Timor-Leste men's national basketball team

The Timor-Leste national basketball team represents East Timor in international basketball competitions and is managed by the National Basketball Federation of East Timor abbreviated as FNBTL (Portuguese: Nacional de Basquetebol de Timor-Leste).

Timor-Leste

FIBA ranking	169 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA	2013
FIBA zone	FIBA Oceania
National federation	National Basketball Federation of East Timor
Coach	Leandro Dos Santos
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Oceania Championship
Appearances	None
Oceania Basketball Tournament
Appearances	None
Home Away

History

Prior to the team's national federation admission to FIBA in 2013, the national team participated at the 2006 Lusophony Games. The team lost its five games against Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and Portugal with an average score of 166-39. East Timor did not score more than 39 points against all opposition except against Portugal, whom they scored 69 points against.[2]

Timor-Leste's first tournament as part of FIBA was the 2015 Southeast Asian Games facing Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in the group stage.[3]

Timor-Leste was initially assigned to FIBA Asia; on 2015, it was reassigned to FIBA Oceania "to facilitate the development of the game in the country and the participation of its athletes in international competitions."[4]

Results

Filipino player, Norberto Brian Torres (left) against Paulo das Dores (right)on tip off; June 12, 2015 at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

FIBA World Cup

yet to qualify

FIBA Oceania Championship

never participated

Oceania Basketball Tournament

never participated

Lusophony Games

• 2006 – 6th place
• 2009–2014 – Did not participate

Southeast Asian Games

• 2015 – 9th

Current roster

At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games: (incomplete)

Timor-Leste men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. Melchior Pereira – Ivo Miranda – Baptista Da Silva Ribeiro – R. P. Joao Soares – Roberto Da Costa Martins – Paulo Das Dores –	Head coach Assistant coaches Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 9 June 2015

Coaches

• Leandro Dos Santos (2015– )

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
2. Hein, David. "Welcome to the FIBA family South Sudan and East Timor". FIBA. Regensburg: David Hein’s Eye on the Future. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
3. Siswo, Sujadi (4 June 2015). "Sporting dream about to be realised by Timor Leste's basketballers". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
4. "Decisions aplenty as FIBA Central Board concludes". FIBA.com. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.