Virgin Islands men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Virgin Islands women's national basketball team.

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

Virgin Islands

FIBA ranking	(25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1964
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Virgin Islands Basketball Federation
Coach	Edniesha Curry
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	6
Medals	None
Home Away

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[2] 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.^[3]

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)