Sri Lanka men's national basketball team

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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Sri Lanka women's national basketball team.

Sri Lanka
FIBA ranking124 8 (3 March 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1959
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationSri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF)
CoachPrasanna Jaysinghe
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
Asian Championship
Appearances7
MedalsNone

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.

Team

Current roster

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Opposition: Jordan (February 21)
Venue: Prince Hamza, Amman
Opposition: Palestine (February 24)
Venue: Arab American University, Jenin[3]

Sri Lanka national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 3 Chanuka Shehan, Sinna Marakkalage 23 – (1997-01-22)January 22, 1997 1.775 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 4 Perera, Shehan 27 – (1992-06-27)June 27, 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 5 Milidduwa Gamage, Pawan Samira 23 – (1996-10-24)October 24, 1996 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
SG 7 Athapaththu Mudiyanselage, Supun 21 – (1999-02-15)February 15, 1999 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 8 Mendis, Kande Dasun Nilantha 21 – (1998-12-10)December 10, 1998 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
PG 10 Senarath, Chanaka 24 – (1995-05-12)May 12, 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 21 Nimesh, Fernando 22 – (1997-08-05)August 5, 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
23 Kurukulasuriyage, Sriyantha Senaka 33 – (1986-04-18)April 18, 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SF 24 Gajanayake, Sasindu 22 – (1997-08-19)August 19, 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 28 Kiriella, Nipun 29 – (1990-07-26)July 26, 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
C 69 Gayan, Josheph 28 – (1991-04-09)April 9, 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
PG 93 Thevakumar, Clinton Stallone 27 – (1993-01-29)January 29, 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
  • Susil Shantha Udukumburage
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ranura Deepthi Nanayakkarawasam Midigaspage
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on February 21, 2020

Past roster

At the 2017 SABA Championship:[4] (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)
Head coach
  • Prasanna Jaysinghe
Assistant coach(es)
  • 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
See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
  • 1966 : 10th
  • 2018 : TBD

South Asian Games
See also: Basketball at the South Asian Games
  • 1995-2010 : ?
  • 2018 : TBD

FIBA South Asia Championship
See also: SABA Championship
  • 2002-2013 : ?
  • 2014 :
  • 2015 :
  • 2016 : Did not Participate
  • 2017 :
  • 2018 : TBD

Lusophony Games

Never Participated

Commonwealth Games
See also: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

Never Participated

Head coach position
  • Ajit Kuruppu - 2013
  • 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 Chathuranga Sampath Bank (1985-11-03)3 November 1985 (aged 23)1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
5GDuke Rajapakse Dialog Telecom (1976-10-27)27 October 1976 (aged 32)1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
6FRoshan Randima Delmege (1981-11-24)24 November 1981 (aged 27)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
7GHendahewa Yasarathna Dialog Telecom (1986-04-17)17 April 1986 (aged 23)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
8GPrageeth Pushpakumara NTB (1982-05-25)25 May 1982 (aged 27)1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
9FChamath Danawansa Sampath Bank (1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 26)1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
10GShanaka Perera Delmege (1985-03-31)31 March 1985 (aged 24)1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
11CMithila Abeysekara Sampath Bank (1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 24)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
12CSidath Senanayake HNB (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (aged 21)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
13FJagath Kulatunga David Pieris (1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 31)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
14FRoshan Fernando HNB (1988-05-16)16 May 1988 (aged 21)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
15CJayakody Serasinghe DFCC (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 23)1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. FIBA National Federations – Sri Lanka, fiba.com, accessed 24 July 2013.
  3. "Sri Lanka at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  4. Sri Lanka national team, asia-basket.com, Accessed 27 July 2017.
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