Argentina national basketball team

Argentina
FIBA ranking	6 2
Joined FIBA	1932 (co-founders)
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Argentine Basketball Federation
Coach	Sergio Hernández
Olympic Games
Appearances	7
Medals	Gold: (2004) Bronze: (2008)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	13
Medals	Gold: (1950) Silver: (2002)
FIBA Americas Championship
Appearances	17
Medals	Gold: (2001, 2011) Silver: (1995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015) Bronze: (1980, 1993, 1999, 2009, 2013)
Pan American Games
Appearances	14
Medals	Gold: (1995) Silver: (1951, 1955)
Uniforms
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The Argentina national basketball team, officially nicknamed El Alma Argentina^[1] (Spanish: The Argentine Soul), represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation. (Spanish: Confederación Argentina de Basquetbol)

Argentina is the only national team in the FIBA Americas zone that has won the quintuplet crown: FIBA World Championship (they won the first edition, in 1950), Olympic Gold Medal (2004), FIBA Diamond Ball (2008), FIBA Americas Championship (2001 and 2011) and Pan American Gold Medal (1995). They have also won 13 South American Basketball Championships, as well as many youth championships.

The Argentine representative was also the first to defeat a United States national team with a full squad of NBA players. They did so by 87–80 in the 2002 FIBA World Championship held in Indianapolis. In that tournament, Argentina came second behind FR Yugoslavia, losing the final in overtime.

Due to the series of good results since the beginning of the 2000s (decade), Argentina reached the first position in the FIBA Men's Ranking at the end of the 2008 Olympic Games. Argentina is a founding member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) and has South America's longest basketball tradition.

History

The beginning

The first national team, 1921.

The practice of basketball in Argentina was started by Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Young Men's Christians Association) in 1912.^[2] Canadian Professor Paul Phillip was in charge to teach basketball at the YMCA headquarters in Paseo Colón Avenue, Buenos Aires.

The first basketball clubs in Argentina were YMCA, Hindú and Independiente. Then other teams (Ñaró, Estudiantes de La Plata and River Plate) added. Apart from Buenos Aires, the practise of basketball was highly developed in Bahía Blanca and Córdoba.

Argentina played its first international game against Uruguay in 1921. In 1930 the first Campeonato Sudamericano was organised, being Argentina runner-up. The first clubs championship was held in 1936.

1948–1957: World Champions' Generation

The 1950 World Champions.

Oscar Furlong, one of the key players in the 1950 World Championship.

After the 1948 Olympic Tournament, FIBA decided to create a World Championship, and named Argentina as the host country for the inaugural 1950 edition. The team's coaching staff was formed by Jorge Canavesi as head coach, Casimiro González Trilla as his assistant and Jorge Boreau as the physical trainer.^[3] The squad, formed entirely by amateur players, trained in preparation for the tournament in River Plate's facilities every day in double shifts, something uncommon for the times.^[3] The Argentine government negotiated with the players' employers and studying centers to secure their times.

The team played around Oscar Furlong, a center with good mobility and passing skills.^[3] Other important players were Ricardo González (captain), Leopoldo Contarbio, Juan Carlos Uder, Raúl Pérez Varela and Roberto Viau (who was 18 years old at the time of the tournament). In the tournament itself, Argentina defeated France (56–40) in the preliminary round, followed by Brazil (40–35), Chile (62–41), France again (66–41) and EuroBasket champions Egypt (68–33) in the final round; before defeating the United States in the decisive match (64–50).

After the World Championship title, Argentina won the silver medal at the 1951 Pan American Games held in Buenos Aires and finished fourth at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki. However, for political reasons, the country did not participate in the 1953 South American Basketball Championship, nor did they defend the World Championship title in the 1954 edition of the tournament.^[3] The last participation of the 1950s generation was in the 1955 Pan American Games held in Mexico City, where they won another silver medal.

1957–1986: Loss of powerhouse status

On January 8, 1957, the military dictatorship of Pedro Aramburu, who had taken power in Argentina via a coup d'état which called itself Revolución Libertadora, provisionally suspended the 1950 World Championship winners; a measure that was later made permanent on March 27 of that year.^[3] The suspension was for allegedly violating the Amateur Sportsman Statute, as, according to the administrators who had been installed in the Argentine Basketball Federation, the players had been paid to play by the overthrown government of Juan Perón.^[3] With a young and inexperienced team, Argentina finished fourth in the 1958 South American Basketball Championship and 10th (over 13 teams) in the 1959 FIBA World Championship. Subsequently, the team had further disappointing third and fourth-place finishes at the 1961 and 1963 South American Championships respectively, and did not participate in the 1963 Pan American Games.

In preparation for the 1963 World Championship, Alberto Andrizzi was appointed as head coach.^[4] For different reasons, point guards Ricardo Crespi and Hugo Olariaga, shooting guards Marcelo Farías and Norberto Batillana, centers Miguel Ballicora and Guillermo Riofrío, as well as Ricardo Alix, decided not to be part of the World Championship squad.^[4] It should be noted that most of the players were amateurs, who alternated the practice of the sport with their jobs and studies.^[4]

To play for the national team we had to get permission from our jobs and the missed days were discounted from our salaries. Many times you went without knowing if you would still have a job when you came back. The most you could ask for was that the Argentine Basketball Federation paid you the missed days. The team was not always formed by the best players, rather by the ones that could go.

— Samuel Oliva^[4]

Coach Andrizzi formed a squad that averaged 22.8 years of age, the lowest in the team's history at the competition, and with only one player from the previous World Championship (Antonio Tozzi).^[4] This was also the first time Argentina took a player above the 2 metres (6.6 ft) of stature to a World Championship, Zoilo Domínguez (who was 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)).^[4] The squad trained 8 days in Villa Allende, Córdoba Province, and played some preparation games against teams from Córdoba and Santa Fe. The delegation that traveled to Brazil (where the competition took place) had no assistant coach, nor a physician.^[4]

In the tournament itself, Argentina faced a tough group with Italy, the United States and Mexico. The team lost by a large margin their two initial games: 73–91 against Italy (that, contrary to Argentina, had a full team of professional players) and 51–81 against the United States (that had a team of university players, among them Willis Reed and Don Kojis). In the game against Mexico (that had Manuel Raga and Carlos Quintanar in their team), the 35 points scored by Alberto Desimone were not enough to avoid an 82–84 defeat. Desimone's feat of 35 points in one game were an Argentine record in the competition until Luis Scola scored 37 against Brazil in the 2010 World Championship.^[5] The team was eliminated in the preliminary round, but finished first in the "consolation round", played by the 6 teams eliminated in the first group stage.

After the tournament, both of the teams centers received offers to continue their playing careers abroad. Desimone joined Pallacanestro Cantù in the Serie A of Italy and Zoilo Domínguez the St. Joseph College in the NCAA Division II of the United States. None of them ever played again for their national team.^[4]

After the 1963 World Championship, the Argentine national team disbanded for 2 years and 8 months.^[4] In 1966, under Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata's coach Miguel Ángel Ripullone's guidance, Argentina finished second (behind the USA) in the Torneo de la Confraternidad Americana held in Cosquín. Subsequently in that same year, the team finished last (among 13) in the Extra World Championship held in Chile.^[4] These two tournaments were the first international experiences for Ernesto Gehrmann and Alberto Cabrera, who went on to play many years for Argentina.

For the 1966 South American Basketball Championship to be held in Mendoza, and contrary to recent experiences, Argentina did a serious pre-tournament training.^[4] Alberto López (coach of River Plate and one of the 1950 World Champions) was selected as head coach, and joined by a coaching staff of two physical trainers, a physician and a kinesiologist. The squad for the tournament had a striking average height for the time, with Gehrmann (2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)), brothers Miguel (2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)) and Tomás (2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)) Sandor, Miguel Ballicora (1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)), Dante Massolini (1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)) and Samuel Oliva (1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)).^[4] Moreover, Ricardo Alix also took part of the team, after having declined for previous tournaments. With a good team and a good preparation, Argentina won the tournament back-to-back, defeating World Champions Brazil in the process, and breaking a 23-years run without winning a championship. That Argentine national team came to be nicknamed "Los Cóndores" (in English: "the Condors").^[4]

For the 1967 World Championship held in Uruguay, Miguel Ángel Ripullone returned as head coach, replacing Alberto López. The squad had five players from the previous South American Championship (Gehrmann, Tomás Sandor, Samuel Oliva, Carlos Mariani and Masolini) and three with World Championship experience (the aforementioned Oliva, Atilio Fruet and Héctor Barreneche). However, the players from the European leagues did not take part of the team. These included Carlos Ferello of Victoria Libertas Pesaro and Guillermo Riofrío, Alberto Desimone and Carlos D'Aquila of Pallacanestro Cantù (the latter two would go on to win the Serie A with the team in the 1967–68 season).^[4]

In the group stage, Argentina defeated Japan and Peru (who had beaten them in the last two South American Championships), and lost heavily against the Soviet Union by 39 points. In the final round, Argentina defeated only Uruguay, losing the other 5 games (United States, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Brazil and Poland). Ernesto Gehrmann's 18 points against the USA earned him an offer by CB Estudiantes, though he rejected it to sign for Palmeiras in Brazil.^[4] Argentina finished the competition 6th, the best position for the team until the 2002 Championship.

After the tournament, the debate in Argentine basketball became about the importance of having tall players.

In the Argentine league I was a tall player with my 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), but when we got to the hotel in Montevideo I was surprised by seeing the Soviets and Yugoslavs who were many centimeters taller and physically stronger than me. And they also played well...

— Ángel Casarín^[4]

Two months after the 1967 World Championship, Argentina, lead again by coach Casimiro González Trilla who had replaced Alberto López, took a team with 5 centers and only two guards to the Pan American Games held in Winnipeg (the team finished 6th of 10). In times were the lack of high stature players was a big problem for the national team, 3 players that could have solved the problem either declined to play for the national team, or abandoned basketball altogether:^[4] Alberto Desimone never returned to the national team despite his success in Italy, Zoilo Domínguez ended his basketball career, and Tomás Sandor after training more than a month with the NBA's Washington Bullets took a job as an engineer in San Francisco, ending his basketball career. Moreover, Guillermo Riofrío often declined citations.

In 1968, Argentina finished 5th in the South American Championship (equaling its worst position in the history of the tournament). Moreover, the team did not qualify for the 1970 World Championship, after a third-place finish in the 1969 South American Championship. This was the first time the Argentine national team did not take part of the competition since its inception in 1950.^[6] In 1973, Argentina played the final of the South American Championship after seven years without doing so, losing to Brazil (but qualifying for the World Championship). Between the 1967 World Championship and the 1973 South American Championship, the team had 4 coaches: Casimiro González Trilla, Jorge Canavesi, Jorge Martínez and Miguel Ángel Ripullone.^[6] The latter was confirmed as head coach for the 1974 FIBA World Championship to be held in Puerto Rico.

To compensate for the lack of international experience of most of the players, the national team made the longest tour in its history, playing 20 games in 46 days throughout Europe.^[6] Argentina faced some of the strongest teams in the world, like the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Italy; returning with 6 victories (West Germany (2), Switzerland (2), Greece and Italy). After the tour, José de Lizaso and Carlos Pellandini were cut from the squad, due to an argument with the coach the former and due to injury the latter.

The team for the World Championship was built around four experienced players: Alberto Cabrera, Ernesto Gehrmann, Carlos González and Alfredo Monachesi (who averaged 28 years of age) the intermediate generation of Adolfo Perazzo, Jorge Becerra and Raúl Guitart (averaging 23), and the youngsters Eduardo Cadillac and Carlos Raffaeli (who had won the South American Youth Championships of 1972 and 1973). Though some of the players had other jobs or studied, all of them were professional, exception being Cabrera who did not get paid in Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca for a matter of personal principle.^[6]

In the tournament itself, Argentina was faced in a tough group with the United States, Spain (1973 EuroBasket runners-up) and the Philippines. The key match for Argentina to advance was the debut against Spain. With Cabrera defending the Spaniard's key player Wayne Brabender, the team finished the first half 47–44 above, with Barbender only scoring two points. However, by the fifth minute of the second half Cabrera reached his fourth personal foul, and Barbender had more freedom to reach a total 22 points.^[6] The 23 turnovers and weak defense were key for Argentina's final 89–96 defeat. In the second game against the Philippines, Gehrmann's 31 points and 12 rebounds lead to a 110–90 victory, though the turnovers (20) and defense were an unsolved problem.^[6] The national team then lost to the US 86–109 to finally be eliminated. In the consolation round, Argentina finished third. The 121–70 victory over the Central African Republic (the team's highest scoring record in the history of the competition)^[6] was the only victory, as they suffered defeats against Australia, Mexico (a game in which Cabrera reached his fifth foul by the 12th minute of the first half) and Czechoslovakia (who had 45 points scored by Kamil Brabenec). The national team finished the World Championship in the 11th place.

After the 1974 Championship, the team won two South American Championships: 1976 (at home in Bahía Blanca) and 1979. However, they failed to qualify for the World Cups of 1978 and 1982, due to finishing third in the qualifying tournaments of 1977 (without Perazzo, Raffaelli and Prato in the squad) and 1981 (same situation, but this time also without Cadillac, injured).

In 1980, coached by Ripullone and with the assistance of Yugoslavian Ranko Zeravica, the team finished third in the Tournament of the Americas, earning their first qualification for the Olympics since 1952. This was arguably the biggest achievement for Argentine basketball since the 1950 World Championship title.^[6] However, due to the country's adherence to the U.S.-led boycott of the Moscow Olympics, the team did not compete in the tournament. The decade continued with a second place in the 1983 South American Basketball Championship (with Alberto Finguer as coach) and a disappointing 7th place (among nine teams) in the 1984 Tournament of the Americas held in Brazil. Despite the poor international performance, 1984 came to be one of the most important years in the history of Argentine basketball, as it was the debut season of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the first professional nationwide basketball league of the country. For the 1985 South American Basketball Championship, León Najnudel, the mastermind behind the LNB's inception, was selected as the national coach. With him came a renovation in the national squad, with the youngsters Héctor Campana (20 years old), Hernán Montenegro (18), Sergio Aispurúa (20) and the two tallest Argentine players in history: Jorge González (19 and 2.30 m (7 ft 6 ¹⁄₂ in)) and Fernando Borcel (17 and 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)). Argentina finished the tournament third, enough to qualify for the 1986 FIBA World Championship to be held in Spain. However, Najnudel did not coach the team during the World Cup, having left the position due to a fight with CABB's president Amadeo Cejas.

Argentine players celebrating the victory over USA by 74-70 in the 1986 World Cup.

Puerto Rican Flor Meléndez, by the time coach of Unión de Santa Fe in Argentina, was selected to manage the national team. The coach made up a squad with experienced players like Miguel Cortijo, Esteban Camisassa, Carlos Romano, Luis González, Luis Oroño and Gabriel Milovich, and youngsters like Campana, Sebastián Uranga, Diego Maggi, Marcelo Milanesio, Montenegro and Aispurúa. To get the necessary international experience, the team played a total 19 preparation matches in one month, though during the first games Meléndez' assistant Juan Carlos Alonso took up coaching duties while the former coached his team in the Puerto Rican league's playoff matches. During the preparation, González suffered an injury and had to be replaced by Borcel for the World Championship squad.

For the first round of the World Championship, Argentina was part of Group D with Yugoslavia, Canada, the Netherlands, Malaysia and New Zealand. The key match for obtaining qualification was the debut against the Netherlands, in which the youngster Rik Smits (19 years of age and 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in)) scored 25 points. However, Argentina won in extra time 82–75, with good contributions from the substitutes Campana (13 points) and Uranga (16). There were no surprises in the other 4 games: Argentina lost to Canada (82–96) and Yugoslavia (68–87) and defeated both Malaysia (93–73) and New Zealand (89–64), effectively qualifying for the second round of the tournament.

The national team faced a tough second round debut against the United States, that had a team made up by university players, 11 of whom went on to play in the NBA. However, Argentina achieved a surprising 74–70 victory, arguably the most important in the team's history until the Golden Generation era (starting roughly in 2002). After a 97–80 victory over China, the team had serious possibilities of qualifying to the semifinals, but Yugoslavia's defeat by the US crushed that chance. Subsequently, a 70–78 defeat by Italy forced Argentina to play for the 9th to 12th place. Further defeats against Greece (88–102, suffering 40 points by Nicos Gallis) and Cuba (85–81) derived in a 12th-place finish.

1986–1999: First products of the LNB

After the 1986 World Championship, Flor Meléndez took the team to win the gold medal in the 1987 South American Championship held in Asunción (Paraguay). It was the first title for Argentina since 1979. After that victory, Meléndez left his coaching position and was replaced by Alberto Finguer. With the new coach, Argentina finished 8th (among 10 teams) in the 1989 FIBA Americas Championship. Nonetheless, the team qualified directly for the 1990 FIBA World Championship as the host nation. River Plate's coach Carlos Boismené was selected to replace Finguer, with Guillermo Vecchio as his assistant. However, coach and assistant had a fight, leading to Vecchio's departure. Boismené rejected the possibility of having a replacement, even when Serbian Ranko Zeravica was offered. The coach also faced problems when forming the squad, due to Germán Filloy and Esteban Camisassa's injuries, and center Carlos Cerutti's death earlier that year. Hernán Montenegro was also cut alleging his problematic attitude. Moreover, in a pre-tournament friendly against Greece, Héctor Campana, the team's key offensive player, suffered an injury.

Argentina v. Puerto Rico at the FIBA World Cup: Diego Maggi (n° 6) disputing the ball with Mincy (6) and Ortiz (4).

In the debut, with Campana playing injured, Argentina lost by 20 to the Soviet Union. The second game, decisive for qualification to the second round, was against Canada. With 4 minutes to go, Argentina was down 72–85. However, a 24–3 run gave the hosts the victory, which meant qualification to the second round after the third match-day victory over Egypt. In the second round, the team debuted against the United States in the Luna Park stadium. 33 points by Campana and a solid teamwork were not enough to avoid defeat, the same result suffered in the next four games: Puerto Rico, Greece and Australia (twice). Argentina finished the tournament 8th.

After the 1990 tournament, the head coaching job was held by Guillermo Vecchio for the four-years process prior to the 1994 World Championship. With a bronze medal at the 1993 FIBA Americas Championship, Argentina qualified to the competition to be held in Canada.

The squad for tournament was formed by the best players from the local league (exception being Montenegro, who rejected the call up) plus Marcelo Nicola, who was playing for Tau Cerámica in Spain. With a taller team (including Rubén Wolkowyski, Diego Osella, Osvaldo Tourn, Esteban Pérez and the aforementioned Nicola) and two high scoring shooting guards (Héctor Campana and Juan Espil).

2000–2014: the Golden Generation

After obtaining the gold medal in the 2001 Tournament of the Americas, Argentina took the first step on a path that would solidify their place in basketball elite. Next came the 2002 FIBA World Championship celebrated in Indianapolis, where they made history by being the first team to defeat a United States roster composed entirely of NBA players.^[7] Argentina would reach the finals for the first time since the first World Championship in 1950,^[8] but would lose to Yugoslavia.^[9] The following year, after obtaining a sixth place in the 2003 Pan American Games with an alternate roster, Argentina sent their best players to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the 2003 Tournament of the Americas that would grant three spots in the 2004 Summer Olympics. After a starting the tournament with a defeat against Mexico, Argentina would reach the finals and lose against the United States, securing a spot in the Olympics anyway.^[10]

Argentina's Luis Scola against Lithuania's Paulius Jankūnas.

On July 2004 Argentina began preparations for the Olympic Games in Athens, starting with the 2004 South American Championship held in Brazil, the Argentine team defeated the hosts in the final. Next came a series of exhibitions on home soil against Venezuela, Spain's alternate team and Brazil, on which Argentina came away with no victories.^[11] With the final roster decided, Argentina traveled to Europe for a last series of matches. From July 31 to August 3, the second edition of the FIBA Diamond Ball was held in Belgrade, a tournament that reunited the champions from the five FIBA zones, plus the reigning World Champion. Argentina participated as the Americas representative, since the United States did not participate ^[12] and finished in third place. Argentina then concluded its series of exhibitions in Madrid with a victory against Lithuania^[13] and a defeat against the locals Spain.^[14]

Argentina made their debut on the group phase of the Olympic Tournament with an 83–82 victory against world champions Serbia and Montenegro, thanks to a last-second basket by Manu Ginóbili.^[15] After losses against Spain^[16] and Italy, Argentina still managed to advance to the next stage. In the quarterfinals, the Argentine team beat hosts Greece and advanced to the semifinals where they achieved yet another historic victory against the United States, denying the American men's team a gold medal for the first time since 1988.^[17] On August 28, 2004, Argentina obtained its first gold medal in basketball by defeating Italy 84–69 in the final.^[18] The impact the series of results obtained between the Indianapolis and Athens tournaments led the Argentine press to dub this group of players The Golden Generation (La Generación Dorada, in Spanish).

After those triumphs, Argentina won the gold medal in 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball, and the bronze medal at the The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament. At the end of the 2008 Olympic Games Argentina reached the first position in the FIBA Men's Ranking.^[19] In 2011, the team won the FIBA Americas gold medal for the second time at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, played in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina, qualifying directly for the London´s Olympic games.

Competition results

Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Record Year Position Pld W L 1936 Did not participate 1948 15th place 8 4 4 1952 4th place 8 5 3 1956 to 1992 Did not participate 1996 9th place 7 4 3 2000 Did not participate 2004 Gold Medal 8 6 2 2008 Bronze Medal 8 6 2 2012 4th place 8 4 4 2016 8th place 6 3 3 Total 53 32 21 FIBA World Cup FIBA World Cup Record Year Position Pld W L 1950 Champions 6 6 0 1954 Did not participate 1959 10th 6 3 3 1963 8th 8 4 4 1967 6th 9 3 6 1970 Did not participate 1974 11th 7 2 5 1978 Did not participate 1982 Did not participate 1986 12th 10 5 5 1990 8th 8 2 6 1994 9th 8 5 3 1998 8th 9 3 6 2002 Runner-up 9 8 1 2006 4th 9 7 2 2010 5th 9 7 2 2014 11th 6 3 3 2019 To be determined Total 104 58 46 FIBA Diamond Ball FIBA Diamond Ball Record Year Position Pld W L Hong Kong 2000 Did not participate Serbia and Montenegro 2004 Bronze Medal 3 2 1 People's Republic of China 2008 Champions 3 3 0 Total 6 5 1 FIBA Americas Championship FIBA Americas Championship Record Year Position Pld W L 1980 Third Place 6 4 2 1984 7th 8 2 6 1988 5th 6 3 3 1989 8th 8 2 6 1992 6th 5 2 3 1993 Third Place 7 5 2 1995 Runner-up 10 8 2 1997 4th 9 4 5 1999 Third Place 10 7 3 2001 Champions 10 10 0 2003 Runner-up 10 6 4 2005 Runner-up 10 7 3 2007 Runner-up 10 8 2 2009 Third Place 10 7 3 2011 Champions 10 9 1 2013 Third Place 10 6 4 2015 Runner-up 10 8 2 2017 To be determined Total 149 98 51

South American Championship South American Championship Record Year Position Pld W L Uruguay 1930 Runner-up 6 4 2 Chile 1932 Third Place 4 0 4 Argentina 1934 Champions 6 6 0 Brazil 1935 Champions 4 3 1 Chile 1937 5th 8 2 6 Peru 1938 Runner-up 4 3 1 Brazil 1939 Third Place 4 2 2 Uruguay 1940 Runner-up 5 4 1 Argentina 1941 Champions 5 5 0 Chile 1942 Champions 5 4 1 Peru 1943 Champions 8 5 3 Ecuador 1945 Third Place 5 3 2 Brazil 1947 5th 5 2 3 Paraguay 1949 5th 5 2 3 Uruguay 1953 Did not participate Colombia 1955 4th 5 3 2 Chile 1958 4th 7 4 3 Argentina 1960 Third Place 6 4 2 Brazil 1961 Third Place 7 5 2 Peru 1963 4th 8 5 3 Argentina 1966 Champions 7 6 1 Paraguay 1968 5th 7 4 3 Uruguay 1969 Third Place 6 4 2 Uruguay 1971 Third Place 7 5 2 Colombia 1973 Runner-up 7 6 1 Colombia 1976 Champions 6 6 0 Chile 1977 Third Place 8 6 2 Argentina 1979 Champions 6 6 0 Uruguay 1981 Third Place 5 3 2 Brazil 1983 Runner-up 5 3 2 Colombia 1985 Third Place 7 5 2 Paraguay 1987 Champions 6 5 1 Ecuador 1989 Runner-up 9 7 2 Venezuela 1991 Third Place 7 6 1 Brazil 1993 Runner-up 7 5 2 Uruguay 1995 Runner-up 7 3 4 Venezuela 1997 Third Place 7 4 3 Argentina 1999 Runner-up 6 5 1 Chile 2001 Champions 9 9 0 Uruguay 2003 Runner-up 6 4 2 Brazil 2004 Champions 6 5 1 Venezuela 2006 Third Place 4 3 1 Chile 2008 Champions 6 5 1 Colombia 2010 Runner-up 5 3 2 Argentina 2012 Champions 5 5 0 Venezuela 2014 Runner-up 5 4 1 Total 264 186 78 Pan American Games Pan American Games Record Year Position Pld W L Argentina 1951 Silver Medal 6 5 1 Mexico 1955 Silver Medal 5 4 1 United States 1959 Did not participate Brazil 1963 Did not participate Canada 1967 6th 5 1 4 Colombia 1971 5th 9 5 4 Mexico 1975 7th 9 3 6 Puerto Rico 1979 6th 9 3 6 Venezuela 1983 5th 9 4 5 United States 1987 9th 5 1 4 Cuba 1991 6th 7 3 4 Argentina 1995 Gold Medal 7 7 0 Canada 1999 4th 5 2 3 Dominican Republic 2003 6th 5 2 3 Brazil 2007 4th 5 2 3 Mexico 2011 7th 4 2 2 Canada 2015 5th 4 2 2 Total 92 46 48

Team

Current roster

The following is the Argentina roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[20]

Argentina men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Scola, Luis (C) 36 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Toronto Raptors SG 5 Ginóbili, Manu 39 – 28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) San Antonio Spurs PG 7 Campazzo, Facundo 25 – 23 March 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) CB Murcia PG 8 Laprovíttola, Nicolás 26 – 31 January 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Movistar Estudiantes SG 9 Brussino, Nicolás 23 – 2 March 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Peñarol SF 10 Delfino, Carlos 33 – 29 August 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Unattached C 12 Delía, Marcos 24 – 8 April 1992 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Obras Sanitarias SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 36 – 30 November 1979 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Real Madrid SF 14 Deck, Gabriel 21 – 8 February 1995 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Quimsa PF 19 Mainoldi, Leo 31 – 4 March 1985 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Gimnasia Indalo G/F 29 Garino, Patricio 23 – 17 May 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) George Washington Colonials C 35 Acuña, Roberto 25 – 14 September 1990 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Peñarol	Head coach Sergio Hernández Assistant coach(es) Nicolás Casalanguida Gonzalo García Silvio Santander Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 6 August 2016

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Inactive
C	Marcos Delía	Roberto Acuña
PF	Luis Scola	Leonardo Mainoldi
SF	Andrés Nocioni	Patricio Garino	Gabriel Deck
SG	Manu Ginobili	Carlos Delfino	Nicolás Brussino
PG	Facundo Campazzo	Nicolás Laprovíttola

Past rosters

1948 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 23 teams

Oscar Furlong, Rubén Menini, Manuel Guerrero, Ricardo Primitivo González, Tomas Vio, Bruno Varani, Raúl Calvo, Raúl Lledo, Juan Carlos Uder, León Martinetti, Jorge Nure, Arturo Ruffa, Fabián Crespo, Oscar Pérez Cattaneo, Leopoldo Contarbio (Coach: Jorge Canavesi)

1950 World Championship: finished 1st among 10 teams

Argentina roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PG 3 Bustos, Pedro 22 – 10 November 1927 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Atenas SG 4 del Vecchio, Hugo 22 – 22 February 1928 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Rosario Central F/C 5 Contarbio, Leopoldo 21 – 29 April 1929 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Racing Club PG 6 Pérez Varela, Raúl 25 – 16 August 1925 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Gimnasia (Parque) C 7 Liva, Vito – 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) River Plate F/C 8 Furlong, Oscar 23 – 22 October 1927 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Gimnasia (Parque) PG 9 Viau, Roberto 18 – 16 November 1931 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Gimnasia (Parque) SG 10 Menini, Rubén 26 – 20 February 1924 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Obras Sanitarias SG 11 González, Ricardo 25 – 12 May 1925 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Sportivo Palermo SF 12 Uder, Juan Carlos 23 – 24 April 1927 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Sportivo Barracas PF 13 Monza, Omar 21 – 17 February 1929 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Gimnasia (Parque) C 14 López, Alberto 24 – 1 January 1926 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) River Plate	Head coach Jorge Canavesi Assistant coach(es) Casimiro González Trilla

1952 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 23 teams

Argentina roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. F/C Contarbio, Leopoldo 23 – 29 April 1929 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Racing Club SG del Vecchio, Hugo 24 – 22 February 1928 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Rosario Central F/C Furlong, Oscar 24 – 22 October 1927 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Gimnasia (Parque) C Gazsó, Juan 29 – 19 November 1922 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Platense SG González, Ricardo 27 – 12 May 1925 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Sportivo Palermo C Lledó, Rafael 30 – 2 March 1922 Santiago B.B.C. C López, Alberto 26 – 1 January 1926 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) River Plate SG Menini, Rubén 28 – 20 February 1924 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Racing Club PF Monza, Omar 23 – 17 February 1929 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Gimnasia (Parque) G Pagliari, Rubén 24 – 20 September 1927 Gimnasia (Parque) PG Pérez Varela, Raúl 26 – 16 August 1925 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Racing Club SG Poletti, Ignacio 22 – 28 April 1930 Racing Club SF Uder, Juan Carlos 25 – 24 April 1927 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Racing Club PG Viau, Roberto 20 – 16 November 1931 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Gimnasia (Parque)	Head coach Jorge Canavesi

1959 World Championship: finished 10th among 13 teams

Bernardo Schime, Antonio Tozzi, Orlando Peralta, Herberto Fagnani, Enrique Borda, Florencio Marzoratti, Héctor Barreneche, Édgar Parizzia, Felipe Fernández, Carlos Vasino, Juan Carlos Nano, Juan Luis Sabatini (Coach: Pedro Pasquinelli)

1963 World Championship: finished 8th among 13 teams

Alfredo Tulli, Antonio Tozzi, Atilio Fruet, Alberto Desimone, Gregorio Moreno, Gustavo Chazarreta, Arturo Cacciamani, Hugo Oliva, Samuel Oliva, Carlos Lutringer, Zoilo Domínguez, Víctor LeBihan (Coach: Alberto Andrizzi)

1967 World Championship: finished 6th among 13 teams

José Ignacio de Lizazo, Néstor Delguy, Carlos Mariani, Héctor Barreneche, Tomás Sandor, Ernesto Ghermann, Atilio Fruet, Alberto Cabrera, Norberto Battilana, Samuel Oliva, Luis Casarín, Dante Masolini (Coach: Miguel Ángel Ripullone)

1974 World Championship: finished 11th among 14 teams

Ernesto Ghermann, Alfredo Monachesi, Carlos Alberto González, Jorge Martín, Carlos Raffaelli, Raúl Guitart, Eduardo Cadillac, Gustavo Aguirre, Jorge Becerra, Adolfo Perazzo, José Luis Pagella, Alberto Cabrera (Coach: Miguel Ángel Ripullone)

1986 World Championship: finished 12th among 24 teams

Marcelo Milanesio, Héctor Campana, Miguel Cortijo, Sebastián Uranga, Carlos Romano, Gabriel Milovich, Luis Orono, Fernando Borcel, Esteban Camisassa, Diego Maggi, Hernán Montenegro, Sergio Aispurúa (Coach: Flor Meléndez)

1990 World Championship: finished 8th among 16 teams

Marcelo Milanesio, Héctor Campana, Miguel Cortijo, Sebastián Uranga, Carlos Romano, Esteban de la Fuente, Diego Maggi, Diego Osella, Gabriel Milovich, Julio Rodriguez, Rubén Scolari, Marcelo Richotti (Coach: Carlos Boismene)

1994 World Championship: finished 9th among 16 teams

Marcelo Milanesio, Héctor Campana, Juan Espil, Marcelo Nicola, Rubén Wolkowyski, Daniel Farabello, Jorge Racca, Esteban Pérez, Sebastián Uranga, Diego Osella, Eduardo Domine, Orlando Tourn (Coach: Guillermo Vecchio)

1996 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams

Argentina roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Nicola, Marcelo 27 – 12 May 1971 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) TAU Cerámica PG 5 Farabello, Daniel 24 – 18 October 1973 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Andino PF 6 Villar, Luis 31 – 15 March 1967 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Boca Juniors SF 7 de la Fuente, Esteban 29 – 18 November 1968 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) SF 8 Michel, Ernesto 27 – 12 October 1970 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Gimnasia (Comodoro) PG 9 Milanesio, Marcelo 33 – 11 February 1965 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Atenas SG 10 Espil, Juan 30 – 5 January 1968 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Atenas PF 11 Osella, Diego 28 – 4 September 1969 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Atenas C 12 Oberto, Fabricio 23 – 21 March 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Atenas SF 13 Racca, Jorge 26 – 4 September 1971 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Olimpia (VT) SF 14 Pérez, Esteban 29 – 26 March 1969 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) C 15 Wolkowyski, Rubén 24 – 30 September 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Quilmes (MdP)	Head coach Guillermo Vecchio

1998 World Championship: finished 8th among 16 teams

Argentina roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Nicola, Marcelo 25 – 12 May 1971 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) FC Barcelona SG 5 Sconochini, Hugo 25 – 10 April 1971 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Kinder Bologna PG 6 Montecchia, Alejandro 24 – 1 January 1972 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Olimpia (VT) SF 7 de la Fuente, Esteban 27 – 18 November 1968 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Boca Juniors PG 8 Sánchez, Juan Ignacio 19 – 8 April 1977 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Temple University PG 9 Milanesio, Marcelo 31 – 11 February 1965 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Atenas SG 10 Espil, Juan 28 – 5 January 1968 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) TAU Cerámica PF 11 Osella, Diego 26 – 4 September 1969 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Atenas C 12 Oberto, Fabricio 21 – 21 March 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Atenas SG 13 Ginóbili, Emanuel 18 – 28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Estudiantes (BB) C 14 Simoni, Patricio 24 – 3 September 1971 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Andino C 15 Wolkowyski, Rubén 22 – 30 September 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Boca Juniors	Head coach Julio Lamas

2001 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 1st among 10 teams

Argentina roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PG 4 Sánchez, Juan Ignacio 24 – 8 April 1977 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Philadelphia 76ers C 5 Fernández, Gabriel 24 – 23 October 1976 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Estudiantes (O) SG 6 Ginóbili, Emanuel 24 – 28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kinder Bologna C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 26 – 21 March 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) TAU Cerámica PG 8 Victoriano, Lucas 23 – 5 November 1977 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Real Madrid PG 9 Farabello, Daniel 27 – 18 October 1973 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Estudiantes (O) SG 10 Sconochini, Hugo 30 – 10 April 1971 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Kinder Bologna PF 11 Scola, Luis 21 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) TAU Cerámica PF 12 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 23 – 16 May 1978 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Atenas SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 21 – 30 November 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Minorisa.net Manresa SG 14 Palladino, Leandro 25 – 13 January 1976 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Viola Reggio Calabria C 15 Wolkowyski, Rubén 27 – 30 September 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Seattle SuperSonics	Head coach Rubén Magnano

2002 World Championship: finished 2nd among 16 teams

Argentina roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PG 4 Sánchez, Juan Ignacio 25 – 8 April 1977 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Panathinaikos BC SG 5 Ginóbili, Emanuel 25 – 28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kinder Bologna PG 6 Montecchia, Alejandro 30 – 1 January 1972 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Viola Reggio Calabria C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 27 – 21 March 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Tau Cerámica PG 8 Victoriano, Lucas 24 – 5 November 1977 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Caprabo Lleida C 9 Fernández, Gabriel 25 – 23 October 1976 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) STB Le Havre SG 10 Sconochini, Hugo 31 – 10 April 1971 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) TAU Cerámica PF 11 Scola, Luis 22 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) TAU Cerámica PF 12 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 24 – 16 May 1978 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Atenas SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 22 – 30 November 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) TAU Cerámica SG 14 Palladino, Leandro 26 – 13 January 1976 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Pastificio di Nola Napoli C 15 Wolkowyski, Rubén 28 – 30 September 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Quilmes (MdP)	Head coach Rubén Magnano

2003 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 2nd among 10 teams

Argentina national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PG 4 Sánchez, Juan Ignacio 26 – 8 May 1977 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Detroit Pistons SG 5 Ginóbili, Emanuel 26 – 28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) San Antonio Spurs PG 6 Montecchia, Alejandro 31 – 1 January 1972 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Pamesa Valencia C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 25 – 5 November 1977 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Pamesa Valencia PG 8 Victoriano, Lucas 25 – 5 November 1977 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Real Madrid C 9 Fernández, Gabriel 26 – 23 October 1976 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Fórum Valladolid PF 10 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 25 – 16 May 1978 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Drac Inca Mallorca PF 11 Scola, Luis 23 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) TAU Cerámica PF 12 Kammerichs, Federico 23 – 21 June 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Pamesa Valencia SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 23 – 30 November 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) TAU Cerámica SG 14 Palladino, Leandro 27 – 13 January 1976 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) TAU Cerámica C 15 Wolkowyski, Rubén 29 – 30 September 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) TAU Cerámica	Head coach Rubén Magnano

2004 Olympic Games: finished 1st among 12 teams

Argentina roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PG 4 Sánchez, Juan Ignacio 27 – 8 April 1977 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Etosa Alicante SG 5 Ginóbili, Emanuel 27 – 28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) San Antonio Spurs PG 6 Montecchia, Alejandro 32 – 1 January 1972 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Pamesa Valencia C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 29 – 21 March 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Pamesa Valencia SF 8 Herrmann, Walter 25 – 26 June 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Unicaja Málaga C 9 Fernández, Gabriel 27 – 23 October 1976 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Fórum Valladolid SG 10 Sconochini, Hugo 33 – 10 April 1971 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Olimpia Milano PF 11 Scola, Luis 24 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Tau Cerámica PF 12 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 26 – 16 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Obras Sanitarias SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 24 – 30 November 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Tau Cerámica SF 14 Delfino, Carlos 21 – 29 August 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Skipper Bologna C 15 Wolkowyski, Rubén 30 – 30 September 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Olympiacos B.C.	Head coach Rubén Magnano

2005 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 2nd among 10 teams

Argentina national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PG 4 Porta, Antonio 21 – 28 October 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Villaggio Solidago Livorno SG 5 Mázzaro, Julio 26 – 31 January 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) River Plate C 6 González, Román 27 – 28 January 1978 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Conad Rimini PF 7 Lo Grippo, Diego 27 – 22 January 1978 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Alerta Cantabria Lobos PG 8 Farabello, Daniel 31 – 18 October 1973 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Casti Group Varese C 9 Fernández, Gabriel 28 – 23 October 1976 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Plus Pujol Lleida PF 10 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 27 – 16 May 1978 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Ben Hur C 11 Leiva, Martín 25 – 23 April 1980 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Boca Juniors C 12 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro 21 – 10 October 1983 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Granada SG 13 Quinteros, Paolo 26 – 15 January 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Boca Juniors SF 14 Jasen, Hernán 27 – 4 February 1978 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Adecco Estudiantes PF 15 Kammerichs, Federico 25 – 21 June 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Pamesa Valencia	Head coach Sergio Hernández

2006 World Championship: finished 4th among 24 teams

Argentina roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Scola, Luis 26 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Tau Cerámica SG 5 Ginóbili, Emanuel 29 – 28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) San Antonio Spurs PG 6 Sánchez, Juan Ignacio 29 – 8 April 1977 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Unicaja Málaga C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 31 – 21 March 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) San Antonio Spurs SF 8 Herrmann, Walter 27 – 26 June 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Unicaja Málaga C 9 Fernández, Gabriel 29 – 23 October 1976 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Pallacanestro Varese SF 10 Delfino, Carlos 23 – 29 August 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Detroit Pistons PG 11 Prigioni, Pablo 29 – 17 March 1977 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Tau Cerámica PF 12 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 28 – 16 May 1978 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Ben Hur SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 26 – 30 November 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Chicago Bulls PG 14 Farabello, Daniel 32 – 18 October 1973 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Pallacanestro Varese C 15 Wolkowyski, Rubén 32 – 30 September 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Khimki	Head coach Sergio Hernández

2007 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 2nd among 10 teams

Argentina national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Scola, Luis 27 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) TAU Cerámica PG 5 Prigioni, Pablo 30 – 17 May 1977 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Tau Cerámica C 6 González, Román 29 – 28 January 1978 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Trotamundos PF 7 Lo Grippo, Diego 29 – 22 January 1978 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Autocid Ford Burgos C 8 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro 23 – 10 October 1983 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Granada PG 9 Porta, Antonio 23 – 28 October 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Angelico Biella SF 10 Delfino, Carlos 24 – 29 August 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Detroit Pistons C 11 Leiva, Martín 27 – 23 April 1980 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Boca Juniors PF 12 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 29 – 16 May 1978 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Boca Juniors SG 13 Quinteros, Paolo 28 – 15 January 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) León SF 14 Sandes, Matías 23 – 14 June 1984 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) TAU Cerámica PF 15 Kammerichs, Federico 27 – 21 June 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Bruesa GBC	Head coach Sergio Hernández

2008 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 12 teams

Argentina roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Scola, Luis 28 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Houston Rockets SG 5 Ginóbili, Emanuel 31 – 28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) San Antonio Spurs C 6 González, Román 30 – 28 January 1978 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Peñarol (MdP) C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 33 – 21 March 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) San Antonio Spurs PG 8 Prigioni, Pablo 31 – 17 April 1977 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Tau Cerámica PG 9 Porta, Antonio 24 – 28 October 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Spartak Saint Petersburg SF 10 Delfino, Carlos 25 – 29 August 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Toronto Raptors SG 11 Quinteros, Paolo 29 – 15 January 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CAI Zaragoza PF 12 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 30 – 16 May 1978 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Boca Juniors SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 28 – 30 November 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Chicago Bulls C 14 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro 24 – 10 October 1983 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Granada PF 15 Kammerichs, Federico 28 – 21 June 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Murcia	Head coach Sergio Hernández Assistant coach(es) Julio Lamas

2009 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 3rd among 10 teams.

Argentina national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Scola, Luis 29 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Houston Rockets PG 5 Prigioni, Pablo 32 – 17 May 1977 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Tau Cerámica C 6 González, Román 31 – 28 January 1978 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Peñarol (MdP) PF 7 Mainoldi, Leonardo 24 – 4 March 1985 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada SG 8 García, Diego 29 – 15 September 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Autocid Ford Burgos PG 9 Cantero, Juan Pablo 26 – 19 September 1982 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Juventud Sionista PF 10 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 31 – 16 May 1978 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Atenas SF 11 Sandes, Matías 25 – 14 June 1984 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada PF 12 Pelussi, Andrés 31 – 14 October 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Libertad (S) SG 13 Quinteros, Paolo 30 – 15 January 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CAI Zaragoza C 14 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro 25 – 10 October 1983 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Granada PF 15 Kammerichs, Federico 29 – 21 June 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Regatas Corrientes	Head coach Sergio Hernández

2010 World Championship: finished 5th among 24 teams

Argentina National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Scola, Luis 30 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Houston Rockets PG 5 Prigioni, Pablo 33 – 17 April 1977 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Real Madrid C 6 González, Román 32 – 28 January 1978 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Quimsa C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 35 – 21 March 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Washington Wizards C 8 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro 26 – 10 October 1983 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Granada PG 9 Cequeira, Luis 25 – 4 February 1985 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Juventud Sionista SF 10 Delfino, Carlos 27 – 29 August 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Milwaukee Bucks SG 11 Quinteros, Paolo 31 – 15 January 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CAI Zaragoza PF 12 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 32 – 16 May 1978 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Peñarol (MdP) SF 13 Mata, Marcos 24 – 1 August 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Peñarol (MdP) SF 14 Jasen, Hernán 32 – 4 February 1978 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Asefa Estudiantes PF 15 Kammerichs, Federico 30 – 21 June 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Regatas Corrientes	Head coach Sergio Hernández Assistant coach(es) Gonzalo García Nicolás Casalánguida Marcelo Milanesio Athletic trainer(s) Manuel Álvarez

2011 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 1st among 10 teams

Argentina national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Scola, Luis 31 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Houston Rockets SG 5 Ginóbili, Emanuel 34 – 28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) San Antonio Spurs PG 6 Sánchez, Juan Ignacio 34 – 8 May 1977 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Weber Bahía Estudiantes C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 36 – 21 March 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Unattached PG 8 Prigioni, Pablo 34 – 17 May 1977 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Real Madrid C 9 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro 27 – 10 October 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Obras Sanitarias SF 10 Delfino, Carlos 29 – 29 August 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Milwaukee Bucks SG 11 Quinteros, Paolo 32 – 15 January 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CAI Zaragoza C 12 Leiva, Martín 31 – 23 April 1980 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Peñarol (MdP) SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 31 – 30 November 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Philadelphia 76ers SF 14 Jasen, Hernán 33 – 4 February 1978 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Asefa Estudiantes PF 15 Kammerichs, Federico 31 – 21 June 1980 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Regatas Corrientes	Head coach Julio Lamas Assistant coach(es) Gonzalo García Néstor García

2012 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 12 teams

Argentina national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Scola, Luis 32 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Houston Rockets SG 5 Ginóbili, Emanuel 35 – 28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) San Antonio Spurs SF 6 Mata, Marcos 25 – 1 August 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Peñarol (MdP) PG 7 Campazzo, Facundo 21 – 23 March 1991 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Peñarol (MdP) PG 8 Prigioni, Pablo 35 – 17 May 1977 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Caja Laboral C 9 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro 28 – 10 October 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Obras Sanitarias SF 10 Delfino, Carlos 29 – 29 August 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Milwaukee Bucks C 11 Leiva, Martín 32 – 23 April 1980 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Peñarol (MdP) PF 12 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 34 – 16 May 1978 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Peñarol (MdP) SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 32 – 30 November 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Philadelphia 76ers SF 14 Jasen, Hernán 34 – 4 February 1978 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Cajasol Sevilla PF 15 Kammerichs, Federico 32 – 21 June 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Flamengo	Head coach Julio Lamas Assistant coach(es) Gonzalo García Néstor García

2013 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 3rd among 10 teams

Argentina national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Scola, Luis 33 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Phoenix Suns PG 5 Fernández, Juan 23 – 22 July 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Basket Brescia SF 6 Mata, Marcos 26 – 1 August 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Peñarol (MdP) PG 7 Campazzo, Facundo 22 – 23 March 1991 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Peñarol (MdP) PG 8 Laprovíttola, Nicolás 23 – 31 January 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Lanús C 9 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro 29 – 10 October 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Obras Sanitarias SG 10 Boccia, Adrián 31 – 4 July 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Peñarol (MdP) PF 11 Espinoza, Pablo 26 – 21 March 1987 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Obras Sanitarias C 12 Delía, Marcos 21 – 8 April 1992 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Boca Juniors PF 13 Bortolín, Matías 20 – 11 April 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Arkadia Lions PF 14 Mainoldi, Leonardo 28 – 4 March 1985 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada SG 15 Safar, Selem 26 – 6 May 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Peñarol (MdP)	Head coach Julio Lamas Assistant coach(es) Gonzalo García Néstor García

2014 World Cup: finished 11th among 24 teams

Argentina men's national basketball team - 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club PF 4 Scola, Luis 34 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Indiana Pacers C 5 Gallizzi, Tayavek 21 – 8 February 1993 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Quilmes (MdP) SF 6 Mata, Marcos 28 – 1 August 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Banca Cívica PG 7 Campazzo, Facundo 23 – 23 March 1991 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Peñarol (MdP) PG 8 Prigioni, Pablo 37 – 17 May 1977 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) New York Knicks PG 9 Laprovíttola, Nicolás 24 – 31 January 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Flamengo PF 10 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 36 – 16 May 1978 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Peñarol (MdP) C 11 Delía, Marcos 22 – 8 April 1992 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Boca Juniors SF 12 Herrmann, Walter 35 – 26 June 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Atenas SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 34 – 30 November 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Laboral Kutxa PF 14 Bortolín, Matías 21 – 11 April 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Regatas Corrientes SG 15 Safar, Selem 27 – 6 May 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Boca Juniors	Head coach Julio Lamas Assistant coach(es) Gonzalo García Néstor García

2015 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 2nd among 10 teams

Argentina national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club PF 4 Scola, Luis 35 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Indiana Pacers G 5 Richotti, Nicolás 28 – 30 October 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Iberostar Tenerife PG 7 Campazzo, Facundo 24 – 23 March 1991 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Real Madrid PG 8 Laprovíttola, Nicolás 25 – 31 January 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Flamengo SG 9 Brussino, Nicolás 22 – 2 March 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Regatas Corrientes C 12 Delía, Marcos 23 – 8 April 1992 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Obras Sanitarias SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 35 – 30 November 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Real Madrid SF 14 Deck, Gabriel 20 – 8 February 1995 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Quimsa SG 15 Safar, Selem 28 – 6 May 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Obras Sanitarias PF 19 Mainoldi, Leonardo 30 – 4 March 1985 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Quimsa SF 29 Garino, Patricio 22 – 17 May 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) George Washington University C 83 Gallizzi, Tayavek 22 – 8 February 1993 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Quilmes (MdP)	Head coach Sergio Hernández

2016 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 12 teams

Argentina men's national basketball team – 2016 Summer Olympics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Scola, Luis 36 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Toronto Raptors SG 5 Ginóbili, Emanuel 39 – 28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) San Antonio Spurs PG 7 Campazzo, Facundo 25 – 23 March 1991 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) UCAM Murcia PG 8 Laprovíttola, Nicolás 26 – 31 January 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Movistar Estudiantes SG 9 Brussino, Nicolás 23 – 2 March 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Peñarol (MdP) SF 10 Delfino, Carlos 33 – 29 August 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Unattached C 12 Delía, Marcos 24 – 8 April 1992 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Obras Sanitarias SF 13 Nocioni, Andrés 36 – 30 November 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Real Madrid SF 14 Deck, Gabriel 21 – 8 February 1995 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Quimsa PF 19 Mainoldi, Leonardo 31 – 4 March 1985 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Gimnasia Indalo SF 29 Garino, Patricio 23 – 17 May 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) George Washington University C 35 Acuña, Roberto 25 – 14 September 1990 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Peñarol (MdP)	Head coach Sergio Hernández Assistant coach(es) Nicolás Casalánguida Gonzalo García Silvio Santander

Head coach position

• Guillermo Vecchio – 1993-1997
• Ruben Magnano – 2000-04
• Enrique Tolcachier - 2011
• Gonzalo Garcia - 2012
• Julio Cesar Lamas – 1997-99, 2011, 2013, 2014
• Nicolas Casalanguida – 2010, 2014
• Sergio Hernandez - 2005-10, 2015-now

Kit

History

Since its establishment, the Argentina national basketball team had been wearing white kits. In 2002, two light blue horizontal stripes (similar to the National flag) were added to jerseys. In 2014, Argentina adopted a vertical striped model, in the style of football and field hockey representatives. The jersey debuted in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.^[21][22]

1921-2002

2002-2013

2014-present

See also

• Argentine Basketball Federation
• Argentina men's national under-19 basketball team
• Argentina women's national basketball team

References

1. "El Alma Argentina" on CABB website, retrieved 9 Jul 2016
2. Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes en la Argentina
3. Alejandro Pérez (2006-04-29). "La historia de Argentina en los Mundiales" (in Spanish). CABB. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
4. Alejandro Pérez (2006-05-22). "La historia de Argentina en los Mundiales" (in Spanish). CABB. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
5. Pablo Cormick (2010-09-07). "Argentina, con inteligencia y carácter". ESPNDeportes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
6. Alejandro Pérez (2006-06-17). "La historia de Argentina en los Mundiales" (in Spanish). CABB. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
7. Argentina hands NBA players first international loss, Sports Illustrated, September 5, 2002.Retrieved March 2, 2012.
8. Argentina book final spot, BBC Sport, September 7, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
9. Yugoslavia beats Argentina to repeat as world champions, USA Today, September 10, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
10. U.S. stomps Argentina, USA Today, September 1, 2003. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
11. La hora de la despedida y a llenar valijas de ilusiones, Clarín, July 26, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2012. (Spanish)
12. 2004 FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament for Men, FIBA Archive. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
13. El básquet dio cátedra para su sueño olímpico, Clarín, August 7, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2012. (Spanish)
14. Para España, la fiesta; de Argentina, la ilusión, Clarín, August 8, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2012. (Spanish)
15. OLYMPICS – BASKETBALL: MEN; Ginóbili's Last-Second Shot Lifts Argentina, The New York Times, August 16, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
16. OLYMPICS; Unbeaten Spain Tops Argentina, The New York Times, August 18, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
17. Dream Team surrender title, BBC Sport, August 27, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
18. Argentina's basketball joy, BBC Sport, August 28, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
19. "Star-studded but aging Argentine squad looks to add to achievements with FIBA Americas gold". sportingnews. 12 September 2011.
20. "Confirmados los 12 para los Juegos Olímpicos de Río" [12 confirmed for the Rio Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Básquetbol. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
21. "La Selección argentina de básquet presentó su camiseta Kappa para España 2014" Marketing Registrado, 5 Aug 2014
22. "Argentina Presentó La Camiseta Para El Mundial" Archived August 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine., Córdoba Times, 4 Aug 2014

External links

• Official website
• FIBA Profile
• Latinbasket - Argentina Men National Team
• Argentina Basketball Records at FIBA Archive

Videos

• Argentina - Tournament Highlights - 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Youtube.com video