Puerto Rico women's national basketball team

The Puerto Rico women's national basketball team (Spanish: Selección femenina de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico) is governed by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation (Spanish: Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico).

Puerto Rico
FIBA ranking17 1 (15 February 2022)[1]
Joined FIBA1957
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationPuerto Rican Basketball Federation
CoachJerry Batista
Nickname(s)12 Magníficas
12 Guerreras[2]
Olympic Games
Appearances1
World Cup
Appearances1
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances12
Medals (2021)
(1995, 2017)
Pan American Games
Appearances4
Medals (2011)
(2019)
Light
First international
 Colombia 33–31 Puerto Rico 
(Barranquilla, Colombia; 10 December 1946)
Biggest win
 Puerto Rico 118–24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
(Mayagüez, Puerto Rico; 18 July 2010)
 Puerto Rico 113–20 Costa Rica 
(Manatí, Puerto Rico; 21 August 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 136–72 Puerto Rico 
(São Paulo, Brazil; 6 August 1997)

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Year Position Pld W L
202012th303
Total303

World Championship

Year Position Pld W L
1953Did not qualify
1957
1959
1964
1967
1971
1975 to 1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018Group stage303
2022Did not qualify
Total303

Record against other teams at the World Cup

Country W–L
Belgium0–1
Japan0–1
Spain0–1
Total record0–3

FIBA Americas Championship

Pan American Games

Year Position Pld W L
1955 to 2007Did not participate
2011Champions541
20156th413
2019Third place532
Total1486

Central American and Caribbean Games

Year Position Pld W L
1935 to 1974Not known
1978Third place532
1982Runner-up431
1986
1990
1993Runner-up
1998Third place
2002Runner-up
2006Runner-up651
2010Champions550
2014Runner-up541
2018Third place541
Total30246

2020 Olympic roster

The roster was announced on 8 July 2021.[3]

Puerto Rico women's national basketball team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 0 Jennifer O'Neill 31 – (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Samara
F 1 Tayra Meléndez 27 – (1993-10-29)29 October 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Gigantes de Carolina
PG 5 Pamela Rosado 35 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Atenienses de Manatí
SG 9 Allison Gibson 28 – (1993-03-27)27 March 1993 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Gigantes de Carolina
F 10 Jada Stinson 21 – (1999-09-28)28 September 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Arkansas State Red Wolves
G 12 Dayshalee Salamán 31 – (1990-03-17)17 March 1990 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Cangrejeras de Santurce
SG 24 Jazmon Gwathmey 28 – (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Geas Basket
PF 25 Isalys Quiñones 23 – (1997-10-23)23 October 1997 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
F 28 Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage 24 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Geas Basket
C 33 India Pagán 22 – (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Stony Brook Seawolves
G 55 Jacqueline Benítez 24 – (1997-06-06)6 June 1997 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) KK Šiauliai
G 91 Michelle González 31 – (1989-08-03)3 August 1989 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Cangrejeras de Santurce
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Carlos Calcaño
  • Daniel Ortiz
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2021

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. "BSNF felicita a las '12 guerreras'". BSNF. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. "Puerto Rico reveal the 12 players ready to make history in Tokyo". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "Team Roster Puerto Rico" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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