El Salvador men's national basketball team

El Salvador

FIBA ranking	103 (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1956
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
Coach	Ivan Barahona
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Medals	None
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	None
Medals	None
Home Away

The El Salvador national basketball team is the official national representative of El Salvador in international men's basketball. It is governed by the Federación Salvadoreña de Baloncesto (FESABAL).

It plays in the FIBA Americas division, and more specifically, within the Central American region.

Most of its players come from the Liga Mayor de Baloncesto.

History

On April 20, 2021, after five days of play, El Salvador advanced to the second round of 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification. The week of games were played at the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda in the city of San Salvador.^[2]

The hosts took a 68–66 victory over Jamaica, a game in which a loss would have meant elimination. A three-pointer by José Araujo, with 49 seconds remaining sealed the win for El Salvador.^[2]

Center Ronnie Aguilar was crucial in defense, as he blocked Kevin Foster at the end of the game and avoided the tie on the scoreboard. Jamaica came close to 67–66. Aguilar was sent to the free throw line and only hit the second shot with two seconds left on the clock. Jamaica was left without any timeouts and ran out of time to take a shot.^[2]

The celebration was immediate between players and fans. Roberto Martínez was the offensive leader from El Salvador with 19 points. Aguilar and Araujo added 11 each. Jamaica was led by Omari Johnson with 18 points and Marcel Robinson with 12 points.^[2]

Regional championships

CARICOM Men's Championships

COCABA championships

• 2004 3rd place
• 2007 3rd place
• 2013 2nd place

Pan American Games

See also: Basketball at the Pan American Games

• 1959: 7th place

Centrobasket – Central American Championships

See also: Centrobasket

• 1967 5th place
• 1971 5th place
• 1977 5th place
• 1985 7th place
• 1989 10th place
• 1997 7th place
• 2008 7th place
• 2014 10th place

Central American and Caribbean Games

• 1959: Gold medal [1]

Current roster

At the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas):^[3]

El Salvador men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 1 Anthony Reyes 18 – (2002-05-28)28 May 2002 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 7 Mauricio Lahud 36 – (1984-09-19)19 September 1984 Brujos Izalco G 9 Alejandro Arias 28 – (1992-08-23)23 August 1992 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Santa Tecla BC 10 Roberto Martinez 29 – (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) F 12 Carlos Arias 31 – (1989-06-17)17 June 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Santa Tecla BC F 13 Brayan Garcia 22 – (1998-09-03)3 September 1998 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Santa Tecla BC G 17 Jose Araujo 34 – (1986-09-17)17 September 1986 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) F 20 Mauricio Aguilar 26 – (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Santa Tecla BC C 23 Ronnie Aguilar 33 – (1987-06-24)24 June 1987 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 Luis Valle 23 – (1997-08-14)14 August 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Santa Tecla BC G 26 Eduardo Escalante 28 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) San Salvador BC 34 Alvaro Alas 29 – (1991-09-06)6 September 1991	Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 April 2021.

Head coach history

• Agustín Garcia
• Adolfo “el Jocote” Rubio (1959)
• Fito "Jocote" Rubio
• Josep Clarós – (1995)
• Ivan Barahona - (January 2013 – 2014),2017
• Luis Nicoletti (July 2015 - )
• Ivan Barahona - (-July 2017)
• Ray Santana (July 2017- March 2023)

Past rosters

At 2014 Centrobasket:

El Salvador National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club F Oscar Rivera – 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Marcos G Salvador Bandek – 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) San Marcos SG Fabio Molina – 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Marcos G Mario Flores – 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) ExSAL SG Edwin Lopez – 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) C Julio Mancia – 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) UTEC F Carlos Martinez – 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) UTEC F/C James Valladares – 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Abejas G Jose Araujo – 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UNBC	Head coach Ivan Barahona Assistant coach(es) Arturo Mata Roberto Carillo Lucas Ramirez-Scout [2]

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. Costa Rica, Nicaragua & El Salvador basketball advance at FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers Americas 2023 Boxscore World Sportswire, 20 April 2021. Accessed 9 June 2021.
3. 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 19 April September 2021.

External links

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