Catalonia started to play in 1927 a friendly game against Hindú Club of
Buenos Aires,
Argentina. Catalonia lost by 50–16. From 1929 to 1936, the team played several friendly games with another European regions. In April 1980, Catalonia plays several games against
Basque Country, and other games against important teams like the
Soviet Union,
Czechoslovakia or
Yugoslavia. In 1992, Catalonia played a game against
Croatia; Croatia won by 118-82 led with 30 points of
Toni Kukoč and 21 point of
Dražen Petrović. The game was played as the opening of new
Olympic arena, before the special qualifying tournament that was held for European teams to allocate four extra berths. Several years later, in 2002 Catalonia played for a second time against
Croatia in
Palau Sant Jordi, with a record attendance of 16,471 spectators. With players like
Juan Carlos Navarro or
Pau Gasol, Catalonia wins by 82–75. In 2005, Catalonia played against
Cuba at
Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona winning by a huge margin: 101–70. Last Catalonia appearances were in the
Torneo de las Naciones, a tournament co-organized with
Galicia and
Basque Country. It was played from 2008 to 2010 and Catalans won the last edition. In 2018, the women's team returned to activity with an 83–57 win against
Montenegro at
Pavelló Fontajau in
Girona. After 13 years, the Catalonia men's national team played a friendly game against
Argentina on 25 July 2023, at the
Nou Congost in
Manresa. The game was organized to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the . ==Games played==