Argentina national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Joined FIBA | 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National federation | CABB | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Sergio Hernández | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | Gold: 2004 Bronze: 2008 |
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| Appearances | 11 1950, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1974, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | Gold: 1950, Silver: 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA Americas Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | Gold: 2001 Silver: 1995, 2003, 2007 Bronze: 1980, 1993, 1999 |
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Argentina national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and depends on the Argentine Basketball Federation.
Argentina is the first team to win the world title, in 1950. The team also won the Olympic Tournament in 2004 and the FIBA Diamond Ball in 2008.
The most important team in South America, Argentina also won the 1934, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1966, 1976, 1979, 1987, 2001, 2004 and 2008 South American Championships, and the 2001 Americas Championship (where United States and Puerto Rico also participate), as well as many youth championships.
Argentina is the only national team in America along with United States which has won the five most important titles organized by FIBA: World Cup, Gold medal in Basketball in the Olympic Games, Basketball Confederations Cup (FIBA Diamond Ball), Continental Championship (FIBA Americas) and the Gold medal in basketball in the Panamerican Championship.
Due to the series of good results since the beginning of the 2000, Argentina reached the first position in the FIBA men's ranking at the end of the 2008 Olympic Games.[1]
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[edit] Competitions
[edit] Performance at Summer Olympics
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1936 | - | Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics | Germany |
| 1948 | 15 | Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics | Great Britain |
| 1952 | 4 | Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics | Finland |
| 1956 | - | Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics | Australia |
| 1960 | - | Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics | Italy |
| 1964 | - | Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics | Japan |
| 1968 | - | Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics | Mexico |
| 1972 | - | Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics | Germany |
| 1976 | - | Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics | Canada |
| 1980 | - | Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics | Soviet Union |
| 1984 | - | Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics | USA |
| 1988 | - | Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Korea |
| 1992 | - | Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics | Spain |
| 1996 | 9 | Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics | USA |
| 2000 | - | Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Australia |
| 2004 | 1 |
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Greece |
| 2008 | 3 |
Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics | China |
[edit] FIBA World Championship record
- 1950 FIBA World Championship: 1st
- 1959 FIBA World Championship: 10th
- 1963 FIBA World Championship: 8th
- 1967 FIBA World Championship: 6th
- 1974 FIBA World Championship: 11th
- 1986 FIBA World Championship: 12th
- 1990 FIBA World Championship: 8th
- 1994 FIBA World Championship: 9th
- 1998 FIBA World Championship: 8th
- 2002 FIBA World Championship: 2nd
- 2006 FIBA World Championship: 4th
[edit] FIBA Americas Championship medals
- FIBA Americas Championship 1980: Bronze
- FIBA Americas Championship 1993: Bronze
- FIBA Americas Championship 1995: Silver
- FIBA Americas Championship 1999: Bronze
- FIBA Americas Championship 2001: Gold
- FIBA Americas Championship 2003: Silver
- FIBA Americas Championship 2005: Silver
- FIBA Americas Championship 2007: Silver
[edit] Famous players
[edit] Roster
[edit] 2008 Olympic tournament roster
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Argentina National Basketball Team roster
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[edit] Trivia
- Argentina line-up of 1950:
- Pedro Andrés Bustos, Leopoldo Contarbio, Hugo Oscar del Vecchio, Oscar Alberto Furlong, Ricardo Primitivo González, Vito Liva, Alberto López, Rubén Francisco Menini, Omar Ubaldo Monza, Raúl Pérez Varela, Juan Carlos Uder and Roberto Luis Viau.
- Coach: Jorge Hugo Canavesi(Main Coach) & Casimiro Gonzalez Trilla (Co-Coach)
- Emanuel Ginóbili became in 2003, with San Antonio Spurs, the first Argentine player to win an NBA championship, and in spite of his age, is already considered one of the most important players in Argentine basketball history. He is also the only player in history to win an NBA title, a Gold Medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the Euroleague.
[edit] Rosters
1948 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 23 teams
Oscar Furlong, Ruben Francisco Menini, Manuel Guerrero, Ricardo Primitivo Gonzalez, Tomas Vio, Bruno Varani, Raul Calvo, Raul Lledo, Juan Carlos Uder, Leon Felipe Martinetti, Jorge Nure, Arturo Ruffa, Fabian A. Crespo, Oscar Perez Cattaneo, Leopoldo Contarbio (Coach: Jorge Hugo Canavesi)
1950 World Championship: finished 1st among 10 teams
Oscar Furlong, Pedro Andres Bustos, Ruben Francisco Menini, Leopoldo Contarbio, Ricardo Primitivo Gonzalez, Vito Liva, Alberto Lopez, Hugo Oscar del Vecchio, Roberto Luis Viau, Omar Ubaldo Monza, Raul Perez Varela, Juan Carlos Uder (Coach: Jorge Hugo Canavesi & Casimiro Gonzalez Trilla)
1952 Olympic Games: finished 4th among 23 teams
Oscar Furlong, Ruben Francisco Menini, Leopoldo Contarbio, Ricardo Primitivo Gonzalez, Hugo Oscar del Vecchio, Juan Carlos Uder, Alberto Lopez, Raul Perez Varela, Ruben Pagliari, Roberto Luis Viau, Omar Ubaldo Monza, Juan Gaszo, Rafael Lledo, Ignacio Poletti
1959 World Championship: finished 10th among 13 teams
Bernardo Schime, Antonio Hector Tozzi, Orlando A. Peralta, Herberto R. Fagnani, Enrique J. Borda, Florencio O. Marzoratti, Hector Ismael Barreneche, Edgar Domingo Parizzia, Felipe Fernandez, Carlos Alberto Vasino, Juan Carlos Nano, Juan Luis Sabatini (Coach: Pedro Rafael Pasquinelli)
1963 World Championship: finished 8th among 13 teams
Alfredo Tulli, Antonio Hector Tozzi, Atilio Jose Fruet, Alberto Vicente Desimone, Gregorio Moreno, Gustavo Adolfo Chazarreta, Arturo Cacciamani, Hugo Mario Oliva, Samuel Alfredo Oliva, Carlos Ernesto Lutringer, Zoilo Victor Dominguez, Victor Hugo LeBihan (Coach: Alberto F. Andrizzi)
1967 World Championship: finished 6th among 13 teams
Jose Ignacio de Lizazo, Nestor Delguy, Carlos Mariani, Hector Ismael Barreneche, Tomas Sandor, Ernesto Ghermann, Atilio Jose Fruet, Alberto Pedro Cabrera, Norberto Battilana, Samuel Oliva, Luis Casarin, Dante Aurelio Masolini (Coach: Miguel Angel Ripullone)
1974 World Championship: finished 11th among 14 teams
Ernesto Ghermann, Alfredo Adrian Monachesi, Carlos Alberto Gonzalez, Jorge Oscar Martin, Carlos Alberto Raffaelli, Raul Esteban Guitart, Eduardo Osvaldo Cadillac, Gustavo Aguirre, Jorge Becerra, Adolfo Ruben Perazzo, Jose Luis Pagella, Alberto Pedro Cabrera (Coach: Miguel Angel Ripullone)
1986 World Championship: finished 12th among 24 teams
Marcelo Milanesio, Hector Oscar "Pichi" Campana, Miguel Alberto Cortijo, Sebastian Uranga, Carlos Romano, Gabriel Milovich, Luis Alberto Orono, Fernando Borcel, Esteban Camisassa, Diego Maggi, Hernan Abel Montenegro, Sergio Daniel Aispurua (Coach: Flor Melendez Montanez)
1990 World Championship: finished 8th among 16 teams
Marcelo Milanesio, Hector Oscar "Pichi" Campana, Miguel Alberto Cortijo, Sebastian Uranga, Carlos Romano, Esteban Pablo de la Fuente, Diego Maggi, Diego Marcelo Osella, Gabriel Milovich, Julio Ariel Rodriguez, Ruben Ariel Scolari, Marcelo Lorenzo Richotti (Coach: Carlos Boismene)
1994 World Championship: finished 9th among 16 teams
Marcelo Milanesio, Hector Oscar "Pichi" Campana, Juan Espil, Marcelo Nicola, Ruben Wolkowyski, Daniel Farabello, Jorge Oscar Racca, Esteban Daniel Perez, Sebastian Uranga, Diego Marcelo Osella, Eduardo Claudio Domine, Orlando Fabian Tourn (Coach: Guillermo Edgardo Vecchio)
1996 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams
Marcelo Milanesio, Juan Espil, Marcelo Nicola, Daniel Farabello, Fabricio Oberto, Jorge Oscar Racca, Ruben Wolkowyski, Diego Marcelo Osella, Esteban Daniel Perez, Ernesto Federico Michel, Esteban Pablo de la Fuente, Luis Emilio Villar (Coach: Guillermo Edgardo Vecchio)
1998 World Championship: finished 8th among 16 teams
Marcelo Milanesio, Emanuel Ginobili, Hugo Sconochini, Juan Ignacio "Pepe" Sanchez, Ruben Wolkowyski, Juan Espil, Fabricio Oberto, Marcelo Nicola, Alejandro Montecchia, Diego Marcelo Osella, Esteban Pablo de la Fuente, Carlos Patricio Simoni (Coach: Julio Cesar Lamas)
2002 World Championship: finished 2nd among 16 teams
Emanuel Ginobili, Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni, Fabricio Oberto, Hugo Sconochini, Ruben Wolkowyski, Juan Ignacio "Pepe" Sanchez, Alejandro Montecchia, Lucas Victoriano, Leandro Palladino, Leonardo Gutierrez, Gabriel Fernandez (Coach: Ruben Magnano)
2004 Olympic Games: finished 1st among 12 teams
Emanuel Ginobili, Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni, Carlos Delfino, Hugo Sconochini, Walter Herrmann, Fabricio Oberto, Juan Ignacio “Pepe” Sanchez, Ruben Wolkowyski, Alejandro Montecchia, Gabriel Fernandez, Leonardo Gutierrez (Coach: Ruben Magnano)
2006 World Championship: finished 4th among 24 teams
Emanuel Ginobili, Luis Scola, Carlos Delfino, Andres Nocioni, Fabricio Oberto, Pablo Prigioni, Rubén Wolkowyski, Juan Ignacio "Pepe" Sanchez , Walter Herrmann, Daniel Farabello, Gabriel Fernandez, Leonardo Gutierrez (Coach: Sergio Santos Hernandez)
[edit] External links
- FIBA's statistics on Argentina
- CABB's page (Spanish)
