Jamaica national basketball team

Jamaica

FIBA ranking	55 1
Joined FIBA	1962
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Jamaica Basketball Association
Coach	Sam Vincent
Nickname(s)	JAMROCKERZ
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Americas Championship
Appearances	1 (2013)
Medals	None
Caribbean Championship
Appearances	9
Medals	(4): 1981, 1996, 2006, 2009 (1): 2003
Uniforms
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Jamaica national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Jamaica in international competitions. It is governed by the Jamaica Basketball Association.

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 record of 0–3. They did however win the 7th place game against Costa Rica 100–57. In the 2010 Centrobasket, led by Roy Hibbert, they finished in fifth place with a record of 2–2. In the 2012 Centrobasket, they finally won their first medal in these events (bronze). In the FIBA CBC Championship they have enjoyed much more success, winning four gold medals in 1981, 1991, 2006, and 2009.

Roster

Team for the 2014 Centrobasket.

Jamaica men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club F 4 Mugabe Thomas – (1980-11-08)8 November 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Zonkeys de Tijuana G 5 Akeem Scott – (1983-09-09)9 September 1983 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Guaiquiries G 6 Damion Staple – (1980-09-08)8 September 1980 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Panama City Breeze G 7 Garfield Blair – (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Marín Peixegalego C 8 Brandon Walters – (1988-08-03)3 August 1988 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Siena Saints F 9 Ricardo Alliman – (1987-02-18)18 February 1987 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) AS Cherbourg G 10 Mike Rogers – (1988-02-20)20 February 1988 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Club Deportivo Estela Santander SG 11 Kemar McLeish – (1986-12-02)2 December 1986 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Majestic Gardens Legends F 12 Brian Grant – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Cedarville Yellow Jackets G 13 Kwame Lawrence – (1988-01-09)9 January 1988 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Urban Knights C 14 Vashil Fernandez – (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Valparaiso Crusaders PG 23 Clarence Jackson – (1998-02-19)19 February 1998 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) University of Southern California	Head coach Sam Vincent Assistant coach(es) Richard Polack Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 1 August 2014

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Brandon Walters	Vashil Fernandez
PF	Ricardo Alliman	Brian Grant
SF	Akeem Scott	Damion Staple	Mugabe Thomas
SG	Garfield Blair	Mike Rogers	Kwame Lawrence
PG	Oritseweyinmi Efejuku	Kemar McLeish

Notable players

File:Samardo Samuels.jpg

Samardo Samuels

Other current notable players from Jamaica:

Jamaica roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club Country F/C Patrick Ewing, Jr. – (1984-05-20)20 May 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Rayyan Doha C Roy Hibbert – (1986-12-11)11 December 1986 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) LA Lakers C Jerome Jordan – (1986-09-29)29 September 1986 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) Jiangsu Tongxi F/C Samardo Samuels – (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) FC Barcelona Lassa

Results

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Americas Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
2013	8	2013 FIBA Americas Championship	Caracas, Venezuela
2017	To be determined	2017 FIBA Americas Championship	To be determined

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

Past rosters

Team for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.

Jamaica men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G 4 Ennis, Dylan – (1991-12-26)26 December 1991 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Villanova Wildcats F/C 5 Uter, Adrian – (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Pallacanestro Cantù F 6 Ewing, Jr., Patrick – (1984-05-20)20 May 1984 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Nea Kifisia G/F 7 Blair, Garfield – (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Heartland Eagles G 8 Efejuku, Weyinmi – (1986-09-15)15 September 1986 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Indios de Mayagüez G 9 Scott, Akeem – (1983-09-03)3 September 1983 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Guaiqueríes G 10 Scott, Durand – (1990-02-22)22 February 1990 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Obradoiro CAB C 11 Jordan, Jerome – (1986-09-29)29 September 1986 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) New Orleans Pelicans F 12 Walker, Christopher – (1994-10-03)3 October 1994 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Florida Gators F 13 Forbes, Adrian – (1988-05-25)25 May 1988 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Auburn Tigers F/C 14 Samuels, Samardo – (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Olimpia Milano C 15 Fernandez, Vashil – (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Pallacanestro Cantù	Head coach Sam Vincent Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2013

Head coach position

• Sam Vincent – 2009-now

Kit

Sponsor

2013: KFC

See also

• Jamaica women's national basketball team
• Jamaica national under-19 basketball team
• Jamaica national under-17 basketball team
• Jamaica national 3x3 team

External links

• Official website
• Presentation at CaribbeanBasketball.com
• FIBA Profile
• Latinbasket.com - Jamaica Men National Team (English)
• Archived records of Jamaica team participations