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Virgin Islands

FIBA ranking	(26 November 2024)
Joined FIBA	1964
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Virgin Islands Basketball Federation
Coach	Edniesha Curry
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	6
Medals	None
Home Away

The Virgin Islands national basketball team are the basketball players who represent the U.S. Virgin Islands in international competitions.

Tournament record

Pan American Games

• 1971 – 11th place
• 1975 – 10th place
• 1979 – 10th place
• 1987 – 10th place
• 2007 – 8th place

FIBA AmeriCup

• 2001 – 7th place
• 2003 – 10th place
• 2007 – 10th place
• 2009 – 10th place
• 2017 – 4th place
• 2022 – 12th place

Central American Championship

• 1997 – 5th place
• 1999 – 6th place
• 2001 – 4th place
• 2003 – 4th place
• 2006 – 2nd place
• 2008 – 2nd place
• 2010 – 9th place
• 2012 – 7th place
• 2014 – 6th place

FIBA CBC Championship

• 2000 – 2nd place
• 2002 – 1st place
• 2004 – 6th place
• 2006 – 2nd place
• 2011 – 1st place
• 2014 – 3rd place
• 2015 – 1st place

Players

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.

Virgin Islands men's national basketball team – 2022 FIBA AmeriCup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 0 Amir Nesbitt 21 – (2001-07-23)23 July 2001 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Hampton Pirates G 4 Georgio Milligan 32 – (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) União Corinthians SF 5 Jahsean Corbett 20 – (2002-07-01)1 July 2002 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Chicago State Cougars F 7 Shaquan Jules 22 – (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Radford Highlanders PG 8 Trivante Bloodman 29 – (1992-12-26)26 December 1992 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Mississippi State Bulldogs F 11 Ivan Aska (C) 32 – (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) DEAC C 13 Rakeem Christmas 30 – (1991-12-01)1 December 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Yulon Luxgen F 14 Romani Hansen 25 – (1997-02-04)4 February 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Starwings Basket Regio Basel F 20 Miguel López 22 – (1999-09-13)13 September 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Whitworth University G 22 Earl Baker 22 – (1999-10-26)26 October 1999 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Slippery Rock University	Head coach Edniesha Curry Assistant coach(es) Malick Kone Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on September 2, 2022

Past roster

The roster for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.

U.S. Virgin Islands – 2017 AmeriCup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Angel Rivera 22 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Stetson Hatters SG 5 Stephaun Adams 20 – (1996-11-20)20 November 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles PG 6 Walter Hodge 30 – (1986-09-21)21 September 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Homenetmen Beirut BC SF 7 Cuthbert Victor 34 – (1983-01-30)30 January 1983 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) ET Land PF 8 Justin Gray 21 – (1995-12-15)15 December 1995 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Texas Tech Red Raiders SG 9 Jonathan Gray 26 – (1991-05-04)4 May 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Valle d'Itria Basket Martina Franca SG 10 Jahmia Simmons 19 – (1998-06-17)17 June 1998 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) North Texas Mean Green SG 11 Deon Edwin 25 – (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Kyiv-Basket SF 12 Khalid Hart 22 – (1994-09-13)13 September 1994 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Marist Red Foxes SF 13 Rashawn Fredericks 20 – (1996-11-12)12 November 1996 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Motlow State Bucks C 14 Phillip Jones 31 – (1985-09-02)2 September 1985 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Atléticos de San Germán PF 15 Javier Martínez 24 – (1993-07-16)16 July 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks	Head coach Sam Mitchell Assistant coach(es) Jareem Dowling Michael Evans Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes current club Age – describes age on August 25, 2017

Other players

U.S. Virgin Islands roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG Kemba Walker 28 – (1990-05-08)May 8, 1990 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Charlotte Hornets SG Marcus Georges-Hunt 24 – (1994-03-28)March 28, 1994 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Maine Red Claws SF Royce O'Neale 25 – (1993-06-05)June 5, 1993 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Utah Jazz PF John Collins 21 – (1997-09-23)September 23, 1997 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Atlanta Hawks F/C Ivan Aska 28 – (1990-06-26)June 26, 1990 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Kolossos Rodou SF Justin Gray 22 – (1995-12-15)December 15, 1995 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Bristol Flyers F/C Nicolas Claxton 19 – (1999-04-17)April 17, 1999 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Georgia Bulldogs C Ahsan Asadullah 20 – (1998-06-05)June 5, 1998 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Lipscomb Bisons

• Jason Edwin (196–G/F–81)
• Frank Elegar (206–C–86)
• Akeem Francis (198–F–83)
• Kaylen Gregory (190–G/F–86)
• Jameel Heywood (198–F–77)
• Steven Hodge (180–G–80)
• Carl Krauser (188–G–81)
• Omari Peterkin (203–F/C–83)
• Kitwana Rhymer (208–C–78)
• Ja Ja Richards (207–C–75)
• Kevin Sheppard (182–G–79)

Head coach position

• Milton Barnes (2010–2014)
• Sam Mitchell (2015–2018)
• William Colón (2018–present)

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. "Team Roster: Virgin Islands" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 2 September 2022. p. 12. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
3. 2017 FIBA AmeriCup roster

External links

• FIBA Profile
• Latinbasket.com - U.S. Virgin Islands Men National Team

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