The Colombia national basketball team (Spanish: Selección de baloncesto de Colombia) represents Colombia in men's international basketball competitions and organized and run by the Colombia Basketball Federation (Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto). In South America, Team Colombia made some considerable improvements in the last decade but still stands in the shadow of the Big Four Basketball Powers (Team Argentina, Team Brazil, Team Venezuela and Team Uruguay). Its best result to date remains the 7th place at the 1982 FIBA World Championship where Colombia was host. In 2017, Colombia appeared at the FIBA AmeriCup, the Americas' prime basketball event, for the first time. Colombia's standout player, Juan Palacios, Power forward in the Basketball Champions League returned to the national team for the first time since 2009. Competitive record FIBA World Cup FIBA AmeriCup 2017: 11th 2022: 9th Pan American Games 1951: 10th 1967: 10th 1971: 10th 2019: To Be Determined South American Championship Team Current squad Roster for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup Depth chart Head coach position Guillermo Moreno: 2001–2006 Hernán Darío Giraldo: 2008–2012 Tomás Díaz: 2014 Guillermo Moreno: 2016–present Past rosters Scroll down to see more. 2008 South American Championship: finished 5th among 6 teams Coach: Hernán Darío Giraldo At the 2016 South American Basketball Championship: See also Colombia national under-19 basketball team Colombia national under-17 basketball team Colombia women's national basketball team Colombia national 3x3 team References External links FIBA Profile Colombia Basketball Records at FIBA Archive Latinbasket – Colombia Men National Team Colombian Basketball News Men's national basketball teams 1939 establishments in Colombia