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Spain men's national basketball team

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

Spain
FIBA ranking2 Steady (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1934
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationFEB
CoachSergio Scariolo
Nickname(s)La Roja (The Red One)
La ÑBA[2]
La Familia (The Family)[3][2]
Olympic Games
Appearances13
MedalsSilver Silver: (1984, 2008, 2012)
Bronze Bronze: (2016)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances13
MedalsGold Gold: (2006, 2019)
EuroBasket
Appearances32
MedalsGold Gold: (2009, 2011, 2015, 2022)
Silver Silver: (1935, 1973, 1983, 1999, 2003, 2007)
Bronze Bronze: (1991, 2001, 2013, 2017)
First international
 Spain 33–12 Portugal 
(Madrid, Spain; 15 April 1935)
Biggest win
 Spain 118–32 Libya 
(Madrid, Spain; 9 May 1963)
Biggest defeat
 Soviet Union 118–58 Spain 
(Essen, West Germany; 12 September 1971)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Japan
Gold medal – first place 2019 China
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poland
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lithuania
Gold medal – first place 2015 France
Gold medal – first place 2022 Germany
Silver medal – second place 1935 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place 1973 Spain
Silver medal – second place 1983 France
Silver medal – second place 1999 France
Silver medal – second place 2003 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2007 Spain
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Italy
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Turkey
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Slovenia
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Turkey
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis Team
Silver medal – second place 1951 Alexandria Team
Silver medal – second place 1959 Beirut Team
Silver medal – second place 1963 Naples Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Latakia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería Team

The Spain men's national basketball team (Spanish: Selección Española de Baloncesto) represents Spain in international basketball competitions. They are managed by the Spanish Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Spain. Spain is the current European champion.

Spain has appeared 32 times at the EuroBasket, winning four gold medals, six silver medals, and four bronze medals. They have also competed at the Summer Olympics 13 times, with three silver medals and one bronze medal as their accomplishments. They have qualified for the FIBA World Cup 13 times, winning it twice, in 2006 and 2019.

Spain is currently ranked second in the FIBA World Ranking.[4]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Trujillo, I. (31 January 2022). ""Hispanos", "Guerreras", "La Roja"...: ¿Apodos para no decir España?". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ "'La Familia' tiene al 'nuevo Jokic'". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, men". fiba.basketball.

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