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 team played a friendly game against Argentina on 25 July 2023 in Manresa, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Catalan Basketball Federation.^[2]

This was the roster of the Catalan team for the 2010 Torneo de las Naciones.

Catalonia Basketball Team roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 5 Dani Rodríguez 26 – (1984-02-13)13 February 1984 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) CB Tarragona SF 7 Marc Blanch 28 – (1982-01-12)12 January 1982 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bàsquet Mallorca PG 8 Quino Colom 21 – (1988-11-01)1 November 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Baloncesto Fuenlabrada PF 9 Roger Fornas 27 – (1982-10-24)24 October 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Andorra SF 10 Xavier Rabaseda 21 – (1989-02-24)24 February 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) CB Cornellà PF 11 Andreu Matalí 29 – (1981-02-26)26 February 1981 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Andorra PF 12 Josep Ortega 26 – (1984-04-06)6 April 1984 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) CB Sant Josep SF 15 Edgar San Epifanio 22 – (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) CB Cornellà C 16 Guille Rubio 27 – (1982-10-14)14 October 1982 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Málaga SG 23 David Navarro 27 – (1983-05-17)17 May 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CB Sant Josep	Head coach Salva Maldonado Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes pro club during the 2010–11 season

• Catalonia national football team
• Torneo de las Naciones

• Catalan Basketball Federation website