Sri_Lanka_men's_national_basketball_team
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Sri Lanka women's national basketball team.
The Sri Lankan national basketball team represents Sri Lanka in international competitions. It is administered by the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF).[2] Until 1972 it was known as Ceylon national basketball team.
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Quick Facts FIBA ranking, Joined FIBA ...
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| FIBA ranking | 130  2 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1959 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF) | ||
| Coach | Tharindu Fernando | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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The team qualified for the Asian Basketball Championship 7 times and was among Asia's 12 top basketball teams in 1981.
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 and was consequently admitted into FIBA in 1959. Sri Lanka joined the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) in 1962, and has participated in most ABC competitions since.
Current roster
2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Jordan (21 February)
Venue: Prince Hamza, Amman
Opposition: Palestine (24 February)
Venue: Arab American University, Jenin[3]
More information Players, Coaches ...
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Past roster
At the 2017 SABA Championship:[4] (Bronze medal squad)
More information Players, Coaches ...
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Summer Olympics
Yet to Qualify
World championships
FIBA Asia Cup
Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
More information Year, Position ...
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
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As  Ceylon | ||||
 1960 | Did not enter | |||
 1963 | ||||
 1965 | ||||
 1967 | ||||
 1969 | ||||
 1971 | ||||
As  Sri Lanka | ||||
| 1973 | Did not enter | |||
| 1975 | 13th place | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 1977 | 14th place | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 1979 | Did not enter | |||
 1981 | 12th place | 7 | 0 | 7 |
 1983 | Did not enter | |||
| 1985 | 15th place | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1987 | Did not enter | |||
 1989 | ||||
| 1991 | 18th place | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 1993 | Did not enter | |||
| 1995 | 19th place | 6 | 0 | 6 |
 1997 | Did not enter | |||
| 1999 | ||||
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| 2003 | Did not qualify | |||
 2005 | Did not enter | |||
| 2007 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2009 | 16th place | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2013 | Did not enter | |||
| 2015 | Did not qualify | |||
 2017 | ||||
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| 2025 | ||||
| Total | 7/31 | 46 | 0 | 46 |
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Asian Games
See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
- 1966 : 10th
- 2018 : Did not Participate
South Asian Games
See also: Basketball at the South Asian Games
- 1995-2010 : ?
- 2019 :
FIBA South Asia Championship
See also: SABA Championship
Lusophony Games
See also: Basketball at the Lusophony Games
Never Participated
Commonwealth Games
See also: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games
Never Participated
- Ajit Kuruppu - 2013
Prasanna Jaysinghe - 2017
- Scroll down to see more.
More information #, Pos ...
| # | Pos | Name | Club | Date of Birth | Height |
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| 4 | G | Thissara Chathuranga | Sampath Bank | (1985-11-03)3 November 1985 (aged 23) | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| 5 | G | Duke Rajapakse | Dialog Telecom | (1976-10-27)27 October 1976 (aged 32) | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| 6 | F | Roshan Randima | Delmege | (1981-11-24)24 November 1981 (aged 27) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| 7 | G | Hendahewa Yasarathna | Dialog Telecom | (1986-04-17)17 April 1986 (aged 23) | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| 8 | G | Prageeth Pushpakumara | NTB | (1982-05-25)25 May 1982 (aged 27) | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| 9 | F | Chamath Danawansa | Sampath Bank | (1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 26) | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| 10 | G | Shanaka Perera | Delmege | (1985-03-31)31 March 1985 (aged 24) | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| 11 | C | Mithila Abeysekara | Sampath Bank | (1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 24) | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| 12 | C | Sidath Senanayake | HNB | (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (aged 21) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| 13 | F | Jagath Kulatunga | David Pieris | (1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 31) | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| 14 | F | Roshan Fernando | HNB | (1988-05-16)16 May 1988 (aged 21) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| 15 | C | Jayakody Serasinghe | DFCC | (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 23) | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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At 2009 FIBA Asia Championship:
Head coach: Ajit Kuruppu
- Sri Lanka national under-19 basketball team
- Sri Lanka national under-17 basketball team
- Sri Lanka national 3x3 team
- Sri Lanka women's national basketball team
- "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- FIBA National Federations – Sri Lanka, fiba.com, accessed 24 July 2013.
- "Sri Lanka at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
- Sri Lanka national team, asia-basket.com, Accessed 27 July 2017.