Sri Lanka men's national basketball team

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Basketball Federation.png
FIBA ranking132 Steady (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1959
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationSri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF)
Coach
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances7
MedalsNone

The Sri Lankan national basketball team represents Sri Lanka in international competitions. It is administrated by the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF).[2] Until 1972 it was known as Ceylon national basketball team.

The team qualified for the Asian Basketball Championship 7 times and was among Asia's 12 top basketball teams in 1981.

History[]

Basketball was first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1917 by an American, . Ten years later in 1927, Ananda College was the first school to introduce basketball in Sri Lanka, causing other schools to follow. In 1958, the (CBF) was established and was consequently admitted into FIBA in 1959. Sri Lanka joined the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) in 1962, and has participated in most ABC competitions since.

Team[]

Current roster[]

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification[]

Opposition: Jordan (February 21)
Venue: , Amman
Opposition: Palestine (February 24)
Venue: Arab American University, Jenin[3]

Sri Lanka national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 3 23 – (1997-01-22)January 22, 1997 1.775 m (5 ft 10 in) Sri Lanka
F 4 27 – (1992-06-27)June 27, 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Sri Lanka
F 5 23 – (1996-10-24)October 24, 1996 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Sri Lanka
SG 7 21 – (1999-02-15)February 15, 1999 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Sri Lanka
C 8 21 – (1998-12-10)December 10, 1998 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Sri Lanka
PG 10 24 – (1995-05-12)May 12, 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sri Lanka
C 21 22 – (1997-08-05)August 5, 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sri Lanka
23 33 – (1986-04-18)April 18, 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Sri Lanka
SF 24 22 – (1997-08-19)August 19, 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Sri Lanka
F 28 29 – (1990-07-26)July 26, 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Sri Lanka
C 69 28 – (1991-04-09)April 9, 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Sri Lanka
PG 93 27 – (1993-01-29)January 29, 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Sri Lanka
Head coach
  • Sri Lanka
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sri Lanka
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on February 21, 2020

Past roster[]

At the 2017 SABA Championship:[4] (Bronze medal squad)

Sri Lanka men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
C – 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F – 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
C – 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
PG – 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
SF – 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
C – 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Isuru Perera –
PG – 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F – 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PF – 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
C – 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
C – 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PG – 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Head coach
  • Sri Lanka
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sri Lanka
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 May 2017

Competitions[]

Summer Olympics[]

Yet to Qualify

World championships[]

Yet to Qualify

FIBA Asia Cup[]

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
As  Ceylon
Philippines 1960 Did not enter
Taiwan 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 1969
Japan 1971
As  Sri Lanka
Philippines 1973 Did not enter
Thailand 1975 13th place 9 0 9
Malaysia 1977 14th place 9 0 9
Japan 1979 Did not enter
India 1981 12th place 7 0 7
Hong Kong 1983 Did not enter
Malaysia 1985 15th place 5 0 5
Thailand 1987 Did not enter
China 1989
Japan 1991 18th place 5 0 5
Indonesia 1993 Did not enter
South Korea 1995 19th place 6 0 6
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did not enter
Japan 1999
China 2001
China 2003 Did not qualify
Qatar 2005 Did not enter
Japan 2007 Did not qualify
China 2009 16th place 5 0 5
China 2011 Did not qualify
Philippines 2013 Did not enter
China 2015 Did not qualify
Lebanon 2017
Indonesia 2022
Total 7/30 46 0 46

Asian Games[]

See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
  • 1966 : 10th
  • 2018 : Did not Participate

South Asian Games[]

See also: Basketball at the South Asian Games
  • 1995-2010 : ?
  • 2019 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

FIBA South Asia Championship[]

See also: SABA Championship

Lusophony Games[]

See also: Basketball at the Lusophony Games

Never Participated

Commonwealth Games[]

See also: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

Never Participated

Head coach position[]

  • - 2013
  • Sri Lanka - 2017

Past Rosters[]

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At 2009 FIBA Asia Championship:

Head coach:

# Pos Name Club Date of Birth Height
4 G Sri Lanka Sampath Bank (1985-11-03)3 November 1985 (aged 23) 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
5 G Sri Lanka (1976-10-27)27 October 1976 (aged 32) 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
6 F Sri Lanka (1981-11-24)24 November 1981 (aged 27) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
7 G Sri Lanka (1986-04-17)17 April 1986 (aged 23) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
8 G Sri Lanka (1982-05-25)25 May 1982 (aged 27) 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
9 F Sri Lanka Sampath Bank (1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 26) 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
10 G Sri Lanka (1985-03-31)31 March 1985 (aged 24) 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
11 C Sri Lanka Sampath Bank (1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 24) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
12 C Sri Lanka (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (aged 21) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
13 F Sri Lanka (1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 31) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
14 F Sri Lanka (1988-05-16)16 May 1988 (aged 21) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
15 C Sri Lanka (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 23) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Sri Lanka, fiba.com, accessed 24 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  4. ^ Sri Lanka national team, asia-basket.com, Accessed 27 July 2017.

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