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Puerto Rico men's national basketball team

Puerto Rico mens national basketball team
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CountryPuerto Rico Puerto Rico
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National FedFederación de
Baloncesto de
Puerto Rico
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Fiba Ranking15th
Fiba ZoneFIBA Americas
Joined Fiba1957
Oly Appearances9
Oly MedalsNone
Wc Appearances12
Wc MedalsNone
Zone ChampionshipFIBA Americas Championship
Zone Appearances14
Zone Medals1980, 1989, 1995
1988, 1993, 1997, 2009
2003, 2007
Nickname"Los Doce Magníficos" ("The Magnificent Twelve" in Spanish)
CoachPuerto Rico Flor Meléndez
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The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship. The team, selected by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation, historically comprised only players from the National Superior Basketball league, but in the 1990s began to include Puerto Rican players playing abroad professionally.

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FIBA World Championships :
Year Position Tournament Host
1950 � 1950 FIBA World Championship Buenos Aires, Argentina
1954 � 1954 FIBA World Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1959 5 1959 FIBA World Championship Santiago, Chile
1963 6 1963 FIBA World Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1967 12 1967 FIBA World Championship Montevideo, Uruguay
1970 Not Qualified 1970 FIBA World Championship Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
1974 7 1974 FIBA World Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
1978 10 1978 FIBA World Championship Manila, Philippines
1982 Not Qualified 1982 FIBA World Championship Cali, Colombia
1986 13 1986 FIBA World Championship Madrid, Spain
1990 4 (Best) 1990 FIBA World Championship Buenos Aires, Argentina
1994 6 1994 FIBA World Championship Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1998 11 1998 FIBA World Championship Athens, Greece
2002 7 2002 FIBA World Championship Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
2006 17 2006 FIBA World Championship Saitama City, Japan
2010 17 2010 FIBA World Championship Istanbul, Turkey

Olympic Games :
Year Position Tournament Host
1904 � 1904 Summer Olympics (Demonstration Sport) St. Louis, Missouri, United States
1936 � 1936 Summer Olympics Berlin, Germany
1948 � 1948 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom
1952 � 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, Finland
1956 � 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, Australia
1960 13 1960 Summer Olympics Rome, Italy
1964 4 (Best) 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan
1968 9 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City, Mexico
1972 6 1972 Summer Olympics Munich, Germany
1976 9 1976 Summer Olympics Montreal, Canada
1980 Boycott 1980 Summer Olympics Moscow, Russia SFSR, Soviet Union
1984 Not Qualified 1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, California, United States
1988 7 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea
1992 8 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain
1996 10 1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, Georgia, United States
2000 Not Qualified 2000 Summer Olympics Sidney, Australia
2004 6 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece
2008 Not Qualified 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China
2012 ? 2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom

FIBA Americas Championships :
Year Position Tournament Host
1980 Gold 1980 Tournament of the Americas (Pre-Olympic) San Juan, Puerto Rico
1984 6 1984 Tournament of the Americas (Pre-Olympic) São Paulo, Brazil
1988 Silver 1988 Tournament of the Americas (Pre-Olympic) Montevideo, Uruguay
1989 Gold 1989 FIBA Americas Championship (Pre-World) Mexico City, Mexico
1992 4 1992 Tournament of the Americas (Pre-Olympic) Portland, Oregon, United States
1993 Silver 1993 FIBA Americas Championship (Pre-World) San Juan, Puerto Rico
1995 Gold 1995 Tournament of the Americas (Pre-Olympic) Tucumán, Argentina
1997 Silver 1997 FIBA Americas Championship (Pre-World) Montevideo, Uruguay
1999 4 1999 Tournament of the Americas (Pre-Olympic) San Juan, Puerto Rico
2001 4 2001 FIBA Americas Championship (Pre-World) Neuquén, Argentina
2003 Bronze 2003 Tournament of the Americas (Pre-Olympic) San Juan, Puerto Rico
2005 7 2005 FIBA Americas Championship (Pre-World) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2007 Bronze 2007 Tournament of the Americas (Pre-Olympic) Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2009 Silver 2009 FIBA Americas Championship (Pre-World) San Juan, Puerto Rico

FIBA Americas Championships :
      Total
3 4 2 9

Pan American Games :
Year Position Tournament Host
1951 � 1951 Pan American Games Buenos Aires, Argentina
1955 � 1955 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico
1959 Silver 1959 Pan American Games Chicago, Illinois
1963 Bronze 1963 Pan American Games São Paulo, Brazil
1967 5 1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada
1971 Silver 1971 Pan American Games Cali, Colombia
1975 Silver 1975 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico
1979 Silver 1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico
1983 6 1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela
1987 Bronze 1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
1991 Gold 1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba
1995 6 1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina
1999 Bronze 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada
2003 Bronze 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2007 Silver 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2011 ? 2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico

Pan American Games :
      Total
1 5 4 10

CentroBasket Championships :
Year Position Tournament Host
1965 Silver 1965 CentroBasket Championship Mexico City, Mexico
1967 � 1967 CentroBasket Championship San Salvador, El Salvador
1969 Bronze 1969 CentroBasket Championship Havana, Cuba
1971 Silver 1971 CentroBasket Championship Caracas, Venezuela
1973 Gold 1973 CentroBasket Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
1975 Silver 1975 CentroBasket Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1977 Silver 1977 CentroBasket Championship Panama City, Panama
1981 Silver 1981 CentroBasket Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
1985 Gold 1985 CentroBasket Championship Mexico City, Mexico
1987 Gold 1987 CentroBasket Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1989 Gold 1989 CentroBasket Championship Havana, Cuba
1991 Gold 1991 CentroBasket Championship Monterrey, Mexico
1993 Gold 1993 CentroBasket Championship Ponce, Puerto Rico
1995 Bronze 1995 CentroBasket Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1997 Silver 1997 CentroBasket Championship Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1999 Silver 1999 CentroBasket Championship Havana, Cuba
2001 Gold 2001 CentroBasket Championship Toluca, Mexico
2003 Gold 2003 CentroBasket Championship Culiacán, Mexico
2004 Silver 2004 CentroBasket Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2006 Bronze 2006 CentroBasket Championship Panama City, Panama
2008 Gold 2008 CentroBasket Championship Cancún, Mexico
2010 Gold 2010 CentroBasket Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

CentroBasket Championships :
      Total
10 8 3 20

Central American and Caribbean Games :
Year Position Tournament Host
1926 � 1926 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico
1930 � 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba
1935 Bronze 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 Bronze 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico
1959 Silver 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games Caracas, Venezuela
1962 Gold 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games Kingston, Jamaica
1966 Gold 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games San Juan, Puerto Rico
1970 Bronze 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Panama City, Panama
1974 Silver 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1978 Gold 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellin, Colombia
1982 Silver 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba
1986 Silver 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
1990 Silver 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico
1993 Gold 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico
1998 ? 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela
2002 Silver 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador
2006 Gold 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia
2010 Gold 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Central American and Caribbean Games :
      Total
5 6 3 14

CaribeBasket Championships :
Year Position Tournament Host
2007 Gold 2007 CaribeBasket Championship Caguas, Puerto Rico

Goodwill Games :
Year Position Tournament Host
1986 13 1986 Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union
1990 6 1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, Washington, United States
1994 Gold 1994 Goodwill Games St. Petersburg, Russia
1998 4 1998 Goodwill Games New York City, New York, United States
2001 � 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia

Other international events :
Year Position Tournament Host
2005 6 Stankovic Continental Champions Cup Beijing, China
2007 4 2007 Marchand Continental Championship Cup San Juan, Puerto Rico
2008 2 Bamberg Super Cup Bamberg, Germany
2008 2 Alpos International Cup Maribor, Slovenia
2008 4 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Athens, Greece
2009 2 2009 Marchand Continental Championship Cup San Juan, Puerto Rico

International Basketball

Africa|FIBA Africa - Africa ChampionshipFIBA Africa - Africa Championship
Americas|FIBA Americas - Americas ChampionshipFIBA Americas - Americas Championship
Asia|FIBA Asia - Asian ChampionshipFIBA Asia - Asian Championship
Europe|FIBA Europe - EuroBasketFIBA Europe - EuroBasket
Oceania|FIBA Oceania - Oceania ChampionshipFIBA Oceania - Oceania Championship



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