Paraguay men's national basketball team

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Paraguay Paraguay
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FIBA ranking73 Decrease 1 (9 August 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationParaguayan Basketball Federation
CoachEduardo Pfleger
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances2
MedalsNone
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances3
MedalsNone
South American Championship
Appearances32
MedalsSilver medal with cup.svg Silver: 1955, 1960
Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze: 1958

The Paraguay national basketball team is the team governed by the Paraguayan Basketball Federation (Spanish: Confederación Paraguaya de Basquetbol) that represents Paraguay in the men's international basketball competitions organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The best achievements by the Paraguay men's national basketball team are the two second-places finishes in the FIBA South America Basketball Championship, in 1955 and 1960.

Roster[]

Team for the 2016 South American Basketball Championship.[2]

Paraguay men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
PF 4 21 – (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Argentina
G/F 5 Daniel Pérez 31 – (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
G 6 24 – (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
SF 7 33 – (1982-09-13)13 September 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
SF 8 25 – (1991-04-02)2 April 1991 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Paraguay
G/F 9 31 – (1985-01-20)20 January 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Cerro Porteño Paraguay
F 10 24 – (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Cerro Porteño Paraguay
F 11 Diego Bareiro 24 – (1991-09-07)7 September 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
F 12 José Fabio 38 – (1977-12-31)31 December 1977 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Comunicaciones de Corrientes Argentina
PG 13 25 – (1991-04-17)17 April 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Paraguay
F 14 32 – (1983-12-07)7 December 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
F 15 27 – (1989-05-07)7 May 1989 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Paraguay
Head coach
  • Argentina
Assistant coach(es)
  • Paraguay
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2016

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C
PF Jose Fabio
SF Diego Bareiro
SG
PG Daniel Perez

Notable players[]

Other notable players from Paraguay:

Paraguay roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 37 – (1978-08-31)31 August 1978 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Regatas Corrientes Argentina

Competitions[]

Olympic Games[]

  • Never competed

FIBA World Cup[]

Year Position Tournament Host
1954 9 1954 FIBA World Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1967 13 1967 FIBA World Championship 4 cities, Uruguay
2019 DNQ 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup 8 cities, China
2023 TBD 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 6 cities, Philippines, Japan and Indonesia

FIBA AmeriCup[]

Year Position Tournament Host
1989 10 1989 Tournament of the Americas Mexico City, Mexico
2011 9 2011 FIBA Americas Championship Mar del Plata, Argentina
2013 10 2013 FIBA Americas Championship Caracas, Venezuela
2017 DNQ 2017 FIBA Americas Championship To be determined

Pan American Games[]

Results and Fixtures[]

Recent and forthcoming matches[]

26 June 2016
Paraguay  74–55  Bolivia
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 9–13, 22–12, 19–13
Pts: 12
Rebs: Fabio 8
Asts: 5		 Pts: 22
Rebs: 13
Asts: 9
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Carlos Dueñas (COL), Bartolomé Estrada (PER), Fabricio Vito (ARG)
27 June 2016
Venezuela  77–48  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 18–5, 17–8, 17–17, 25–18
Pts: G. Vargas 13
Rebs: Colmenares, Lewis 6
Asts: G. Vargas 8		 Pts: Pérez 8
Rebs: Bareiro 6
Asts: Fabio 3
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Jorge Cabrera (CUB), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)
28 June 2016
Paraguay  63–101  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 6–28, 18–24, 22–28, 17–21
Pts: 11
Rebs: 8
Asts: three players 2		 Pts: Olivinha 21
Rebs: , Toledo 8
Asts: Fúlvio 9
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI), Fabricio Vito (ARG)
29 June 2016
Ecuador  57–71  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 7–24, 20–21, 14–14, 16–12
Pts: 16
Rebs: 14
Asts: 5		 Pts: 16
Rebs: 7
Asts: four players 3
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Fabricio Vito (ARG), Carlos Dueñas (COL), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)
1 July 2016
Paraguay  58–82  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 15–18, 12–21, 16–17
Pts: 11
Rebs: 6
Asts: 5		 Pts: 24
Rebs: 11
Asts: Atencia 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Roberto Oliveros (VEN), Fabricio Vito (ARG)

Head coach position[]

  • Spain – 2010-2012
  • Argentina – 2013-2016
  • Argentina - 2016–present[3]

Kit[]

[]

2013: Itaú[4] 2016: Tigo[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sudamericano 2016 - Paraguay". FIBA Americas. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  3. ^ http://lanaranjaenelaire.com.ar/2016/05/26/eduardo-pfleger-es-el-nuevo-entrenador-de-la-seleccion-de-paraguay/
  4. ^ Caracas 2013 Archived July 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, caracas2013.com, Retrieved 20 Dec 2015.
  5. ^ [1]

External links[]

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