Spain men's national basketball team

Spain
FIBA ranking5 1 (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA1934
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationFEB
CoachVacant
Nickname(s)La Roja (The Red One)
La ÑBA[2]
La Familia (The Family)[3][2]
Olympic Games
Appearances14
Medals Silver: (1984, 2008, 2012)
Bronze: (2016)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances13
Medals Gold: (2006, 2019)
EuroBasket
Appearances33
Medals Gold: (2009, 2011, 2015, 2022)
Silver: (1935, 1973, 1983, 1999, 2003, 2007)
Bronze: (1991, 2001, 2013, 2017)
Home
Away
First international
  33–12 Portugal 
(Madrid, Spain; 15 April 1935)
Biggest win
  118–32 Libya 
(Madrid, Spain; 9 May 1963)
Biggest defeat
 Soviet Union 118–58  
(Essen, West Germany; 12 September 1971)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Team
2008 Beijing Team
2012 London Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
FIBA World Cup
2006 Japan
2019 China
EuroBasket
2009 Poland
2011 Lithuania
2015 France
2022 Germany
1935 Switzerland
1973 Spain
1983 France
1999 France
2003 Sweden
2007 Spain
1991 Italy
2001 Turkey
2013 Slovenia
2017 Turkey
Mediterranean Games
1955 Barcelona Team
1997 Bari Team
2001 Tunis Team
1951 Alexandria Team
1959 Beirut Team
1963 Naples Team
1987 Latakia Team
2005 Almería Team

The Spain men's national basketball team (Spanish: Selección Española de Baloncesto) represents Spain in international basketball competitions. They are managed by the Spanish Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Spain.

Spain has appeared 33 times at the EuroBasket, winning four gold medals, six silver medals, and four bronze medals. They have also competed at the Summer Olympics 14 times, with three silver medals and one bronze medal as their accomplishments. They have qualified for the FIBA World Cup 13 times, winning it twice, in 2006 and 2019.

Spain is currently ranked seventh in the FIBA World Ranking.[4]

  1. ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b Trujillo, I. (31 January 2022). ""Hispanos", "Guerreras", "La Roja"...: ¿Apodos para no decir España?". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ "'La Familia' tiene al 'nuevo Jokic'". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, men". fiba.basketball.