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El Salvador men's national basketball team

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El Salvador El Salvador
FIBA ranking103 Increase 23 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1956
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
CoachIvan Barahona
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
MedalsNone
FIBA AmeriCup
AppearancesNone
MedalsNone

The El Salvador national basketball team is the official national representative of El Salvador in international men's basketball. It is governed by the Federación Salvadoreña de Baloncesto (FESABAL).

It plays in the FIBA Americas division, and more specifically, within the Central American region.

Most of its players come from the Liga Mayor de Baloncesto.

History

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On April 20, 2021, after five days of play, El Salvador advanced to the second round of 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification. The week of games were played at the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda in the city of San Salvador.[2]

The hosts took a 68–66 victory over Jamaica, a game in which a loss would have meant elimination. A three-pointer by José Araujo, with 49 seconds remaining sealed the win for El Salvador.[2]

Center Ronnie Aguilar was crucial in defense, as he blocked Kevin Foster at the end of the game and avoided the tie on the scoreboard. Jamaica came close to 67–66. Aguilar was sent to the free throw line and only hit the second shot with two seconds left on the clock. Jamaica was left without any timeouts and ran out of time to take a shot.[2]

The celebration was immediate between players and fans. Roberto Martínez was the offensive leader from El Salvador with 19 points. Aguilar and Araujo added 11 each. Jamaica was led by Omari Johnson with 18 points and Marcel Robinson with 12 points.[2]

Regional championships

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CARICOM Men's Championships

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COCABA championships

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  • 2004 3rd place
  • 2007 3rd place
  • 2013 2nd place

Pan American Games

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See also: Basketball at the Pan American Games

Centrobasket – Central American Championships

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See also: Centrobasket
  • 1967 5th place
  • 1971 5th place
  • 1977 5th place
  • 1985 7th place
  • 1989 10th place
  • 1997 7th place
  • 2008 7th place
  • 2014 10th place

Central American and Caribbean Games

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  • 1959: Gold medal [1]

Current roster

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At the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas):[3]

El Salvador men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 1 Anthony Reyes 18 – (2002-05-28)28 May 2002 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
7 Mauricio Lahud 36 – (1984-09-19)19 September 1984 Brujos Izalco
G 9 Alejandro Arias 28 – (1992-08-23)23 August 1992 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Santa Tecla BC El Salvador
10 Roberto Martinez 29 – (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 12 Carlos Arias 31 – (1989-06-17)17 June 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Santa Tecla BC El Salvador
F 13 Brayan Garcia 22 – (1998-09-03)3 September 1998 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Santa Tecla BC El Salvador
G 17 Jose Araujo 34 – (1986-09-17)17 September 1986 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 20 Mauricio Aguilar 26 – (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Santa Tecla BC El Salvador
C 23 Ronnie Aguilar 33 – (1987-06-24)24 June 1987 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
24 Luis Valle 23 – (1997-08-14)14 August 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Santa Tecla BC
G 26 Eduardo Escalante 28 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) San Salvador BC El Salvador
34 Alvaro Alas 29 – (1991-09-06)6 September 1991 El Salvador
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 April 2021.

Head coach history

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  • Mexico Agustín Garcia
  • El Salvador Adolfo “el Jocote” Rubio (1959)
  • El Salvador Fito "Jocote" Rubio
  • Spain Josep Clarós – (1995)
  • El Salvador Ivan Barahona - (January 2013 – 2014),2017
  • Argentina Luis Nicoletti (July 2015 - )
  • El Salvador Ivan Barahona - (-July 2017)
  • Spain Ray Santana (July 2017- March 2023)

Past rosters

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At 2014 Centrobasket:

El Salvador National Basketball Team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
F Oscar Rivera – 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Marcos El Salvador
G Salvador Bandek – 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) San Marcos El Salvador
SG Fabio Molina – 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Marcos El Salvador
G Mario Flores – 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) ExSAL El Salvador
SG Edwin Lopez – 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
C Julio Mancia – 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) UTEC El Salvador
F Carlos Martinez – 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UTEC
F/C James Valladares – 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Abejas Mexico
G Jose Araujo – 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UNBC Canada
Head coach
  • Ivan Barahona
Assistant coach(es)
  • Arturo Mata
  • Roberto Carillo
  • Lucas Ramirez-Scout

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Costa Rica, Nicaragua & El Salvador basketball advance at FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers Americas 2023 Boxscore World Sportswire, 20 April 2021. Accessed 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 19 April September 2021.
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