Cuba_women's_national_basketball_team Knowpia

Cuba
FIBA ranking	38 2 (15 February 2024)
Joined FIBA	1937
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Federación Cubana de Baloncesto
Coach	Margarito Pedroso
Olympic Games
Appearances	4
World Cup
Appearances	11
Medals	Bronze: (1990
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	16
Medals	: 1989, 1999, 2005, 2013; : 1995, 2001, 2003, 2007; : 1997
Home	Away

The Cuba women's national basketball team is administered by the Federación Cubana de Baloncesto.^[2]

Achievements edit

Olympic Games edit

1980 – 5th place
1992 – 4th place
1996 – 6th place
2000 – 9th place

Friendship Games edit

Basketball at the Friendship Games

1984 – 3rd place

World Championship edit

1953 – 10th place
1957 – 12th place
1971 – 7th place
1983 – 10th place
1986 – 6th place
1990 – 3rd place
1994 – 6th place
1998 – 7th place
2002 – 9th place
2006 – 11th place
2014 – 12th place

FIBA Americas Championship edit

1989 – 1st place
1993 – 4th place
1995 – 2nd place
1997 – 3rd place
1999 – 1st place
2001 – 2nd place
2003 – 2nd place
2005 – 1st place
2007 – 2nd place
2009 – 4th place
2011 – 4th place
2013 – 1st place
2017 – 8th place
2019 – 6th place
2023 – 9th place

Pan American Games edit

1967 – 5th place
1971 – 3rd place
1975 – 3rd place
1979 – 1st place
1983 – 2nd place
1987 – 4th place
1991 – 2nd place
1999 – 1st place
2003 – 1st place
2007 – 3rd place

Team edit

Current roster edit

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.^[3]

Cuba women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
G	9	Yamara Amargo	38 – (1985-06-28)28 June 1985	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Santi Espiritu
SF	10	Bexy Claro	21 – (2001-10-05)5 October 2001	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Santiago De Cuba
PG	11	María Montero	24 – (1998-11-03)3 November 1998	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Guantánamo CB
C	12	Nahomis Vargas	19 – (2003-08-23)23 August 2003	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	CRC Quinta dos Lombos
PF	17	Isabela Jourdain	19 – (2003-11-28)28 November 2003	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Clube Propaganda Natação
PF	22	Melissa Despaigne	20 – (2002-10-11)11 October 2002	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	Santiago De Cuba
F	24	Suanly Tanis	28 – (1994-12-13)13 December 1994	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Santiago De Cuba
G	30	Elianis Armentero	23 – (2000-01-02)2 January 2000	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Capitalinos de La Habana
G	32	Betsy Guilarte	20 – (2003-02-10)10 February 2003	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
G	55	Dairis Tornell	31 – (1992-04-18)18 April 1992	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Capitalinos de La Habana
C	80	Enriqueta Neyra	26 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Santi Espiritu
C	87	Rachel Contreras	23 – (1999-07-23)23 July 1999	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Ciego de Ávila

Head coach

Margarito Pedroso

Assistant coach(es)

Ernesto Wright

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 1 July 2023

Former squads edit

1980 Olympic Games

Vicenta Salmón
Virginia Pérez
Head coach:
—

1990 World championship

Ana Hernández^[4]
Beatriz Perdomo
Dalia Henry
Gestrudis Gómez
Yudith Águila

Regla Hernández
Yamilet Martínez
Head coaches:
Tomas Martínez
Manuel Pérez

1992 Olympic Games

Regla Hernández
Yamilé Martínez
Head coach:
—

1994 World championship

Biosotys Lagnó^[5]
Dalia Henry
Yudith Águila
Andrea Borrell
Licet Castillo

Tania Seino
Yamilé Martínez
Head coach:
—

1996 Olympic Games

1998 World championship

Yadiletsy Ríos
Yuliseny Soria
Head coach:
—

2000 Olympic Games

Taimara Suero
Lisdeivis Víctores
Head coach:
—

2002 World championship

Cariola García^[7]
Yudith Águila
Liset Castillo
Zuleira Aties
María León

Yulzeny Soria
Lisdeivis Víctores
Head coach:
—

2003 Pan American Games

Taimara Suero
Lisdeivis Víctores
Head coach:
—

2006 World championship

Arlenis Romero^[8]
Taimara Suero
Yakelyn Plutin
Oyanaisis Gelis
Leidys Oquendo

Yamara Amargo
Yayma Boulet
Yamilé Martínez
Klavdia Calvo
Yolyseny Soria

Yulianne Rodríguez
Suchitel Ávila
Head coach:
—

2007 Pan American Games

Yamara Amargo
Suchitel Ávila
Yayma Boulet
Cariola Hechevarría
Oyanaisis Gelis

Yamilé Martínez
Clenia Noblet
Leidys Oquendo
Yakelín Plutín
Arlenys Romero

Yolyseny Soria
Taimara Suero
Head coach:
Alberto Zabala

2008 Olympic Qualifying tournament

Yamara Amargo
Suchitel Avila
Yayma Boulet
Taimy Fernández
Oyanaisis Gelis

Marlen Cepeda
Clenia Noblet
Leidys Oquendo
Yakelín Plutín
Arlenys Romero

Yolyseny Soria
Ineidis Casanova
Head coach:
Alberto Zabala^[9]

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