Jamaica national basketball team is governed by the Jamaica Basketball Association.Profile Jamaica, Fiba.com. Retrieved 15 Dec 2015.
The team had its best performance at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship where it beat the two former world champions Brazil and Argentina.
Outlook The team finished in seventh place in the 2006 Centrobasket with a 1–4 record. The lone victory was a 100–57 win over Costa Rica. In the 2010 Centrobasket, led by Roy Hibbert, they finished in fifth place with a record of 2–2. The 2012 Centrobasket saw them win their first medal (bronze).
Rosters
Current roster https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-basketball-world-cup-2027-americas-pre-qualifiers/teams/jamaica#roster Jamaica | Roster
Results
Summer Olympics yet to qualify
FIBA World Cup yet to qualify
FIBA AmeriCup YearPositionTournamentHost 2013 8 2013 FIBA Americas Championship Caracas, Venezuela 2017 Did not qualify 2017 FIBA AmeriCup Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay
Other tournaments Season: 2010 (CAC Games) EventSeasonDateAgainstResultCAC Games201030 July 2010Panama83–64CAC Games201029 July 2010British Virgin Islands75–68 OTCAC Games201027 July 2010Mexico77–79CAC Games201026 July 2010Puerto Rico71–104
Season: 2010 (Centrobasket) EventSeasonDateAgainstResultCentrobasket201010 July 2010Panama51–55Centrobasket20109 July 2010U.S. Virgin Islands71–65Centrobasket20108 July 2010British Virgin Islands71–56Centrobasket20106 July 2010Dominican Republic62–68
Notable players Wayne Sappleton (first Jamaican born player to be drafted, and to play in the NBA). Patrick Ewing (first Jamaican born player to be drafted 1/1, 11x All-Star, 1x All-NBA first team, 1985–86 NBA Rookie of the Year, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist in 1984 and 1992, and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee). Rumeal Robinson Roy Hibbert (runner-up for 2013–14 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award). Jerome Jordan
Samardo Samuels Omari Johnson Tyrique Jones Shevon Thompson Josh Minott
Past rosters Team for the 2014 Centrobasket.Jamaica 2014 Centrobasket Championship, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 16 Dec 2015.
Team for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.
Head coach position Alex Copeland – 2018-now
Kit
Sponsor 2013: KFC
2021: Davis Law Group
See also Jamaica women's national basketball team Jamaica men's national under-19 basketball team Jamaica men's national under-17 basketball team Jamaica men's national 3x3 team
References
External links Official website
FIBA Profile Latinbasket.com - Jamaica Men National Team Archived records of Jamaica team participations