2005 FIBA Americas Championship squads

This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship.

Group A[]

Brazil[]

Brazil national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Marcelinho Machado 30 – (1975-04-12)12 April 1975 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Uberlândia G 5 Nezinho dos Santos 24 – (1981-01-21)21 January 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) C 6 Murilo Becker 22 – (1983-07-14)14 July 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Franca G 7 Marcelinho Huertas 22 – (1983-05-25)25 May 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Joventut Badalona G 8 Leandro Barbosa 22 – (1982-11-28)28 November 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Phoenix Suns F 9 22 – (1983-03-29)29 March 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Paulistano G/F 10 Alex Garcia 25 – (1980-03-04)4 March 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) C 11 Anderson Varejão 22 – (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) FC Barcelona F 12 Guilherme Giovannoni 25 – (1980-06-02)2 June 1980 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Treviso Basket C 13 Rafael Hettsheimeir 19 – (1986-06-18)18 June 1986 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Akasvayu Vic C 14 Caio Torres 18 – (1987-06-03)3 June 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Adecco Estudiantes F 15 Tiago Splitter 20 – (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Tau Cerámica	Head coach Lula Ferreira Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Canada[]

Canada national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Jermaine Anderson 22 – (1983-02-08)February 8, 1983 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fordham Rams G 5 Denham Brown 22 – (1983-01-06)January 6, 1983 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) University of Connecticut G 6 James Gillingham 24 – (1981-08-20)August 20, 1981 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) TBB Trier G 7 28 – (1977-06-26)June 26, 1977 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fribourg Olympic G 8 Carl English 24 – (1981-02-02)February 2, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Florida Flame F 9 Levon Kendall 21 – (1984-07-04)July 4, 1984 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) University of Pittsburgh C 10 22 – (1982-10-09)October 9, 1982 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) TBB Trier F 11 26 – (1979-02-01)February 1, 1979 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) G 12 Richard Anderson 27 – (1977-11-30)November 30, 1977 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Kraftwerk Wels F 13 Juan Mendez 23 – (1981-09-23)September 23, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Niagara University F 14 Jermaine Bucknor 21 – (1983-11-01)November 1, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of Richmond C 15 30 – (1974-11-21)November 21, 1974 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Champville	Head coach Leo Rautins Assistant coach(es) David Smart Greg Francis Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Panama[]

Panama men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Joel Muñoz 25 – (1980-06-24)June 24, 1980 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) John Brown University G 5 29 – (1976-01-05)January 5, 1976 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) F 6 Danilo Pinnock 21 – (1983-12-11)December 11, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) GW Colonials G 7 29 – (1975-12-18)December 18, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) G 8 25 – (1980-02-11)February 11, 1980 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Navieros de Colon F 9 Chris Warren 24 – (1981-01-19)January 19, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) KK Reflex F 10 23 – (1981-11-05)November 5, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) John Brown University F 11 16 – (1989-06-30)June 30, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Agricola Glroai Montecatini F 12 25 – (1980-04-07)April 7, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Central Entrerriano F 13 29 – (1976-05-11)May 11, 1976 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Club Deportivo Quevedo F/C 14 Jaime Lloreda 24 – (1980-10-11)October 11, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Pınar Karşıyaka F 15 31 – (1973-11-29)November 29, 1973 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	Head coach Nolan Richardson Assistant coach(es) Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 24, 2005

United States[]

United States national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 4 Tyus Edney 32 – (1973-02-14)14 February 1973 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Lottomatica Roma G 5 Marque Perry 24 – (1981-01-28)28 January 1981 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Olympiacos G 6 Lynn Greer 25 – (1979-10-23)23 October 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Pompea Napoli G 7 Charlie Bell 26 – (1979-03-12)12 March 1979 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Milwaukee Bucks G 8 Alex Scales 27 – (1978-07-03)3 July 1978 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Seoul Samsung Thunders F 9 Tang Hamilton 27 – (1978-05-26)26 May 1978 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fayetteville Patriots F 10 Ron Slay 24 – (1981-06-29)29 June 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Asheville Altitude C 11 Adam Chubb 24 – (1981-07-05)5 July 1981 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Ulsan Mobis Phoebus C 12 Noel Felix 23 – (1981-10-04)4 October 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals F 13 Aaron McGhee 26 – (1979-06-28)28 June 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Busan KTF Magic Wings C 14 Jerome Beasley 25 – (1980-05-17)17 May 1980 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Sioux Falls Skyforce C 15 Kris Lang 25 – (1979-12-12)12 December 1979 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Caffe Maxim Virtus Bologna	Head coach Morris McHone Assistant coach(es) Dennis Johnson Joey Meyer Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Venezuela[]

Venezuela men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Víctor Díaz 37 – (1968-04-02)2 April 1968 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Cocodrilos de Caracas F 5 25 – (1980-06-12)12 June 1980 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gaiteros del Zulia G 6 28 – (1976-09-30)30 September 1976 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui C 7 Richard Lugo 28 – (1976-09-30)30 September 1976 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Capitanes de Arecibo F/C 8 27 – (1977-09-25)25 September 1977 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Cocodrilos de Caracas G 9 Óscar Torres 28 – (1976-12-18)18 December 1976 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Khimki G 10 Askia Jones 33 – (1971-12-19)19 December 1971 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Guaros de Lara C 11 Miguel Ángel Marriaga 21 – (1984-06-06)6 June 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Gaiteros del Zulia F 12 Héctor Romero 25 – (1980-01-03)3 January 1980 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui G 13 27 – (1978-04-26)26 April 1978 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Guaros de Lara C 14 27 – (1978-04-26)26 April 1978 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Guaiqueríes de Margarita G/F 15 29 – (1975-11-10)10 November 1975 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Gatos de Monagas	Head coach Néstor Salazar Assistant coach(es) Nelson Solorzano Carlos Gil Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Group B[]

Argentina[]

Argentina national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Antonio Porta 21 – (1983-10-28)28 October 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Villaggio Solidago Livorno G 5 Julio Mázzaro 26 – (1979-01-31)31 January 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) River Plate C 6 Román González 27 – (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Argentino de Junín F 7 Diego Lo Grippo 27 – (1978-01-22)22 January 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Alerta Cantabria Lobos G 8 Daniel Farabello 31 – (1973-10-18)18 October 1973 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Casti Group Varese C 9 Gabriel Fernández 28 – (1976-10-23)23 October 1976 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Casti Group Varese F 10 Leonardo Gutiérrez 27 – (1978-05-16)16 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Ben Hur C 11 Martín Leiva 25 – (1980-04-23)23 April 1980 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Boca Juniors C 12 Juan Pedro Gutiérrez 21 – (1983-10-10)10 October 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Obras Sanitarias G 13 Paolo Quinteros 26 – (1979-01-15)15 January 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Boca Juniors F 14 Hernán Jasen 27 – (1978-02-04)4 February 1978 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Adecco Estudiantes F 15 Federico Kammerichs 25 – (1980-06-21)21 June 1980 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Pamesa Valencia	Head coach Sergio Hernández Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 24, 2005

Dominican Republic[]

Dominican Republic national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 30 – (1974-11-14)14 November 1974 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) C 5 26 – (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Marineros de Puerto Plata G 6 Luis Flores 24 – (1981-04-11)11 April 1981 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Denver Nuggets F 7 24 – (1980-12-26)26 December 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Cañeros de La Romana C 8 Josh Asselin 26 – (1978-12-24)24 December 1978 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Alerta Cantabria Lobos C 9 Amaury Filion 24 – (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Metros de Santiago G 10 23 – (1981-11-15)15 November 1981 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Panteras del Distrito Nacional F 11 Francisco García 24 – (1980-12-31)31 December 1980 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sacramento Kings C 12 José Vargas 42 – (1963-06-23)23 June 1963 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Universo Brasilia G 13 Felipe López 30 – (1974-12-19)19 December 1974 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metros de Santiago C 14 Jaime Peterson 33 – (1971-09-29)29 September 1971 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) ALM Évreux Basket F 15 Jack Martinez 23 – (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Atléticos de San Germán	Head coach Keith Smart Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Mexico[]

Mexico men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Romel Beck 23 – (1982-05-29)29 May 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) University of Nevada, Las Vegas C 5 Víctor Ávila 28 – (1977-03-23)23 March 1977 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Halcones de Xalapa G 6 Anthony Pedroza 26 – (1979-03-07)7 March 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) C 7 Horacio Llamas 32 – (1973-07-17)17 July 1973 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Soles de Mexicali F 8 36 – (1968-09-10)10 September 1968 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) F 9 26 – (1979-01-11)11 January 1979 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) C 10 25 – (1979-09-10)10 September 1979 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Soles de Mexicali G 11 Omar Quintero 23 – (1981-09-26)26 September 1981 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Forum Filatélico Valladolid F 12 28 – (1976-12-14)14 December 1976 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Frayles de Guasave G 13 Enrique Zúñiga 29 – (1976-07-07)7 July 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Lechugueros de Leon C 14 31 – (1974-08-10)10 August 1974 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) C 15 Adam Parada 23 – (1981-10-21)21 October 1981 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Correcaminos UAT Victoria	Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Puerto Rico[]

Puerto Rico national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Peter John Ramos 20 – (1985-05-23)23 May 1985 2.22 m (7 ft 3 in) Washington Wizards F 5 23 – (1981-12-23)23 December 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Capitanes de Arecibo G 6 Bobby Joe Hatton 28 – (1976-10-11)11 October 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Leones de Ponce G 7 Filiberto Rivera 22 – (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) University of Texas El Paso F 8 Rick Apodaca 25 – (1980-07-01)1 July 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Atléticos de San Germán G 9 Christian Dalmau 29 – (1975-08-29)29 August 1975 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Atléticos de San Germán G 10 Elías Larry Ayuso 28 – (1977-03-27)27 March 1977 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Capitanes de Arecibo F 11 Antonio Latimer 26 – (1978-11-26)26 November 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Vaqueros de Bayamón F 12 20 – (1984-12-20)20 December 1984 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Leones de Ponce F 13 Sharif Fajardo 29 – (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Capitanes de Arecibo F 14 Ángel Figueroa 23 – (1981-10-13)13 October 1981 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Capitanes de Arecibo C 15 Manuel Narvaez 23 – (1981-12-18)18 December 1981 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Leones de Ponce	Head coach Julio Toro Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Uruguay[]

Uruguay national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Diego Castrillón 30 – (1975-01-08)8 January 1975 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) F 5 19 – (1985-12-04)4 December 1985 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) F 6 Mauricio Aguiar 22 – (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Banco di Sardegna Sassari F 7 27 – (1978-05-31)31 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Salto Uruguay G 8 Nicolás Mazzarino 29 – (1975-10-21)21 October 1975 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Vertical Vision Cantù F 9 28 – (1977-07-22)22 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) G 10 Leandro García Morales 25 – (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Olimpia G 11 Martín Osimani 24 – (1981-05-22)22 May 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) University of Duquesne C 12 25 – (1979-09-22)22 September 1979 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) G/F 13 Luis Silveira 34 – (1971-01-16)16 January 1971 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Salto Uruguay F 14 19 – (1986-05-08)8 May 1986 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) F/C 15 Esteban Batista 21 – (1983-09-02)2 September 1983 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	Head coach Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

References[]

External links[]

• 2005 Fiba Americas Championship for Men, FIBA.com.
• FIBA Americas 2005 - Men Basketball, LatinBasket.com.