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Spain men's national basketball team
Men's national basketball team representing Spain
Men's national basketball team representing Spain
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Spain |
| logo | Federación Española de Baloncesto.png |
| logo_width | 250px |
| nickname | La Roja (The Red One) |
| La ÑBA | |
| La Familia (The Family) | |
| coach | Chus Mateo |
| fiba_ranking | |
| joined_fiba | 1934 |
| fiba_zone | FIBA Europe |
| national_fed | FEB |
| oly_appearances | 14 |
| oly_medals | Silver: (1984, 2008, 2012) |
| Bronze: (2016) | |
| wc_appearances | 13 |
| wc_medals | Gold: (2006, 2019) |
| zone_championship | EuroBasket |
| zone_appearances | 33 |
| zone_medals | Gold: (2009, 2011, 2015, 2022) |
| Silver: (1935, 1973, 1983, 1999, 2003, 2007) | |
| Bronze: (1991, 2001, 2013, 2017) | |
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| first_game | 33–12 |
| (Madrid, Spain; 15 April 1935) | |
| largest_win | 118–32 |
| (Madrid, Spain; 9 May 1963) | |
| largest_loss | 118–58 |
| (Essen, West Germany; 12 September 1971) | |
| show-medals | no |
the men's team
La ÑBA La Familia (The Family) Bronze: (2016) Silver: (1935, 1973, 1983, 1999, 2003, 2007) Bronze: (1991, 2001, 2013, 2017) (Madrid, Spain; 15 April 1935) (Madrid, Spain; 9 May 1963) (Essen, West Germany; 12 September 1971) | show-medals = no The Spain men's national basketball team () 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.
History
Olympic Games
When Spain qualified for the 1936 Summer Olympics, where basketball was part of the games for the first time, expectations were high for the runners-up of the 1935 EuroBasket. Unfortunately, as one of the favorites to win medals, Spain could not attend the Games due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War just days before the start of the event.
Spain's first Olympic success came at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The team made it all the way to the gold medal game, before losing to the United States (led by Patrick Ewing and featuring a young Michael Jordan).
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Spain reached the gold medal game for the second time. However, in a rematch of the 1984 Olympic final, Spain fell to the United States once more. This time led by Kobe Bryant and nicknamed the "Redeem Team", the Americans won after a remarkably close game 118–107. Four years later, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the United States faced Spain in the Olympic final for the third time. The USA would go on to win gold again, by the score of 107–100, with Spain coming away with its third Olympic (and second straight) silver medal. During the 2016 Summer Olympics, Spain reached the bronze medal match against Australia, where they escaped with a narrow 89–88 victory.
FIBA World Cup
During the early years of the FIBA World Cup, Spain struggled to establish a steady presence as a competitor. Between 1950 and 1970, the national team only qualified once. Then, beginning in 1974, Spain developed into a serious competitor and regularly finished among the World Cup top performers in the competitions to follow.
At the 2006 FIBA World Cup, Spain achieved their greatest success in its history, as they defeated Greece in the final to capture their first World Cup title. Held at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan, the game ended by the final score of 70–47. Furthermore, Pau Gasol was named the tournament MVP, while Jorge Garbajosa was selected to the All-Tournament team. Shortly afterwards, the team were awarded with the 2006 Prince of Asturias Award in Sports.
At the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Spain won their second World Cup title by defeating Argentina in the final by the score of 95–75. The spectacular play of Ricky Rubio during the tournament earned him the MVP, while Marc Gasol was named to the All-Tournament team. After this victory, Marc Gasol became the second player in tournament history to win the NBA title and the World Cup in the same year; with the other being Lamar Odom.
EuroBasket
The first game in the history of the selection was a qualifier for the EuroBasket 1935, where Spain defeated Portugal 33–12. This event, which was held in Geneva in the summer of 1935, was the first EuroBasket game in history. Spain went on to finish as runners-up in the tournament behind Latvia.
After coming in second in 1935, 1973, 1983, 1999, 2003, and 2007, Spain won their first continental championship in 2009; defeating Serbia to become European champions. The team repeated their success in 2011, taking out France in the final. At EuroBasket 2015, Spain once again reached the title game, and demolished Lithuania in the process 80–63. Two years after winning it all in 2015, Spain followed it up with another strong performance at EuroBasket 2017, defeating Russia to win the bronze medal match. It marked the fourth time Spain won bronze at the EuroBasket, as they also won it in 1991, 2001, and 2013.
Spain captured their fourth European title at the EuroBasket 2022, after defeating France in the final once again, a rematch of the 2011 title game. Additionally, center Willy Hernangómez was selected as tournament MVP. After winning the EuroBasket in 2022, Spain endured their worst result ever at the competition in 2025. They finished 17th, and failed to make it past the group stage of the tournament for the first time in their history.
Other events
Besides success at the "Big Three" events (Summer Olympic Games, FIBA World Cup, and EuroBasket) Spain has also had success at the Mediterranean Games, where it has won several medals: three gold, four silver and one bronze.
Medal record
The Spain national team's medal record through the years:
;Olympic Games:
- Silver medals: 1984, 2008, 2012
- Bronze medals: 2016
;FIBA World Cup:
;EuroBasket:
- Gold medals: 2009, 2011, 2015, 2022
- Silver medals: 1935, 1973, 1983, 1999, 2003, 2007
- Bronze medals: 1991, 2001, 2013, 2017
;Mediterranean Games:
Competitive record
FIBA World Cup
| World Cup | Qualification | Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Total | 13/19 | 105 | 74 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG 1950 | 9th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| BRA 1954 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| CHI 1959 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRA 1963 | Did not qualify | *EuroBasket served | |||||||||||||||
| as qualifiers* | |||||||||||||||||
| URU 1967 | |||||||||||||||||
| YUG 1970 | |||||||||||||||||
| PUR 1974 | 5th | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| PHI 1978 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| COL 1982 | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| ESP 1986 | 5th | 10 | 8 | 2 | Qualified as host | ||||||||||||
| ARG 1990 | 10th | 8 | 5 | 3 | *EuroBasket served | ||||||||||||
| as qualifiers* | |||||||||||||||||
| CAN 1994 | 10th | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| GRE 1998 | 5th | 9 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| USA 2002 | 5th | 9 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| JPN 2006 | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| TUR 2010 | 6th | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| ESP 2014 | 5th | 7 | 6 | 1 | Qualified as host | ||||||||||||
| CHN 2019 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||
| PHIJPNIDN 2023 | 9th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||
| QAT 2027 | To be determined | To be determined |
Olympic Games
| Olympic Games | Qualifying | Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Total | 14/21 | 102 | 55 | 47 | 76 | 59 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazi Germany 1936 | w/o | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| UK 1948 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| FIN 1952 | |||||||||||||||||
| AUS 1956 | |||||||||||||||||
| ITA 1960 | 11th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| JPN 1964 | Did not qualify | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| MEX 1968 | 7th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| West Germany 1972 | 11th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||
| CAN 1976 | Did not qualify | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| URS 1980 | 4th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||
| USA 1984 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| KOR 1988 | 8th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||
| ESP 1992 | 9th | 7 | 3 | 4 | Qualified as host | ||||||||||||
| USA 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| AUS 2000 | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | Direct qualification | ||||||||||||
| GRE 2004 | 7th | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| CHN 2008 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| UK 2012 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| BRA 2016 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| JPN 2020 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| FRA 2024 | 10th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| USA 2028 | To be determined | To be determined |
Notes : Spain withdrew due to the Spanish Civil War. FIBA considers two games as forfeited (walkover)
EuroBasket
| EuroBasket | Qualification | Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Total | 34/43 | 255 | 163 | 92 | 72 | 59 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI 1935 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| LAT 1937 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| LTU 1939 | |||||||||||||||||
| SUI 1946 | |||||||||||||||||
| TCH 1947 | |||||||||||||||||
| EGY 1949 | |||||||||||||||||
| FRA 1951 | |||||||||||||||||
| URS 1953 | |||||||||||||||||
| HUN 1955 | |||||||||||||||||
| BUL 1957 | |||||||||||||||||
| TUR 1959 | 15th | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| YUG 1961 | 13th | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| POL 1963 | 7th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| URS 1965 | 11th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| FIN 1967 | 10th | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| ITA 1969 | 5th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| West Germany 1971 | 7th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| ESP 1973 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Qualified as host | |||||||||||||
| YUG 1975 | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | Direct qualification | ||||||||||||
| BEL 1977 | 9th | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| ITA 1979 | 6th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
| TCH 1981 | 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | Direct qualification | ||||||||||||
| FRA 1983 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| West Germany 1985 | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| GRE 1987 | 4th | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| YUG 1989 | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| ITA 1991 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| GER 1993 | 5th | 9 | 7 | 2 | Direct qualification | ||||||||||||
| GRE 1995 | 6th | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| ESP 1997 | 5th | 9 | 6 | 3 | Qualified as host | ||||||||||||
| FRA 1999 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
| TUR 2001 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Direct qualification | |||||||||||||
| SWE 2003 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| SCG 2005 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | Direct qualification | ||||||||||||
| ESP 2007 | 9 | 7 | 2 | Qualified as host | |||||||||||||
| POL 2009 | 9 | 7 | 2 | Direct qualification | |||||||||||||
| LTU 2011 | 11 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| SVN 2013 | 11 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| FRACROGERLAT 2015 | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| FINISRROUTUR 2017 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| CZEGEOITAGER 2022 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| CYPFINPOLLAT 2025 | 17th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| ESTGRESVNESP 2029 | Qualified as co-host | Qualified as co-host |
Results and fixtures
2025
López-Arostegui 3 Saint-Supery 5 Shengelia 10
2026
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 27 and 30 November 2025 against Denmark and Georgia.
- ESP Chus Mateo
- ESP Paco Redondo
- ESP Guillermo Frutos
- (C) Team captain
- Club – describes last club before the competition
- Age – describes age on 27 November 2025
Depth chart
Past rosters
1935 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 10 teams
2 Juan Carbonell, 3 Pedro Alonso, 4 Emilio Alonso, 5 Cayetano Ortega, 6 Rafael Ruano, 7 Rafael Martín (MVP), 8 Armando Maunier, 9 Fernando Muscat (Coach: Mariano Manent)
1950 FIBA World Cup: finished 9th among 10 teams
3 Arturo Imedio, 4 Jaime Basso, 5 Andrés Oller, 6 Álvaro Salvadores, 7 Juan Dalmau, 8 Julio Gámez, 9 Eduardo Kucharski, 10 Ángel González, 11 Ángel Lozano, 12 Domingo Bárcenas, 13 Juan Ferrando, 14 Ignacio Pinedo (Coach: Michael Paul Rutzgis)
1959 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 17 teams
3 Alfonso Martínez, 4 José Luis Martínez Gómez, 5 Francisco Capel, 6 Jorge Parra, 7 Joaquín Hernández Gallego, 8 José Lluis, 9 José Brunet, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez, 11 Juan Canals, 12 Francisco Buscató, 13 Francisco Borrell, 14 Arturo Auladell (Coach: Gabriel Alberti)
1960 Olympic Games: finished 14th among 16 teams
4 Juan Antonio Martínez Arroyo, 5 Moncho Monsalve, 6 Miguel Ángel González, 7 Jesús "Chus" Codina, 8 José Lluis, 9 Arturo Auladell, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez (MVP), 11 Carlos Sevillano, 12 Alfonso Martínez, 13 Francisco Buscató, 14 Lolo Sainz, 15 José Ramón Ramos (Coach: Joaquín Hernández Gallego)
1965 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 16 teams
4 Juan Antonio Martínez Arroyo, 5 Joan Fa Busquets, 6 Miguel Ángel González, 7 Lolo Sainz, 8 José Lluis, 9 Enrique Margall, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez, 11 Carlos Sevillano, 12 Juan Bautista Urberuaga, 13 Francisco Buscató, 14 Moncho Monsalve, 15 José Ramón Ramos (Coach: Pedro Ferrandiz González)
1967 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams
4 Juan Antonio Martínez Arroyo, 5 Vicente Ramos Cecilio, 6 Alfonso Martínez, 7 Enrique Margall, 8 Rafael Rullán, 9 Luis Miguel Santillana, 10 Emiliano Rodríguez, 11 Francisco Buscató, 12 José Luis Sagi-Vela, 13 Clifford Luyk, 14 Wayne Brabender, 15 Cristóbal Rodríguez (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1972 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 16 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Vicente Ramos Cecilio, 6 Carmelo Cabrera, 7 Enrique Margall, 8 Luis Miguel Santillana, 9 Jesús Iradier, 10 Francisco Buscató, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Rafael Rullán, 13 Clifford Luyk, 14 Miguel Ángel Estrada, 15 Gonzalo Sagi-Vela (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1973 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams
4 Wayne Brabender (MVP), 5 Vicente Ramos Cecilio, 6 Carmelo Cabrera, 7 Enrique Margall, 8 Luis Miguel Santillana, 9 Rafael Rullán, 10 Francisco Buscató, 11 Manuel Flores, 12 José Luis Sagi-Vela, 13 Clifford Luyk, 14 Miguel Ángel Estrada, 15 Gonzalo Sagi-Vela (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1974 FIBA World Cup: finished 5th among 14 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Vicente Ramos Cecilio, 6 Cristóbal Rodríguez, 7 Carmelo Cabrera, 8 Luis Miguel Santillana, 9 Rafael Rullán, 10 Jesús Iradier, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 José Luis Sagi-Vela, 13 Clifford Luyk, 14 Miguel Ángel Estrada, 15 Manuel Flores (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1975 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Miguel Ángel Lopez-Abril, 6 Cristóbal Rodríguez, 7 Carmelo Cabrera, 8 Luis Miguel Santillana, 9 Joan Filbá, 10 Jesús Iradier, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Rafael Rullán, 13 Clifford Luyk, 14 Miguel Ángel Estrada, 15 Manuel Flores (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1977 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 6 Juan Ramón Fernández, 7 Carmelo Cabrera, 8 Luis Miguel Santillana, 9 Joan Filbá, 10 Luis María Prada, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Rafael Rullán, 13 Josep Maria Margall, 14 Gonzalo Sagi-Vela, 15 Manuel Flores (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1979 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Quim Costa, 6 José Luis Llorente, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Manuel Flores, 9 Pedro César Ansa, 10 Luis Miguel Santillana, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Rafael Rullán, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1980 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 12 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 José Luis Llorente, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Manuel Flores, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Luis Miguel Santillana, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1981 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Quim Costa, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Manuel Flores, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Fernando Martín, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Rafael Rullán, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1982 FIBA World Cup: finished 4th among 13 teams
4 Wayne Brabender, 5 Quim Costa, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Fernando Martín, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1983 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams
4 Fernando Arcega, 5 Joan "Chichi" Creus, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Fernando Martín, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán (MVP), 12 Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1984 Olympic Games: finished 2nd among 12 teams
4 José Manuel Beirán, 5 José Luis Llorente, 6 Fernando Arcega, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Fernando Martín, 11 Juan Antonio Corbalán, 12 Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1985 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 José Luis Llorente, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Fernando Martín, 11 Vicente Gil, 12 Quim Costa, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1986 FIBA World Cup: finished 5th among 24 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 Quim Costa, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 Fernando Martín, 11 Fernando Arcega, 12 Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal, 13 Juan Domingo de la Cruz, 14 Joan "Chichi" Creus, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1987 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 Francisco Javier Zapata, 6 Cándido "Chicho" Sibilio, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 José Antonio Montero, 11 Fernando Arcega, 12 Ignacio Solozábal, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 José Ángel Arcega, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1988 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 12 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 José Luis Llorente, 6 José Biriukov, 7 Josep Maria Margall, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Enrique “Quique” Andreu, 10 José Antonio Montero, 11 Fernando Arcega, 12 Ignacio Solozábal, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 Antonio Martín Espina, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1989 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 8 teams
4 Rafael Vecina, 5 José Ángel Arcega, 6 José Biriukov, 7 Pablo Laso, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Enrique “Quique” Andreu, 10 José Antonio Montero, 11 Enrique Villalobos, 12 Juan Antonio Morales, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 Manuel Ángel Aller, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1990 FIBA World Cup: finished 10th among 16 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 José Angel Arcega, 6 José Miguel Antúnez, 7 Rafael Jofresa, 8 Andrés Jiménez Fernández, 9 Fernando Romay, 10 José Antonio Montero, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 Manel Bosch, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 Enrique Andreu, 15 Francisco J. Zapata (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1991 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 8 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 Mike Hansen, 6 José Miguel Antúnez, 7 Rafael Jofresa, 8 Enrique “Quique” Andreu, 9 Manel Bosch, 10 Josep “Pep” Cargol, 11 Fernando Arcega, 12 Juan Antonio Orenga, 13 Silvano Bustos, 14 Antonio Martín Espina, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1992 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 José Arcega, 6 José Biriukov, 7 Rafael Jofresa, 8 Andrés Jiménez, 9 Santiago Aldama, 10 Tomás Jofresa, 11 Xavi Fernández, 12 Alberto Herreros, 13 Juan Antonio Orenga, 14 Enrique Andreu, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel)
1993 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams
4 Jordi Villacampa, 5 Rafael Jofresa, 6 Tomas Jofresa, 7 Juan Antonio Orenga, 8 Andrés Jiménez, 9 Juan Antonio Morales, 10 Ignacio “Nacho” Azofra, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 Xavier “Xavi” Crespo, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 Antonio Martín Espina, 15 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
1994 FIBA World Cup: finished 10th among 16 teams
4 Andrés Jiménez, 5 Enrique Andreu, 6 Alberto Herreros, 7 José Cargol, 8 Ferran Martínez, 9 Juan Antonio Orenga, 10 José Miguel Antúnez, 11 Rafael Vecina, 12 Rafael Jofresa, 13 Pablo Laso, 14 Juan Antonio "Epi" San Epifanio, 15 Jordi Villacampa (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
1995 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 14 teams
4 Alberto Angulo, 5 José Luis Galilea, 6 Mike Smith, 7 Juan Antonio Orenga, 8 Ignacio Rodríguez, 9 Pablo Laso, 10 Xavi Fernández, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 Alfonso Reyes, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 Antonio Martín Espina, 15 Fran Murcia (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
1997 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams
4 Alberto Angulo, 5 José Luis Galilea, 6 Tomás Jofresa, 7 Juan Antonio Orenga, 8 Ignacio Rodríguez, 9 Mike Smith, 10 Roger Esteller, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 José Antonio Paraíso, 13 Ferran Martínez, 14 Alfonso Reyes, 15 Roberto Dueñas (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
1998 FIBA World Cup: finished 5th among 16 teams
4 Alberto Angulo, 5 Nacho Rodilla, 6 Nacho Azofra, 7 Juan Antonio Orenga, 8 Ignacio Rodríguez, 9 Carlos Jiménez, 10 Rodrigo De la Fuente, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 José Antonio Paraíso, 13 Iñaki de Miguel, 14 Alfonso Reyes, 15 Roberto Dueñas (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
1999 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams
4 Alberto Angulo, 5 Nacho Rodilla, 6 Iván Corrales, 7 Ignacio Romero, 8 Ignacio Rodríguez, 9 Carlos Jiménez, 10 Rodrigo De la Fuente, 11 Alberto Herreros, 12 Roger Esteller, 13 Iñaki de Miguel, 14 Alfonso Reyes, 15 Roberto Dueñas (Coach: Lolo Sainz)
2000 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams
4 Pablo Aguilar, 5 Rudy Fernández, 6 Sergio Rodríguez, 7 Xavi Rey, 8 José Calderón, 9 Ricky Rubio, 10 Víctor Claver, 11 Fernando San Emeterio, 12 Sergio Llull, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Germán Gabriel, 15 Álex Mumbrú (Coach: Juan Antonio Orenga)
2014 FIBA World Cup: finished 5th among 24 teams
4 Pau Gasol (MVP), 5 Rudy Fernández, 6 Sergio Rodríguez, 7 Willy Hernangómez, 8 Pau Ribas, 9 Felipe Reyes, 10 Víctor Claver, 11 Fernando San Emeterio, 12 Sergio Llull, 13 Pablo Aguilar, 14 Nikola Mirotić, 15 Guillem Vives (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2016 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 12 teams
1 Quino Colom, 5 Rudy Fernández (C), 8 Pau Ribas, 9 Ricky Rubio (MVP), 10 Víctor Claver, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Willy Hernangómez, 18 Pierre Oriola, 22 Xavi Rabaseda, 23 Sergio Llull, 33 Javier Beirán, 41 Juancho Hernangómez (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2020 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 12 teams
3 Xabier López-Arostegui, 4 Pau Gasol, 5 Rudy Fernández (C), 6 Sergio Rodríguez, 9 Ricky Rubio, 10 Víctor Claver, 13 Marc Gasol, 14 Willy Hernangómez, 16 Usman Garuba, 20 Alberto Abalde, 21 Álex Abrines, 23 Sergio Llull (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2022 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 24 teams
2 Lorenzo Brown, 4 Jaime Pradilla, 5 Rudy Fernández (C), 6 Xabier López-Arostegui, 7 Jaime Fernández, 8 Darío Brizuela, 9 Alberto Díaz, 11 Sebas Saiz, 14 Willy Hernangómez (MVP), 16 Usman Garuba, 41 Juancho Hernangómez, 44 Joel Parra (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2023 FIBA World Cup: finished 9th among 32 teams
4 Alberto Díaz, 5 Rudy Fernández (C), 8 Darío Brizuela, 10 Víctor Claver, 12 Santi Aldama, 14 Willy Hernangómez, 16 Usman Garuba, 21 Álex Abrines, 23 Sergio Llull, 24 Juan Núñez, 41 Juancho Hernangómez, 44 Joel Parra (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2024 Olympic Games: finished 10th among 12 teams
2 Lorenzo Brown, 4 Jaime Pradilla, 5 Rudy Fernández (C), 6 Xabier López-Arostegui, 7 Santi Aldama, 8 Darío Brizuela, 9 Alberto Díaz, 10 Juancho Hernangómez, 14 Willy Hernangómez, 16 Usman Garuba, 21 Álex Abrines, 23 Sergio Llull (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
2025 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 24 teams
2 Josep Puerto, 3 Sergio de Larrea, 4 Jaime Pradilla, 5 Mario Saint-Supery, 6 Xabier López-Arostegui, 7 Santi Aldama, 8 Darío Brizuela, 14 Willy Hernangómez (C), 22 Santiago Yusta, 41 Juancho Hernangómez, 44 Joel Parra, 77 Yankuba Sima (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
Statistics
- Bold denotes players still playing international basketball.
Most capped players
| # | Player | National career | Matches | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudy Fernández | 2004–2024 | 266 | 2161 |
| 2 | Juan Carlos Navarro | 2000–2017 | 253 | 2796 |
| 3 | Epi | 1979–1994 | 239 | 3330 |
| 4 | Felipe Reyes | 2001–2016 | 236 | 1715 |
| 5 | Nino Buscató | 1959–1973 | 222 | 1913 |
| 6 | Pau Gasol | 2001–2021 | 216 | 3656 |
| 7 | José Manuel Calderón | 2002–2016 | 193 | 1233 |
| 8 | Marc Gasol | 2006–2021 | 191 | 1850 |
| 9 | Wayne Brabender | 1969–1982 | 190 | 2861 |
| 10 | Josep Maria Margall | 1975–1988 | 188 | 1030 |
Top scorers
| # | Player | National career | Points | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pau Gasol | 2001–2021 | 3656 | 216 | 16.9 |
| 2 | Epi | 1979–1994 | 3330 | 239 | 13.9 |
| 3 | Wayne Brabender | 1969–1982 | 2861 | 190 | 15.1 |
| 4 | Emiliano Rodríguez | 1959–1971 | 2842 | 175 | 16.2 |
| 5 | Juan Carlos Navarro | 2000–2017 | 2796 | 253 | 11.1 |
| 6 | Andrés Jiménez | 1982–1994 | 2393 | 187 | 12.8 |
| 7 | Rudy Fernández | 2004–2024 | 2161 | 266 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Clifford Luyk | 1966–1976 | 2021 | 150 | 13.5 |
| 9 | Alberto Herreros | 1990–2003 | 2003 | 172 | 11.6 |
| 10 | Nino Buscató | 1959–1973 | 1913 | 222 | 8.6 |
Top highscorers
Top highscorers in official games (friendlies not included). :
| PLAYER | PTS | OPPONENT | EVENT | DATE | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordi Villacampa | 48 | 1990 World Cup Classification Round | 1990.08.15 | Salta (ARG) | |
| Jordi Bonareu | 45 | 1955 Mediterranean Games Main Round | 1955.07.22 | Barcelona (ESP) | |
| Emiliano Rodríguez | 43 | 1967 EuroBasket 1st Round | 1967.10.05 | Helsinki (FIN) | |
| Pau Gasol | 40 | 2015 EuroBasket Semifinal | 2015.09.17 | Lille (FRA) | |
| Wayne Brabender | 40 | 1980 Olympics qualification | 1980.05.14 | Geneva (SUI) | |
| Ricky Rubio | 38 | 2020 Olympics Quarterfinal | 2021.08.03 | Saitama (JPN) | |
| Pau Gasol | 37 | 2004 Olympics Classification Round | 2004.08.28 | Athens (GRE) | |
| Wayne Brabender | 37 | 1974 World Cup 1st Round | 1974.07.05 | Ponce (PUR) | |
| Emiliano Rodríguez | 37 | 1963 EuroBasket 1st Round | 1963.10.09 | Wroclaw (POL) | |
| Juan Carlos Navarro | 36 | 2005 EuroBasket Quarterfinal | 2005.09.23 | Novi Sad (SRB) | |
| Pau Gasol | 36 | 2003 EuroBasket Final | 2003.09.14 | Södertälje (SWE) | |
| Epi | 36 | 1985 EuroBasket Quarterfinal | 1985.06.11 | Sttutgart (GER) |
Top medallists
Most medals won with the senior national team in (Olympic Games, World Cups and EuroBaskets):
| Player | Medals | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Rudy Fernández | 11 | |
| Pau Gasol | 11 | |
| Felipe Reyes | 10 | |
| Juan Carlos Navarro | 10 | |
| Marc Gasol | 9 | |
| José Manuel Calderón | 8 |
Overall players records
- Most games played: Rudy Fernández – 266 games played
- Most points scored: Pau Gasol – 3,656 points scored
- Most points scored in a single game: Jordi Villacampa – 48 points scored against Venezuela at the 1990 FIBA World Cup.
- Played in most Summer Olympic Games:
- 6 - Rudy Fernández (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024)
- 5 – Juan Carlos Navarro (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016) and Pau Gasol (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020)
- 4 – Epi (1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992), Felipe Reyes and José Manuel Calderón (2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016)
- Longest tenure in the national team: Pau Gasol (20 years), Rudy Fernández (20 years) and Juan Carlos Navarro (18 years).
Individual awards
International competitions
- FIBA World Cup MVP
- Pau Gasol – 2006
- Ricky Rubio – 2019
- FIBA World Cup All-Tournament Team
- Álvaro Salvadores – 1950
- Wayne Brabender – 1974
- Juan Antonio San Epifanio – 1982
- Alberto Herreros – 1998
- Jorge Garbajosa – 2006
- Pau Gasol – 2006, 2014
- Ricky Rubio – 2019
- Marc Gasol – 2019
- EuroBasket MVP
- Rafael Martín – 1935
- Emiliano Rodríguez – 1963
- Wayne Brabender – 1973
- Juan Antonio Corbalán – 1983
- Pau Gasol – 2009, 2015
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2011
- Willy Hernangómez – 2022
- EuroBasket All-Tournament Team
- Clifford Luyk – 1969
- Francisco Buscató – 1973
- Wayne Brabender – 1973, 1975
- Juan Antonio Corbalán – 1983
- Juan Antonio San Epifanio – 1983
- Fernando Martín Espina – 1985
- Andrés Jiménez – 1987
- Antonio Martín Espina – 1991
- Jordi Villacampa – 1993
- Alberto Herreros – 1999
- Pau Gasol – 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2005, 2011
- José Calderón – 2007
- Rudy Fernández – 2007
- Marc Gasol – 2013
- Sergio Rodríguez – 2015
- Lorenzo Brown – 2022
- Willy Hernangómez – 2022
- EuroBasket Top Scorer
- Alberto Herreros – 1999
- Pau Gasol – 2003, 2009, 2015
Other notable achievements
- FIBA Hall of Fame
- Emiliano Rodríguez
- Fernando Martín Espina
- Juan Antonio San Epifanio
- Pau Gasol
- Mr. Europa
- Juan Antonio San Epifanio – 1984
- Pau Gasol – 2004, 2009
- Jorge Garbajosa – 2006
- Ricky Rubio – 2008
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2010
- Euroscar
- Pau Gasol – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015
- Marc Gasol – 2014
- FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year Award
- Pau Gasol – 2008, 2009
- All-NBA First Team
- Marc Gasol – 2015
- NBA All-Stars
- Pau Gasol – 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016
- Marc Gasol – 2012, 2015, 2017
- NBA champion
- Pau Gasol – 2009, 2010
- Marc Gasol – 2019
- Serge Ibaka – 2019
- NBA All-Rookie First Team
- Pau Gasol – 2002
- Ricky Rubio – 2012
- Nikola Mirotić – 2015
- Willy Hernangómez – 2017
- NBA Rookie of the Year
- Pau Gasol – 2002
- EuroLeague MVP
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2009
- Sergio Rodríguez – 2014
- Sergio Llull – 2017
- EuroLeague Final Four MVP
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2010
- 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
- Rafael Rullán
- Ignacio Solozábal
- Fernando Martín Espina
- Jordi Villacampa
- Juan Carlos Navarro
Head coaches
| Years | Name | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | ESPARG Mariano Manent | 1935 EuroBasket |
| 1943 | ESP Santiago Monerris | |
| 1947–1950 | ESP Anselmo López | |
| 1950–1951 | LTUUSA Mykolas Ruzgys | 9th 1950 World Cup |
| 1951 | ESP Fernando Font | |
| 1952 | PURESP Freddy Borrás | |
| 1953–1958 | ESP Jacinto Ardevínez | |
| 1959–1960 | ESP Eduardo Kucharski | 15th 1959 EuroBasket |
| 14th 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
| 1961 | ESP Fernando Font | 13th 1961 EuroBasket |
| 1962–1964 | ESP Joaquín Hernández | 7th 1963 EuroBasket |
| 1965 | ESP Pedro Ferrándiz | 11th 1965 EuroBasket |
| 1965–1992 | ESP Antonio Díaz-Miguel | 10th 1967 EuroBasket |
| 7th 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
| 5th 1969 EuroBasket | ||
| 7th 1971 EuroBasket | ||
| 11th 1972 Summer Olympics | ||
| 1973 EuroBasket | ||
| 5th 1974 World Cup | ||
| 4th 1975 EuroBasket | ||
| 9th 1977 EuroBasket | ||
| 6th 1979 EuroBasket | ||
| 4th 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
| 4th 1981 EuroBasket | ||
| 4th 1982 World Cup | ||
| 1983 EuroBasket | ||
| 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
| 4th 1985 EuroBasket | ||
| 5th 1986 World Cup | ||
| 4th 1987 EuroBasket | ||
| 8th 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
| 5th 1989 Eurobasket | ||
| 10th 1990 World Cup | ||
| 1991 EuroBasket | ||
| 9th 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
| 1993–2000 | ESP Lolo Sainz | 5th 1993 EuroBasket |
| 10th 1994 World Cup | ||
| 6th 1995 EuroBasket | ||
| 5th 1997 EuroBasket | ||
| 5th 1998 World Cup | ||
| 1999 EuroBasket | ||
| 9th 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
| 2001–2002 | ESP Javier Imbroda | 2001 EuroBasket |
| 5th 2002 World Cup | ||
| 2003 | ESP Moncho López | 2003 EuroBasket |
| 2004–2005 | ESP Mario Pesquera | 7th 2004 Summer Olympics |
| 4th 2005 EuroBasket | ||
| 2006–2007 | ESP Pepu Hernández | 2006 World Cup |
| 2007 EuroBasket | ||
| 2008 | ESP Aíto García Reneses | 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 2009–2012 | ITA Sergio Scariolo | 2009 EuroBasket |
| 6th 2010 World Cup | ||
| 2011 EuroBasket | ||
| 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
| 2013–2014 | ESP Juan Antonio Orenga | 2013 EuroBasket |
| 5th 2014 World Cup | ||
| 2015–2025 | ITA Sergio Scariolo | 2015 EuroBasket |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
| 2017 EuroBasket | ||
| 2019 World Cup | ||
| 6th 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
| 2022 EuroBasket | ||
| 9th 2023 World Cup | ||
| 10th 2024 Summer Olympics | ||
| 17th 2025 EuroBasket |
- Most games as head coach: Antonio Díaz-Miguel: 423 games, over 27 years.
- Most medals won with the national team: (8): Sergio Scariolo
Progression in the FIBA World Ranking
| Date | Change | Pos. | Points | Dis. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March 2025 | 1 | 5th | 745.7 | -94.4 |
| 29 November 2024 | 6th | 746.6 | -92.4 | |
| 15 August 2024 | 4 | 6th | 746.7 | -92.1 |
| 1 March 2024 | 1 | 2nd | 773.9 | -10.9 |
| 18 November 2022 | 1 | 1st | 758.6 | +1.1 |
| 26 September 2022 | 2nd | 758.9 | −1.8 | |
| 1 March 2022 | 2nd | 724.0 | −39.4 | |
| 7 December 2021 | 2nd | 724.1 | −39.2 | |
| 9 August 2021 | 2nd | 721.4 | −42.8 | |
| 2 March 2021 | 2nd | 721.3 | −60.5 | |
| 3 March 2020 | 2nd | 722.9 | −58.7 | |
| 19 September 2019 | 2nd | 731.5 | −54.9 | |
| 26 February 2019 | 2nd | 703.4 | −90.3 | |
| 4 December 2018 | 2nd | 702.6 | −80.4 | |
| 18 September 2018 | 2nd | 704.2 | −62.9 | |
| 3 July 2018 | 2nd | 706.7 | −41.4 | |
| 28 February 2018 | 2nd | 704.7 | −30.3 | |
| 28 November 2017 | 2nd | 693.8 | −142.4 | |
| 11 October 2017 | 2nd | 693.2 | −126.4 |
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