Puerto Rico women's national basketball team

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Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
FIBA ranking18 Decrease 1 (6 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1957
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationPuerto Rican Basketball Federation
CoachJerry Batista
Nickname(s)12 Magníficas
12 Guerreras[2]
Olympic Games
Appearances1
World Cup
Appearances1
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances12
MedalsSilver medal america.svg (2021)
Bronze medal (Americas).svg (1995, 2017)
Pan American Games
Appearances4
MedalsGold medal america.svg (2011)
Bronze medal america.svg (2019)
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Light jersey
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Team colours
Light
First international
 Colombia 33–31 Puerto Rico 
(Barranquilla, Colombia; 10 December 1946)
Biggest win
 Puerto Rico 118–24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
(Mayagüez, Puerto Rico; 18 July 2010)
 Puerto Rico 113–20 Costa Rica 
(Manatí, Puerto Rico; 21 August 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 136–72 Puerto Rico 
(São Paulo, Brazil; 6 August 1997)

The Puerto Rico women's national basketball team (Spanish: Selección femenina de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico) is governed by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation (Spanish: Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico).

Tournament record[]

Olympic Games[]

Year Position Pld W L
Japan 2020 12th 3 0 3
Total 3 0 3

World Championship[]

Year Position Pld W L
Chile 1953 Did not qualify – – –
Brazil 1957 – – –
Soviet Union 1959 – – –
Peru 1964 – – –
Czechoslovakia 1967 – – –
Brazil 1971 – – –
1975 to 1994 – – –
Germany 1998 – – –
China 2002 – – –
Brazil 2006 – – –
Czechoslovakia 2010 – – –
Turkey 2014 – – –
Spain 2018 Group stage 3 0 3
Australia 2022 To be determined
Total 3 0 3

Record against other teams at the World Cup[]

Country W–L
Belgium Belgium 0–1
Japan Japan 0–1
Spain Spain 0–1
Total record 0–3

FIBA Americas Championship[]

  • 1993 – 6th place
  • 1995 – 3rd place
  • 1997 – 7th place
  • 1999 – 7th place
  • 2005 – 5th place
  • 2009 – 5th place
  • 2011 – 5th place
  • 2013 – 4th place
  • 2015 – 6th place
  • 2017 – 3rd place
  • 2019 – 4th place
  • 2021 – 2nd place

Pan American Games[]

Year Position Pld W L
1955 to 2007 Did not participate
Mexico 2011 Champions 5 4 1
Canada 2015 6th 4 1 3
Peru 2019 Third place 5 3 2
Total 14 8 6

Central American and Caribbean Games[]

Year Position Pld W L
1935 to 1974 Not known
Colombia 1978 Third place 5 3 2
Cuba 1982 Runner-up 4 3 1
Dominican Republic 1986 – – – –
Mexico 1990 – – – –
Puerto Rico 1993 Runner-up
Venezuela 1998 Third place
El Salvador 2002 Runner-up
Colombia 2006 Runner-up 6 5 1
Puerto Rico 2010 Champions 5 5 0
Mexico 2014 Runner-up 5 4 1
Colombia 2018 Third place 5 4 1
Total 30 24 6

2020 Olympic roster[]

The roster was announced on 8 July 2021.[3]

Puerto Rico women's national basketball team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 0 Jennifer O'Neill 31 – (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Samara Russia
F 1 Tayra Meléndez 27 – (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Puerto Rico
PG 5 Pamela Rosado 35 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Atenienses de Manatí Puerto Rico
SG 9 Allison Gibson 28 – (1993-03-27)27 March 1993 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Puerto Rico
F 10 Jada Stinson 21 – (1999-09-28)28 September 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Arkansas State Red Wolves United States
G 12 Dayshalee Salamán 31 – (1990-03-17)17 March 1990 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Cangrejeras de Santurce Puerto Rico
SG 24 Jazmon Gwathmey 28 – (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Geas Basket Italy
PF 25 Isalys Quiñones 23 – (1997-10-23)23 October 1997 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre France
F 28 Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage 24 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Geas Basket Italy
C 33 India Pagán 22 – (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Stony Brook Seawolves United States
G 55 Jacqueline Benítez 24 – (1997-06-06)6 June 1997 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) Lithuania
G 91 Michelle González 31 – (1989-08-03)3 August 1989 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Cangrejeras de Santurce Puerto Rico
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Puerto Rico Carlos Calcaño
  • Puerto Rico Daniel Ortiz
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2021

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ "BSNF felicita a las '12 guerreras'". BSNF. Retrieved 19 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Puerto Rico reveal the 12 players ready to make history in Tokyo". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Team Roster Puerto Rico" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

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