Brazil men's national basketball team

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Brazil
2005, 2009)
Silver: (2001, 2011, 2022)
Bronze: (1989, 1992, 1995, 1997)
Pan American Games
Appearances18
Medals Gold: (1971, 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015)
Silver: (1963, 1983)
Bronze: (1951, 1955, 1959, 1975, 1979, 1995, 2023)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Team
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1959 Chile
Gold medal – first place 1963 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 1954 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 1970 Yugoslavia
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Uruguay
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Philippines
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 1984 Brazil
Gold medal – first place 1988 Uruguay
Gold medal – first place 2005 Dominican Republic
Gold medal – first place 2009 Puerto Rico
Silver medal – second place
2001 Argentina
Silver medal – second place 2011 Argentina
Silver medal – second place 2022 Brazil
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Mexico
Bronze medal – third place 1992 United States
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Argentina
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Uruguay

The Brazil national basketball team (

1950
.

Throughout its history, the Brazilian national team has won two

2009), and six Pan American Games gold medals (1971, 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015
).

History

First steps

The Brazilian team that competed at the 1934 South American Championship, held in Argentina

Basketball was initially introduced to Brazil by Professor

Uruguay. As in the case of football, South America was initially ahead of the rest of the world and in 1930 held the first edition of the FIBA South American Championship. In that decade, Brazilian basketball was supported by professional football clubs, to include it as a new sports section, although amateur in nature. Later, these clubs became professional and supported the national team with world-class players.[3]

Initial success despite budget constraints

In the following years, Brazil became a regular at major international competitions. Its basketball squad participated in the first official basketball tournament at the

U.S. team practiced: each player with a ball. Brazil only had two for the whole team.[3]

The Kanela era

One of the fundamental pillars of Brazilian basketball was the boldness of its coaches. The "father" of them all is

Rio de Janeiro State Championships in a row (1951–1960). Born in João Pessoa, Paraíba, he also coached football, rowing and water polo. In his youth, he studied at a military college. His lengthy workouts alternated with authoritative teaching tone.[3]

Rise to global dominance

Brazil playing the United States, during the 5th Maccabiah Games, in Israel

The unstoppable rise of basketball was confirmed at the

U.S. The Brazilian team was equipped with experienced players who won the bronze medal at the 1948 London Summer Olympic Games, and supported through the arrival of two young men. These young men were Amaury Pasos and Wlamir Marques, 18 and 17 years old, respectively. The bet of the visionary Kanela would give tremendous returns in later years.[3]

Ironically, the Brazilian player leap happened when the team was made up of willing and enthusiastic amateurs. These athletes, who were initiated into the game almost self-taught by imitation of American basketball players who had toured the country. The hard work of Kanela consisted of giving these players basic fundamentals and then lecture them on team concepts. Amaury and Wlamir were his most successful students. Especially their jump shots dazzled at the

54 FIBA World Cup. "Their scoring was smart and technically perfect." said the Brazilian journalist Fábio Balassiano.[3]

Before playing basketball, Amaury, who measured 1.91 m (6'3"), had practiced

play maker. His partner, Wlamir, was another former track runner. Standing at 1.85 m (6'1"), Wlamir was a great shooter, had great ball handling skills, enormous agility and jumping ability, which also helped him to become an excellent rebounder. Amaury and Wlamir fit well into Kanela's system: fast pace, quick transition, and full confidence in the outside shooters.[3]

After three months of intense preparation at a Marine base, Brazil was presented at the

Pecente Fonseca. There were some minutes also for the young forward Rosa Branca, who was a great ball handler, and who later received an offer to join the Harlem Globetrotters.[3]

In the first phase, victories over

USA (81–67, with 26 points from Wlamir) and, on the last day, an exhibition against Chile (73–49). Brazil reached the top of world basketball. The charismatic Amaury and Wlamir caught up with Pelé and Garrincha.[3]

Recent years

In 2012, Brazil's top players included:

Didi Louzada (New Orleans Pelicans
)

Tiago Splitter
Leandro Barbosa
Nenê
Anderson Varejão

Competition results

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games Record
Years Positions Pld W L
Germany 1936 9th place 4 2 2
United Kingdom 1948 Bronze medal 8 7 1
Finland 1952 6th place 8 4 4
Australia 1956 6th place 7 3 4
Italy 1960 Bronze medal 8 7 1
Japan 1964 Bronze medal 9 6 3
Mexico 1968 4th place 9 6 3
Germany 1972 7th place 9 5 4
Canada 1976 did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980 5th place 7 4 3
United States 1984 9th place 7 3 4
South Korea 1988 5th place 8 5 3
Spain 1992 5th place 8 4 4
United States 1996 6th place 8 3 5
Australia 2000 did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 5th place 6 4 2
Brazil 2016 9th place 5 2 3
Japan 2020 did not qualify
France 2024 to be determined
Total 111 65 46

FIBA World Cup

FIBA World Cup Record
Year Result Pld W L
Argentina 1950 4th place 6 3 3
Brazil 1954 Runner-up 9 8 1
Chile 1959 Champions 9 7 2
Brazil 1963 Champions 6 6 0
Uruguay 1967 3rd place 9 7 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970 Runner-up 9 7 2
Puerto Rico 1974 6th place 9 4 5
Philippines 1978 3rd place 10 8 2
Colombia 1982 8th place 7 4 3
Spain 1986 4th place 10 6 4
Argentina 1990 5th place 8 4 4
Canada 1994 11th place 8 2 6
Greece 1998 10th place 8 2 6
United States 2002 8th place 9 4 5
Japan 2006 19th place 5 1 4
Turkey 2010 9th place 6 3 3
2014
 6th place 7 5 2
China 2019 13th place 5 3 2
PhilippinesJapanIndonesia 2023 13th place 5 3 2
Qatar 2027 To Be Determined
Total 145 87 58

Pan American Games

Pan American Games Record
Year Result Pld W L
Argentina 1951 Bronze Medal 6 3 3
Mexico 1955 Bronze Medal 5 4 1
United States 1959 Bronze Medal 6 4 2
Brazil 1963 Silver Medal 6 5 1
Canada 1967 7th place 6 4 2
Colombia1971 Gold Medal 8 7 1
Mexico 1975 Bronze Medal 9 7 2
Puerto Rico 1979 Bronze Medal 9 4 5
Venezuela 1983 Silver Medal 8 5 3
United States 1987 Gold Medal 7 6 1
Cuba 1991 5th place 7 6 1
Argentina 1995 Bronze Medal 7 5 2
Canada 1999 Gold Medal 5 4 1
Dominican Republic 2003 Gold Medal 5 5 0
Brazil 2007 Gold Medal 5 5 0
Mexico 2011 5th place 4 2 2
Canada 2015 Gold Medal 5 5 0
Peru 2019 did not qualify
Chile 2023 Bronze Medal 5 4 1
Colombia 2027 To be determined
Total 103 76 27

FIBA AmeriCup

FIBA AmeriCup Record
Year Result Pld W L
Puerto Rico 1980 4th place 6 4 2
Brazil 1984 Champions 8 8 0
Uruguay 1988 Champions 8 7 1
Mexico 1989 3rd place 8 7 1
United States 1992 3rd place 6 5 1
Puerto Rico 1993 4th place 7 4 3
Argentina 1995 3rd place 10 5 5
Uruguay 1997 3rd place 9 6 3
Puerto Rico 1999 6th place 8 3 5
Argentina 2001 Runner-up 10 7 3
Puerto Rico 2003 7th place 8 3 5
2005
 Champions 10 7 3
2007
 4th place 10 5 5
2009
 Champions 10 9 1
2011
 Runner-up 10 8 2
Venezuela 2013 9th place 4 0 4
Mexico 2015 9th place 4 1 3
ArgentinaColombiaUruguay 2017 10th place 3 1 2
Brazil 2022 Runner-up 6 5 1
Nicaragua 2025 To be determined
Total 145 95 50

FIBA South American Championship

FIBA South American Championship
Years Positions Pld W L
1930
 3rd Place 6 2 4
1934
 4th place 6 1 5
1935
 Runner-up 4 2 2
1937
 3rd place 8 3 5
1938
 4th place 4 1 3
1939
 Champions 4 3 1
1940
 3rd place 5 3 2
1941
 5th place 5 1 4
1942
 4th place 4 2 2
1945
 Champions 5 5 0
1947
 Runner-up 5 3 2
1949
 Runner-up 5 3 2
1953
 Runner-up 6 5 1
1955
 3rd place 8 6 2
1958
 Champions 7 7 0
1960
 Champions 6 6 0
1961
 Champions 7 7 0
1963
 Champions 8 7 1
Argentina 1966 Runner-up 7 6 1
Paraguay 1968 Champions 7 6 1
Uruguay 1969 Runner-up 6 4 2
Uruguay 1971 Champions 7 6 1
Colombia 1973 Champions 7 7 0
Colombia 1976 Runner-up 6 5 1
Chile 1977 Champions 8 8 0
Argentina 1979 Runner-up 6 5 1
Uruguay 1981 Runner-up 5 4 1
Brazil 1983 Champions 6 6 0
Colombia 1985 Champions 7 7 0
Paraguay 1987 3rd place 6 5 1
Ecuador 1989 Champions 5 5 0
Venezuela 1991 Runner-up 8 6 2
Brazil 1993 Champions 7 7 0
Uruguay 1995 3rd place 7 6 1
Venezuela 1997 4th place 7 5 2
Argentina 1999 Champions 6 6 0
Chile 2001 Runner-up 9 7 2
Uruguay 2003 Champions 6 6 0
Brazil 2004 Runner-up 6 5 1
Venezuela 2006 Champions 4 3 1
2008
 4th place 6 4 2
Colombia 2010 Champions 5 5 0
Argentina 2012 4th place 5 3 2
Venezuela 2014 3rd place 5 3 2
Venezuela 2016 Runner-up 6 4 2
Total 271 211 60

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 Pan American Games.[4][5]

Brazil men's national basketball team – Pan American Games Santiago 2023 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
Elio Corazza Neto – Corinthians Brazil
Scott Machado – Flamengo Brazil
Reynan dos Santos – Cold Hearts United States
Didi Louzada – Flamengo Brazil
Gui Deodato – Flamengo Brazil
Danilo Fuzaro – Minas Brazil
Lucas Dias – SESI Franca Brazil
Gabriel Jaú – Flamengo Brazil
Wesley Castro – SESI Franca Brazil
Márcio Henrique – SESI Franca Brazil
Maique Oliveira – Flamengo Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 July 2023

Source:[6]

Past rosters

1936 Olympic Games: finished 9–14 among 23 teams

Waldemar "Coroa" Gonçalves (Head Coach: Arno Frank
)

1948 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 23 teams

Moacyr Brondi Daiuto
)

1952 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 23 teams

Angelo "Angelim" Bonfietti, João Francisco Bráz, Alfredo da Motta, Almir Nelson de Almeida, Mário Jorge, Thales Monteiro, Zé Luiz (Head Coach: Manoel Pitanga
)

1954 FIBA World Championship: finished 2nd among 12 teams

Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares
)

1956 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 15 teams

Zenny "Algodão" de Azevedo (Head Coach: Mário Amândio Duarte
)

1959 FIBA World Championship: finished 1st among 13 teams

Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares
)

1960 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 16 teams

Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares
)

1963 FIBA World Championship: finished 1st among 13 teams

Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares
)

1964 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 16 teams

Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Braun (Head Coach: Renato Brito Cunha
)

1967 FIBA World Championship: finished 3rd among 13 teams

Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares
)

1968 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 16 teams

Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni (Head Coach: Renato Brito Cunha
)

1970 FIBA World Championship: finished 3rd among 13 teams

Togo "Kanela" Renan Soares
)

1972 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 16 teams

Bira Maciel (Head Coach: Pedro "Pedroca" Murilla Fuentes
)

1974 FIBA World Championship: finished 6th among 14 teams

Milton "Carioquinha" Setrini, Luiz "Peixotinho" Carlos de Almeida Peixoto (Head Coach: Edson Bispo dos Santos
)

1978 FIBA World Championship: finished 3rd among 14 teams

Gilson Trindade de Jesus, Eduardo Agra, Marcelo Vido, Fausto Giannechini (Head Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal
)

1980 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães, Wagner da Silva (Head Coach: Cláudio Mortari
)

1982 FIBA World Championship: finished 8th among 13 teams

Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Israel Andrade (Head Coach: José Edvar Simões
)

1984 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams

Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães (Head Coach: Renato Brito Cunha
)

1986 FIBA World Championship: finished 4th among 24 teams

Oscar "Mão Santa" Schmidt, Israel Andrade (Head Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal
)

1988 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

Giant da Silva, Rolando Ferreira (Head Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal
)

1990 FIBA World Championship: finished 5th among 16 teams

João "Pipoka" Vianna, Rolando Ferreira (Head Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia
)

1992 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

Ricardo "Cadum" Cardoso Guimarães (Head Coach: José Medalha
)

1994 FIBA World Championship: finished 11th among 16 teams

Antônio "Tonico" José Nogueira Santana (Head Coach: Ênio Ângelo Vecchi
)

1996 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 12 teams

Joélcio "Janjão" Joerke (Head Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal
)

1998 FIBA World Championship: finished 10th among 16 teams

Joélcio "Janjão" Joerke (Head Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia
)

2002 FIBA World Championship: finished 8th among 16 teams

Rafael "Bábby" Araújo (Head Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia
)

2006 FIBA World Championship: finished 19th among 24 teams

Andre Bambú, Tiago Splitter (Head Coach: Lula Ferreira
)

2007 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 4th among 10 teams

Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa, J. P. Batista, Guilherme Giovannoni, Nenê, Marquinhos Vieira, Tiago Splitter (Head Coach: Lula Ferreira
)

2009 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 1st among 10 teams

4 –

Moncho Monsalve
)

2010 FIBA World Championship: finished 9th among 24 teams

Leandro "Leandrinho" Barbosa, Anderson Varejão, Guilherme Giovannoni, J. P. Batista, Marquinhos Vieira, Tiago Splitter (Head Coach: Rubén Magnano
)

2011 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 2nd among 10 teams

4 –

Rafa Hettsheimeir, 12 – Guilherme Giovannoni, 13 – Caio Torres, 14 – Marquinhos Vieira, 15 – Tiago Splitter (Head Coach: Rubén Magnano
)

2012 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 12 teams

4 –

Nenê, 14 – Marquinhos Vieira, 15 – Tiago Splitter (Head Coach: Rubén Magnano
)

2013 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 9th among 10 teams

Rafa Hettsheimeir, Guilherme Giovannoni, Caio Torres, Cristiano Felício, J. P. Batista (Head Coach: Rubén Magnano
)

2014 FIBA World Cup
: finished 6th among 24 teams

4 –

Nenê, 14 – Marquinhos Vieira, 15 – Tiago Splitter (Head Coach: Rubén Magnano
)

2015 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 9th among 10 teams

Marcus Toledo (Head Coach: Rubén Magnano
)

2016 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams

Marcelinho Huertas, Guilherme Giovannoni, Nenê, Rafael Hettsheimeir, Marquinhos Vieira, Leandro Barbosa, Augusto Lima, Rafa Luz (Head Coach: Rubén Magnano
)

2017 FIBA AmeriCup: finished 9th among 10 teams

Georginho de Paula (Head Coach: César Guidetti
)

2019 FIBA World Cup
: finished 13th among 32 teams. The final roster was announced on 18 August 2019.[7]

2019 FIBA World Cup roster
Brazil national basketball team – 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 2 Yago dos Santos 20 – (1999-03-09)9 March 1999 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Paulistano Brazil
PG 5 Rafa Luz 27 – (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
UCAM Murcia
 Spain
PF
 		6 Cristiano Felício 27 – (1992-07-07)7 July 1992 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Chicago Bulls United States
SG 8 Vítor Benite 29 – (1990-02-20)20 February 1990 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
San Pablo Burgos
 Spain
PG 9 Marcelo Huertas 36 – (1983-05-25)25 May 1983 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Iberostar Tenerife
 Spain
SF 10 Alex Garcia 39 – (1980-03-04)4 March 1980 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Minas Brazil
C 11 Anderson Varejão 36 – (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Flamengo Brazil
PF
 		14 Marquinhos Vieira 35 – (1984-05-31)31 May 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Flamengo Brazil
SG 19 Leandro Barbosa 36 – (1982-11-28)28 November 1982 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Minas Brazil
C 23 Augusto Lima 27 – (1991-09-17)17 September 1991 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
San Pablo Burgos
 Spain
SF 24 Didi Louzada 20 – (1999-07-02)2 July 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Sydney Kings Australia
PF
 		50 Bruno Caboclo 23 – (1995-09-20)20 September 1995 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Memphis Grizzlies United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brazil Cesar Guidetti
  • Brazil Bruno Savignani
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 August 2019

Head coaches

Kit

Manufacturer

2010–: Nike[8]

2015–2016: Bradesco
2017–: Motorola
2019–: Cimed[9]
2019–: BRB[10] 2020-aidas

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Brazil, fiba.com. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Da Silva, Gustavo, El pesado testigo de Óscar Schmidt Archived 26 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Perarnau Magazine, 26 July 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2015.(in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Brasil define os convocados para a Copa do Mundo de Basquete" [Brazil names squad for Basketball World Cup]. Ge. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Team roster: Brazil" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Jogos Pan-Americanos Santiago 2023: veja as convocações das seleções brasileiras de basquete" [Pan American Games Santiago 2023: see the call-ups for the Brazilian basketball teams]. Olympics (in Portuguese). 14 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Four-time World Cup participants Varejao, Barbosa and Garcia in Brazil's final roster for China 2019". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  8. ^ [1], FIBA.basketball, 28 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Cimed é a nova patrocinadora da Confederação Brasileira de Basketball". cbb.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Visando desenvolvimento, CBB assina protocolo de intenções com BRB e Governo do Distrito Federal". cbb.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 July 2019.

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