Timor-Leste men's national basketball team

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Timor-Leste East Timor
FNBTL.png
FIBA rankingNR (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA2013
FIBA zoneFIBA Oceania
National federation
CoachLeandro Dos Santos
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Oceania Championship
AppearancesNone
Oceania Basketball Tournament
AppearancesNone

The Timor-Leste national basketball team represents East Timor in international basketball competitions and is managed by the abbreviated as FNBTL (Portuguese: Nacional de Basquetebol de Timor-Leste).

History[]

Prior to the team's national federation admission to FIBA in 2013, the national team participated at the 2006 Lusophony Games. The team lost its five games against Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and Portugal with an average score of 166-39. East Timor did not score more than 39 points against all opposition except against Portugal, whom they scored 69 points against.[2]

Timor-Leste's first tournament as part of FIBA was the 2015 Southeast Asian Games facing Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in the group stage.[3]

Timor-Leste was initially assigned to FIBA Asia; on 2015, it was reassigned to FIBA Oceania "to facilitate the development of the game in the country and the participation of its athletes in international competitions."[4]

Results[]

Filipino player, Norberto Brian Torres (left) against Paulo das Dores (right)on tip off; June 12, 2015 at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games

Summer Olympics[]

yet to qualify

FIBA World Cup[]

yet to qualify

FIBA Oceania Championship[]

never participated

Oceania Basketball Tournament[]

See also: Oceania Basketball Tournament

never participated

Lusophony Games[]

See also: Basketball at the Lusophony Games
  • 2006 – 6th place
  • 2009–2014 – Did not participate

Southeast Asian Games[]

See also: Basketball at the Southeast Asian Games

Current roster[]

At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games: (incomplete)

Timor-Leste men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
–
–
–
–
–
–
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 9 June 2015

Coaches[]

  • Portugal Leandro Dos Santos (2015– )

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ Hein, David. "Welcome to the FIBA family South Sudan and East Timor". FIBA. Regensburg: David Hein’s Eye on the Future. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. ^ Siswo, Sujadi (4 June 2015). "Sporting dream about to be realised by Timor Leste's basketballers". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Decisions aplenty as FIBA Central Board concludes". FIBA.com. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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