Trinidad and Tobago

FIBA ranking	NR (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1958
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago (NBFTT)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	None
Caribbean Championship
Appearances	10
Medals	Gold: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 Silver: 1981, 1982, 1996
Home Away

The Trinidad and Tobago national basketball team represents Trinidad and Tobago in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago. (NBFTT)^[2]

The team won four straight gold medals from 1986–1990 in the FIBA CBC Championship. Overall, Trinidad and Tobago has six total medals in this tournament and is second in the medal list only one behind the Bahamas which has seven.

Trinidad and Tobago's last official squad was for the 2010 Centrobasket in Santo Domingo. There, Trinidad and Tobago was the only team that defeated the eventual champion Puerto Rico.^[3]

In the 2009 CBC Trinidad finished in fourth place with a 3–0 record led by Ian Young who averaged 18.6 PPG and Wilferd Benjamin who averaged 12.4 PPG and led their team with a total of 45 rebounds. A close second was Julius Ashby who had 41 rebounds.

yet to qualify

yet to qualify

yet to qualify

• 1971 : 6th
• 1987 : 6th
• 1989 : 9th
• 2010 : 10th

never participated

At the 2010 Centrobasket:^[4] (last publicized squad)

Trinidad and Tobago men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Ian Curtis Young 28 – (1981-09-27)27 September 1981 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Gaiteros de Zulia G 5 Maurice Michael Joseph 24 – (1985-09-26)26 September 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Vermont Catamounts men's basketball F 6 Steven Arthur Lewis 30 – (1980-01-10)10 January 1980 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Defence Force Basketball G/F 7 Wendell John Carter 37 – (1973-06-09)9 June 1973 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) G/F 8 Sheldon Kurt Christian 27 – (1983-01-17)17 January 1983 Shak Attack PG 9 Joel Haywood 25 – (1984-09-03)3 September 1984 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Saint Mary's Huskies F 10 Devaughn Keldon Lamont 26 – (1984-06-18)18 June 1984 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Panteras de Miranda C 11 Miguel Michael Williams 32 – (1978-01-30)30 January 1978 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Petro Jazz Basketball F/C 12 Kibwe Trim 26 – (1984-05-16)16 May 1984 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Gatos de Monagas F/C 13 Julius Ashby 27 – (1982-09-14)14 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Tokyo Apache F/C 14 Wilfred Benjamin 25 – (1984-10-30)30 October 1984 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) San Martín de Marcos Juárez	Head coach Terry Layton Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 June 2009

Other current notable players from Trinidad and Tobago:

Trinidad and Tobago men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 3 Khadeen Carrington 29 – (1995-10-03)3 October 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. F 33 Malique Lewis 20 – (2004-11-10)10 November 2004 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) S.E. Melbourne Phoenix	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 22 December 2024

2010: Adidas

• Trinidad and Tobago women's national basketball team
• Trinidad and Tobago national under-19 basketball team
• Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 basketball team
• Trinidad and Tobago national 3x3 team

• Official website
• Presentation at CaribbeanBasketball.com^[usurped]
• Archived records of Trinidad and Tobago team participations
• LatinBasket – Trinidad and Tobago Men National Team
• Presentation on Facebook
• Trinidad and Tobago at FIBA.com