El Salvador men's national basketball team

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).

El Salvador

FIBA ranking	(9 December 2020)[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

It plays in the FIBA Americas division, and more specifically, within the Central American region. The team has rarely appeared in any international competitions.

Most of its players come from the Liga Superior de BKB

Regional championships

COCABA championships

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

Pan American Games

• 1959: 7th place

Centrobasket – Central American Championships

• 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

Current roster

At the 2015 COCABA Championship:[2]

El Salvador men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Alejandro Arias 23 – 23 August 1992 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 5 Salvador Bandek 36 – 2 October 1978 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) G 6 Leonardo Hernandez 18 – 8 January 1997 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) C 7 Ronnie Aguilar 28 – 24 June 1987 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) F 8 Rene Palma 21 – 14 December 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) C 9 Rudy Martinez 21 – 18 November 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) G 10 Emilio Abullarade 26 – 15 May 1989 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) F 11 Kevin Mejia 23 – 21 June 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) F 12 Carlos Arias 26 – 17 June 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) F 13 James Valladares 26 – 12 February 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) F 14 Luis Portal 29 – 2 August 1986 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 15 Mario Flores (basketball) 30 – 18 April 1985 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 16 September 2015

Head coach history

• Agustín Garcia
• Adolfo “el Jocote” Rubio (1959)
• Fito "Jocote" Rubio
• Josep Clarós – 1994
• Ivan Barahona - 2013-2014,2017
• Luis Nicoletti 2015

Past rosters

At 2014 Centrobasket:

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

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
2. El Salvador | 2015 COCABA Championship, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

External links

• http://www.latinbasket.com/El-Salvador/basketball-National-Team.asp