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| FIBA ranking | 16 1 (15 September 2025)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JoinedFIBA | 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National federation | Puerto Rican Basketball Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Nelson Colón | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | 12 Magníficos Los Gallos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |  (1980,1989,1995) (1988,1993,1997,2009,2013).svg) (2003,2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |  (1991,2011) (1959,1971,1975,1979,2007,2019) (1963,1999,2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | (1973, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2016) (1965, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2012, 2014) (1969, 1995, 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Puerto Rico 26–39Mexico  (San Salvador, El Salvador; 1935) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Puerto Rico 171–72Belize  (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; 7 March 1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ThePuerto Rico national basketball team (Spanish:Selección de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico) representsPuerto Rico in men's internationalbasketball competitions, it is governed by thePuerto Rican Basketball Federation (Spanish:Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico), The team represents bothFIBA andFIBA Americas.
Since joiningFIBA in 1957, the Puerto Rican national team has been mostly composed by Puerto Rican-born players and players ofPuerto Rican descent born in the continental United States such asRaymond Gause,Rick Apodaca,Georgie Torres,Héctor Blondet,Renaldo Balkman,Ramón Clemente,Maurice Harkless,Tyler Davis and many others.
The team's unofficial mascot isMoncho Loubriel.[2]
ThePuerto Rican Basketball Federation joinedFIBA in 1957. Puerto Rico has participated in nineOlympics and12World Championships, although they have never won a medal at either competition.
Puerto Rico's first appearance at a World Championship was in1959 in Chile, where, led byJuan Vicéns, who averaged 22 points per game, the team finished 5th with a record of 3–6. In1963, at Puerto Rico's second World Championship appearance which took place inBrazil, the team, led byRafael Valle andJuan Vicéns, opened the tournament winning two straight games. Yet, after losing other six games back to back, ended its participation with a win overItaly, obtaining the 6th place.
Coming back from its 13th place debut at the1960 Olympics in Rome, in1964 in Tokyo, the team was able to reach 4th place, in good part because of the contributions of point guardJuan Vicéns. This was, and still is as of 2016, the highest place it has ever reached since the team's birth at any Olympic Games.[3] Three years later inUruguay, at the1967 World Championship, the team, led this time byRaymond Dalmau, was only able to finish 12th, ending the decade with a 9th place at the1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
Before the 1970s, regardless of the unremarkable performance at world international tournaments, Puerto Rico started to emerge as a power player at regional tournaments, medaling in all the competitions it participated (thePan American Games, theCentroBasket tournament and theCentral American and Caribbean Games). The medal count included two golds at the1962 and the1966 Central American and Caribbean Games, failing to medal only at the1967 Pan American Games, where it finished 5th.
The 1970s brought some dramatic moments for the team, particularly a one-point loss to theUnited States at the1976 Olympics inMontreal,[3] where a win by Puerto Rico would have been the first undisputed basketball loss for the United States team at an Olympic competition. Also, the1974 World Championship and the1979 Pan American Games were held inSan Juan, promoting local enthusiasm for international basketball and Puerto Rico's presence in it. The 7th and 10th places at the1974 and1978 World Championships, where the team, led byHector Blondet andRubén Rodríguez respectively, saw 2–5 and 4–3 finishes, became turning points for the Puerto Rican team. The 4–3 showing in 1978 in thePhilippines was the first time ever the team finished with a positive record at a World Championship. These achievements were accompanied by golds at the1973 Centrobasket and the1978 Central American and Caribbean Games. In all, Puerto Rico continued its regional success and was able to medal in all regional competitions.
The 1980s included significant success for the team,[3] as it earned gold medals at two of the first fourFIBA Americas Championships in1980 and1989, and at the1985,1987 and1989 CentroBasket tournaments. The silver medal at the1988 Americas Championship held inMontevideo, Uruguay, secured the team's first Olympic participation since 1976.[4] Having qualified and earned the right to participate, the Puerto Rican team chose not to do so at the1980 Olympic Games, held in Moscow, in solidarity with theAmerican boycott of that competition, despite possessing the autonomy to attend. It also didn't participate at the1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, because the team failed to qualify for it. Twelve years after its last Olympic showing, Puerto Rico was able to advance to the second round and finished 7th at the1988 Olympic Games, held inSeoul. Two years earlier, at the1986 World Championship in Spain, Puerto Rico's performance granted it the 10th place, having failed to qualify for the1982 Championship in Colombia.
During the 1990s, the team's success continued. Led byJosé Ortiz,Ramón Rivas,Jerome Mincy,Fico López, and Edgar León.[3] the decade began with a 4th-place finish at the1990 World Championship in Argentina. Puerto Rico's best World Championship showing to date, it defeated teams such asYugoslavia,Argentina and theUnited States, but lost to theUSSR and then, lost the rematch with the US by two points, in overtime. In 1991, led byRaymond Gause, besides earning gold at theCentroBasket tournament, the team also won, the gold medal for the first time at thePan American Games[5] inCuba. The team also qualified for the1992 Olympics in Barcelona, where it reached the second round, losing to the US in its first game of the elimination round, finishing at the end in 8th place. In 1993, Puerto Rico signed its Caribbean supremacy at this sport by winning gold at both theCentroBasket and theCentral American and Caribbean Games. This victory at CentroBasket was the last of a 5 gold medal streak at the tournament. In 1994, the team finished in a 6th place at theWorld Championship in Canada, but won the gold at the1994 Goodwill Games inSt. Petersburg, Russia, defeating teams such asCroatia,Russia,Brazil andItaly. It was then when Puerto Rico began to be classified as one of the top 10 international teams. Having won gold in 1995 at theFIBA Americas Pre-Olympic Championship, in 1996 at theOlympic Games, the team placed 10th inAtlanta, while in 1998, it placed 11th at theWorld Championship in Greece.
In 1994, Puerto Rico's national basketball team won the gold medal at the1994 Goodwill Games in Russia, beating Italy, 94–80, in the gold medal game.[6]
This Olympic cycle did not go well for the team at the International level, although it did have great moments and it performed well at the local level. Having failed to qualify for the2000 Olympics inSydney, Australia with its 4th place at the1999 Tournament of the Americas hosted inSan Juan, Puerto Rico, in 2001 the team was able to recover itsCentroBasket title, with a triumph inMexico. Later that year, the team repeated its 4th place at the2001 FIBA Americas tournament in Argentina.
In 2002, the team had a strong showing at theWorld Championship held inIndianapolis, USA. The team beat the top 3European teams at the time; eventual championYugoslavia,Turkey andSpain. Puerto Rico, with a 5–1 record entering the quarterfinals, lost its chance to get into the medals round only by a dramatic 2-points loss toNew Zealand, eventually placing 7th. It is worth mentioning thatCarlos Arroyo debuted at this tournament.
In 2003, the team also won gold at theCentroBasket tournament, held inMexico, but was only able to achieve the bronze medal at theTournament of the Americas and thePan American Games. Reaching its 16th final at the CentroBasket tournament, Puerto Rico conquered the silver medal at the2004 CentroBasket tournament, losing to the hostDominican Republic, 75–74, in the championship game.
On 15 August 2004, at the2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the Puerto Rico National Basketball Team became the second team in history to defeat theUnited States Olympic basketball team, recording only the third loss in an Olympic competition for the U.S. team, and the first sinceNBA players were allowed to compete. The 92–73 outcome of that game is, as of 2016, the most lopsided victory against the U.S. (collegiate or NBA players) in the history of Olympic basketball. The other team to defeat the U.S. had been theSoviet Union at the1972 gold medal game (the outcome of which is still disputed) and the1988 semifinals.
In 2005, Puerto Rico was invited to play at the2005 Stanković Continental Champions' Cup in Beijing, where it lost all five games and ended up finishing in 6th place. Still, having failed to qualify directly to the2006 World Championship by achieving a 7th place at the2005 FIBA Americas Championship inSanto Domingo, due to its great tradition, in November 2005, Puerto Rico received an invitation to participate in the World tournament as a wildcard, along withItaly,Serbia and Montenegro andTurkey. En route to the World Championship, Puerto Rico won bronze at the2006 Centrobasket, losing the automatic classification to the2008 tournament, but recovering in time to earn gold at the2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. Later, at thegroup play stage of the 2006 World Championship, which was contested in Japan, Puerto Rico started with victories overSenegal andChina, but lost ties against theUnited States,Italy andSlovenia. The application of a secondtiebreaker by points differential to Slovenia, China and Puerto Rico, each with awinning percentage of .400, placed Puerto Rico fifth inGroup D, preventing the team from advancing to theknockout round for the first time since 1986; Puerto Rico ultimately placed 17th out of twenty-four, that being its shyest performance in a long time. The following year began with Puerto Rico earning its fifth silver medal at the2007 Pan American Games, followed by the team's first participation in aCaribeBasket[7] tournament, debuting againstTrinidad & Tobago. Although the team didn't have the participation ofDaniel Santiago orRick Apodaca, Puerto Rico won the tournament undefeated, which meant its classification to the2008 Centrobasket tournament. Later that year, Puerto Rico started to host an exhibition tournament called theMarchand Continental Championship Cup in order to prepare for the2007 FIBA Americas Championship. After playing againstBrazil,Canada andArgentina, Puerto Rico lost all three games, ending up in fourth place. The year ended with a bronze at the FIBA Americas Championship. On 31 January 2008, a draw took place for theFIBA Preolympic tournament, which placed Puerto Rico in the same group asCroatia andCameroon, where its winner would have to face the second place of Group C.[8] Following this event, the president of theNational Superior Basketball League confirmed that the team would play exhibition games at the 2008 Bamberg Super Cup in Germany againstGreece,Slovenia andthe host, beginning on 4 July 2008.[8] Then, a second set of exhibition games would follow, scheduled to start on 8 July 2008, inSlovenia: the 2008 Alpos International Cup, where the team would faceNew Zealand,Iran and the hosts. After these preparatory tournaments, the team would train until the Preolympic tournament's beginning.[8] The team began practicing on 19 May 2008, and included several players that were under consideration for inclusion byCintrón.[9] On 4 June 2008, Daniel Santiago confirmed that he would abandon his international retirement and play with Puerto Rico in the Preolympic tournament.[10] Santiago announced that he would join the team in July, following an exhibition game.[10] Javier Mojica,Alejandro Carmona andJoel Jones were included in as potential members in the preliminary team.[11] On 1 July 2008, hours before the team was scheduled to travel to Europe,Ángelo Reyes was excluded after not establishing communication with the directives.[12]Reyes was replaced with Alex Falcón.[12] Subsequently, Reyes asked for a dispensation to attend personal matters, noting that he intended to join the team in a week; however, he was not included due to time constraints.[13][14] In the first game at the Bamberg Super Cup, Puerto Rico defeatedGermany with a team composed mostly of reserve players, asCarlos Arroyo, Santiago,Larry Ayuso andCarmelo Lee were attending other compromises.[15] Puerto Rico continued playing with these players, finishing 2nd, after losing the final game toGreece, who entered the cup with their entire lineup.[16][17] Santiago and Ayuso joined the practices on 5 July 2008, when Puerto Rico traveled to Slovenia, where the Alpos International Cup was being held. The first match in the tournament was a victory against New Zealand,[18] followed by another victory in the semifinals over Iran.[19] At the end, Puerto Rico finished second, losing to Slovenia in the finals.[20][21]The Preolympic tournament began on 14 July 2008, but Puerto Rico's debut came the following day, when the team defeatedCameroon and advanced to the second round, due to a loss that the African team had suffered during the first day of competition. On its second game, the team lost toCroatia, but in the quarterfinals, defeated Slovenia.[22] The team didn't qualify to the Olympics, after losing to Greece in the semifinals and toGermany in the tournament's bronze medal game.[23]
This Olympic cycle began with the2008 Centrobasket competition. After having failed to classify directly to it, Puerto Rico's spot was secured after its first and only participation in the2007 CaribeBasket tournament, where Puerto Rico won all round one games by over 25 points and went on to win gold. The 2008 Centrobasket was scheduled to take place before the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but due to time constraints it was postponed. A group of prospects was included in the roster to replacePeter John Ramos andRicky Sanchez, who were injured. Among those included wasÁngel Daniel Vassallo, who played as a small forward inVirginia Tech. In the first game of the tournament, Puerto Rico defeatedCosta Rica.[24] In the other two games of the first round, the team defeatedCuba andPanama.[25][26] During the course of the event,Carlos Arroyo andLarry Ayuso were forced to rest a game due to injuries.[27] In the semifinals, the team scored a win over theDominican Republic.[28] Puerto Rico won the gold medal by defeating theUnited States Virgin Islands in the finals. The team has secured a spot for the2010 FIBA World Championship by finishing in 1 of the top 4 spots in the2009 FIBA Americas Championship. At the end, Puerto Rico finished the tournament with the silver medal, having lost the game againstArgentina in the group stage, and losing the final againstBrazil. Pending the performance at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, this cycle has had Puerto Rico with a record of 19–2 (Caribebasket 6–0, Centrobasket 5–0, FIBA Americas 8–2), not counting the 2nd-place finish at the2009 Marchand Continental Championship Cup, where Puerto Rico won the exhibition games againstArgentina andCanada, but lost the final toBrazil.
At the 2010 CentroBasket, Puerto Rico won Group B with Cuba finishing second.[29] The team defeated Panama in semifinals and the Dominican Republic in the final to win the gold medal. Arroyo and Barea were included in the tournament's All-Star Team.[30]
In 2010, thePuerto Rican Basketball Federation relievedManolo Cintron of his coaching duties, and on 8 June 2011, the Federation officially announced the new head coach of the national team,Flor Melendez, which will be Melendez's second stint with the team as head coach.
On 27 August 2011, a chartered airplane carrying the team as well as the Canadian, Dominican and Brazilian national basketball teams from Foz de Iguacu, Brazil, to Mar del Plata, Argentina, made an emergency landing atEzeiza International Airport,Buenos Aires,Argentina, after experiencing severe weather conditions mid-flight. The plane left for Mar del Plata an hour and a half after it landed.[31]
On 26 February 2019, Puerto Rico defeated the Uruguayan national basketball team 65–61, securing their entrance into the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China[32] They were drawn to Group C, facing 2nd-rankedSpain, alongsideIran andTunisia, with Puerto Rico facing Iran and Tunisia for the very first time.
On 27 July 2023, theNew Orleans Pelicans announced that for precautionary reasons that Puerto Rican star PGJose Alvarado would miss the 2023 FIBA world cup to allow him to heal up for the upcoming NBA season.[33][34]
On 10 August 2023, FIBA had announced the 2025 AmeriCup Qualifiers groups, placing PR in Group D with the United States, Cuba, and Bahamas.[35]
On July 7, 2024, Puerto Rico qualified for the2024 Summer Olympics after defeating bothMexico in the semifinals andLithuania in the final of one of four2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.[36] However, they were eliminated after back-to-back losses againstSouth Sudan[37] andSerbia as a result of their very poor performance at the Olympics, marred by their inconsistent playing styles that led to their early exit from the Olympics. In the final game, they lost to theUnited States.[38] Ultimately, Puerto Rico finished dead last in the Olympics basketball as a result of their worst performance after their 20-year return.
During most of the 1980s and up until the late 1990s, the team wore a solid color uniform, with accent lines and the word "Puerto Rico" written in stylized cursive. Nowadays, the national team's uniform resembles aPuerto Rican flag, but also includes the traditional Puerto Rico letters in cursive. The uniforms are red or blue for "home" status, and white for "away".
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1960 | 13th | 8 | 3 | 5 |
 1964 | 4th | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 1968 | 9th | 9 | 5 | 4 |
 1972 | 6th | 9 | 6 | 3 |
 1976 | 9th | 7 | 3 | 4 |
 1980 | Boycotted | – | – | – |
 1984 | Did not qualify | – | – | – |
 1988 | 7th | 8 | 4 | 4 |
 1992 | 8th | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 1996 | 10th | 7 | 2 | 5 |
 2000 | Did not qualify | – | – | – |
 2004 | 6th | 7 | 3 | 4 |
 2008 | Did not qualify | – | – | – |
 2012 | – | – | – | |
 2016 | – | – | – | |
| 2020 | – | – | – | |
 2024 | 12th | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2028 | To be determined | – | – | – |
| 2032 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 75 | 34 | 41 | |
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1959 | 5th | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 1963 | 6th | 9 | 3 | 6 |
 1967 | 12th | 8 | 2 | 6 |
 1970 | Did not qualify | – | – | – |
| 1974 | 7th | 7 | 2 | 5 |
 1978 | 10th | 7 | 4 | 3 |
 1982 | Did not qualify | – | – | – |
| 1986 | 13th | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 1990 | 4th | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 1994 | 6th | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 1998 | 11th | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 | 7th | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 2006 | 17th | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 2010 | 18th | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 19th | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 15th | 5 | 2 | 3 |
// 2023 | 12th | 5 | 3 | 2 |
 2027 | To be determined | – | – | – |
| Total | 103 | 43 | 60 | |
| FIBA Americas | Qualification | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Pos. | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | ||||||
| 1980 |  | 6 | 5 | 1 | Directly qualified | ||||||||
| 1984 | 6th | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1988 |  | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1989 | | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1992 | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1993 | | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1995 | | 10 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1997 | | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 4th | 10 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 4th | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2003 |  | 10 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
 2005 | 7th | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2007 | | 10 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2009 | | 10 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 4th | 10 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
 2013 | | 10 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2015 | 5th | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| //2017 | 5th | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2022 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
 2025 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 157 | 101 | 58 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | – | 1951 Pan American Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 1955 | – | 1955 Pan American Games | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1959 | | 1959 Pan American Games | Chicago, United States |
| 1963 | | 1963 Pan American Games | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 1967 | 5 | 1967 Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada |
| 1971 | | 1971 Pan American Games | Cali, Colombia |
| 1975 | | 1975 Pan American Games | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1979 | | 1979 Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1983 | 6 | 1983 Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela |
| 1987 | | 1987 Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States |
| 1991 | | 1991 Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba |
| 1995 | 6 | 1995 Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| 1999 | | 1999 Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada |
| 2003 | | 2003 Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 2007 | | 2007 Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2011 | | 2011 Pan American Games | Guadalajara,Mexico |
| 2015 | 6 | 2015 Pan American Games | Toronto,Canada |
| 2019 | | 2019 Pan American Games | Lima,Peru |
| 2023 | 7 | 2023 Pan American Games | Santiago,Chile |
Since joining FIBA in 1957, Puerto Rico has participated in the basketball competition for all editions of the Pan American Games since 1959, obtaining medals in all but the 1967, 1983, 1995, 2015, and 2023 games. It has a total of 12 medals.
 |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
Puerto Rico has a great record at theCentrobasket Championships, having participated in all of them but 1967, and obtaining a medal in all.
| | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
Since its basketball debut in the 1935 Games, Puerto Rico has only failed to medal in the 1938, 1946, 1950, and 1998 Games. The team has a total of 16 medals.[39]
| | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | | 2007 CaribeBasket Championship | Caguas,Puerto Rico |
Since the founding of the CaribeBasket tournament in 1981 as a CentroBasket qualification stage for Caribbean countries, Puerto Rico has only participated in the 2007 tournament, after failing to classify directly to CentroBasket 2008. In this tournament, it won all round one games by over 25 points and went on to win gold.
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 13 | 1986 Goodwill Games[40] | Moscow,Soviet Union |
| 1990 | 6 | 1990 Goodwill Games[41] | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| 1994 | | 1994 Goodwill Games[42] | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 1998 | 4 | 1998 Goodwill Games[43] | New York City, New York, United States |
| 2001 | – | 2001 Goodwill Games[44] | Brisbane, Australia |
Because the 1986 FIBA World Championship was scheduled to be held at the same time as the 1986 Goodwill Games, the inaugural men's Goodwill Games basketball title was based on results from the World's.[45] For the 2001 games, although scheduled to compete with seven other teams, Puerto Rico was not able to make it to the tournament, being replaced by Mexico, which finished 7th.[44][46]
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | N/A | 1960 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament | Bologna, Italy | Qualified – 1959 Pan Am Games – 2nd place |
| 1964 | N/A | 1964 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament | Yokohama, Japan | Qualified – 1963 Pan Am Games – 3rd place |
| 1968 | N/A | 1968 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament | Monterrey, Mexico | Qualified – 1964 Olympic Games – 4th place |
| 1972 | N/A | 1972 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament | Augsburg, Germany | Qualified – 1971 Pan Am Games – 2nd place |
| 1976 | N/A | 1976 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament | Hamilton, Canada | Qualified – 1975 Pan Am Games – 2nd place |
| 1980–2004 | Did not take place. | |||
| 2008 | 4 | 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | Athens, Greece | Did not qualify – reached Semi-final. |
| 2012 | 5 | 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | Caracas, Venezuela | Did not qualify – reached Quarter-final. |
| 2016 | 2 | 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | Belgrade, Serbia | Did not qualify – reached Final. |
| 2020 | 3 | 2020 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | Belgrade, Serbia | Did not qualify – reached Semi-final. |
| 2024 | 1 | 2024 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Qualified |
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 2007 Marchand Continental Championship Cup | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 2009 | 2 | 2009 Marchand Continental Championship Cup | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 2011 | 2 | 2011 Marchand Continental Championship Cup | Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil |
| 2013 | 1 | 2013 Marchand Continental Championship Cup | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 2015 | 2 | 2015 Marchand Continental Championship Cup | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | Winston Basketball Cup | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 2005 | 6 | 2005 Stanković Continental Champions' Cup | Beijing, China |
| 2008 | 2 | 2008 Bamberg Super Cup | Bamberg, Germany |
| 2008 | 2 | 2008 Alpos International Cup | Maribor, Slovenia |
| 2013 | 4 | 2013 Stankovic Continental Champions Cup – Tournament 1 | Lanzhou, China |
| 2013 | 4 | 2013 Stankovic Continental Champions Cup – Tournament 2 | Guangzhou, China |
| Country | W–L |
|---|---|
| Argentina | 1–1 |
| Australia | 1–2 |
 Angola | 2–0 |
| Brazil | 1–7 |
 Bulgaria | 0–2 |
| Canada | 4–0 |
| Chile | 0–1 |
| China | 3–1 |
 Croatia | 0–1 |
 Cuba | 1–0 |
 Czechoslovakia | 0–1 |
| Dominican Republic | 2–0 |
 Egypt | 1–0 |
| France | 0–1 |
| Germany | 1–1 |
| Greece | 1–3 |
 Iran | 1–0 |
| Italy | 1–6 |
 Ivory Coast | 1–1 |
| Japan | 2–1 |
 Lebanon | 1–0 |
| Mexico | 0–1 |
 New Zealand | 0–1 |
 Paraguay | 2–0 |
 Peru | 1–1 |
| Philippines | 2–0 |
 Poland | 0–1 |
 Russia | 0–3 |
 Senegal | 1–1 |
| South Korea | 1–0 |
 South Sudan | 1–0 |
| Soviet Union | 0–4 |
| Spain | 1–2 |
 Tunisia | 1–0 |
| Turkey | 1–1 |
| Uruguay | 1–0 |
| United States | 1–8 |
| Venezuela | 1–0 |
| Yugoslavia | 2–4 |
| Total record | 37–56 |
| Overall historic score | 453–487 |
Last updated: 4 September 2019
v Puerto Rico| 28 November 2021 | Mexico | 90–86 | Puerto Rico | Chihuahua City, Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter:27–23, 19–25,22–18,22–20 | |||||
| Pts:Girón 21 Rebs:Jaimes 12 Asts:Stoll 14 | Boxscore | Pts:De Jesús 24 Rebs:Collier 7 Asts: De Jesús 6 | Arena:Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre Attendance: Juan Fernández (ARG), Carlos Vélez (COL), Fabiano Huber (BRA) | ||
v Cuba| 29 November 2021 | Puerto Rico | 69–60 | Cuba | Chihuahua City, Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 16–27,21–16,16–7,16–10 | |||||
| Pts:Romero 18 Rebs:Murphy 11 Asts:Howard 7 | Boxscore | Pts:Mensia 16 Rebs:Cubilla,Rivero 11 Asts:Oliva 6 | Arena:Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Gonzalo Salgueiro (ARG), Jesús López (VEN) | ||
v Puerto Rico| 24 February 2022 | United States | 93–76 | Puerto Rico | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 22–17, 32–14, 19–18 | |||||
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v Puerto Rico| 27 February 2022 | Cuba | 62–65 | Puerto Rico | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 22–19, 11–21, 15–13 | |||||
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v Puerto Rico| 1 July 2023 | Mexico | 64–53 | Puerto Rico | ||
v Cuba| 2 July 2023 | Puerto Rico | 90–84 | Cuba | ||
v
El Salvador| 3 July 2023 | Puerto Rico | 93–72 | El Salvador | ||
v Puerto Rico| 4 July 2023 | Dominican Republic | 91–84 | Puerto Rico | ||
v Nicaragua| 5 July 2023 | Puerto Rico | 79–59 | Nicaragua | ||
v Puerto Rico| 23 February 2023 | Brazil | 90–92 | Puerto Rico | Santa Cruz do Sul (BRA) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 20–28, 26–21, 20–19 | |||||
| Boxscore | Arena:Ginásio Polideportivo Arnao | ||||
v Puerto Rico| 26 February 2023 | Colombia | 80–87 | Puerto Rico | Medellin (COL) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 16–16, 24–19, 20–27 | |||||
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v Puerto Rico| 26 August 2023 | South Sudan | 96–101(OT) | Puerto Rico | Quezon City,Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter:29–21,23–18, 15–18, 14–21, Overtime: 15–20 | |||||
| Pts:Jones 38 Rebs:Gabriel,Shayok 7 Asts: Jones 11 | Boxscore | Pts:Thompson Jr. 21 Rebs: Thompson Jr. 13 Asts:Waters 11 | Arena:Araneta Coliseum,Quezon City Attendance: 3,166 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Luis Castillo (ESP), Carlos Peralta (ECU) | ||
v
Serbia| 28 August 2023 | Puerto Rico | 77–94 | Serbia | Quezon City,Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 12–30,31–18, 19–19 | |||||
| Pts:Piñeiro 14 Rebs:Conditt 11 Asts:Waters 9 | Boxscore | Pts:Bogdanović,N. Jović 17 Rebs:Milutinov 15 Asts:S. Jović 6 | Arena:Araneta Coliseum,Quezon City Attendance: 2,944 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Carlos Peralta (ECU) | ||
v Puerto Rico| 30 August 2023 | China | 89–107 | Puerto Rico | Quezon City,Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 21–29,32–26, 20–29 | |||||
| Pts:Zhao R. 16 Rebs:Wang,Zhou 5 Asts:Zhao J. 5 | Boxscore | Pts:Waters 22 Rebs:Romero 10 Asts: Waters 6 | Arena:Araneta Coliseum,Quezon City Attendance: 7,166 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Luis Castillo (ESP), Carlos Peralta (ECU) | ||
v Puerto Rico| 1 September 2023 | Dominican Republic | 97–102 | Puerto Rico | Quezon City,Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17,33–28,29–24, 23–33 | |||||
| Pts:Towns 39 Rebs: Towns 10 Asts:Feliz 8 | Boxscore | Pts:Waters 37 Rebs:three players 7 Asts: Waters 11 | Arena:Araneta Coliseum,Quezon City Attendance: 3,465 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Carlos Peralta (ECU) | ||
v Puerto Rico| 3 September 2023 | Italy | 73–57 | Puerto Rico | Quezon City,Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter:25–15, 14–21,12–11,22–10 | ||||
| Pts:Ricci,Tonut 15 Rebs:Fontecchio,Melli 12 Asts:Pajola 9 | Boxscore | Pts:Waters 13 Rebs:Piñeiro 7 Asts:Waters 9 | Arena:Araneta Coliseum,Quezon City Attendance: 4,379 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO) | ||
v
Bahamas| 22 February 2024 | Puerto Rico | 77–88 | Bahamas | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15-30, 18-17, 24-24, 20-17 | |||||
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v Puerto Rico| 25 February 2024 | Bahamas | 67–86 | Puerto Rico | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16-26, 12-18, 14-22, 25-20 | |||||
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v Puerto Rico| 2 July 2024 | Bahrain | 56–99 | Puerto Rico | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 (UTC-4) | Scoring by quarter: 4–19, 15–20, 23–31, 14–29 | ||||
| Pts:Thompson Jr. 20 Rebs:Arnaldo Toro 12 Asts:Alvarado 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Zee Hamoda 15 Rebs:Wayne Chism 7 Asts:Ahmed Haji 3 | Arena:José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum Attendance: 10,043 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Andrés Bartel (URU), Péter Praksch(HUN) | ||
v Italy| 4 July 2024 | Puerto Rico | 80–69 | Italy | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (UTC-4) | Scoring by quarter:15–14, 20–26,22–17,23–12 | ||||
| Pts:Alvarado 29 Rebs:Ortiz 8 Asts:Waters 12 | Boxscore | Pts:Gallinari 14 Rebs:Melli 11 Asts:Spissu 5 | Arena:José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum Attendance: 12,519 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andrés Bartel (URU), Carlos Peralta (ECU) | ||
v Puerto Rico| 7 July 2024 | Lithuania | 68–79 | Puerto Rico | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 (UTC-4) | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 16–20, 15–23,18–17 | ||||
| Pts:Jokubaitis 16 Rebs:Sabonis 9 Asts:Grigonis 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Alvarado 23 Rebs:Alvarado,Ortiz 6 Asts:Conditt IV 4 | Arena:José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum Attendance: 13,504 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andrés Bartel (URU) | ||
v Puerto Rico| 16 July 2024 | Greece | 67–65 | Puerto Rico | Thessaloniki, Greece | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 15-20,17-16, 16-22,19-7 | ||||
| Pts:Mitoglou 18 Rebs:Kalaitzakis 9 Asts:Walkup 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Piñeiro 12 Rebs:Romero 6 Asts:Tremont 5 | Arena:P.A.O.K. Sports Arena | ||
v Puerto Rico| 19 July 2024 | Australia | 90–75 | Puerto Rico | Orleans, France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter:23-17,23-14,26-25, 18-19 | ||||
| Pts:Giddey 19 Rebs:Landale,Magnay 6 Asts:Daniels,Giddey 5 | Boxscore | Pts:Romero 17 Rebs:Alvarado 8 Asts:Tremont 6 | Arena: CO’Met Arena | ||
v Canada| 21 July 2024 | Puerto Rico | 93–103 | Canada | Orleans, France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 23-23, 17-23, 24-32,29-25 | ||||
| Pts:Alvarado 21 Rebs:Romero 8 Asts:Alvarado 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Brooks 21 Rebs:Barrett 7 Asts:Gilgeous-Alexander 6 | Arena: CO’Met Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Joseph Bissang (FRA), Abdel Hamzaoui (FRA), Jeremy Foucault (FRA) | ||
v Puerto Rico| 23 July 2024 | Spain | 107–84 | Puerto Rico | Madrid, Spain | |
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| 20:00 (UTC+3) | |||||
| Pts:Aldma 20 Rebs:López-Arostegui,Hernangómez 4 Asts:Brown,Garuba 5 | Boxscore | Pts:Alvarado 19 Rebs:Romero 10 Asts:Conditt IV,Waters 3 | Arena:WiZink Center | ||
v Puerto Rico| 28 July 2024 | South Sudan | 90–79 | Puerto Rico | Lille, France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–28,28–26,23–15,19–10 | ||||
| Pts:Jones 19 Rebs:Gabriel 9 Asts: Jones 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Alvarado 26 Rebs:Conditt IV,Romero 6 Asts: Alvarado 5 | Arena:Pierre Mauroy Stadium,Lille Attendance: 27,021 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Takaki Kato (JPN), Martin Vulić (CRO) | ||
v Serbia| 31 July 2024 | Puerto Rico | 66–107 | Serbia | Lille, France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:15 (UTC-4) | Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 23–28, 16–27, 15–28 | ||||
| Pts:Ortiz 19 Rebs: Ortiz 6 Asts:Howard,Waters 3 | Boxscore | Pts:Petrušev 15 Rebs:Jokić 15 Asts: Jokić 9 | Arena:Pierre Mauroy Stadium,Lille Attendance: 17,882 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Juan Fernández (ARG), Boris Krejić (SLO) | ||
vUnited States| 3 August 2024 | Puerto Rico | 83–104 | United States | Lille, France | |
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| 17:15 (UTC-4) | Scoring by quarter:29–25, 16–39, 14–23,24–17 | ||||
| Pts:Alvarado 18 Rebs:Romero 10 Asts:Conditt IV 5 | Boxscore | Pts:Edwards 26 Rebs:Tatum 10 Asts:James 8 | Arena:Pierre Mauroy Stadium,Lille Attendance: 27,244 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO) | ||
v Puerto Rico| 22 November 2024 | United States | vs. | Puerto Rico | ||
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v Puerto Rico| 25 November 2024 | Cuba | vs. | Puerto Rico | ||
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v United States| 20 February 2025 | Puerto Rico | vs. | United States | ||
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v Cuba| 23 February 2025 | Puerto Rico | vs. | Cuba | ||
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Roster for the2024 Summer Olympics.The roster was announced on 7 July 2024.[47]
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| No. | Player | Pos. | Tenure | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | José Ortiz | PF /C | 1983–2004 | |||
| 14 | Raymond Dalmau | PF | 1966–1985 | |||
Víctor Mario Pérez (1959)Howie Shannon (1960–1963) José Garrige (1963)Lou Rossini (1964–1967)Fufi Santori (1967)Lou Rossini (1968–1972)Gene Bartow (1972–1974) Armando Torres (1974–1976)Tom Nissalke (1976–1978) Víctor Ojeda (1978–1986)Ángel Cancel (1986–1988) Armando Torres Ortiz (1988–1990)Raymond Dalmau (1990–1994) Carlos Morales (1994–2002)Julio Toro (2002–2006)Manolo Cintrón (2010–2011)Flor Meléndez (2011–2013)Paco Olmos (2013–2014)Rick Pitino (2015)Eddie Casiano (2016–2021) Omar González (2019; Pan American Games)Nelson Colón (2021–present)1959 World Championship
1960 Summer Olympic Games
1963 World Championship
1964 Summer Olympic Games
1967 World Championship
1968 Summer Olympic Games
1972 Summer Olympic Games
1974 World Championship
1976 Summer Olympic Games
1978 World Championship
1986 World Championship
1988 Summer Olympic Games
1990 World Championship
1992 Summer Olympic Games
1994 World Championship
1996 Summer Olympic Games
1998 World Championship
2002 World Championship
2004 Summer Olympic Games
2006 World Championship
| Position | Starter | Backup | Reserve |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | George Conditt IV | Ismael Romero | Jorge Díaz |
| PF | Jonathan Isaac | Tai Odiase | Isaiah Piñeiro |
| SF | Julian Strawther | Enrique Freeman | Aleem Ford |
| SG | Markus Howard | Shabazz Napier | Davon Reed |
| PG | Jose Alvarado | Tremont Waters | Jordan Howard |
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