The Catalonia national basketball team is the basketball team of Catalonia. Managed by the , the team is not affiliated to FIBA, so it only plays exhibition games. Their last game was played in 2023 against Argentina.
History Catalonia started to play in 1927 a friendly game against Hindú Club of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Catalonia lost by 50–16.
From 1929 to 1936, the team played several friendly games with another European regions.
In April 1980, Catalonia plays several games against Basque Country, and other games against important teams like the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia or Yugoslavia.
In 1992, Catalonia played a game against Croatia; Croatia won by 118-82 led with 30 points of Toni Kukoč and 21 point of Dražen Petrović. The game was played as the opening of new Olympic arena, before the special qualifying tournament that was held for European teams to allocate four extra berths.
Several years later, in 2002 Catalonia played for a second time against Croatia in Palau Sant Jordi, with a record attendance of 16,471 spectators. With players like Juan Carlos Navarro or Pau Gasol, Catalonia wins by 82–75.
In 2005, Catalonia played against Cuba at Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona winning by a huge margin: 101–70.
Last Catalonia appearances were in the Torneo de las Naciones, a tournament co-organized with Galicia and Basque Country. It was played from 2008 to 2010 and Catalans won the last edition.
In 2018, the women's team returned to activity with an 83–57 win against Montenegro at Pavelló Fontajau in Girona.
After 13 years, the Catalonia men's national team played a friendly game against Argentina on 25 July 2023, at the Nou Congost in Manresa. The game was organized to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the .
Games played
DateVenueHome teamVisitorScore25 Mar 1927 Catalonia Hindú Club 8 Dec 1929 Barcelona Ambrosiana Milano 13 Jul 1930 Barcelona Foyer alsacien Mulhouse 17 Jul 1932 Barcelona CA Colonne 1933 Barcelona Castile Apr 1980 Valls Apr 1980 Vic Apr 1980 Vitoria-Gasteiz Apr 1980 Bilbao Apr 28 1980 Badalona Jun 1982 Barcelona Jun 1982 Barcelona Jun 1982 Barcelona Dec 26 1987 Barcelona May 24 1992 Badalona Jun 27 2002 Barcelona Jun 30 2005 Badalona Jun 6 2008 Girona Jun 7 2008 Girona Jun 26 2009 Bilbao Jun 26 2009 Bilbao Jul 2 2010 Lugo Jul 3 2010 Lugo 'B'
2010–present
Roster
This was the roster in the Catalan national team's latest game against Great Britain (2026).
| valign="top" | Head coach Jaume Ponsarnau Assistant coach Gerard Encuentra Jesús Ramírez Xavi Schelling
Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes pro clubduring the 2025–26 season
Notable players
See also Catalonia national football team Torneo de las Naciones
References
External links Catalan Basketball Federation website