Catalonia national basketball team

Catalonia started to play in 1927 a friendly game against Hindú Club of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Catalonia lost by 50–16.

From 1929 to 1936, the team played several friendly games with another European regions.

In April 1980, Catalonia plays several games against Basque Country, and other games against important teams like the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia or Yugoslavia.

In 1992, Catalonia played a game against Croatia; Croatia won by 118-82 led with 30 points of Toni Kukoč and 21 point of Dražen Petrović. The game was played as the opening of new Olympic arena,^[1] before the special qualifying tournament that was held for European teams to allocate four extra berths.

Several years later, in 2002 Catalonia played for a second time against Croatia in Palau Sant Jordi, with a record attendance of 16,471 spectators. With players like Juan Carlos Navarro or Pau Gasol, Catalonia wins by 82–75.

In 2005, Catalonia played against Cuba at Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona winning by a huge margin: 101–70.

Last Catalonia appearances were in the Torneo de las Naciones, a tournament co-organized with Galicia and Basque Country. It was played from 2008 to 2010 and Catalans won the last edition.

In 2018, the women's team returned to activity with an 83–57 win against Montenegro at Pavelló Fontajau in Girona.

After 13 years, the Catalonia men's national team played a friendly game against Argentina on 25 July 2023, at the Nou Congost in Manresa. The game was organized to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Catalan Basketball Federation [ca].^[2]

This was the roster in the Catalan national team's latest game against Great Britain (2026).

More information Players, Coaches ...

Catalonia Basketball Team roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 3 Jaume Lobo 28 – (1997-07-31)31 July 1997 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) CB Menorca G/F 4 Pep Busquets 27 – (1999-03-02)2 March 1999 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Bàsquet Girona PG 7 Gerard Fernández 17 – (2008-08-23)23 August 2008 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Bàsquet Manresa PF 12 Adrià Domènech 23 – (2002-07-18)18 July 2002 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Basket Cartagena C 13 Ramón Vilà 28 – (1997-09-11)11 September 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Tizona SG 15 Lluís Costa 33 – (1993-02-27)27 February 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Coviran Granada PG 16 Guillem Vives 33 – (1993-06-16)16 June 1993 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Joventut C 21 Ian Platteeuw 18 – (2007-11-03)3 November 2007 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Davidson Wildcats SG 22 Aleix Font 28 – (1998-03-11)11 March 1998 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Bilbao Basket SG 32 Isaac Nogués 22 – (2004-02-10)10 February 2004 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Valencia Basket PF 41 Robert Cosialls 29 – (1996-12-20)20 December 1996 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Oviedo CB	Head coach Jaume Ponsarnau Assistant coach Gerard Encuentra Jesús Ramírez Xavi Schelling Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes pro club during the 2025–26 season

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