Venezuela men's national basketball team
FIBA ranking | 17 (7 December 2021)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1938 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
National federation | Venezuelan Basketball Federation | ||
Coach | |||
Nickname(s) | La Vinotinto de las alturas | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 2 | ||
Medals | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 | ||
Medals | None | ||
FIBA AmeriCup | |||
Appearances | 16 | ||
Medals | Gold: (2015) Silver: (1992) Bronze: (2005) | ||
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The Venezuela national basketball team is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). (Spanish: Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto) They won the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup.
Venezuela qualified for two Summer Olympiads: 1992, and then 2016. Venezuela hosted the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the country's most prestigious basketball event ever.[2] Later, the country also hosted the 2013 FIBA AmeriCup.
Venezuela has participated in international competitions: International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Summer Olympic Games, the FIBA World Cup, the South American Championship, the Pan American Games and the Bolivarian Games.
Honours[]
- 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 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 World Cup | China |
2023 | TBA | 2023 FIBA World Cup | Philippines, Japan and Indonesia |
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 |
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 |
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 | Qualified | 2021 FIBA AmeriCup |
Pan American Games[]
FIBA South American Championship[]
Bolivarian Games[]
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Team[]
Current roster[]
Roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[3]
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Depth chart[]
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Miguel Ruiz | Windi Graterol | |
PF | Nestor Colmenares | ||
SF | Dwight Lewis | Jose Vargas | Anthony Perez |
SG | Jhornan Zamora | Pedro Chourio | |
PG | Heissler Guillent | Gregory Vargas |
Notable players[]
Other notable players from Venezuela:
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Head coach position[]
- : 1990
- Julio Toro: 1992
- Guillermo Vecchio: 1998
- : 1999
- : 2002
- : 2003–2007
- Nelson Solórzano: 2008
- Nestor Salazar: 2009–2010
- Eric Musselman: 2011–2012
- Che García: 2013–2017
- : 2018–present
Past rosters[]
- Scroll down to see more.
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. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ FIBA.com – FIBA – Venezuela and Turkey to host 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
- ^ 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
External links[]
- Official website (in Spanish)
- FIBA profile
- Venezuela Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
- Latinbasket – Venezuela Men National Team
Videos[]
- 1938 establishments in Venezuela
- Venezuela national basketball team