Catalonia national basketball team

The Catalonia national basketball team is the basketball team of Catalonia. Managed by the Catalan Basketball Federation [ca], the team is not affiliated to FIBA, so it only plays exhibition games. Their last game was played in 2023 against Argentina.

Catalonia

National federation	Federació Catalana de Basquetbol
Coach	Pedro Martínez
Home Away
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

Catalonia 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 national team played a friendly game against Argentina on July 25, 2023, at the Nou Congost in Manresa. The game was organized to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Catalan Basketball Federation [ca].^[2]

Games played

The Catalonia national basketball team before their last exhibition game in 2023

Date	Venue	Home Team	Visitor	Score
25 Mar 1927	Catalonia	Catalonia	Hindú Club	16–50
8 Dec 1929	Barcelona	Catalonia	Ambrosiana Milano	29–42
13 Jul 1930	Barcelona	Catalonia	Foyer alsacien Mulhouse	29–26
17 Jul 1932	Barcelona	Catalonia	CA Colonne	31–22
1933	Barcelona	Catalonia	Castile	29–33
Apr 1980	Valls	Catalonia	Basque Country	102–84
Apr 1980	Vic	Catalonia	Basque Country	99–92
Apr 1980	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Basque Country	Catalonia	96–101
Apr 1980	Bilbao	Basque Country	Catalonia	129–124
Apr 28 1980	Badalona	Catalonia	Soviet Union	97–109
Jun 1982	Barcelona	Catalonia	Brazil	81–76
Jun 1982	Barcelona	Catalonia	France	111–98
Jun 1982	Barcelona	Catalonia	Czechoslovakia	110–94
Dec 26 1987	Barcelona	Catalonia	Yugoslavia	95–120
May 24 1992	Badalona	Catalonia	Croatia	82–118
Jun 27 2002	Barcelona	Catalonia	Croatia	82–75
Jun 30 2005	Badalona	Catalonia	Cuba	101–70
Jun 6 2008	Girona	Catalonia	Basque Country	79–81
Jun 7 2008	Girona	Catalonia	Portugal	93–63
Jun 26 2009	Bilbao	Catalonia	Canada	68–69
Jun 26 2009	Bilbao	Catalonia	Galicia	93–72
Jul 2 2010	Lugo	Catalonia	Basque Country	76–72
Jul 3 2010	Lugo	Catalonia	Lithuania 'B'	78–67
25 July 2023	Manresa	Catalonia	Argentina	88-94

Roster

The Catalonia team for their July 2023 friendly against Argentina

This was the roster in the Catalan national team's latest game against Argentina (2023).

Catalonia Basketball Team roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 4 Pau Ribas 36 – (1987-03-02)2 March 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Joventut SG 5 Guillem Jou 26 – (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bàsquet Manresa F 8 José Nogués 28 – (1995-07-24)24 July 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Ourense PF 10 Eric Vila 25 – (1998-05-15)15 May 1998 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Bàsquet Girona SF 11 Miquel Salvó 28 – (1994-11-03)3 November 1994 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) CB Gran Canaria C 12 Edu Gatell 34 – (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) CB Lucentum Alicante SG 13 Lluís Costa 30 – (1993-02-27)27 February 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Coviran Granada PG 20 Ferran Bassas 31 – (1992-04-29)29 April 1992 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) CB Gran Canaria SF 22 Xavier Rabaseda 34 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Bilbao Basket PF 29 Pierre Oriola 30 – (1992-09-25)25 September 1992 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) AEK Athens F 44 Joel Parra 23 – (2000-04-04)4 April 2000 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) FC Barcelona PG 55 Dani Pérez 33 – (1990-02-28)28 February 1990 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Bàsquet Manresa	Head coach Pedro Martínez Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes pro club during the 2022–23 season

Notable players

• José Lluis Cortés
• Juan de la Cruz
• Pau Gasol
• Marc Gasol
• Rafael Jofresa
• Tomás Jofresa
• Raúl López
• Enrique Margall
• Josep Maria Margall
• Ferran Martínez
• Juan Carlos Navarro
• Ricky Rubio
• Luis Miguel Santillana
• Ignacio Solozábal
• Jordi Villacampa

See also

• Catalonia national football team
• Torneo de las Naciones