Barbados men's national basketball team

Barbados Barbados
FIBA rankingIncrease (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1962
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationBarbados Amateur Basketball Association (BABA)
CoachNigel Lloyd
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
Caribbean Championship
Appearances8
Medals Gold: 1994, 2000
Silver: 1998, 2004
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Away jersey
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Sixth

Barbados national basketball team represents Barbados in international competitions. It is administered by the Barbados Amateur Basketball Association (BABA).[2]

At the Caribbean Basketball Championship, Barbados has been one of the strongest teams, winning two gold medals and two silver medals.

Competitive record

FIBA AmeriCup

Year Position Tournament Host
1995 10th 1995 FIBA Americas Championship Argentina

Caribbean Championship

  • 1981 : 4th
  • 1982-1993 : ?
  • 1994 : 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 1995-1996 : ?
  • 1998 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2000 : 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2002 : 5th
  • 2004 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2006 : 5th
  • 2007 : 6th
  • 2009 : 6th
  • 2011 : -
  • 2014 : 6th
  • 2015 : 7th

Commonwealth Games

Current roster

As of 2018 [3]

Barbados men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 4 George Haynes 32 – (1986-05-05)5 May 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PG 8 Zahir Motara 36 – (1981-07-28)28 July 1981 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Warrens Sports Club Barbados
F 9 Justin Pile 20 – (1997-12-04)4 December 1997 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Barbados Hilton Resort Warriors Barbados
G 10 Keefe Birkett 30 – (1988-06-03)3 June 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Barbados Lumber Company Lakers Barbados
G 11 Kelan Phillips 25 – (1993-03-28)28 March 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Burger King Clapham Bulls Barbados
F/C 12 Akeem Marsh 31 – (1986-12-16)16 December 1986 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Gold Coast Rollers (QBL) Australia
PG 13 Andre Lockhart 32 – (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) London Lions United Kingdom
F 14 Saeed Norville 26 – (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Station Hill Cavaliers Barbados
F 15 Mark Bridgeman 28 – (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Barbados Lumber Company Lakers Barbados
G/F 16 Junior Moore 34 – (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Orange 3 Pinelands Barbados
F/C 17 Charles Vanderpool 31 – (1986-09-16)16 September 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Urban Vybz St.John Sonics Barbados
G 18 David Gill 34 – (1984-01-19)19 January 1984 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
  • BarbadosUnited Kingdom Nigel Lloyd
Assistant coaches
  • Barbados Derek Browne
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 24 June 2018

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Akeem Marsh George Haynes
PF Charles Vanderpool Justin Pile Mark Bridgeman
SF Saeed Norville Junior Moore
SG David Gill Keefe Birkett
PG Andre Lockhart Zahir Motara Kelan Phillips

Past rosters

Barbados men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G 4 Rahim Gibbons – 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Burger King Clapham Bulls Barbados
F 5 Jabar Williams – 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Jamestown Community College United States
F 7 Mark Bridgeman – 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) PanAm I.I. Barbados
8 Aamir Morris – Station Hill Cavaliers Barbados
F/C 9 Charles Vanderpool – 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Orange 3 Pinelands Barbados
G 10 Keefe Birkett – 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Lumber Company Lakers Barbados
F 10 John Jones ? – (1992-08-12)12 August 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Vikingos Tarija (Bolivia) Bolivia
11 David Gill – Barbados
F/C 12 Akeem Marsh – 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) La Charite (France) France
G/F 13 Junior Moore – 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Orange 3 Pinelands Barbados
Head coach
  • Nigel Lloyd
Assistant coach(es)
  • Derek Browne
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
Roster
National Team at LatinBasket.com

Head coach position

  • BarbadosUnited Kingdom Nigel Lloyd - 2004-2006
  • Barbados Adrian Craigwell - 2009
  • BarbadosUnited Kingdom Nigel Lloyd - 2014-2015, 2018

See also

  • Barbados national under-19 basketball team
  • Barbados national under-17 basketball team
  • Barbados women's national basketball team
  • Barbados national 3x3 team

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Barbados, fiba.com, accessed 03 August 2013.
  3. ^ Barbados National Team News, .., LatinBasket.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

External links

  • Presentation at CaribbeanBasketball.com
  • Archived records of Barbados team participations
  • LatinBasket - Barbados Men National Team
  • Presentation on Facebook

Videos

  • LIVE - Guyana v Barbados - FIBA AmeriCup 2021 - CBC Prequalifiers Youtube.com video
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