Guam men's national basketball team

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox national basketball team

| country = Guam {{flagicon|GUM}}

| logo = Guam Basketball Confederation.jpg

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| nickname=

| coach = Edward Calvo

| fiba_ranking = {{FIBA World Rankings|GUM}}

| joined_fiba = 1974

| fiba_zone = FIBA Oceania

| zone_championship = Oceanian Championship

| national_fed = Guam Basketball Confederation

| zone_appearances = 1 (1999)

| zone_medals = 16px Silver: 1999

| zone_championship2 = Pacific Games

| zone_appearances2 = 15

| zone_medals2 = 16px Gold: (1975, 1979, 2015, 2019)
16px Silver: (1983, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2023)
16px Bronze: (1966, 1987)

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The Guam men's national basketball team represents Guam in international competitions.[https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/408473/sport-fiba-asia-cup-qualifiers-a-matter-of-survival-for-guam Sport: FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers a matter of 'survival' for Guam] RNZ News, 30 January 2020. Accessed 25 August 2020. It is administered by the Guam Basketball Confederation.[http://fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/nfProf.asp?nationalFederationNumber=293 FIBA National Federations – Guam], fiba.com, accessed 3 June 2014.

Guam is the only nation other than Australia and New Zealand to win a silver medal at the FIBA Oceania Championship. In 2025, they qualified for the FIBA Asia Cup for the first time.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/news/guam-set-for-historic-fiba-asia-cup-debut|publisher=FIBA|access-date=21 March 2025|title=Guam set for historic FIBA Asia Cup debut}}

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification match played on 22 February 2024 against Japan and 25 February 2024 against Mongolia.

{{FIBA roster header|nat=n|team=Guam men's national basketball team

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{{FIBA player | num =1 | nat = | name = Curtis Washington| pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | df=y | year =1991 | month =12 | date =5 | compyear =2024 | compmonth =2 | compdate =22 | club =Free agent }}

{{FIBA player | num =3 | nat = | name = Mark Johnson |dab=basketball player| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | df=y | year =1992 | month =10 | date =19 | compyear =2024 | compmonth =2 | compdate =22 | club =Free agent }}

{{FIBA player | num =4 | nat =USA | name = Tomas Calvo| pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | df=y | year =2000 | month =5 | date =25 | compyear =2024 | compmonth =2 | compdate =22 | club =California Lutheran University }}

{{FIBA player | num =5 | nat =SUI | name = Jonathan Galloway| pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | df=y | year =1996 | month =6 | date =19 | compyear =2024 | compmonth =2 | compdate =22 | club =SAM Basket Massagno }}

{{FIBA player | num =12 | nat = | name = Joseph Blas| pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | df=y | year =1988 | month =10 | date =30 | compyear =2024 | compmonth =2 | compdate =22 | club = }}

{{FIBA player | num =22 | nat = | name = Daren Hechanova| pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | df=y | year =1993 | month =7 | date =18 | compyear =2024 | compmonth =2 | compdate =22 | club = }}

{{FIBA player | num =23 | nat =GUM | name = Reo Aiken| pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | df=y | year =2001 | month =12 | date =27 | compyear =2024 | compmonth =2 | compdate =22 | club = Team OG }}

{{FIBA player | num =24 | nat = | name = Ben Borja| pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 7 | df=y | year =1998 | month =2 | date =26 | compyear =2024 | compmonth =2 | compdate =22 | club = }}

{{FIBA player | num =30 | nat =JPN| name = Takumi Simon| pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | df=y | year =2000 | month =3 | date =10 | compyear =2024 | compmonth =3 | compdate =10 | club =Shinshu Brave Warriors }}

{{FIBA player | num =31 | nat = PHI | name = Jericho Cruz| pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | df=y | year =1990 | month =11 | date =11 | compyear =2024 | compmonth =2 | compdate =22 | club =San Miguel Beermen }}

{{FIBA player | num =33 | nat = AUS | name = Earnest Ross| pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | df=y | year =1991 | month =1 | date =27 | compyear =2024 | compmonth =2 | compdate =22 | club =West Adelaide Bearcats }}

{{FIBA player | num =42 | nat = | name = Tai Wesley| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | df=y | year =1986 | month =5 | date =13 | compyear =2024 | compmonth =2 | compdate =22 | club = }}

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| asst_coach =

| otherlegend =

  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 February 2020

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=Depth chart=

{{Basketball depth chart

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|starter_c = Jonathan Galloway

|starter_pf = Tai Wesley

|starter_sf = Earnest Ross

|starter_sg = Jericho Cruz

|starter_pg = Daren Hechanova

|bench 1_c = Curtis Washington

|bench 1_pf = Ben Borja II

|bench 1_sf = Mark Johnson Jr

|bench 1_sg = Takumi Simon

|bench 1_pg = Tomas Calvo

|bench 2_c = Mekeli Wesley

|bench 2_pf = Matthew Fegurgur

|bench 2_sf = Joe Blas Jr

|bench 2_sg = Reo Aiken

|bench 2_pg = William Stinnett

}}

Competitive performances

=FIBA Asia Cup=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=10|FIBA Asia Cup record
Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

{{flagicon|LBN}} 2017

| colspan="6"|Did not participate

{{flagicon|INA}} 2022

| colspan="6"|Did not qualify

{{flagicon|KSA}} 2025

| colspan="6"|Qualified

Total1/3

=FIBA Oceania Championship=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=10|FIBA Oceania Championship record
Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

{{flagicon|NZL}} 1971

| colspan="6"|Not a FIBA member

{{flagicon|AUS}} 1975

| rowspan="12" colspan="6"|Did not participate

{{flagicon|NZL}} 1978
{{flagicon|AUS}} 1979
{{flagicon|NZL}} 1981
{{flagicon|NZL}} 1983
{{flagicon|AUS}} 1985
{{flagicon|NZL}} 1987
{{flagicon|AUS}} 1989
{{flagicon|NZL}} 1991
{{flagicon|NZL}} 1993
{{flagicon|AUS}} 1995
{{flagicon|NZL}} 1997
style="background:silver;"

|{{flagicon|NZL}} 1999

|Runner-up

|2nd

|1

|0

|1

{{flagicon|NZL}} 2001

| rowspan="8" colspan="6"|Did not participate

{{flagicon|AUS}} 2003
{{flagicon|NZL}} 2005
{{flagicon|AUS}} 2007
{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} 2009
{{flagicon|AUS}} 2011
{{flagicon|NZL}} {{flagicon|AUS}} 2013
{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} 2015
Total0 Titles1/22101

=Oceania Basketball Tournament=

  • 1981 : {{Silver2}}
  • 1985-1993 : Did not participate
  • 1997 : {{Silver2}}
  • 2001 : Did not participate
  • 2005 : {{Silver2}}
  • 2009 : {{Bronze3}}
  • 2013 : ?

=Pacific Games=

{{see also|Basketball at the Pacific Games}}

Guam is the second most successful team in the Pacific Games, winning the trophy three times, one short of Tahiti. The team last won in 2015{{cite news |date= 11 July 2015 |title= Guam Break Pacific Games Hoodoo to Win Men's Basketball Gold |website= EMTV |access-date= 12 July 2015 |url= http://www.emtv.com.pg/article.aspx?slug=Guam-Break-Pacific-Games-Hoodoo-to-Win-Men-s-Basketball-Gold&subcategory=Pacific-Games-2015 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150713192845/http://www.emtv.com.pg/article.aspx?slug=Guam-Break-Pacific-Games-Hoodoo-to-Win-Men-s-Basketball-Gold&subcategory=Pacific-Games-2015 |archive-date= 13 July 2015 |df= dmy-all }} and 2019.

  • 1966 : {{Bronze3}}
  • 1969 : 4th
  • 1971 : 4th
  • 1975 : {{Gold1}}
  • 1979 : {{Gold1}}
  • 1983 : {{Silver2}}
  • 1987 : {{Bronze3}}
  • 1991 : {{Silver2}}
  • 1995 : 4th
  • 1999 : {{Silver2}}
  • 2003 : {{Silver2}}
  • 2007 : {{Silver2}}
  • 2011 : {{Silver2}}
  • 2015 : {{Gold1}}
  • 2019 : {{Gold1}}
  • 2023 : {{Silver2}}

Past rosters

At the 2015 Pacific Games:[http://pg2015.gems.pro/Result/ShowTeam.aspx?Team_GUID=ac1fed21-13f6-492b-b7e8-57a9edbc1e2c&SetLanguage=en-GB 2015 Pacific Games - Port Moresby, Guam - Team], Retrieved 19 November 2016. (Gold medal squad)

{{FIBA roster header|nat=n|team=Guam men's national basketball team

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{{FIBA player | num =1 | nat = | name =John Chaco| pos = | ft = | in = | df = y | year = | month = | date = | compyear = | compmonth = | compdate = | club = }}

{{FIBA player | num =2 | nat = | name =James Stake| pos = | ft = | in = | df = y | year = | month = | date = | compyear = | compmonth = | compdate = | club = }}

{{FIBA player | num =3 | nat =USA | name =Kyle Husslein| pos =G | ft =6 | in =2 | df = y | year =1995 | month =11 | date =6 | compyear =2015 | compmonth =7 | compdate =3 | club =University of Redlands }}

{{FIBA player | num =5 | nat =USA | name =Michael Sakazaki| pos =F | ft =6 | in =5 | df = y | year =1995 | month =3 | date =29 | compyear =2015 | compmonth =7 | compdate =3 | club =Chaminade Silverswords }}

{{FIBA player | num =10 | nat = | name = William Stinnett| note = C| pos = G | ft =6 | in =3 | df = y | year = | month = | date = | compyear = | compmonth = | compdate = | club = }}

{{FIBA player | num =11 | nat = | name = Seve Susuico| pos = | ft = | in = | df = y | year = | month = | date = | compyear = | compmonth = | compdate = | club = }}

{{FIBA player | num =12 | nat = | name = Joseph Blas| pos =G/F | ft =6 | in =3 | df = y | year = | month = | date = | compyear = | compmonth = | compdate = | club = }}

{{FIBA player | num =13 | nat = | name = Jesus Cruz| dab =basketball| pos = | ft = | in = | df = y | year = | month = | date = | compyear = | compmonth = | compdate = | club = }}

{{FIBA player | num =14 | nat = | name = Reggie Rechebong| pos = | ft = | in = | df = y | year = | month = | date = | compyear = | compmonth = | compdate = | club = }}

{{FIBA player | num =15 | nat = | name = Vincent Estella| pos =G | ft =6 | in =1 | df = y | year = | month = | date = | compyear = | compmonth = | compdate = | club = }}

{{FIBA player | num =33 | nat = USA | name = Jonathan Galloway| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 10 | df = y | year = | month = | date = | compyear = | compmonth = | compdate = | club =UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball}}

{{FIBA player | num =42 | nat = AUS | name = Tai Wesley| pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | df = y | year =1986 | month =5 | date =13 | compyear =2015 | compmonth =7 | compdate =3 | club =Southland Sharks }}

{{FIBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

| otherlegend =

  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 August 2015

}}

Kit

=Sponsor=

2020: Bank of Guam

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

=Videos=

  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYSlrrQUNtg Pacific Games 2015 BASKETBALL G6 GUAM vs SAMOA] Youtube.com video

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