Chile men's national basketball team

Chile
FIBA ranking	62 1 (15 August 2024)
Joined FIBA	1935
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Chile Basketball Federation
Coach	Cristian Santander
Nickname(s)	La Roja
Olympic Games
Appearances	4
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	3
Medals	Bronze: 1950, 1959
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	None
Home	Away

The Chile national basketball team is controlled by the Federación de Básquetbol de Chile. It is affiliated to FIBA, under the zone confederation of FIBA Americas.

In the 1950s, Chile had one of the finest national basketball teams in the world. I recent years, the Chilean national team has primarily competed at the regional level, at the FIBA South American Championship.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1936	9	Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics	Berlin, Germany
1948	6	Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics	London, United Kingdom
1952	5	Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics	Helsinki, Finland
1956	8	Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics	Melbourne, Australia
2020	To be determined	Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan

FIBA World Cup

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1950		1950 FIBA World Championship	Buenos Aires, Argentina
1954	10	1954 FIBA World Championship	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1959		1959 FIBA World Championship	Chile
2019	Did not qualify	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup	China
2023	To be determined	2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup	Philippines, Japan and Indonesia

FIBA AmeriCup

yet to qualify

Pan American Games

1951 : 5th
2019 : Did not qualify
2023 : Qualified as host

FIBA South American Championship

1930 : 4th
1932 :
1934 :
1935 : Did not participate
1937 :
1938 : Did not participate
1939 : 5th
1940 : 4th
1941 : 4th
1942 :
1943 : 4th
1945 : 4th
1947 :
1949 :
1953 :
1955 : 6th
1958 : 5th
1960 : 5th
1961 : 6th
1963 : 7th
1966 : 6th
1968 : 6th
1969 : 5th
1971 : 6th
1973 : 5th
1976 : 6th
1977 : 6th
1979 : 4th
1981 : 4th
1983 : 5th
1985 : 7th
1987 : 6th
1989–1993 : Did not participate
1995 : 6th
1997 : 6th
1999 : 7th
2001 : 6th
2003 : 5th
2004 : 5th
2006 : 6th
2008 : 6th
2010 : 7th
2012 : 6th
2014 : 6th
2016 : 7th

Team

Current squad

At 2020 FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers:^[3]

Chile men's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
SF	5	Ignacio Carrion	19 – (2001-03-26)26 March 2001	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué
SG	6	Carlos Lauler	23 – (1996-05-31)31 May 1996	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	C.D. Universidad de Concepción Básquetbol
SF	7	Sebastian Herrera	22 – (1997-11-01)1 November 1997	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Crailsheim Merlins
G	8	Marcelo Perez	20 – (1999-04-25)25 April 1999	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Barry Buccaneers
G	9	Franco Morales	27 – (1992-06-30)30 June 1992	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Las Ánimas de Valdivia
G	10	Sebastian Suarez	29 – (1991-03-01)1 March 1991	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Asociacion Basquetbol Ancud
F	15	Juan Fontena	33 – (1987-02-15)15 February 1987	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Deportes Castro
G	17	Sebastián Silva	24 – (1996-03-12)12 March 1996	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
PF	20	Gerardo Isla	28 – (1991-05-09)9 May 1991	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	CD Valdivia
G	30	Diego Silva	26 – (1993-06-05)5 June 1993	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	C.D. Universidad de Concepción Básquetbol

Head coach

Christian Santander

Assistant coaches

Carlos Alberto Duro

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 23 February 2020

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Gerardo Isla
PF	Juan Fontena	Sebastian Silva
SF	Ignacio Carrion	Sebastian Herrera
SG	Sebastian Suarez	Marcelo Perez	Carlos Lauler
PG	Franco Morales	Diego Silva

National team rosters

Chile national basketball team rosters

Past head coaches

Erasmo López: 1932, 1936
Jesús Magaña: 1937
Fernando Primard: 1939
Carlos Salamovich: 1940
Pedro Ascencio: 1941
Alfonso Barra Ponce: 1942
Kenneth Davidson: 1943-1947
Luis Valenzuela: 1948
Osvaldo Retamal: 1949
Kenneth Davidson / Luis Valenzuela: 1950
Osvaldo Retamal / Sergio Molinari: 1952
Juan Yovanovic: 1953
Kenneth Davidson / Juan Arredondo: 1954
Exequiel Figueroa: 1955
Juan Arredondo: 1956
Exequiel Figueroa / Juan Arredondo: 1958
Luis Valenzuela / / Juan Arredondo / Exequiel Figueroa: 1959
Raúl López: 1960
Luis Valenzuela: 1961
Gustavo Ortlieb: 1963
Stepan Spandarian: 1965-1966
Luis Valenzuela: 1966
Juan Arredondo: 1968
René Hola: 1969
Luis Valenzuela: 1971
Dan Peterson: 1971-1973
Héctor Oreste / Luis Pérez: 1976
Randy Knowles: 1977
Renato Raggio: 1979-1985
Héctor Oreste: 1987
Juan Morales: 1993
Miguel Ureta: 1995
Juan Morales: 1997-2001
Daniel Allende: 2002-2003
Miguel Ureta: 2004
Daniel Allende: 2006-2008
Juan Manuel Córdoba: 2010-2011
Guillermo Vecchio: 2012
Cipriano Núñez: 2014
Daniel Frola: 2016
Claudio Jorquera: 2017-2018
Jorge Luis Álvarez: 2018-2019
Daniel Frola: 2019
Christian Santander: 2019-present

National team rosters

Chile national basketball team rosters

References

^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ https://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/cristian-santander-dt-part-time-la-figura-se-adecua-esta-epoca/828440/
^ Chile announce 12-player roster for AmeriCup Qualifiers start FIBA.basketball, 3 February 2020. Accessed 31 March 2020.

External links

FIBA Chile
www.febachile.cl
Archived records of Chile team participations

Videos

[FIBA_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

[2] ttps://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/cristian-santander-dt-part-time-la-figura-se-adecua-esta-epoca/828440/

[3] Chile announce 12-player roster for AmeriCup Qualifiers start FIBA.basketball, 3 February 2020. Accessed 31 March 2020.

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Competitive record

Olympic Games

FIBA World Cup

FIBA AmeriCup

Pan American Games

FIBA South American Championship

Team

Current squad

Depth chart

National team rosters

Past head coaches

National team rosters

See also

References

External links

Videos