The Mexico national basketball team () represents Mexico in men's international basketball competitions, The team has made 6 appearances in FIBA World Cup and 5 appearances in the Summer Olympics. The governing body of the team is the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol (ADEMEBA).
In 2013, Mexico won the FIBA AmeriCup.
History
Until the late 1960s, team Mexico was a major force at the world stage. The team won the bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics, finished 4th at the 1948 event and 5th in 1968. Mexico won the Pan American Games silver medal in Winnipeg 1967 led by Captain Carlos Quintanar with players like Arturo Guerrero and Manuel Raga.
At the FIBA Americas Championship 2009 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mexico finished 7th, ahead of Panama, Venezuela and the United States Virgin Islands.
On individual performances, Gustavo Ayon finished among the tournament's top performers in steals (3rd), blocks (3rd) and minutes per game (9th).
Both Eduardo Nájera and Earl Watson expressed their interest in representing Mexico internationally. However, neither received permission by their NBA teams to participate at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Mexico Beats Team USA On 29 October 2011, Mexico defeated Team USA 71–55. This 16 point victory took place during the 2011 Pan Am Games.
"La Edad de Oro" (since 2013) Mexico took part in the FIBA Americas Championship 2013 to replace Panama, who were disqualified. To the surprise of many they beat hosts Venezuela in their opening game, and advanced to the second round with wins over Paraguay and the Dominican Republic. They later finished top of the eight-team second round group and a semi-final win over heavy favourites Argentina saw them through to the final.
On 11 September 2013, they beat Puerto Rico 91–83 in the gold medal game to win the FIBA Americas Championship. Inside player Gustavo Ayón was voted as the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
2014 Basketball World Cup The surprising gold medal at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship secured Mexico a spot at the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain. This marked the first qualification to the Basketball World Cup in 40 years.
At the 2014 FIBA World Cup, the Mexicans won two of their five preliminary round games against Korea and Angola which earned them a playoff spot for the first time in their history. They would, however, come unstuck against eventual champions USA.
Especially noteworthy was Mexico's 3 point field goal percentage, which was one of the highest among all the teams at the event.
2015 FIBA Americas Championship Due to Mexico's strong performances of late, the country gained the right to host the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.
Mexico Defeats Team USA Again On 28 June 2018, Mexico defeated Team USA 78–70 during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers. Mexico was led by Gustavo Ayon and Juan Toscano-Anderson. Team USA was led by Alex Caruso, David Stockton, and coached by Jeff Van Gundy.
On 19 November 2021, Mexico defeated Team USA 97–88 during the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers. Mexico was led by Orlando Méndez-Valdez (who was also part of Mexico's victory over Team USA in 2018) and Team USA was led by Isaiah Thomas and Luke Kornet.
On 2 September 2022, Mexico defeated Team USA 73–67 during the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup in Recife, Brazil. Mexico was led by Paul Stoll and Fabian Jaimes. Team USA was led by Jodie Meeks, Patrick McCaw, Frank Mason III, and Norris Cole.
On 16 August 2023, Team Mexico defeated the Kansas State University Wildcats 83–81 in an exhibition game in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Kansas State made it to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament in the 2022–23 season.
Honours Worldwide FIBA World Cup 8th place: 1967
Olympic Games Third place: 1936
Continental FIBA AmeriCup Champions (1): 2013 Third place: 2017
Pan American Games Runners-up (3): 1967, 1991, 2011 Third place: 1983
Regional FIBA Centrobasket Champions (3): 1965, 1975, 2014 Runners-up (4): 1973, 1991, 2001, 2016 Third place: 1987, 2003
FIBA COCABA Championship Champions (4): 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013
Central American and Caribbean Games Champions (8): 1926, 1930, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1990 Runners-up (3): 1966, 2010, 2023 Third place: 1962, 1974, 1978, 1982, 2002
FIBA honours summary Competition TotalFIBA World Cup0 0 0 0Olympic Games0 0 1 1FIBA AmeriCup1 0 1 2 FIBA Centrobasket3 4 2 9FIBA COCABA Championship4004 Total 8 4 4 16
Competitive record
Summer Olympics Olympic Games recordYearRoundPositionTeam 1936Bronze medalists3rd of 214319876+22Team 1948Fourth place4th of 23752364264+100Team 1952Fifteenth place15th of 23312172171+1Team 1956Did not qualify 1960Twelfth place12th of 16 945602637−35Team 1964Twelfth place12th of 16 936615657−42Team 1968Fifth place5th of 16972641580+61Team 1972Did not qualify 1976Tenth place10th of 127Egypt withdrew from the 1976 games due to the mass boycott by African nations. Mexico was credited with a 2–0 win by a forfeit.34547600−53Team 1980Did not qualify 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028To be determined 2032TotalBronze medal7/224826223,0392,885+154—
FIBA World Olympic Qualifying YearPositionPldWL 19641st place981 19724th place No data 19763rd placeNo data 20164th place312 20203rd place312 20244th place312
FIBA World Cup FIBA World Cup recordYearRoundPositionTeam 1950Did not qualify 1954Did not qualify 1959Thirteen place13th of 13606342427−85Team 1963Ninth place9th of 13844629624+5Team 1967Eighth place8th of 13862534486+48Team 1970Did not qualify 1974Ninth place9th of 14862746705+41Team 1978Did not qualify 1982Did not qualify 1986Did not qualify 1990Did not qualify 1994Did not qualify 1998Did not qualify 2002Did not qualify 2006Did not qualify 2010Did not qualify 2014Round of 16 14th of 24624433 458 −25Team 2019Did not qualify 2023Twenty-fifth place25th of 325 2 3 410 467 −57Team 2027To be determined 2031To be determinedTotalRound of 166/204120213,0943,167−73—
FIBA AmeriCup FIBA AmeriCup recordYearRoundPositionTeam 1980Fifth place5th of 76 2 4 538 589 –51Team 1984Fifth place5th of 98 3 5 724 780 −56Team 1988Sixth place6th of 7 62 4 546 549 −3 Team 1989Ninth place9th of 1251 4 453 476 −23Team 1992Seventh place7th of 104 1 3 328 331 −3Team 1993Did not qualify 1995Did not qualify 1997Tenth place10th of 104 0 4 282 352 −70Team 1999Did not qualify 2001Ninth place9th of 104 0 4 362 407 −45Team 2003Sixth place6th of 1012669921091−99Team 2005Tenth place10th of 1041 3 324 371 −47 Team 2007Seventh place7th of 1011 3 8 991 1082 −91 Team 2009Seventh place7th of 1011 2 9 663 845 −182Team 2011Did not qualify 2013Champions1st of 101310 3 1,029964+65Team 2015Fourth place4th of 1013 10 3 1,042950 +92Team 2017Third place3rd of 125 4 1 396361 +35Team 2022Fifth place5th of 12422289 289 0Team 2025Did not qualify 2029To be determinedTotal1 title15/2111047638,9299,437−508—
Pan American Games Pan American Games recordYearRoundPositionTeam 1951Eighth place8th of 106 3 3 344 308 +36Team 1955Fourth place4th of 65 2 3360 351+9Team 1959Fourth place4th of 66 4 2 383 409 +26Team 1963Seventh place7th of 76 15 415 528 –113Team 1967Sliver medalists2nd of 109 8 1 625595+30Team 1971Fourth place4th of 138 4 4 716 579 +137Team 1975Fourth place4th of 109 5 4 776710 +66Team 1979Eighth place8th of 106 2 4 611590 +21Team 1983Bronze medalists3rd of 98 4 4 645 682 –37Team 1987Fourth place4th of 107 2 5 639 667 –28Team 1991Sliver medalists2nd of 1074 3 556561–5Team 1995Fifth place5th of 66 1 5 488 588–100Team 1999Did not enter 2003Fifth place5th of 85 2 3 399 436–37Team 2007Did not enter 2011Sliver medalists2nd of 853 2 374 323 +51Team 2015Eighth place8th of 83 1 2 232 275 –43Team 2019Seventh place7th of 83 1 2 194 201 –7Team 2023Fourth place4th of 10514329390−64Team TotalSliver medal17/199947527,7577,803–46—
Central American and Caribbean Games YearPositionTournamentHost 1926 1926 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 1930 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 1935 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1938 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games Panama City, Panama 1946 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1950 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games Guatemala City, Guatemala 1954 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 1959 – 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games Caracas, Venezuela 1962 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games Kingston, Jamaica 1966 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 1970 4 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Panama City, Panama 1974 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1978 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellin, Colombia 1982 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 1986 5 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic 1990 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 1993 – 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1998 10 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 2002 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2006 5 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 2010 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2014 5 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz, Mexico 2018 5 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 2023 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2026 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Total 8 3 5 16
Results and fixtures 2025
2026
2027
Team Current roster The roster for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas) matches against Colombia on 27 August 2026 and Brazil on 31 August 2026.
Previous squads
Olympics 1936 Olympics squad 1948 Olympics squad 1952 Olympics squad 1960 Olympics squad 1964 Olympics squad 1968 Olympics squad 1976 Olympics squad
FIBA AmeriCup 1980 Tournament of the Americas squad 1984 Tournament of the Americas squad 1988 Tournament of the Americas squad 1989 Tournament of the Americas squad 1992 Tournament of the Americas squad 1993 Tournament of the Americas squad 1997 Tournament of the Americas squad 2001 Tournament of the Americas squad 2003 Tournament of the Americas squad 2005 FIBA Americas Championship squad 2007 FIBA Americas Championship squad 2009 FIBA Americas Championship squad 2013 FIBA Americas Championship squad 2015 FIBA Americas Championship squad 2017 FIBA AmeriCup squad 2022 FIBA AmeriCup squad
FIBA World Cup 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup squad 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup squad
Head coach position Augustin Garcia (1959) Enrique "Kiki" Romero (1960) Pedro Barba Ramos (1963) Agustin Garcia Arreola (1964) Lester Lane (1967–1968) Pedro Barba Ramos (1974) Carlos Bru (1976) Guillermo Vecchio (2003) Nolan Richardson (2007) Silvio Jose Santander (2008) Nolan Richardson (2009) Arturo Guerrero (2009) Josep Claros (2010–2011) Sergio Valdeolmillos (2011) Josep Claros (2012) Arturo Guerrero (2013) Sergio Valdeolmillos (2013–2014) Bill Cartwright (2014–2015) Eddie Casiano (2015) Sergio Valdeolmillos (2015–2017) Ramón Díaz Sánchez (2018) Iván Déniz (2018–2019) Sergio Valdeolmillos (2020–2021) Omar Quintero (2021–present)
Kit Manufacturer 2015–2021: Under Armour
2022–present: Titan Sports
See also Mexico women's national basketball team Mexico national under-19 basketball team Mexico national under-17 basketball team Mexico national 3x3 team
Notes
References
External links
FIBA Profile Latinbasket – Mexico Men National Team
Videos Iran v Mexico – Highlights – 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Italy Youtube.com video