Spain national basketball team

The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation. As of September 2011, they are the reigning European champions and second in the FIBA World Rankings for men.^[1]

1 History
2 Medal record
3 Competitive record
4 Roster
- 4.1 Spain
- 4.2 Depth Chart
5 Past rosters
6 See also
7 References

History

EuroBasket

The first game in the history of the selection was a friendly game before the 1935 Eurobasket, where Spain faced the selection of Portugal. This event, which was held in Geneva in the summer of 1935 was the first EuroBasket in history. Spain finished 2nd and qualified for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where basketball was introduced for the first time. After this, the team disappeared from the EuroBasket competition for over 20 years and reappeared at the EuroBasket 1959 in Turkey, where it finished 15th. In the following years, the selection slowly but surely worked its way up into the medal ranks again and appeared on the podium six more times between 1959 and 2007. Then Spain came to host the 2007 Eurobasket which was held in Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Alicante, Seville and Granada. At this competition the same 12 players that won the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan made it through to the final. This increased expectations for the Spanish national team to become the first national team to win the first Eurobasket right after having won the previous FIBA World Championship. However, Spain lost the final against Russia with a tight score of 59–60 through a basket by a Russian player in the last seconds and an error of the Spaniard Pau Gasol, at the last shoot. Spain thus took the silver medal.

Then, at the next Eurobasket 2009 Spain went to win the gold medal in this competition for the first time in its history. In 2011, Spain returned to win the continental title for the second consecutive. Altogether, Spain has won ten Eurobasket medals: two gold, six silver and two bronze.

FIBA World championship

In the early years of the FIBA World Championship, Spain struggled to establish a steady presence as a competitor. Between 1950 and 1970, the team only qualified once. Then, beginning in 1974 Spain developed into a serious competitor and regularly finished among the tournaments top performers for years to come. At the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the Spanish team finally achieved the ultimate victory, the greatest success in its history. The date was 3 September 2006, as Spain won the gold medal game against the Greek national team. Held in the Saitama Super Arena in Japan, the game ended with a final score of 70–47.

Pau Gasol was named the tournament MVP, and Jorge Garbajosa also made the All-Tournament team.

Shortly afterwards, the team were awarded with the 2006 Prince of Asturias Award in Sports.

Summer Olympics

When Spain qualified for the 1936 Summer Olympics, where basketball was part of the games for the first time, expectations were high, for the runner-up of the 1935 EuroBasket. Unfortunately, as one of the favorites to win medals, Spain but could not attend the Games because of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War just days before the start of the Games. Before the Spanish national team won the gold medal in the 2006 FIBA World Championship (see below), their greatest international success was reaching the final in the 1984 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament which took place in Los Angeles. The other finalist was the USA national team (led by Patrick Ewing and featuring a young Michael Jordan), which won the final and with it the gold medal. Spain, thus, took the Olympic silver medal.

Continuing the success started at the 2006 FIBA championship, Spain again reached the final at the 2008 Olympics. This proved to be a rematch of the 1984 Olympic final; this time, the USA team was led by Kobe Bryant and nicknamed the "Redeem Team". The Americans won after a remarkably close game and the Spanish team took its second Olympic silver medal.

Media controversy prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

In August 2008, prior to their competing in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the Spanish national men's basketball team were photographed posing in what British media reports described as a 'racist' and 'insensitive' image. The image was requested for an advertising campaign for a courier company and was published in a Spanish national daily sports newspaper.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Other Events

Besides remarkable success at the "Big Three" events (Olympic Games, World Championship and EuroBasket) Spain has shown success at the Mediterranean Games where its selection won three gold medals, four silver and one bronze.

Medal record

Medal record

Competitor for Spain
Mens' Basketball
Olympic Games
Silver	1984 Los Angeles	Team
Silver	2008 Beijing	Team
FIBA World Championship
Gold	2006 Japan	Team
EuroBasket
Silver	1935 Switzerland (Geneva)	Team
Silver	1973 Spain (Barcelona)	Team
Silver	1983 France (Nantes)	Team
Bronze	1991 Italy (Rome)	Team
Silver	1999 France (Paris)	Team
Bronze	2001 Turkey (Istanbul)	Team
Silver	2003 Sweden (Stockholm)	Team
Silver	2007 Spain (Madrid)	Team
Gold	2009 Poland (Katowice)	Team
Gold	2011 Lithuania (Kaunas)	Team
Mediterranean Games
Silver	1951 Egypt (Alexandria)	Team
Gold	1955 Spain (Barcelona)	Team
Silver	1959 Lebanon (Beirut)	Team
Silver	1963 Italy (Naples)	Team
Silver	1987 Syria (Latakia)	Team
Gold	1997 Italy (Bari)	Team
Gold	2001 Tunisia (Tunis)	Team
Bronze	2005 Spain (Almería)	Team

The Spanish national team's medal record through the years:

The European Championship:

Gold medal (2): 2009, 2011
Silver medals (6): 1935, 1973, 1983, 1999, 2003, 2007
Bronze medals (2): 1991, 2001

The FIBA World Championship:

Gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship

The Olympics:

Silver medal at the 1984 Olympics
Silver medal at the 2008 Olympics

Mediterranean Games:

Gold medals (3): 1955, 1997, 2001
Silver medals (4): 1951, 1959, 1963, 1987
Bronze medal (1): 2005

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games Record
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1936	Did not enter	-	-	-
1948 to 1956	Did not qualify	-	-	-
1960	11th place	7	2	5
1964	Did not qualify	-	-	-
1968	7th place	9	5	4
1972	11th place	9	4	5
1976	Did not qualify	-	-	-
1980	4th place	8	4	4
1984	Runner-up	8	6	2
1988	8th place	8	4	4
1992	9th place	8	4	4
1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-
2000	9th place	6	2	4
2004	7th place	6	5	1
2008	Runner-up	8	6	2
2012	Qualified
Total	-	75	42	33

World championship

Host nation(s) / Year	Rank	Record
1950	10	1–4
1954	Did not qualify	-
1959	Did not qualify	-
1963	Did not qualify	-
1967	Did not qualify	-
1970	Did not qualify	-
1974	5	4–6
1978	Did not qualify	-
1982	4	7–3
1986	5	9–3
1990	10	5–3
1994	10	5–3
1998	5	7–2
2002	5	7–2
2006	Champions	9–0
2010	6	5–4
2014	Qualified
Total	10/16	59–27

EuroBasket

Host nation(s) / Year	Rank
1935	Runner-up
1937	Did not enter
1939	Did not qualify
1946	Did not enter
1947	Did not enter
1949	Did not enter
1951	Did not enter
1953	Did not enter
1955	Did not enter
1957	Did not enter
1959	15
1961	13
1963	7
1965	11
1967	6
1969	5
1971	7
1973	Runner-up
1975	4
1977	9
1979	6
1981	4
1983	Runner-up
1985	4
1987	4
1989	5
1991	Bronze medal
1993	5
1995	6
1997	5
1999	Runner-up
2001	Bronze medal
2003	Runner-up
2005	4
2007	Runner-up
2009	Champions
2011	Champions
Total	28/37

Roster

Spain

Coach: Sergio Scariolo

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Age - DOB	Ht.	Club	Club nat.
5.0 !C	4	Gasol, Pau	&1000000000000003100000031 - July 6, 1980(1980-07-06)	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	Los Angeles Lakers	USA !
3.0 !SF	5	Fernández, Rudy	&1000000000000002600000026 - April 4, 1985(1985-04-04)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Denver Nuggets	USA !
1.0 !PG	6	Rubio, Ricky	&1000000000000002000000020 - October 21, 1990(1990-10-21)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Minnesota Timberwolves	USA !
2.0 !SG	7	Navarro, Juan Carlos (C)	&1000000000000003100000031 - June 13, 1980(1980-06-13)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	FC Barcelona Bàsquet	Spain !
1.0 !PG	8	Calderón, José Manuel	&1000000000000002900000029 - September 28, 1981(1981-09-28)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Toronto Raptors	Canada !
4.0 !PF	9	Reyes, Felipe	&1000000000000003100000031 - March 16, 1980(1980-03-16)	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	Real Madrid Baloncesto	Spain !
4.0 !PF	10	Claver, Víctor	&1000000000000002300000023 - August 30, 1988(1988-08-30)	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	Valencia BC	Spain !
2.0 !SG	11	San Emeterio, Fernando	&1000000000000002700000027 - January 1, 1984(1984-01-01)	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	Caja Laboral Baskonia	Spain !
1.0 !PG	12	Llull, Sergio	&1000000000000002300000023 - November 15, 1987(1987-11-15)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Real Madrid Baloncesto	Spain !
5.0 !C	13	Gasol, Marc	&1000000000000002600000026 - January 29, 1985(1985-01-29)	2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)	Memphis Grizzlies	USA !
5.0 !C	14	Ibaka, Serge	&1000000000000002200000022 - July 18, 1989(1989-07-18)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	Oklahoma City Thunder	USA !
1.0 !PG	15	Sada, Victor	&1000000000000002700000027 - March 8, 1984(1984-03-08)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	FC Barcelona Bàsquet	Spain !

Head coach

Sergio Scariolo

Assistant coaches

Trainers

José 'Pepiño' Casal
Ignacio 'Nacho' Coque

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club field describes current pro club

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench
C	Marc Gasol	Serge Ibaka
PF	Pau Gasol	Felipe Reyes
SF	Rudy Fernández	Victor Claver
SG	Juan Carlos Navarro	Sergio Llull	Fernando San Emeterio
PG	Ricky Rubio	José Calderón	Victor Sada

Past rosters

1935 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 10 teams

Rafael Martin, Emilio Alonso, Pedro Alonso, Juan Carbonell, Armando Maunier, Fernando Muscat, Cayetano Ortega, Rafael Ruano (Coach: Mariano Manent)

1950 World Championship: finished 9th among 10 teams

Ignacio Pinedo, Arturo Imedio, Jaime Basso, Andres Oller, Alvaro Salvadores, Juan Dalmau, Julio Gamez, Eduardo Kucharski, Angel Gonzalez, Angel Lozano, Domingo Barcenas, Juan Ferrando (Coach: Michael Paul Rutzgis)

1959 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 17 teams

Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Joaquin Hernandez, Alfonso Martinez Gomez, Jose Luis Martinez Gomez, Francisco Capel, Jorge Parra, Jose Lluis, Jose Brunet, Juan Canals, Francisco Borrell, Arturo Auladell (Coach: Gabriel Alberti)

1960 Olympic Games: finished 14th among 16 teams

Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Agustin Bertomeu, Jose Nora, Alfonso Martinez, Joaquin Ensenat, Santiago Navarro, Jose Lluis, Jorge Guillen, Jesus “Chus” Codina, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Juan Martos (Coach: Eduardo Kucharski Gonzalez)

1961 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 19 teams

Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Manuel “Lolo” Sainz, Carlos Sevillano, Lorenzo Alocen, Jesus “Chus” Codina, Jose Lluis, Alfonso Martinez, Santiago Navarro, Juan Martos, Jose Nora, Javier Sanjuan (Coach: Fernando Font)

1963 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams

Manuel “Lolo” Sainz, Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Jose Ramon Ramos, Carlos Sevillano, Jose Manuel “Moncho” Monsalve, Jesus “Chus” Codina, Alfonso Martinez, Jose Lluis, Juan Antonio Martinez Arroyo, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Arturo Auladell (Coach: Joaquin Hernandez Gallego)

1965 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams

Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Manuel “Lolo” Sainz, Jose Ramon Ramos, Carlos Sevillano, Jose Manuel “Moncho” Monsalve, Jose Lluis, Enrique Margall, Juan Antonio Martinez Arroyo, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Juan Fa Busquets, Juan Bautista Urberuaga (Coach: Pedro Ferrandiz Gonzalez)

1967 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams

Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Emiliano Rodriguez, Jose Ramon Ramos, Jose Manuel “Moncho” Monsalve, Enrique Margall, Jose Luis Sagi-Vela, Antonio “Toncho” Nava, Alfonso Martinez, Ramon Guardiola, Angel Serrano, Carlos Luquero, Jose Laso (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1968 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 16 teams

Clifford Luyk, Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Vicente Ramos, Lorenzo Alocen, Enrique Margall, Antonio “Toncho” Nava, Jose Luis Sagi-Vela, Alfonso Martinez, Jesus “Chus” Codina, Juan Antonio Martinez Arroyo, Luis Carlos Santiago Zabaleta (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1969 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams

Clifford Luyk, Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Lorenzo Alocen, Vicente Ramos, Antonio “Toncho” Nava, Enrique Margall, Jose Luis Sagi-Vela, Jesus “Chus” Codina, Cristobal Rodriguez, Alfonso Martinez, Victor Manuel Escorial (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1971 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 12 teams

Wayne Brabender, Clifford Luyk, Emiliano Rodriguez, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Vicente Ramos, Rafael Rullan, Luis Miguel Santillana, Jose Luis Sagi-Vela, Enrique Margall, Cristobal Rodriguez, Juan Martinez, Juan Antonio Martinez Arroyo (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1972 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 16 teams

Juan Antonio Corbalan, Wayne Brabender, Clifford Luyk, Francisco “Nino” Buscato, Vicente Ramos, Rafael Rullan, Luis Miguel Santillana, Enrique Margall, Carmelo Cabrera, Jesus Iradier, Miguel Angel Estrada, Gonzalo Sagi-Vela (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1973 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Clifford Luyk, Wayne Brabender, Francisco ‘Nino’ Buscato, Vicente Ramos, Rafael Rullan, Manuel Flores, Luis Miguel Santillana, Carmelo Cabrera, Jose Luis Sagi-Vela, Gonzalo Sagi-Vela, Miguel Angel Estrada, Enrique Margall (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1974 World Championship: finished 5th among 14 teams

Juan Antonio Corbalan, Wayne Brabender, Clifford Luyk, Vicente Ramos, Manuel Flores, Luis Miguel Santillana, Jose Luis Sagi-Vela, Rafael Rullan, Cristobal Rodriguez, Carmelo Cabrera, Jesus Iradier, Miguel Angel Estrada (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

Spain squad – 1974 FIBA World Championship - 5th Place

4 Corbalan \| 5 Brabender \| 6 Luyk \| 7 Ramos \| 8 Flores \| 9 Santillana \| 10 Sagi-Vela \| 11 Rullan \| 12 Rodriguez \| 13 Cabrera \| 14 Iradier \| 15 Estrada \| Coach: Díaz-Miguel

1975 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams

Wayne Brabender, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Clifford Luyk, Rafael Rullan, Luis Miguel Santillana, Cristobal Rodriguez, Carmelo Cabrera, Manuel Flores, Jesus Iradier, Miguel Angel Estrada, Miguel Angel Lopez Abril, Juan Filba (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1977 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams

Wayne Brabender, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Luis Miguel Santillana, Rafael Rullan, Manuel Flores, Carmelo Cabrera, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Josep Maria Margall, Gonzalo Sagi-Vela, Luis Maria Prada, Joan Filba, Juan Ramon Fernandez (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1979 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams

Juan Antonio Corbalan, Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Wayne Brabender, Rafael Rullan, Manuel Flores, Luis Miguel Santillana, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Lopez Iturriaga, Joaquim Costa, Jose Luis Llorente, Josep Maria Margall, Pedro Cesar Ansa (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1980 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Wayne Brabender, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Fernando Romay, Manuel Flores, Luis Miguel Santillana, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Lopez Iturriaga, Jose Luis Llorente, Josep Maria Margall (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1981 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Wayne Brabender, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Fernando Martin, Fernando Romay, Manuel Flores, Rafael Rullan, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Joaquim Costa, Josep Maria Margall (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1982 World Championship: finished 4th among 13 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Wayne Brabender, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Fernando Martin, Andres Jimenez, Fernando Romay, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Lopez Iturriaga, Joaquim Costa, Josep Maria Margall (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

Spain squad – 1982 FIBA World Championship - 4th Place

4 Epi \| 5 Corbalan \| 6 Sibilio \| 7 Brabender \| 8 Solozabal \| 9 Martin \| 10 Jimenez \| 11 Romay \| 12 de la Cruz \| 13 Iturriaga \| 14 Costa \| 15 Margall \| Coach: Díaz-Miguel

1983 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Fernando Martin, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Joan “Chichi” Creus, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Lopez Iturriaga, Fernando Romay, Josep Maria Margall, Andres Jimenez, Fernando Arcega (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1984 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Juan Antonio Corbalan, Fernando Martin, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Lopez Iturriaga, Fernando Romay, Andres Jimenez, Josep Maria Margall, Jose Luis Llorente, Fernando Arcega, Jose Manuel Beiran (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

Spain squad – 1984 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

4 Beirán \| 5 Llorente \| 6 Arcega \| 7 Margall \| 8 Jiménez \| 9 Romay \| 10 Martín \| 11 Corbalán \| 12 Solozábal \| 13 de la Cruz \| 14 López \| 15 San Epifanio \| Coach: Diaz-Miguel

1985 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Fernando Martin, Jordi Villacampa, Fernando Romay, Andres Jimenez, Jose Luis Llorente, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Juan Manuel Lopez Iturriaga, Joaquim Costa, Josep Maria Margall, Vicente Gil (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1986 World Championship: finished 5th among 24 teams

Fernando Martin, Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Jordi Villacampa, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Joan “Chichi” Creus, Andres Jimenez, Fernando Romay, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Joaquim Costa, Josep Maria Margall, Fernando Arcega (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

Spain squad – 1986 FIBA World Championship - 5th Place

4 Martin \| 5 Epi \| 6 Solozabal \| 7 Villacampa \| 8 Sibilio \| 9 Creus \| 10 Jimenez \| 11 Romay \| 12 de la Cruz \| 13 Costa \| 14 Margall \| 15 Arcega \| Coach: Díaz-Miguel

1987 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Jordi Villacampa, Candido Antonio “Chicho” Sibilio, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Andres Jimenez, Fernando Romay, Ferran Martinez, Josep Maria Margall, Jose Antonio Montero, Francisco Javier Zapata, Fernando Arcega, Jose Angel Arcega (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1988 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 12 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Jordi Villacampa, Ignacio “Nacho” Solozabal, Andres Jimenez, Ferran Martinez, Jose Biriukov, Enrique “Quique” Andreu, Antonio Martin, Josep Maria Margall, Jose Antonio Montero, Jose Luis Llorente, Fernando Arcega (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1989 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 8 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Jose Biriukov, Andres Jimenez, Jose Antonio Montero, Juan Antonio Morales, Ferran Martinez, Pablo Laso, Enrique “Quique” Andreu, Rafael Vecina, Enrique Villalobos, Jose Angel Arcega, Manuel Angel Aller (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1990 World Championship: finished 10th among 16 teams

Jordi Villacampa, Alberto Herreros, Ferran Martinez, Andres Jimenez, Fernando Romay, Rafael Jofresa, Enrique “Quique” Andreu, Jose Antonio Montero, Manel Bosch, Jose Miguel Antunez, Jose Angel Arcega, Francisco Javier Zapata (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

Spain squad – 1990 FIBA World Championship - 10th Place

4 Bosch \| 5 Jofresa \| 6 Martínez \| 7 Zapata \| 8 Jiménez \| 9 Montero \| 10 Villacampa \| 11 Romay \| 12 Antunez \| 13 Herreros \| 14 Andreu \| 15 Arcega \| Coach: Díaz-Miguel

1991 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 8 teams

Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Jordi Villacampa, Mike Hansen, Josep “Pep” Cargol, Rafael Jofresa, Enrique “Quique” Andreu, Manel Bosch, Antonio Martin, Juan Antonio Orenga, Jose Miguel Antunez, Fernando Arcega, Silvano Bustos (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1992 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams

Jordi Villacampa, Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Andres Jimenez, Alberto Herreros, Rafael Jofresa, Jose Biriukov, Javier “Xavi” Fernandez, Juan Antonio Orenga, Enrique “Quique” Andreu, Tomas Jofresa, Santiago Aldama, Jose Angel Arcega (Coach: Antonio Diaz Miguel)

1993 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams

Jordi Villacampa, Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Alberto Herreros, Ferran Martinez, Andres Jimenez, Rafael Jofresa, Tomas Jofresa, Juan Antonio Orenga, Juan Antonio Morales, Antonio Martin, Ignacio “Nacho” Azofra, Xavier “Xavi” Crespo (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

1994 World Championship: finished 10th among 16 teams

Jordi Villacampa, Juan Antonio San Epifanio “Epi”, Andres Jimenez, Alberto Herreros, Ferran Martinez, Rafael Jofresa, Juan Antonio Orenga, Pablo Laso, Jose Miguel Antunez, Enrique “Quique” Andreu, Josep “Pep” Cargol, Rafael Vecina (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

Spain squad – 1994 FIBA World Championship – 10th Place

4 Villacampa \| 5 Jofresa \| 6 Laso \| 7 Orenga \| 8 Jiménez \| 9 Antúnez \| 10 Andreu \| 11 Herreros \| 12 Cargol \| 13 Martínez \| 14 Vecina \| 15 Epi \| Coach: Sainz

1995 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 14 teams

Alberto Herreros, Mike Smith, Pablo Laso, Ferran Martinez, Juan Antonio Orenga, Antonio Martin, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Jose Luis Galilea, Alberto Angulo, Javier “Xavi” Fernandez, Alfonso Reyes, Francisco Jose “Fran” Murcia (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

1997 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams

Alberto Herreros, Ferran Martinez, Mike Smith, Rafael Jofresa, Tomas Jofresa, Roberto Dueñas, Juan Antonio Orenga, Roger Esteller, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Alfonso Reyes, Jose Antonio Paraiso, Alberto Angulo (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

1998 World Championship: finished 5th among 16 teams

Alberto Herreros, Roberto Dueñas, Juan Antonio Orenga, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Carlos Jimenez, Rodrigo de la Fuente, Ignacio “Nacho” Azofra, Alberto Angulo, Alfonso Reyes, Ignacio “Inaki” de Miguel, Jose Antonio Paraiso, Jose Ignacio “Nacho” Rodilla (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

Spain squad – 1998 FIBA World Championship – 5th Place

4 Angulo \| 5 Rodilla \| 6 Azofra \| 7 Orenga \| 8 Rodríguez \| 9 Jiménez \| 10 De la Fuente \| 11 Herreros \| 12 Paraíso \| 13 de Miguel \| 14 Reyes \| 15 Dueñas \| Coach: Sainz

1999 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams

Alberto Herreros, Carlos Jimenez, Roberto Dueñas, Roger Esteller, Alberto Angulo, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Rodrigo de la Fuente, Ignacio “Inaki” de Miguel, Alfonso Reyes, Juan Ignacio Romero, Jose Ignacio “Nacho” Rodilla, Ivan Corrales (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

2000 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams

Jorge Garbajosa, Johnny Rogers, Alberto Herreros, Raul Lopez, Roberto Dueñas, Juan Carlos Navarro, Carlos Jimenez, Rodrigo de la Fuente, Alfonso Reyes, Alberto Angulo, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Ignacio “Inaki” de Miguel (Coach: Manuel “Lolo” Sainz)

Spain squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – 9th place

4 Angulo \| 5 Navarro \| 6 López \| 7 Garbajosa \| 8 Rodríguez \| 9 Jiménez \| 10 De la Fuente \| 11 Herreros \| 12 Rogers \| 13 de Miguel \| 14 A.Reyes \| 15 Dueñas \| Coach: Sainz

2001 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 16 teams

Pau Gasol, Jorge Garbajosa, Juan Carlos Navarro, Charles “Chuck” Kornegay, Raul Lopez, Carlos Jimenez, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Felipe Reyes, Alfonso Reyes, Jose Antonio Paraiso, Francisco “Paco” Vazquez, Lucio Angulo (Coach: Javier Imbroda)

2002 World Championship: finished 5th among 16 teams

Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jorge Garbajosa, Jose Calderon, Carlos Jimenez, Felipe Reyes, Alfonso Reyes, Ignacio “Nacho” Rodriguez, Jose Antonio Paraiso, Carles Marco, Lucio Angulo, Oriol Junyent (Coach: Javier Imbroda)

Spain squad – 2002 FIBA World Championship – 5th Place

4 Gasol \| 5 Junyent \| 6 Marco \| 7 Navarro \| 8 Rodríguez \| 9 F. Reyes \| 10 Jiménez \| 11 Angulo \| 12 Paraíso \| 13 Calderón \| 14 A. Reyes \| 15 Garbajosa \| Coach: Imbroda

2003 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams

Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jorge Garbajosa, Jose Calderon, Carlos Jimenez, Carles Marco, Felipe Reyes, Rodrigo de la Fuente, Alfonso Reyes, Roger Grimau, Alberto Herreros, Antonio Bueno (Coach: Ramon “Moncho” Lopez)

Spain squad – EuroBasket 2003 – Silver medal

4 Gasol \| 5 Grimau \| 6 Marco \| 7 Navarro \| 8 Calderón \| 9 F. Reyes \| 10 Jiménez \| 11 Herreros \| 12 De la Fuente \| 13 Bueno \| 14 A. Reyes \| 15 Garbajosa \| Coach: López

2004 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 12 teams

Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, José Calderon, Jorge Garbajosa, Roberto Dueñas, Carlos Jiménez, Rudy Fernandez, Rodrigo de la Fuente, Felipe Reyes, Iker Iturbe, Jaume Comas, Óscar Yebra (Coach: Mario Pesquera)

2005 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 16 teams

Juan Carlos Navarro, Jorge Garbajosa, Jose Calderón, Rudy Fernández, Carlos Jiménez, Fran Vázquez, Felipe Reyes, Carlos Cabezas, Sergi Vidal, Iker Iturbe, Sergio Rodriguez, Ignacio “Inaki” de Miguel (Coach: Mario Pesquera)

2006 World Championship: finished 1st among 24 teams

Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jose Calderon, Jorge Garbajosa, Rudy Fernandez, Carlos Jiménez, Carlos Cabezas, Bernardo “Berni” Rodríguez, Felipe Reyes, Marc Gasol, Alex Mumbrú, Sergio Rodríguez (Coach: Jose Vicente “Pepu” Hernández)

Spain squad – 2006 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal

4 P. Gasol (MVP) \| 5 Fernández \| 6 Cabezas \| 7 Navarro \| 8 Calderón \| 9 Reyes \| 10 Jiménez \| 11 Rodríguez \| 12 Berni \| 13 M. Gasol \| 14 Mumbrú \| 15 Garbajosa \| Coach: Pepu Hernández

2007 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams

Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jose Calderón, Rudy Fernández, Jorge Garbajosa, Carlos Jiménez, Carlos Cabezas, Bernardo “Berni” Rodríguez, Felipe Reyes, Marc Gasol, Sergio Rodríguez, Alex Mumbrú (Coach: Jose Vicente “Pepu” Hernández)

Spain squad – EuroBasket 2007 – Silver medal

4 P. Gasol \| 5 Fernández \| 6 Cabezas \| 7 Navarro \| 8 Calderón \| 9 Reyes \| 10 Jiménez \| 11 Rodríguez \| 12 Berni \| 13 M. Gasol \| 14 Mumbrú \| 15 Garbajosa \| Coach: Pepu Hernández

2008 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernández, Ricky Rubio, Juan Carlos Navarro, José Calderón, Felipe Reyes, Carlos Jiménez, Raúl López, Berni Rodríguez, Marc Gasol, Alex Mumbrú, Jorge Garbajosa (Coach: Aíto García Reneses)

Spain squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

4 P. Gasol \| 5 Fernández \| 6 Rubio \| 7 Navarro \| 8 Calderón \| 9 Reyes \| 10 Jiménez \| 11 López \| 12 Rodríguez \| 13 M. Gasol \| 14 Mumbrú \| 15 Garbajosa \| Coach: Aíto García

2009 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams

Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernández, Juan Carlos Navarro, Ricky Rubio, Felipe Reyes, Marc Gasol, Raúl López, Alex Mumbrú, Jorge Garbajosa, Carlos Cabezas, Víctor Claver, Sergio Llull, (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)

Spain squad – EuroBasket 2009 – Gold medal

4 P. Gasol \| 5 Fernández \| 6 Rubio \| 7 Navarro \| 8 Claver \| 9 Reyes \| 10 Cabezas \| 11 López \| 12 Llull \| 13 M. Gasol \| 14 Mumbrú \| 15 Garbajosa \| Coach: Scariolo

2010 World Championship: finished 6th among 24 teams

Fernando San Emeterio, Rudy Fernández, Ricky Rubio, Juan Carlos Navarro, Raúl López, Felipe Reyes, Víctor Claver, Fran Vázquez, Sergio Llull, Marc Gasol, Álex Mumbrú, Jorge Garbajosa, (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)

Spain squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship - 6th place

4 San Emeterio \| 5 Fernández \| 6 Rubio \| 7 Navarro \| 8 López \| 9 Reyes \| 10 Claver \| 11 Vázquez \| 12 Llull \| 13 M. Gasol \| 14 Mumbrú \| 15 Garbajosa \| Coach: Scariolo

2011 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams

Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernández, Ricky Rubio, Juan Carlos Navarro, José Calderón, Felipe Reyes, Víctor Claver, Fernando San Emeterio, Sergio Llull, Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka, Víctor Sada, (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)

Spain squad – EuroBasket 2011 – Gold Medal

4 P. Gasol \| 5 Fernández \| 6 Rubio \| 7 Navarro \| 8 Calderón \| 9 Reyes \| 10 Claver \| 11 San Emeterio \| 12 Llull \| 13 M. Gasol \| 14 Ibaka \| 15 Sada \| Coach: Scariolo

References

^ FIBA.com – FIBA World Ranking for men
^ "Spain bring racism to the Olympic Games". The Spoiler. http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2008/08/11/spain-bring-racism-to-the-olympic-games. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
^ "Olympics: Spain basketball team pictured in controversial pose". The Guardian (London). 10 August 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/aug/10/olympics2008.olympicsbasketball. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
^ "Spanish Olympic basketball team in 'racist' photo row". CNN International. 14 August 2008. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/olympics.photo.spain.basketball/index.html. Retrieved 14 August 2008.

Basketball in Spain

Men's Basketball

National teams	Spain • U-20 • U-19 • U-18 • U-17 • U-16

Leagues	ACB • Adecco Oro • Adecco Plata • EBA (5 groups) • Primera División

Cup competitions	Copa del Rey • Supercopa de Baloncesto • Copa Príncipe de Asturias • Copa LEB Plata

Regional cups	Lliga catalana • Torneo CAM • Copa Castilla y León • Copa Galicia • Copa Andalucía • Lliga Valenciana • Euskal Kopa • Trofeo Gobierno de Canarias • Copa Extremadura • Torneo de las Naciones

Autonomous teams	Aragon • Asturias • Basque Country • Castile and León • Catalonia • Galicia

Women's Basketball

National teams	Spain

Leagues	LFB • LFB-2

Cup competitions	Copa de la Reina

FEB • Clubs • List of venues

International men's basketball

FIBA · Olympics · World Championship · World Rankings · U21 World Championship · U19 World Championship · U17 World Championship · Teams · All-Africa Games · Asian Games · Commonwealth Games · Mediterranean Games · Lusophony Games · Diamond Ball · Stanković Cup · Acropolis Tournament · World Cup (Turkey) · Marchand Cup · Pan Arab Games · Universiade · Adecco Ex-Yu Cup

Africa	FIBA Africa – Africa Championship

Americas	FIBA Americas – Americas Championship

Asia	FIBA Asia – Asian Championship

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket

Oceania	FIBA Oceania – Oceania Championship

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

National basketball teams of Europe (FIBA Europe)

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National sports teams of Spain

Baseball \| Basketball (F, M) \| Beach handball \| Beach soccer \| Cricket \| Field hockey (F, M) \| Football (Soccer) (F, M) \| Futsal (F, M) \| Handball (F, M) \| Ice hockey (M, W, M-U20) \| Roller Hockey (F, M) \| Rugby Union (F, M) \| Tennis (F, M) \| Volleyball (F, M) \| Water polo (F, M)

Spain national basketball team

Contents

History

EuroBasket

FIBA World championship

Summer Olympics

Media controversy prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Other Events

Medal record

Competitive record

Olympic Games

World championship

EuroBasket

Roster

Spain

Depth Chart

Past rosters

See also

References