Catalonia national basketball team

The Catalonia autonomous basketball team is the basketball team of Catalonia. The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games. Last appear was in summer 2010, in the Torneo de las Naciones. Catalonia won this tournament.

Catalonia
National federationFederació Catalana de Basquetbol
CoachSalva Maldonado
First international
Catalonia 16–50 Hindú Club
(Catalonia, Spain; 25 March 1927)
Biggest win
Catalonia 101–70 Cuba
(Badalona, Spain; 30 June 2005)
Biggest defeat
Catalonia 82–118 Croatia
(Badalona, Spain; 24 May 1992)

History

Catalonia started to play in 1927 a friendly game against Hindú Club of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Catalonia lost by 50–16.

From 1929 to 1936, the team played several friendly games with another European regions.

In April 1980, Catalonia plays several games against Basque Country, and other games against important teams like the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia or Yugoslavia.

In 1992, Catalonia played a game against Croatia; Croatia won by 118-82 led with 30 points of Toni Kukoč and 21 point of Dražen Petrović. The game was played as the opening of new Olympic arena,[1] before the special qualifying tournament that was held for European teams to allocate four extra berths.

Several years later, in 2002 Catalonia played for a second time against Croatia in Palau Sant Jordi, with a record attendance of 16,471 spectators. With players like Juan Carlos Navarro or Pau Gasol, Catalonia wins by 82–75.

In 2005, Catalonia played against Cuba at Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona winning by a huge margin: 101–70.

Last Catalonia appearances were in the Torneo de las Naciones, a tournament co-organized with Galicia and Basque Country. It was played from 2008 to 2010 and Catalans won the last edition.

In 2018, the women's team returned to activity with an 83–57 win against Montenegro at Pavelló Fontajau in Girona.

Games played
Date Venue Home Team Visitor Score
25 Mar 1927Catalonia Catalonia Hindú Club
16–50
8 Dec 1929Barcelona Catalonia Ambrosiana Milano
29–42
13 Jul 1930Barcelona Catalonia Foyer alsacien Mulhouse
29–26
17 Jul 1932Barcelona Catalonia CA Colonne
31–22
1933Barcelona CataloniaCastile
29–33
Apr 1980Valls Catalonia Basque Country
102–84
Apr 1980Vic Catalonia Basque Country
99–92
Apr 1980Vitoria-Gasteiz Basque Country Catalonia
96–101
Apr 1980Bilbao Basque Country Catalonia
129–124
Apr 28 1980Badalona Catalonia Soviet Union
97–109
Jun 1982Barcelona Catalonia Brazil
81–76
Jun 1982Barcelona Catalonia France
111–98
Jun 1982Barcelona Catalonia Czechoslovakia
110–94
Dec 26 1987Barcelona Catalonia Yugoslavia
95–120
May 24 1992Badalona Catalonia Croatia
82–118
Jun 27 2002Barcelona Catalonia Croatia
82–75
Jun 30 2005Badalona Catalonia Cuba
101–70
Jun 6 2008Girona Catalonia Basque Country
79–81
Jun 7 2008Girona Catalonia Portugal
93–63
Jun 26 2009Bilbao Catalonia Canada
68–69
Jun 26 2009Bilbao Catalonia Galicia
93–72
Jul 2 2010Lugo Catalonia Basque Country
76–72
Jul 3 2010Lugo Catalonia Lithuania 'B'
78–67

Roster

This was the roster of the Catalan team for the 2010 Torneo de las Naciones.

Catalonia Basketball Team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 5 Rodríguez, Dani – CB Tarragona
SF 7 Blanch, Marc 28 – (1982-01-12)12 January 1982 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bàsquet Mallorca
PG 8 Colom, Quino 21 – (1988-11-01)1 November 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
PF 9 Fornas, Roger 27 – (1982-10-24)24 October 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Andorra
SF 10 Rabaseda, Xavier 21 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) CB Cornellà
PF 11 Matalí, Andreu – BC Andorra
PF 12 Ortega, Josep – CB Sant Josep
SF 15 San Epifanio, Edgar 22 – (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) CB Cornellà
C 16 Rubio, Guille 27 – (1982-10-14)14 October 1982 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Málaga
SG 23 Navarro, David 30 – (1980-05-25)25 May 1980 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CB Sant Josep
Head coach
  • Salva Maldonado
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes pro club
    during the 2010–11 season

Notable players

See also

References
  1. "Prije 20 godina: Sve utakmice Hrvatske do Olimpijskih igara u Barceloni" (in Croatian). Crošarka. 8 August 2012.
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