Sri Lanka national basketball team
| Sri Lanka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| FIBA ranking |
79  6 | ||
| Joined FIBA | 1959 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF) | ||
| Coach | Maneka Meththinda | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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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).[1] 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 which was consequently admitted to the FIBA in 1959. Sri Lanka joined the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) in 1962, and have participated in most ABC competitions since.
Competitions
Summer Olympics
yet to qualify
World championships
yet to qualify
FIBA Asia Championship
See also
References
- ↑ FIBA National Federations – Sri Lanka, fiba.com, accessed 24 July 2013.
External links
- Sri Lanka Basketball Federation
- Sri Lanka Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
- Basketball in Sri Lanka
- Presentation on Facebook
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