Jamaica national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Jamaica women's national basketball team.

Jamaica

FIBA ranking	72 1 (26 February 2019)[1]
Joined FIBA	1962
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Jamaica Basketball Association
Coach	Sam Vincent
Nickname(s)	JAMROCKERZ[2]
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	1 (2013)
Medals	None
Caribbean Championship
Appearances	9
Medals	(4): 1981, 1996, 2006, 2009 (1): 2003
Uniforms
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Jamaica national basketball team is governed by the Jamaica Basketball Association.^[3]

The team had its best performance at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship where it beat the two former world champions Brazil and Argentina.

Contents

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  1 Outlook
  


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  2 Roster
  
  
  
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    2.1 Depth chart
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Notable players
  


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  4 Results
  
  
  
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    4.1 Summer Olympics
    
  
  
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    4.2 FIBA World Cup
    
  
  
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    4.3 FIBA AmeriCup
    
  
  
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    4.4 Other tournaments
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Past rosters
  


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  6 Head coach position
  


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  7 Kit
  
  
  
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    7.1 Sponsor
    
  
  
  
  


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  8 See also
  


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  9 References
  


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  10 External links
  

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).

Roster

Team for the 2014 Centrobasket.^[4]

Jamaica men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club F 4 Mugabe Thomas 7004123190000000000♠33 – (1980-11-08)8 November 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Zonkeys de Tijuana G 5 Akeem Scott 7004112840000000000♠30 – (1983-09-09)9 September 1983 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Guaiquiries G 6 Damion Staple 7004123800000000000♠33 – (1980-09-08)8 September 1980 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Panama City Breeze G 7 Garfield Blair 7003999200000000000♠27 – (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Marín Peixegalego C 8 Brandon Walters 7003949400000000000♠25 – (1988-08-03)3 August 1988 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Siena Saints F 9 Ricardo Alliman 7004100260000000000♠27 – (1987-02-18)18 February 1987 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) AS Cherbourg G 10 Mike Rogers 7003965900000000000♠26 – (1988-02-20)20 February 1988 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Club Deportivo Estela Santander SG 11 Kemar McLeish 7004101040000000000♠27 – (1986-12-02)2 December 1986 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Majestic Gardens Legends F 12 Brian Grant 7003972100000000000♠26 – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Cedarville Yellow Jackets G 13 Kwame Lawrence 7003970100000000000♠26 – (1988-01-09)9 January 1988 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Urban Knights C 14 Vashil Fernandez 7003823400000000000♠22 – (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Valparaiso Crusaders PG 23 Clarence Jackson 7003653600000000000♠17 – (1998-02-19)19 February 1998 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) University of Southern California	Head coach Sam Vincent Assistant coach(es) Richard Polack Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 1 August 2014

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Brandon Walters	Vashil Fernandez
PF	Ricardo Alliman	Brian Grant
SF	Akeem Scott	Damion Staple	Mugabe Thomas
SG	Garfield Blair	Mike Rogers	Kwame Lawrence
PG	Oritseweyinmi Efejuku	Kemar McLeish

Notable players

Samardo Samuels

Other current notable players from Jamaica:

Jamaica roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F/C Patrick Ewing, Jr. 7004115350000000000♠31 – (1984-05-20)20 May 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Rayyan Doha C Roy Hibbert 7004106000000000000♠29 – (1986-12-11)11 December 1986 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) LA Lakers C Jerome Jordan 7004106730000000000♠29 – (1986-09-29)29 September 1986 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) Jiangsu Tongxi F/C Samardo Samuels 7003984000000000000♠26 – (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) FC Barcelona Lassa

Results

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

FIBA World Cup

yet to qualify

FIBA AmeriCup

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
2013	8	2013 FIBA Americas Championship	Caracas, Venezuela
2017	To be determined	2017 FIBA AmeriCup	To be determined

Other tournaments

Season: 2010 (CAC Games)

Event	Season	Date	Against	Result
CAC Games	2010	30 July 2010	Panama	83–64
CAC Games	2010	29 July 2010	British Virgin Islands	75–68 OT
CAC Games	2010	27 July 2010	Mexico	77–79
CAC Games	2010	26 July 2010	Puerto Rico	71–104

Season: 2010 (Centrobasket)

Event	Season	Date	Against	Result
Centrobasket	2010	10 July 2010	Panama	51–55
Centrobasket	2010	9 July 2010	U.S. Virgin Islands	71–65
Centrobasket	2010	8 July 2010	British Virgin Islands	71–56
Centrobasket	2010	6 July 2010	Dominican Republic	62–68

Past rosters

Team for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.

Jamaica men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 4 Ennis, Dylan 7003791800000000000♠21 – (1991-12-26)26 December 1991 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Villanova Wildcats F/C 5 Uter, Adrian 7004105340000000000♠28 – (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Pallacanestro Cantù F 6 Ewing, Jr., Patrick 7004106940000000000♠29 – (1984-05-20)20 May 1984 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Nea Kifisia G/F 7 Blair, Garfield 7003965600000000000♠26 – (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Heartland Eagles G 8 Efejuku, Weyinmi 7003984600000000000♠26 – (1986-09-15)15 September 1986 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Indios de Mayagüez G 9 Scott, Akeem 7004109540000000000♠29 – (1983-09-03)3 September 1983 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Guaiqueríes G 10 Scott, Durand 7003859000000000000♠23 – (1990-02-22)22 February 1990 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Obradoiro CAB C 11 Jordan, Jerome 7003983200000000000♠26 – (1986-09-29)29 September 1986 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) New Orleans Pelicans F 12 Walker, Christopher 7003690600000000000♠18 – (1994-10-03)3 October 1994 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Florida Gators F 13 Forbes, Adrian 7003922800000000000♠25 – (1988-05-25)25 May 1988 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Auburn Tigers F/C 14 Samuels, Samardo 7003899900000000000♠24 – (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Olimpia Milano C 15 Fernandez, Vashil 7003789800000000000♠21 – (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Pallacanestro Cantù	Head coach Sam Vincent Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2013

Head coach position

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  Sam Vincent – 2009-now

Kit

Sponsor

2013: KFC^[2]

See also

• Jamaica women's national basketball team


• Jamaica national under-19 basketball team


• Jamaica national under-17 basketball team


• Jamaica national 3x3 team

References

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   ^ Profile | Jamaica, Fiba.com. Retrieved 15 Dec 2015.
   


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   ^ Jamaica | 2014 Centrobasket Championship, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 16 Dec 2015.
   

External links

• Official website


• Presentation at CaribbeanBasketball.com


• FIBA Profile


• Latinbasket.com - Jamaica Men National Team (in English)
  


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  Archived records of Jamaica team participations

v t e National sports teams of Jamaica
Association football F M M U23 M U20 M U17 Baseball Basketball F M M U19 M U17 Beach soccer Bobsleigh Commonwealth Games Cricket M W Ice hockey Netball Olympics Pan American Games Paralympics Rugby league Rugby union F M F7 M7 Tennis F M Volleyball

v t e National basketball teams of the Americas (FIBA Americas)

Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Belize Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Montserrat Mexico Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico St. Lucia St. Kitts and Nevis St. Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands Uruguay United States U.S. Virgin Islands Venezuela

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