Peñarol (basketball)

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Peñarol
South American Club Championship
6 Uruguayan Championships

5 Winter Tournaments
Active sport sections of Club Atlético Peñarol
Basketball
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Club Atlético Peñarol Basketball, commonly known as simply Peñarol, is the senior men's

Primera División, which was organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation
, until the club was expelled in 1997.

After returning to official competitions in 2018,

South American Championship of Champions Clubs
in 1983.

History

Peñarol's basketball section dates back to the late 1920s. When Club Piratas was formed; in 1931, it became Peñarol.

LUB
.

In 1945, Peñarol left the

1983 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup
. In 1985, the club was relegated, beginning a downward spiral, which ended with its expulsion from the Uruguayan Federal Championship in 1997.

Peñarol rejoined the Uruguayan Basketball Federation in 2018, competing in Uruguay's third-tier league, the DTA.[4] In 2019, Peñarol won the Metropolitano championship, promoting to the top division, Liga Uruguaya (LUB), after beating Club Cordón in the finals.[3][5]

Arenas

Peñarol's home games are played at the 4,700 seat "

Palacio Peñarol".[1]

Honours and titles

Continental

  • South American Championship of Champions Clubs
    • Champions (1): 1983
    • Runners-up (1): 1974

National

Players

Main category: Club Atlético Peñarol basketball players

Current roster

As of 31 December 2023.[6]

Note: Flags indicate

national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA
nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Senegal SEN C Malik Dime
3 Uruguay URU PG Juan Salvador Zanotta
6 Uruguay URU SG Ignacio Xavier
10 Uruguay URU
PF
 Emiliano Serres
11 Uruguay URU PG Jayson Granger
18 Uruguay URU
PF
 Roodvan Osores
20 Uruguay URU
F
 Joaquín Rodríguez
23 Uruguay URU C Marcelo Rosas
41 Uruguay URU C Nicolas Borsellino
75 Uruguay URU SG Juan Hernandez

References

  1. ^ a b "El Palacio del básquetbol" on 180.com.uy, 21 Jan 2011
  2. ^ Vuelve el básquetbol a Peñarol on Peñarol website
  3. ^ a b ¡Peñarol ascendió a la Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol! on Peñarol website
  4. ^ a b c Urubasket.com, ed. (2008). "Campeonato de Primera División" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  5. ^ Peñarol vuelve a la división de privilegio, Marketing Registrado, 2 Oct 2019
  6. ^ "Penarol at Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto 2023".

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