Cuba women's national basketball team

For the men's team, see Cuba national basketball team.

The Cuba women's national basketball team (Spanish: Selección femenina de baloncesto de Cuba) is administered by the Federación Cubana de Baloncesto.^[2]

Cuba

FIBA ranking	41 2 (9 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1937
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Federación Cubana de Baloncesto
Coach	Margarito Pedroso
Olympic Games
Appearances	4
World Cup
Appearances	11
Medals	Bronze: (1990
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	16
Medals	: 1989, 1999, 2005, 2013  : 1995, 2001, 2003, 2007 : 1997
Home Away

Achievements

Olympic Games

• 1980 – 5th place
• 1992 – 4th place
• 1996 – 6th place
• 2000 – 9th place

Friendship Games

Basketball at the Friendship Games

• 1984 – 3rd place

World Championship

• 1953 – 10th place
• 1957 – 12th place
• 1971 – 7th place
• 1983 – 10th place
• 1986 – 6th place
• 1990 – 3rd place
• 1994 – 6th place
• 1998 – 7th place
• 2002 – 9th place
• 2006 – 11th place
• 2014 – 12th place

FIBA Americas Championship

• 1989 – 1st place
• 1993 – 4th place
• 1995 – 2nd place
• 1997 – 3rd place
• 1999 – 1st place
• 2001 – 2nd place
• 2003 – 2nd place
• 2005 – 1st place
• 2007 – 2nd place
• 2009 – 4th place
• 2011 – 4th place
• 2013 – 1st place
• 2017 – 8th place
• 2019 – 6th place
• 2023 – 9th place

Pan American Games

• 1967 – 5th place
• 1971 – 3rd place
• 1975 – 3rd place
• 1979 – 1st place
• 1983 – 2nd place
• 1987 – 4th place
• 1991 – 2nd place
• 1999 – 1st place
• 2003 – 1st place
• 2007 – 3rd place

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.^[3]

Cuba women's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 9 Yamara Amargo 38 – (1985-06-28)28 June 1985 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Santi Espiritu SF 10 Bexy Claro 21 – (2001-10-05)5 October 2001 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Santiago De Cuba PG 11 María Montero 24 – (1998-11-03)3 November 1998 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Guantánamo CB C 12 Nahomis Vargas 19 – (2003-08-23)23 August 2003 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) CRC Quinta dos Lombos PF 17 Isabela Jourdain 19 – (2003-11-28)28 November 2003 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Clube Propaganda Natação PF 22 Melissa Despaigne 20 – (2002-10-11)11 October 2002 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Santiago De Cuba F 24 Suanly Tanis 28 – (1994-12-13)13 December 1994 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Santiago De Cuba G 30 Elianis Armentero 23 – (2000-01-02)2 January 2000 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Capitalinos de La Habana G 32 Betsy Guilarte 20 – (2003-02-10)10 February 2003 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) G 55 Dairis Tornell 31 – (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Capitalinos de La Habana C 80 Enriqueta Neyra 26 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Santi Espiritu C 87 Rachel Contreras 23 – (1999-07-23)23 July 1999 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Ciego de Ávila	Head coach Margarito Pedroso Assistant coach(es) Ernesto Wright Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 1 July 2023

Former squads

1980 Olympic Games

Andrea Borrell Bárbara Becquer Caridad Despaigne Inocenta Corvea María de los Santos

María Moret Matilde Charro Nancy Atiez Santa Margarita Skeet Sonia de la Paz

Vicenta Salmón Virginia Pérez Head coach: —

1990 World championship

Ana Hernández[4] Beatriz Perdomo Dalia Henry Gestrudis Gómez Yudith Águila

Andrea Borrell Liset Castillo María León Odalys Cala Olga Vigil

Regla Hernández Yamilet Martínez Head coaches: Tomas Martínez Manuel Pérez

1992 Olympic Games

Ana Hernández Andrea Borrell Biosotis Lagnó Dalia Henry Grisel Herrera

Yudith Águila Liset Castillo María León Milayda Enríquez Olga Vigil

Regla Hernández Yamilé Martínez Head coach: —

1994 World championship

Biosotys Lagnó[5] Dalia Henry Yudith Águila Andrea Borrell Licet Castillo

Lisdeivis Víctores María León Milayda Enríquez Olga Vigil Regla Hernández

Tania Seino Yamilé Martínez Head coach: —

1996 Olympic Games

Tania Seino María León Yamilé Martínez Dalia Henry Milayda Enríquez

Lisdeivis Víctores Olga Vigil Grisel Herrera Biosotis Lagnó Yudith Águila

Cariola Hechavarría Gertrudis Gómez Head coach: —

1998 World championship

Dalia Henry[6] Grisel Herrera Yudith Águila Licet Castillo Lisdeivis Víctores

Milayda Enríquez María León Taimara Suero Tania Seino Yamilé Martínez

Yadiletsy Ríos Yuliseny Soria Head coach: —

2000 Olympic Games

Liset Castillo Milayda Enríquez Cariola Hechavarría Dalia Henry Grisel Herrera

María León Yamilé Martínez Yaquelín Plutín Tania Seino Yuliseny Soria

Taimara Suero Lisdeivis Víctores Head coach: —

2002 World championship

Cariola García[7] Yudith Águila Liset Castillo Zuleira Aties María León

Milayda Parrado Milaisis Duanys Taimara Suero Yaquelín Plutín Yamilé Martínez

Yulzeny Soria Lisdeivis Víctores Head coach: —

2003 Pan American Games

Yudith Águila Suchitel Ávila Yayma Boulet Ariadna Capiró Liset Castillo

Milaisis Duanys Oyanaisis Gelis Yamilé Martínez Yaquelín Plutín Yulianne Rodríguez

Taimara Suero Lisdeivis Víctores Head coach: —

2006 World championship

Arlenis Romero[8] Taimara Suero Yakelyn Plutin Oyanaisis Gelis Leidys Oquendo

Yamara Amargo Yayma Boulet Yamilé Martínez Klavdia Calvo Yolyseny Soria

Yulianne Rodríguez Suchitel Ávila Head coach: —

2007 Pan American Games

Yamara Amargo Suchitel Ávila Yayma Boulet Cariola Hechevarría Oyanaisis Gelis

Yamilé Martínez Clenia Noblet Leidys Oquendo Yakelín Plutín Arlenys Romero

Yolyseny Soria Taimara Suero Head coach: Alberto Zabala

2008 Olympic Qualifying tournament

Yamara Amargo Suchitel Avila Yayma Boulet Taimy Fernández Oyanaisis Gelis

Marlen Cepeda Clenia Noblet Leidys Oquendo Yakelín Plutín Arlenys Romero

Yolyseny Soria Ineidis Casanova Head coach: Alberto Zabala[9]

See also

• Cuba women's national under-19 basketball team
• Cuba women's national under-17 basketball team
• Cuba women's national 3x3 team