Catalonia national basketball team
The Catalonia autonomous basketball team is the basketball team of Catalonia. The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games. Their last game was played in 2023 against Argentina.
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| National federation | Federació Catalana de Basquetbol | ||
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| Coach | Salva Maldonado | ||
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| First international | |||
 Catalonia 16–50 Hindú Club  (Catalonia, Spain; 25 March 1927) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Catalonia 101–70 Cuba  (Badalona, Spain; 30 June 2005) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Catalonia 82–118 Croatia  (Badalona, Spain; 24 May 1992) | |||
History
editCatalonia started to play in 1927 a friendly game against Hindú Club of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Catalonia lost by 50–16.
From 1929 to 1936, the team played several friendly games with another European regions.
In April 1980, Catalonia plays several games against Basque Country, and other games against important teams like the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia or Yugoslavia.
In 1992, Catalonia played a game against Croatia; Croatia won by 118-82 led with 30 points of Toni Kukoč and 21 point of Dražen Petrović. The game was played as the opening of new Olympic arena,[1] before the special qualifying tournament that was held for European teams to allocate four extra berths.
Several years later, in 2002 Catalonia played for a second time against Croatia in Palau Sant Jordi, with a record attendance of 16,471 spectators. With players like Juan Carlos Navarro or Pau Gasol, Catalonia wins by 82–75.
In 2005, Catalonia played against Cuba at Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona winning by a huge margin: 101–70.
Last Catalonia appearances were in the Torneo de las Naciones, a tournament co-organized with Galicia and Basque Country. It was played from 2008 to 2010 and Catalans won the last edition.
In 2018, the women's team returned to activity with an 83–57 win against Montenegro at Pavelló Fontajau in Girona.
After 13 years, the Catalonia men's team played a friendly game against Argentina on 25 July 2023 in Manresa, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Catalan Basketball Federation.[2]
Games played
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Roster
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This was the roster of the Catalan team for the 2010 Torneo de las Naciones.
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Notable players
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Prije 20 godina: Sve utakmice Hrvatske do Olimpijskih igara u Barceloni" (in Croatian). Crošarka. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Cataluña se medirá a Argentina por su centenario". Infobae (in European Spanish). 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2024-04-17.