Venezuela men's national basketball team
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The Venezuela national basketball team (
Venezuela has participated in international competitions:
.Honours
- FIBA AmeriCup
- Winners: 2015
Achievements
Summer Olympics
Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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1992 | 11 | 1992 Summer Olympics | Barcelona, Spain |
2016 | 10 | 2016 Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
FIBA Basketball World Cup
Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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1990 | 11 | 1990 FIBA World Championship | Argentina |
2002 | 14 | 2002 FIBA World Championship | Indianapolis, United States |
2006 | 23 | 2006 FIBA World Championship | Japan |
2019 | 14 | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | China |
2023 | 30 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Philippines, Japan and Indonesia |
2027 | TBD | 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Qatar |
FIBA AmeriCup
Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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1988 | 7 | 1988 Tournament of the Americas | Montevideo, Uruguay |
1989 | 4 | 1989 Tournament of the Americas | Mexico City, Mexico |
1992 | 1992 Tournament of the Americas | Portland, United States | |
1993 | 6 | 1993 Tournament of the Americas | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
1995 | 9 | 1995 Tournament of the Americas | Tucumán, Argentina |
1997 | 7 | 1997 FIBA Americas Championship |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
1999 | 5 | 1999 FIBA Americas Championship |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
2001 | 5 | 2001 FIBA Americas Championship |
Neuquén, Argentina
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2003 | 5 | 2003 FIBA Americas Championship |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
2005 | 2005 FIBA Americas Championship |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
2007 | 8 | 2007 FIBA Americas Championship | Las Vegas , United States
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2009 | 9 | 2009 FIBA Americas Championship |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
2011 | 5 | 2011 FIBA Americas Championship |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
2013 | 5 | 2013 FIBA Americas Championship |
Caracas, Venezuela |
2015 | 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | Mexico City, Mexico | |
2017 | 9 | 2017 FIBA AmeriCup | four cities in Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay |
2021 | 7 | 2022 FIBA AmeriCup | Recife, Brazil |
2025 | TBD | 2025 FIBA AmeriCup | Managua, Nicaragua |
Pan American Games
FIBA South American Championship
- 1961 – 8th
- 1979 – 5th
- 1985 – 4th
- 1987 –
- 1991 –
- 1993 –
- 1995 – 4th
- 1997 –
- 1999 –
- 2001 –
- 2003 – 4th
- 2004 –
- 2006 – 4th
- 2008 –
- 2010 – 4th
- 2012 –
- 2014 –
- 2016 –
Bolivarian Games
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[3][4]
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Notable players
Other notable players from Venezuela:
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Head coach position
- Jesus Cordobés: 1990
- Julio Toro: 1992
- Guillermo Vecchio: 1998
- Bruno D'Adezzio: 1999
- Jim Calvin: 2002
- Néstor Salazar: 2003–2007
- Nelson Solórzano: 2008
- Nestor Salazar: 2009–2010
- Eric Musselman: 2011–2012
- Che García: 2013–2017
- Fernando Duró: 2018–present
Past rosters
1990 World Championship: finished 11th among 16 teams
4 David Díaz, 5 Cesar Portillo, 6 Armando Becker, 7 Nelson Solorzano, 8 Rostin González, 9 Luis Jiménez, 10 Sam Shepherd, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 José Echenique, 13 Gabriel Estaba, 14 Iván Olivares, 15 Alexander Nelcha (Coach: Jesus Cordobés)
1992 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 12 teams
4 Víctor Díaz, 5 David Diaz, 6 Melquiades Jaramillo, 7 Nelson Solorzano, 8 Rostin González, 9 Luis Jiménez, 10 Sam Shepherd, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 Omar Walcott, 13 Gabriel Estaba, 14 Iván Olivares, 15 Alexander Nelcha (Coach: Julio Toro)
2002 World Championship: finished 14th among 16 teams
4 Víctor Díaz, 5 Pablo Ezequiel Machado, 6 Yumerving Ernesto Mijares, 7 Richard Lugo, 8 Alejandro "Alex" Quiroz, 9 Óscar Torres, 10 Diego Guevara, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 Héctor "Pepito" Romero, 13 Vladimir Heredia, 14 Tomas Aguilera, 15 Carlos Morris (Coach: Jim Calvin)
2006 World Championship: finished 21st among 24 teams
4 Víctor Díaz, 5 Pablo Machado, 6 Yumerving Ernesto Mijares, 7 Richard Lugo, 8 Tomás Aguilera, 9 Óscar Torres, 10 Carlos Alberto Cedeno, 11 Miguel Marriaga, 12 Gregory Vallenilla, 13 Manuel Alejandro Barrios, 14 Heberth Alberto Bayona, 15 Carlos Morris (Coach: Néstor Salazar)
See also
- Venezuela national under-19 basketball team
- Venezuela national under-17 basketball team
- Venezuela national 3x3 team
- Venezuela women's national basketball team
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ FIBA.com – FIBA – Venezuela and Turkey to host 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
- ^ "Los 12: Venezuela presenta a la Selección Nacional que jugará la Copa del Mundo FIBA 2023". venezuela.basketball. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Team roster: Venezuela" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- FIBA profile
- Venezuela Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
- Latinbasket – Venezuela Men National Team