFCC13 March 1986 (aged 23)1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ↑ FIBA National Federations – Sri Lanka, fiba.com, accessed 24 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Sri Lanka national team, asia-basket.com, Accessed 27 July 2017.
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