List of naturalized basketball national team players
The following is a list of naturalized basketball players who have represented their naturalized country at a FIBA international tournament.[1] The list includes players both past and present after they have represented their new nation at least once. These list excludes players whose citizenship status is unrecognized by FIBA and therefore treated the same was as naturalized players as per FIBA eligibility rules; such as the status of American-born player Jordan Clarkson who is born to a Filipino mother and has Filipino citizenship at birth.
Male players (By country)
FIBA Africa
FIBA Americas
| Player | Int'l career | National team | Previous/Other nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 2023–2024 | Bahamas | United States |
| Larry Taylor | 2012–2015 | Brazil | |
| Samuel Dalembert | 2007–2008 | Canada | Haiti |
| Steve Nash | 1993–2004 | South Africa | |
| Josh Asselin | 2005–2012 | Dominican Republic | United States |
| Charlie Villanueva | 2009–2011 | ||
| James Feldeine | 2013–2015 | ||
| M. J. Rhett | 2018– | ||
| Antonio Peña | 2021– | ||
| Norman Powell | 2025 | Jamaica | |
| Lance Allred | 2014 | Mexico | |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson | 2015–2022 | ||
| Joshua Ibarra | 2022– | ||
| Akil Mitchell | 2010–2022 | Panama | |
| Trevor Gaskins | 2015– | ||
| Tony Bishop | 2016– | ||
| Ismael Romero | 2021–2025 | Puerto Rico | Cuba |
| Tai Odiase | 2025 | Nigeria | |
| Ernie Grunfeld | 1975–1976 | United States | Romania |
| Patrick Ewing | 1984–1992 | Jamaica | |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 1996 | Nigeria | |
| Tim Duncan | 2004 | U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Joel Embiid | 2024[2] | Cameroon | |
| Reque Newsome | 2011–2015 | Uruguay | United States |
| Kiril Wachsmann | 2012–2022 | Germany | |
| Donta Smith | 2013 | Venezuela | United States |
FIBA Asia
FIBA Europe
FIBA Oceania
| Player | Int'l career | National team | Previous/Other nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Loggins | 1992 | Australia | United States |
| Scott Fisher | 1995–1998 | ||
| Ricky Grace | 1995–2000 | ||
| C. J. Bruton | 2006–2010 | ||
| Kevin Lisch | 2016–2018 | ||
| Thon Maker | 2018–2023 | South Sudan | |
| Matisse Thybulle | 2020– | United States | |
| Ed Book | 2002–2006 | New Zealand | |
| Casey Frank | 2005–2014 |
Female players (By country)
FIBA Africa
| Player | Int'l career | National team | Previous/Other nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italee Lucas | 2013–2025 | Angola | United States |
| Miesha Blackshear | 2015 | Cameroon | |
| Alexandra Green | 2019–2021 | ||
| Jessica Thomas | 2023–2025 | ||
| Nadia Peruch-Niang | 2015–2017 | Guinea | France |
| Ameryst Alston | 2025 | Ivory Coast | United States |
| Tatum Brown | 2009 | Rwanda | |
| Keisha Hampton | 2024–2025 | ||
| Cierra Dillard | 2023–2025 | Senegal | |
| Delicia Washington | 2025 | South Sudan | |
| Jannon Otto | 2023 | Uganda | |
| Paige Robinson | 2025 |
FIBA Americas
| Player | Int'l career | National team | Previous/Other nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Adams | 2007–2010 | Canada | United States |
| Mya Hollingshed | 2022-2025 | Puerto Rico | |
| Imani McGee-Stafford | 2026 |
FIBA Asia
| Player | Int'l career | National team | Previous/Other nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Pierre-Louis | 2021–2025 | Indonesia | Canada |
| Natasha Cloud | 2021 | Jordan | United States |
| Aisha Sheppard | 2023 | ||
| Chantelle Anderson | 2009 | Lebanon | |
| Brittany Denson | 2011–2021 | ||
| Trinity Baptiste | 2023–2024 | ||
| Jillian Archer | 2025 | ||
| Randi Brown | 2021 | Syria | |
| Tiffany Bias | 2019 | Thailand |
FIBA Europe
FIBA Oceania
| Player | Int'l career | National team | Previous/Other nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leilani Mitchell | 2014–2016 | Australia | United States |
| Kelsey Griffin | 2017–2018 | ||
| Sami Whitcomb | 2018– | ||
| Jillian Harmon | 2008–2017 | New Zealand | |
| Casey Lockwood | 2012–2013 |
See also
- FIBA eligibility rules
- List of sportspeople who competed for more than one nation
- List of foreign NBA players
- List of foreign WNBA players
- List of foreign WNBL players
References
- ^ "FIBA Documents Library". fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2024 USA Basketball Men's National Team Announced". usab.com. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "台灣男籃12人名單出爐 阿巴西將成為第2歸化球員". Liberty Times. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "FIBA clears Abbasi to play for Taiwan as homegrown player". Focus Taiwan. 2023-03-07. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
According to the CTBA, Abbasi represented Taiwan as a naturalized player in 2021 in the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers.