2004 Puerto Rican National Basketball Team
| Puerto Rico | |||
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| FIBA ranking | 17  2 |
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| Joined FIBA | 1957 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
| National federation | Puerto Rican Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Eddie Casiano | ||
| Nickname(s) | 12 Magníficos, Los Gallos | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 9 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 13 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA AmeriCup | |||
| Appearances | 18 | ||
| Medals |
 (1980, 1989, 1995) (1988, 1993, 1997, 2009, 2013) (2003, 2007) |
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| Pan American Games | |||
| Appearances | 15 | ||
| Medals |
 (1991, 2011) (1959, 1971, 1975, 1979, 2007) 1963, 1999, 2003
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The Puerto Rico national basketball team (Spanish: Selección de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico) is governed by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation (Spanish: Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico).
Since joining FIBA in 1957, the Puerto Rican national team has been mostly composed by Puerto Rican-born players and players of Puerto Rican descent born in the United States such as Raymond Gause, Rick Apodaca, Georgie Torres, Héctor Blondet, Maurice Harkless and many others.
The Puerto Rican Basketball Federation joined FIBA in 1957. Puerto Rico has participated in nine Olympics and 12 World Championships, although they have never won a medal at either competition.
Puerto Rico's first appearance at a World Championship was in 1959 in Chile, where, led by Juan Vicéns, who averaged 22 points per game, the team finished 5th with a record of 3–6. In 1963, at Puerto Rico's second World Championship appearance which took place in Brazil, the team, led by Rafael Valle and Juan Vicéns, opened the tournament winning two straight games. Yet, after losing other six games back to back, ended its participation with a win over Italy, obtaining the 6th place.
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