# Colombia men's national basketball team

The Colombia national basketball team (Spanish: selección de baloncesto de Colombia) represents Colombia in men's international basketball competitions and organized and run by the Colombia Basketball Federation (Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto).
In South America, Team Colombia made some considerable improvements in the last decade but still stands in the shadow of the Big Four Basketball Powers (Team Argentina, Team Brazil, Team Venezuela and Team Uruguay). Its best result to date remains the 7th place at the 1982 FIBA World Championship where Colombia was host.
In 2017, Colombia appeared at the FIBA AmeriCup, the Americas' prime basketball event, for the first time. Colombia's standout player, Juan Palacios, power forward in the Basketball Champions League returned to the national team for the first time since 2009.

## Competitive record
### FIBA World Cup

| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
| 1982 | 7 | 1982 FIBA World Championship | Colombia |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | China |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Philippines, Japan and Indonesia |
| 2027 | To be determined | 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Qatar |

### FIBA AmeriCup

* 2017: 11th
* 2022: 9th
* 2025: Qualified

### Pan American Games

* 1951: 10th
* 1967: 10th
* 1971: 10th
* 2019: To Be Determined

### South American Championship

| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
| 1945 | 6th place | 1945 South American Championship for Men | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| 1953 | 7th place | 1953 South American Championship for Men | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 1958 | 6th place | 1958 South American Championship for Men | Santiago, Chile |
| 1960 | 6th place | 1960 South American Championship for Men | Córdoba, Argentina |
| 1963 | 8th place | 1963 South American Championship for Men | Lima, Peru |
| 1966 | 7th place | 1966 South American Championship for Men | Mendoza, Argentina |
| 1968 | 7th place | 1968 South American Championship for Men | Asunción, Paraguay |
| 1969 | 6th place | 1969 South American Championship for Men | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 1971 | 5th place | 1971 South American Championship for Men | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 1973 | 6th place | 1973 South American Championship for Men | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 1976 | 5th place | 1976 South American Championship for Men | Medellín, Colombia |
| 1977 | 7th place | 1977 South American Championship for Men | Valdivia, Chile |
| 1983 | 6th place | 1983 South American Championship for Men | São José dos Campos |
| 1985 | 5th place | 1985 South American Championship for Men | Medellín, Colombia |
| 1989 | 7th place | 1989 South American Championship for Men | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| 1991 | 5th place | 1991 South American Championship for Men | Valencia, Venezuela |
| 1997 | 5th place | 1997 South American Championship for Men | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| 1999 | 9th place | 1999 South American Championship for Men | Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
| 2001 | 7th place | 2001 South American Championship for Men | Valdivia, Chile |
| 2006 | 5th place | 2006 South American Championship for Men | Caracas, Venezuela |
| 2008 | 5th place | 2008 South American Championship for Men | Puerto Montt, Chile |
| 2010 | 6th place | 2010 South American Championship for Men | Neiva, Colombia |
| 2012 | 7th place | 2012 South American Championship for Men | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina |
| 2016 | 5th place | 2016 South American Basketball Championship | Caracas, Venezuela |
| 2018 | To Be Determined | 2018 South American Basketball Championship | To Be Determined |

## Team
### Current squad

Roster for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Jaime Echenique | Andrés Ibargüen | Soren Deluque | Chase Webster |
| PF | Juan Palacios | Divier Perez | Jhan Mejia | |
| SF | Michaell Jackson Wright | Tonny Trocha - Morelos | Luis Almanza Soriano | Hayner Montaño |
| SG | Braian Angola | Pablo Siaan Rojas | Andrés Carmona | |
| PG | Hansel Atencia | Romario Roque | Octavio Muñoz | |

### Head coach position

* Guillermo Moreno: 2001–2006
* Hernán Darío Giraldo: 2008–2012
* Tomás Díaz: 2014
* Guillermo Moreno: 2016–present

### Past rosters

2008 South American Championship: finished 5th among 6 teams
| Position | Player | Current club |
| Guard | Edgar Moreno | Indios de Mayagüez |
| Guard | Álvaro Contreras | Arrieros de Medellín |
| Guard | Andrés Arcila | Arrieros de Medellín |
| Guard | Camilo Londoño | Newman University |
| Guard | Juan Felipe Montoya | Arrieros de Medellín |
| Guard & Forward | Felipe Barrios | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
| Guard & Forward | Norbey Aragón | Guaiqueries de Margarita |
| Forward & Center | Enielsen Guevara | Gaiteros de Zulia |
| Forward & Center | Divier Pérez | Arrieros de Medellín |
| Forward & Center | Adinson Mosquera | Lon Morris JC |
| Center | Jorge Canedo | Colby County CC |
Coach: Hernán Darío Giraldo
At the 2016 South American Basketball Championship: