Jamaica men's national basketball team explained

Country:	Jamaica
Color1:	F7EB29
Coach:	Rick Turner
National Fed:	Jamaica Basketball Association
Fiba Zone:	FIBA Americas
Joined Fiba:	1962
Nickname:	JAMROCKERZ^[1]
Zone Championship:	FIBA AmeriCup
Zone Appearances:	1 (2013)
Zone Medals:	None
Oly Appearances:	None
Wc Appearances:	None
Zone Championship2:	Caribbean Championship
Zone Appearances2:	9
Zone Medals2:	*(4): 1981, 1996, 2006, 2009 (1)*: 2003
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Jamaica national basketball team is governed by the Jamaica Basketball Association.^[2]

The team had its best performance at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship where it beat the two former world champions Brazil and Argentina.

Outlook

The team finished in seventh place in the 2006 Centrobasket with a 1-4 record. The lone victory was a 100-57 win over Costa Rica. In the 2010 Centrobasket, led by Roy Hibbert, they finished in fifth place with a record of 2–2. The 2012 Centrobasket saw them win their first medal (bronze).

Notable players

Wayne Sappleton (first Jamaican born player to be drafted, and to play in the NBA).
Patrick Ewing (first Jamaican born player to be drafted 1/1, 11x All-Star, 1x All-NBA first team, 1985–86 NBA Rookie of the Year, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist in 1984 and 1992, and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee).
Rumeal Robinson
Roy Hibbert (runner-up for 2013–14 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award).
Jerome Jordan

Other current notable players from Jamaica:

Results

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

FIBA World Cup

yet to qualify

FIBA AmeriCup

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
2013	8		Caracas, Venezuela
2017	Did not qualify		Argentina, Columbia, Uruguay

Other tournaments

Season: 2010 (CAC Games)

Event	Season	Date	Against	Result
CAC Games	2010	30 July 2010	Panama	83–64
CAC Games	2010	29 July 2010	British Virgin Islands	75–68 OT
CAC Games	2010	27 July 2010	Mexico	77–79
CAC Games	2010	26 July 2010	Puerto Rico	71–104

Season: 2010 (Centrobasket)

Event	Season	Date	Against	Result
Centrobasket	2010	10 July 2010	Panama	51–55
Centrobasket	2010	9 July 2010	U.S. Virgin Islands	71–65
Centrobasket	2010	8 July 2010	British Virgin Islands	71–56
Centrobasket	2010	6 July 2010	Dominican Republic	62–68