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Sri Lanka men's national basketball team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Sri Lanka women's national basketball team.

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

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
FIBA ranking130 Decrease 2 (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1959
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationSri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF)
CoachTharindu Fernando
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances7
MedalsNone

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

History edit

Basketball was first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1917 by an American, Walter Cammak. 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 Ceylon Basketball Federation (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 edit

Current roster edit

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification edit

Opposition: Jordan (21 February)
Venue: Prince Hamza, Amman
Opposition: Palestine (24 February)
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 Sinna Marakkalage Chanuka Shehan 23 – (1997-01-22)22 January 1997 1.775 m (5 ft 10 in)  
F 4 Shehan Perera 27 – (1992-06-27)27 June 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  
F 5 Pawan Samira Milidduwa Gamage 23 – (1996-10-24)24 October 1996 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)  
PG 7 Suriya Paramathypathy 17 – (2004-06-28)28 June 2004 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)  
C 8 Kande Dasun Nilantha Mendis 21 – (1998-12-10)10 December 1998 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  
PG 10 Chanaka Senarath 24 – (1995-05-12)12 May 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  
C 21 Fernando Nimesh 22 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  
23 Sriyantha Senaka Kurukulasuriyage 33 – (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  
SF 24 Sasindu Gajanayake 22 – (1997-08-19)19 August 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  
F 28 Nipun Kiriella 29 – (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)  
C 69 Josheph Gayan 28 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  
PG 93 Clinton Stallone Thevakumar 27 – (1993-01-29)29 January 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Past roster edit

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 Gayan De Croos – 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F Timothy Nithushan – 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
C Sudesh Ahamed – 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
PG Charith Perera – 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
SF Anthony Venito – 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
C Steve Mohammed Shamim Dole – 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Isuru Perera –
PG Roshan Randima – 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F Roshan Fernando – 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PF Tushan Dharmasena – 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
C Mithila Abeysekera – 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
C Asanka Suwaris – 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PG Clinton Stallon Thevakumar – 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 May 2017

Competitions edit

Summer Olympics edit

Yet to Qualify

World championships edit

FIBA World Cup Record
Year Position Pld W L Squad
  1950 –
  1974		 did not enter
  1978 –
    2023		 did not qualify
  2027 To be determined
Total 0/20 0 0 0

FIBA Asia Cup edit

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
As   Ceylon
  1960 Did not enter
  1963
  1965
  1967
  1969
  1971
As   Sri Lanka
  1973 Did not enter
  1975 13th place 9 0 9
  1977 14th place 9 0 9
  1979 Did not enter
  1981 12th place 7 0 7
  1983 Did not enter
  1985 15th place 5 0 5
  1987 Did not enter
  1989
  1991 18th place 5 0 5
  1993 Did not enter
  1995 19th place 6 0 6
  1997 Did not enter
  1999
  2001
  2003 Did not qualify
  2005 Did not enter
  2007 Did not qualify
  2009 16th place 5 0 5
  2011 Did not qualify
  2013 Did not enter
  2015 Did not qualify
  2017
  2022
  2025
Total 7/31 46 0 46

Asian Games edit

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

South Asian Games edit

See also: Basketball at the South Asian Games
  • 1995-2010 : ?
  • 2019 :  

FIBA South Asia Championship edit

See also: SABA Championship

Lusophony Games edit

See also: Basketball at the Lusophony Games

Never Participated

Commonwealth Games edit

See also: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

Never Participated

Head coach position edit

Past Rosters edit

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At 2009 FIBA Asia Championship:

Head coach: Ajit Kuruppu

# Pos Name Club Date of Birth Height
4 G Thissara Chathuranga   Sampath Bank (1985-11-03)3 November 1985 (aged 23) 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
5 G Duke Rajapakse   Dialog Telecom (1976-10-27)27 October 1976 (aged 32) 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
6 F Roshan Randima   Delmege (1981-11-24)24 November 1981 (aged 27) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
7 G Hendahewa Yasarathna   Dialog Telecom (1986-04-17)17 April 1986 (aged 23) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
8 G Prageeth Pushpakumara   NTB (1982-05-25)25 May 1982 (aged 27) 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
9 F Chamath Danawansa   Sampath Bank (1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 26) 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
10 G Shanaka Perera   Delmege (1985-03-31)31 March 1985 (aged 24) 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
11 C Mithila Abeysekara   Sampath Bank (1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 24) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
12 C Sidath Senanayake   HNB (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (aged 21) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
13 F Jagath Kulatunga   David Pieris (1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 31) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
14 F Roshan Fernando   HNB (1988-05-16)16 May 1988 (aged 21) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
15 C Jayakody Serasinghe   DFCC (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 23) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  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.

External links edit

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