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.

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
FIBA ranking137 Decrease 7 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1959
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationSri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF)
CoachTharindu Fernando
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances7
MedalsNone

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.

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

History

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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.

Team

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Current roster

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2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

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Opposition: Jordan (21 February)
Venue: Prince Hamza, Amman
Opposition: Palestine (24 February)
Venue: Arab American University, Jenin[3]

Sri Lanka national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 3 Sinna Marakkalage Chanuka Shehan 23 – (1997-01-22)22 January 1997 1.775 m (5 ft 10 in) Sri Lanka
F 4 Shehan Perera 27 – (1992-06-27)27 June 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Sri Lanka
F 5 Pawan Samira Milidduwa Gamage 23 – (1996-10-24)24 October 1996 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Sri Lanka
PG 7 Suriya Paramathypathy 17 – (2004-06-28)28 June 2004 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Sri Lanka
C 8 Kande Dasun Nilantha Mendis 21 – (1998-12-10)10 December 1998 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Sri Lanka
PG 10 Chanaka Senarath 24 – (1995-05-12)12 May 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sri Lanka
C 21 Fernando Nimesh 22 – (1997-08-05)5 August 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sri Lanka
23 Sriyantha Senaka Kurukulasuriyage 33 – (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Sri Lanka
SF 24 Sasindu Gajanayake 22 – (1997-08-19)19 August 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Sri Lanka
F 28 Nipun Kiriella 29 – (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Sri Lanka
C 69 Josheph Gayan 28 – (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Sri Lanka
PG 93 Clinton Stallone Thevakumar 27 – (1993-01-29)29 January 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Sri Lanka
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Past roster

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At the 2017 SABA Championship:[4] (Bronze medal squad)

Sri Lanka men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
C Gayan De Croos – 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F Timothy Nithushan – 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
C Sudesh Ahamed – 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
PG Charith Perera – 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
SF Anthony Venito – 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
C Steve Mohammed Shamim Dole – 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Isuru Perera –
PG Roshan Randima – 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
F Roshan Fernando – 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PF Tushan Dharmasena – 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
C Mithila Abeysekera – 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
C Asanka Suwaris – 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PG Clinton Stallon Thevakumar – 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 May 2017

Competitions

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Summer Olympics

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Yet to Qualify

World championships

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FIBA World Cup Record
Year Position Pld W L Squad
Argentina 1950 –
Puerto Rico 1974		 did not enter
Philippines 1978 –
PhilippinesJapanIndonesia 2023		 did not qualify
Qatar 2027 To be determined
Total 0/20 0 0 0

FIBA Asia Cup

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Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
As  Ceylon
Philippines 1960 Did not enter
Taiwan 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 1969
Japan 1971
As  Sri Lanka
Philippines 1973 Did not enter
Thailand 1975 13th place 9 0 9
Malaysia 1977 14th place 9 0 9
Japan 1979 Did not enter
India 1981 12th place 7 0 7
Hong Kong 1983 Did not enter
Malaysia 1985 15th place 5 0 5
Thailand 1987 Did not enter
China 1989
Japan 1991 18th place 5 0 5
Indonesia 1993 Did not enter
South Korea 1995 19th place 6 0 6
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did not enter
Japan 1999
China 2001
China 2003 Did not qualify
Qatar 2005 Did not enter
Japan 2007 Did not qualify
China 2009 16th place 5 0 5
China 2011 Did not qualify
Philippines 2013 Did not enter
China 2015 Did not qualify
Lebanon 2017
Indonesia 2022
Saudi Arabia 2025
Total 7/31 46 0 46

Asian Games

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See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
  • 1966 : 10th
  • 2018 : Did not Participate

South Asian Games

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See also: Basketball at the South Asian Games
  • 1995-2010 : ?
  • 2019 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

FIBA South Asia Championship

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See also: SABA Championship

Lusophony Games

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See also: Basketball at the Lusophony Games

Never Participated

Commonwealth Games

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See also: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

Never Participated

Head coach position

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Past Rosters

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At 2009 FIBA Asia Championship:

Head coach: Ajit Kuruppu

# Pos Name Club Date of Birth Height
4 G Thissara Chathuranga Sri Lanka Sampath Bank (1985-11-03)3 November 1985 (aged 23) 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
5 G Duke Rajapakse Sri Lanka Dialog Telecom (1976-10-27)27 October 1976 (aged 32) 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
6 F Roshan Randima Sri Lanka Delmege (1981-11-24)24 November 1981 (aged 27) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
7 G Hendahewa Yasarathna Sri Lanka Dialog Telecom (1986-04-17)17 April 1986 (aged 23) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
8 G Prageeth Pushpakumara Sri Lanka NTB (1982-05-25)25 May 1982 (aged 27) 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
9 F Chamath Danawansa Sri Lanka Sampath Bank (1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 26) 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
10 G Shanaka Perera Sri Lanka Delmege (1985-03-31)31 March 1985 (aged 24) 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
11 C Mithila Abeysekara Sri Lanka Sampath Bank (1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 24) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
12 C Sidath Senanayake Sri Lanka HNB (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 (aged 21) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
13 F Jagath Kulatunga Sri Lanka David Pieris (1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 31) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
14 F Roshan Fernando Sri Lanka HNB (1988-05-16)16 May 1988 (aged 21) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
15 C Jayakody Serasinghe Sri Lanka DFCC (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 23) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Sri Lanka, fiba.com, accessed 24 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  4. ^ Sri Lanka national team, asia-basket.com, Accessed 27 July 2017.
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