Trinidad and Tobago men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Trinidad and Tobago women's national basketball team.

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
FIBA rankingNR (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1958
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationNational Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago (NBFTT)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA AmeriCup
AppearancesNone
Caribbean Championship
Appearances10
Medals Gold: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990
Silver: 1981, 1982, 1996

The Trinidad and Tobago national basketball team represents Trinidad and Tobago in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago. (NBFTT)[2]

The team won four straight gold medals from 1986–1990 in the FIBA CBC Championship. Overall, Trinidad and Tobago has six total medals in this tournament and is second in the medal list only one behind the Bahamas which has seven.

Trinidad and Tobago's last official squad was for the 2010 Centrobasket in Santo Domingo. There, Trinidad and Tobago was the only team that defeated the eventual champion Puerto Rico.[3]

History

In the 2009 CBC Trinidad finished in fourth place with a 3–0 record led by Ian Young who averaged 18.6 PPG and Wilferd Benjamin who averaged 12.4 PPG and led their team with a total of 45 rebounds. A close second was Julius Ashby who had 41 rebounds.

Competitions

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

FIBA World Cup

yet to qualify

FIBA AmeriCup

yet to qualify

Centrobasket

See also: Centrobasket
  • 1971 : 6th
  • 1987 : 6th
  • 1989 : 9th
  • 2010 : 10th

Caribbean Championship

See also: FIBA CBC Championship
  • 1981 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 1982 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 1984 : ?
  • 1985 : ?
  • 1986 : 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 1987 : 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 1988 : 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 1990 : 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 1991 : ?
  • 1993 : ?
  • 1994 : ?
  • 1995 : ?
  • 1996 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 1998 : –
  • 2000 : 7th
  • 2002 : –
  • 2004 : –
  • 2006 : –
  • 2007 : 9th
  • 2009 : 4th
  • 2011 : –
  • 2014 : –
  • 2015 : –

Commonwealth Games

See also: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

never participated

Current roster

At the 2010 Centrobasket:[4] (last publicized squad)

Trinidad and Tobago men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Ian Curtis Young 28 – (1981-09-27)27 September 1981 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Gaiteros de Zulia Venezuela
G 5 Maurice Michael Joseph 24 – (1985-09-26)26 September 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Vermont Catamounts men's basketball United States
F 6 Steven Arthur Lewis 30 – (1980-01-10)10 January 1980 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Defence Force Basketball Trinidad and Tobago
G/F 7 Wendell John Carter 37 – (1973-06-09)9 June 1973 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
G/F 8 Sheldon Kurt Christian 27 – (1983-01-17)17 January 1983 Shak Attack Trinidad and Tobago
PG 9 Joel Haywood 25 – (1984-09-03)3 September 1984 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Saint Mary's Huskies Canada
F 10 Devaughn Keldon Lamont 26 – (1984-06-18)18 June 1984 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Panteras de Miranda Venezuela
C 11 Miguel Michael Williams 32 – (1978-01-30)30 January 1978 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Petro Jazz Basketball Trinidad and Tobago
F/C 12 Kibwe Trim 26 – (1984-05-16)16 May 1984 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Gatos de Monagas Venezuela
F/C 13 Julius Ashby 27 – (1982-09-14)14 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Tokyo Apache Japan
F/C 14 Wilfred Benjamin 25 – (1984-10-30)30 October 1984 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) San Martín de Marcos Juárez Argentina
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 June 2009

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Kibwe Trim Julius Ashby Miguel Michael Williams
PF Wilfred Benjamin Devaughn Keldon Lamont
SF Steven Arthur Lewis Wendell John Carter
SG Ian Curtis Young Sheldon Kurt Christian
PG Joel Haywood Maurice Michael Joseph

Notable players

Other current notable players from Trinidad and Tobago:

Trinidad and Tobago men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G 3 Khadeen Carrington 29 – (1995-10-03)3 October 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. Israel
F 33 Malique Lewis 20 – (2004-11-10)10 November 2004 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) S.E. Melbourne Phoenix Australia
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 22 December 2024

Kit

Manufacturer

2010: Adidas

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Trinidad and Tobago, fiba.com, accessed 1 August 2013.
  3. ^ 2010 Centro Basket Championship for Men FIBA, Accessed 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ Trinidad and Tobago | 2010 Centro Basket Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.