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Peñarol
Peñarol logo
NicknameMilrayitas (thousand-strips)
LeaguesLiga Nacional de Básquet
Founded7 November 1922; 102 years ago (1922-11-07)
ArenaPolideportivo Islas Malvinas
LocationMar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Team colorsBlue and white    
PresidentDomingo Robles
Head coachSergio Hernández
Championships5 Argentine championships
2 FIBA Americas League
2 Torneo InterLigas
3 Torneo Super 8
2 Copa Desafío
1 Copa Argentina
Websitewww.peñarolmardelplata.com

Club Atlético Peñarol (usually called Peñarol de Mar del Plata or simply Peñarol) is a professional basketball team based in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Peñarol currently play in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the top level of the Argentine league system. Their home arena is the Polideportivo Islas Malvinas.

The team had its most successful campaign during 2010, winning 4 official tournaments (FIBA Americas League, Liga Nacional, InterLigas, and Copa Argentina).[1]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Peñarol (MdP) roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 1 Nigeria Okosa, Reggie 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 44 – (1980-12-29)29 December 1980
SF 4 Argentina Diez, Alejandro 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 37 – (1987-02-21)21 February 1987
PG 5 Argentina Sahdi, Fabian 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 35 – (1989-07-24)24 July 1989
SF 9 Argentina Massarelli, Luciano 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1993-07-23)23 July 1993
PF 10 Argentina Gutiérrez, Leonardo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 46 – (1978-05-16)16 May 1978
SF 13 Argentina Lauría, Nicolás 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 36 – (1988-02-09)9 February 1988
SF 24 Argentina Giorgetti, Franco 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1992-12-02)2 December 1992
PF 25 Argentina Giletto, Salvador 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1993-02-08)8 February 1993
SF 27 Argentina Brussino, Nicolas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1993-03-02)2 March 1993
PG 30 Argentina Figueroa, Juan Pablo 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 38 – (1986-03-13)13 March 1986
PG 39 Argentina Ibarra, Matías 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 43 – (1981-02-17)17 February 1981
F Argentina Morales, Julian 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1995-01-01)1 January 1995
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Argentina Fernando Rivero

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 2015-02-03

Retired numbers

Peñarol retired numbers
Player Position Tenure Num. Retirement
8 Argentina Sebastián "Tato" Rodríguez PG 1994-98, 1999-2003, 2004-11 23 November 2011 [2][3]

Other notable former players

Titles

National

  • Liga Nacional (5): 1993–94, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
  • Copa Argentina (1): 2010
  • Torneo Súper 8 (4): 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013
  • Copa Desafío (2): 2007, 2010

International

Individual accomplishments

Olympic team selection

References

  1. ^ Miguel Romano (2010-10-10). "Cartón lleno para el gran campeón". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  2. ^ "Peñarol retiró la camiseta de 'Tato' Rodríguez", La Voz del Interior, 2011-11-23
  3. ^ "La camiseta de Tato dijo hasta siempre", Pickandroll.com.ar, 2011-11-24