Puerto Rico women's national basketball team

Puerto Rico
FIBA ranking	22 1 (12 February 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA	1957
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Puerto Rican Basketball Federation
Coach	Gerardo Batista
Nickname(s)	12 Magníficas; 12 Guerreras[2]
Olympic Games
Appearances	1
Women's World Cup
Appearances	1
FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Appearances	11
Medals	(1995, 2017)
Pan American Games
Appearances	4
Medals	(2011); (2019)
Light	Away
First international
	Colombia 33–31 Puerto Rico ; (Barranquilla, Colombia; 10 December 1946)
Biggest win
	Puerto Rico 118–24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ; (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico; 18 July 2010); Puerto Rico 113–20 Costa Rica ; (Manatí, Puerto Rico; 21 August 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 136–72 Puerto Rico ; (São Paulo, Brazil; 6 August 1997)

The Puerto Rico women's national basketball team (Spanish: Selección femenina de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico) is governed by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation (Spanish: Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico).

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
2020	Qualified
Total		0	0	0

World Championship

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1953	Did not qualify	–	–	–
1957		–	–	–
1959		–	–	–
1964		–	–	–
1967		–	–	–
1971		–	–	–
1975 to 1994		–	–	–
1998		–	–	–
2002		–	–	–
2006		–	–	–
2010		–	–	–
2014		–	–	–
2018	Group Stage	3	0	3
2022	To be determined
Total		3	0	3

Record against other teams at the World Cup

Country	W–L
Belgium	0–1
Japan	0–1
Spain	0–1
Total record	0–3

FIBA Americas Championship

1993 – 6th place
1995 – 3rd place
1997 – 7th place
1999 – 7th place
2005 – 5th place
2009 – 5th place
2011 – 5th place
2013 – 4th place
2015 – 6th place
2017 – 3rd place
2019 – 4th place

Pan American Games

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1955 to 2007	Did not participate
2011	Champions	4	4	1
2015	6th	4	1	3
2019	Qualified
Total		8	5	4

Central American and Caribbean Games

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1935 to 1974	Not known
1978	Third place	5	3	2
1986	–	–	–	–
1990	–	–	–	–
1993	Runner-up
1998	Third place
2002	Runner-up
2006	Runner-up
2010	Champions	5	5	0
2014	Runner-up	5	4	1
2018	Third place
Total		20	16	4

Team

Current roster

Puerto Rico women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
PG	0	O'Neill, Jennifer (C)	29 – (1990-04-19)April 19, 1990	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Artego Bydgoszcz
F	2	Meléndez, Tayra	25 – (1993-10-29)October 29, 1993	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
G	3	Maldonado, Anushka	23 – (1995-09-25)September 25, 1995	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PG	5	Rosado, Pamela	33 – (1986-04-30)April 30, 1986	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
SG	9	Gibson, Ali	26 – (1993-03-27)March 27, 1993	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
PF	11	Roma, Sofía	22 – (1996-11-21)November 21, 1996	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G	12	Salamán, Dayshalee	29 – (1990-08-17)August 17, 1990	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	EOS Lund
G	20	Kuzmanic, Deanna	23 – (1996-09-11)September 11, 1996	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
G	22	Canales, Daneishka	22 – (1997-06-12)June 12, 1997	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
SG	24	Gwathmey, Jazmon	26 – (1993-01-24)January 24, 1993	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	San Martino di Lupari
PF	25	Quiñones, Isalys	21 – (1997-10-23)October 23, 1997	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Dartmouth Big Green
F/C	28	Lozada-Cabbage, Sabrina	22 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Vitoria Sport
C	33	Pagán, India	20 – (1999-01-07)January 7, 1999	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Stony Brook Seawolves

Head coach

Jerry Batista

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club field describes current or most recent club
Age – describes age
on September 22, 2019

Other players

Puerto Rico roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
G	Cuevas-Moore, Bianca	23 – (1995-11-24)24 November 1995	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	New York Liberty
G	Ortiz, Claudia	23 – (1995-11-25)25 November 1995	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Tirso Igualatorio
F/C	Strawther, Paris	22 – (1997-09-04)4 September 1997	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	UNLV Rebels
G	Smith, Ahlana	18 – (2000-12-09)9 December 2000	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	UCLA Bruins
C	Roma, Sofía	22 – (1996-11-21)21 November 1996	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Duke Blue Devils
F	Pagán, India	20 – (1999-01-07)7 January 1999	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Stony Brook Seawolves
G	Penzo, Gileysa	22 – (1997-06-12)12 June 1997	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Oklahoma Sooners
C	Roldán, Talia	20 – (1998-12-16)16 December 1998	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	UAB Blazers
G/F	Rodríguez, Angelique	20 – (1999-03-20)20 March 1999	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Pittsburgh Panthers
G	Oppenheimer, Nicolette	20 – (1999-06-22)22 June 1999	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	James Madison Dukes
G	Stinson, Jada	19 – (1999-09-28)28 September 1999	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Memphis Tigers
G	Kuzmanic, Deanna	22 – (1997-09-11)11 September 1997	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	UAB Blazers
G	Guirantes, Arella	21 – (1997-10-15)15 October 1997	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Rutgers Scarlet Knights
G	Rodríguez, K. K.	19 – (1999-10-11)11 October 1999	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Other rosters

2019 FIBA Women's AmeriCup

2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup[3]

Puerto Rico women's national basketball team - 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
G	0	O'Neill, Jennifer	28 – (1990-04-19)19 April 1990	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Spartak Moscow
F	2	Meléndez, Tayra	24 – (1993-10-29)29 October 1993	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Santeras de Aguada
F	3	Maldonado, Anushka	22 – (1995-09-29)29 September 1995	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G	5	Rosado, Pamela	32 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Montañeras de Morovis
G/F	9	Gibson, Allison	25 – (1993-03-27)27 March 1993	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Santeras de Aguada
G	11	González, Michelle	29 – (1989-08-03)3 August 1989	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	Montañeras de Morovis
G	12	Salamán, Dayshalee	28 – (1990-08-17)17 August 1990	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Obras Sanitarias
F	14	Plácido, Mari	31 – (1987-08-17)17 August 1987	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Santeras de Aguada
G	22	Pérez, Ashley	24 – (1994-02-12)12 February 1994	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
F/C	23	Jones, Yolanda	34 – (1984-03-06)6 March 1984	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	Gigantes de Carolina
G/F	24	Gwathmey, Jazmon	25 – (1993-01-24)January 24, 1993	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Lointek Gernika Bizkaia
F/C	25	Quiñones, Isalys	20 – (1997-10-23)23 October 1997	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Dartmouth Big Green

Head coach

Jerry Batista

Assistant coach(es)

Daniel Ortiz
Carlos Calcaño
José Ruiz

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 22 September 2018

2019 Pan American Games

Puerto Rico women's national basketball team – 2019 Pan American Games roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
G	0	O'Neill, Jennifer	29 – (1990-04-19)April 19, 1990	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
F	2	Meléndez, Tayra	25 – (1993-10-29)October 29, 1993	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	ŽKK Šibenik
F	3	Maldonado, Anushka	23 – (1995-09-25)September 25, 1995	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Barreteras de Zacatecas
G	5	Rosado, Pamela	33 – (1986-04-30)April 30, 1986	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
G	9	Gibson, Ali	26 – (1993-03-27)March 27, 1993	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
G	12	Salamán, Dayshalee	29 – (1990-08-17)August 17, 1990	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Barreteras de Zacatecas
G	14	Penzo, Gileysa	22 – (1997-06-12)June 12, 1997	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Oklahoma Sooners
G	20	Kuzmanic, Deanna	22 – (1996-09-11)September 11, 1996	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	UAB Blazers
F/C	25	Quiñones, Isalys	21 – (1997-10-23)October 23, 1997	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Dartmouth Big Green
F	24	Gwathmey, Jazmon	26 – (1993-01-24)January 24, 1993	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Atenienses de Manatí
F	33	Pagán, India	20 – (1999-01-07)January 7, 1999	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Stony Brook Seawolves
C		Roma, Sofía	22 – (1996-11-21)November 21, 1996	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Duke Blue Devils

Head coach

Jerry Batista

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club field describes current or most recent club
Age – describes age
on July

2018 Centrobasket for Women

Puerto Rico women's national basketball team – 2018 Centrobasket roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
F	–	Meléndez, Tayra	24 – (1993-10-29)29 October 1993	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
PG	–	Rosado, Pamela	32 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
SG	–	Gibson, Allison	25 – (1993-03-27)27 March 1993	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
G	–	González, Michelle	29 – (1989-08-03)3 August 1989	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
PG	–	Salamán, Dayshalee	28 – (1990-03-17)17 March 1990	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
F	–	Plácido, Mari	31 – (1987-08-18)18 August 1987	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
PG	–	Pérez, Ashley	24 – (1994-02-12)12 February 1994	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
PF	–	Jones, Yolanda	33 – (1984-03-06)6 March 1984	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
PF	–	Quiñones, Isalys	20 – (1997-10-23)23 October 1997	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Dartmouth College
G/F	–	Gwathmey, Jazmon	25 – (1993-01-24)24 January 1993	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PG	–	O'Neill, Jennifer	27 – (1990-04-19)19 April 1990	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
F	–	Maldonado, Anushka	21 – (1995-09-29)29 September 1995	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Head coach

Jerry Batista

Assistant coach(es)

Danny Ortiz
Carlos Calcaño
José Ruiz

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club field describes current or most recent club
Age – describes age
on 20 August 2018

2017 FIBA AmeriCup

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.[4]

Puerto Rico women's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
F	1	Meléndez, Tayra	23 – (1993-10-29)29 October 1993	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Macara Lums
G/F	2	Santos, Ashley	23 – (1994-04-21)21 April 1994	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Moghreb Tétouan
PG	5	Rosado, Pamela	31 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Montañeras de Morovis
C	7	Bermúdez, Ángelica	28 – (1989-07-02)2 July 1989	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Politehnica Lasi Baschet
SG	9	Gibson, Allison	24 – (1993-03-27)27 March 1993	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Leonas de Ponce
PF	10	Crespo, Paola	21 – (1996-06-13)13 June 1996	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Cafeteras de Yauco
G	11	González, Michelle	28 – (1989-08-03)3 August 1989	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Cangrejeras de Santurce
PG	12	Salaman, Dayshalee	27 – (1990-03-17)17 March 1990	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Obras Sanitarias
F	14	Placido, Mari	30 – (1987-08-18)18 August 1987	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Real Bolivar de Guaranda
PG	22	Pérez, Ashley	23 – (1994-02-12)12 February 1994	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Gigantes de Carolina
PF	24	Jones, Yolanda	33 – (1984-03-06)6 March 1984	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Gigantes de Carolina
PF	25	Quiñones, Isalys	19 – (1997-10-23)23 October 1997	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Dartmouth College

Head coach

Jerry Batista

Assistant coach(es)

Danny Ortiz

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club field describes current or most recent club
Age – describes age
on 25 August 2017

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References

"FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
"BSNF felicita a las '12 guerreras'". BSNF. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster
Puerto Rico | 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup

External links

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[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[nickname-2] "BSNF felicita a las '12 guerreras'". BSNF. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[3] 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster

[4] Puerto Rico | 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup

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