Timor-Leste men's national basketball team

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Timor-Leste
Oceania Basketball Tournament
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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).

History

Prior to the team's national federation admission to

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

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
  • 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. João 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

  • Portugal Leandro Dos Santos (2015– )

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ Hein, David. "Welcome to the FIBA family South Sudan and East Timor". FIBA. Regensburg: David Hein’s Eye on the Future. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2015.