Sri Lanka national basketball team

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
FIBA ranking 88 Decrease6[1]
Joined FIBA 1959
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF)
Coach Maneka Meththinda
Olympic Games
Appearances None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
Asian Championship
Appearances 7
Medals None
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The Sri Lankan national basketball team represents Sri Lanka in international competitions. It is administrated by the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF).[2] Until 1972 it was known as Ceylon national basketball team.

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

History

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 which was consequently admitted to the FIBA in 1959. Sri Lanka joined the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) in 1962, and have participated in most ABC competitions since.

Roster

At 2009 FIBA Asia Championship:

Head coach: Ajit Kuruppu

# Pos Name Club Date of Birth Height
4 G Thissara Chathuranga Sri Lanka Sampath Bank3 November 1985 (aged 23) 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
5 G Duke Rajapakse Sri Lanka Dialog Telecom 27 October 1976 (aged 32) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
6 F Roshan Randima Sri Lanka Delmege 24 November 1981 (aged 27) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
7 G Hendahewa Yasarathna Sri Lanka Dialog Telecom 17 April 1986 (aged 23) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
8 G Prageeth Pushpakumara Sri Lanka NTB 25 May 1982 (aged 27) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
9 F Chamath Danawansa Sri Lanka Sampath Bank 6 March 1983 (aged 26) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
10 G Shanaka Perera Sri Lanka Delmege 31 March 1985 (aged 24) 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
11 C Mithila Abeysekara Sri Lanka Sampath Bank 4 November 1984 (aged 24) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
12 C Sidath Senanayake Sri Lanka HNB 11 April 1988 (aged 21) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
13 F Jagath Kulatunga Sri Lanka David Pieris 6 July 1978 (aged 31) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
14 F Roshan Fernando Sri Lanka HNB 16 May 1988 (aged 21) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
15 C Jayakody Serasinghe Sri Lanka DFCC 13 March 1986 (aged 23) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)

Competitions

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Asia Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1975 13th 1975 ABC Championship Bangkok, Thailand
1977 14th 1977 ABC Championship Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1979 – 1979 ABC Championship Nagoya, Japan
1981 12th 1981 ABC Championship Calcutta, India
1983 – 1983 ABC Championship Hong Kong
1985 15th 1985 ABC Championship Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1987 – 1987 ABC Championship Bangkok, Thailand
1989 – 1989 ABC Championship Beijing, China
1991 18th 1991 ABC Championship Kobe, Japan
1993 – 1993 ABC Championship Jakarta, Indonesia
1995 19th 1995 ABC Championship Seoul, South Korea
1997 – 1997 ABC Championship Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1999 – 1999 ABC Championship Fukuoka, Japan
2001 – 2001 ABC Championship Shanghai, China
2003 – 2003 ABC Championship Harbin, China
2005 – 2005 FIBA Asia Championship Doha, Qatar
2007 – 2007 FIBA Asia Championship Tokushima, Japan
2009 16th 2009 FIBA Asia Championship Tianjin, China
2011 – 2011 FIBA Asia Championship Wuhan, China
2013 – 2013 FIBA Asia Championship Philippines
2015 – 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Changsha, China
2017 To Be Determined 2017 FIBA Asia Championship To Be Determined

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ↑ FIBA National Federations – Sri Lanka, fiba.com, accessed 24 July 2013.


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