2007 FIBA Americas Championship squads

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The following is the list of squads for each of the 10 teams competing in the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship , held in Las Vegas, Nevada between August 22 and September 2, 2007. Each team selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.

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Group A

Argentina

Head coach: Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Hernández

#PosNameDate of BirthHeightClub
4 F Luis Scola April 30, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Flag of the United States.svg Houston Rockets
5 G Pablo Prigioni May 17, 1977 (age 30)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Flag of Spain.svg TAU Cerámica
6 C Román González January 28, 1978 (age 29)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of Argentina.svg Peñarol de Mar del Plata
7 F Diego Lo Grippo January 22, 1978 (age 29)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Flag of Spain.svg CB Atapuerca
8 C Juan Pedro Gutiérrez October 10, 1983 (age 23)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Flag of Spain.svg CB Granada
9 G Antonio Porta October 28, 1983 (age 23)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Flag of Russia.svg Spartak St. Petersburg
10 G Carlos Delfino August 29, 1982 (age 24)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Raptors
11 C Martín Leiva April 23, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of Spain.svg CB Atapuerca
12 F Leonardo Gutiérrez May 16, 1978 (age 29)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Flag of Argentina.svg Boca Juniors
13 G Paolo Quinteros January 15, 1979 (age 26)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Flag of Spain.svg CAI Zaragoza
14 F Matías Sandes June 14, 1984 (age 23)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Flag of Spain.svg TAU Cerámica
15 F Federico Kammerichs June 21, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of Spain.svg CB Murcia

Mexico

Head coach: Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Richardson

#PosNameDate of BirthHeightClub
4 C Adam Parada October 21, 1981 (age 25)7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Flag of Jordan.svg Fastlink
5 G Pedro David Meza October 15, 1978 (age 26)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Flag of Mexico.svg Caballeros de Culiacán
6 G Anthony Pedroza March 7, 1979 (age 28)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Gaiteros del Zulia
7 C Horacio Llamas July 17, 1973 (age 34)6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Flag of Mexico.svg Dorados de Playa del Carmen
8 F/C Arim Solares April 24, 1983 (age 24)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Reales de San Luis
9 G Romel Beck May 29, 1982 (age 25)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Gatos de Monagas
10 F Víctor Mariscal May 24, 1972 (age 35)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Flag of Mexico.svg Halcones UV Xalapa
11 G Omar Quintero September 26, 1981 (age 26)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Marinos de Anzoategui
12 F Héctor Hernández June 15, 1985 (age 22)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Flag of the United States.svg Fresno State University
13 G Enrique Zúñiga July 7, 1976 (age 31)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Flag of Mexico.svg Frayles de Guasave
14 F/C Gustavo Ayón April 1, 1985 (age 22)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of Mexico.svg Vaqueros de Agua Prieta
15 C Victor Avila March 23, 1977 (age 30)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of Mexico.svg Caballeros de Culiacán

Panama

Head coach: Flag of Panama.svg Vicente Duncan

#PosNameDate of BirthHeightClub
4 G Joel Muñoz June 24, 1980 (age 27)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Flag of Panama.svg Magnates de Calidonia
5 G Jamar Green February 18, 1979 (age 28)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Flag of Montenegro.svg KK Mogren
6 F J. R. Pinnock December 11, 1983 (age 23)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of the United States.svg Arkansas Rimrockers
7 G Maximiliano Gómez December 18, 1975 (age 31)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Flag of Panama.svg Toros de Chorrillo
8 F/C Jamaal Levy January 8, 1983 (age 24)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Flag of Argentina.svg Peñarol de Mar del Plata
9 G Jorsua Chambers June 11, 1981 (age 26)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Flag of Panama.svg Toros de Chorrillo
10 F Reyjavick Garcia November 5, 1981 (age 25)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of Panama.svg Navieros de Colón
11 F/G Gary Forbes February 25, 1985 (age 22)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Flag of the United States.svg University of Massachusetts
12 F Amir Alvarado July 19, 1984 (age 23)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Liceo de Costa Rica
13 F/C Antonio García May 11, 1976 (age 31)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of Argentina.svg Estudiantes de Olavarría
14 F/C Jaime Lloreda October 11, 1980 (age 26)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Rostov
15 F Desmond Smith November 24, 1986 (age 20)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of Panama.svg Magnates de Calidonia

Puerto Rico

Head coach: Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Manolo Cintron

#PosNameDate of BirthHeightClub
4 C Peter John Ramos May 23, 1985 (age 22)7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) Flag of Spain.svg Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
5 G José Juan Barea June 26, 1984 (age 23)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Mavericks
6 G Filiberto Rivera September 28, 1982 (age 24)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Flag of Italy.svg Eldo Basket Napoli
7 G Carlos Arroyo July 30, 1979 (age 28)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Magic
8 F Rick Apodaca July 1, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş Cola Turka
9 F Alex Falcón November 20, 1973 (age 34)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Cangrejeros de Santurce
10 G Larry Ayuso March 27, 1977 (age 30)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Flag of Croatia.svg KK Cibona
11 F Ricardo Sanchez July 6, 1987 (age 20)6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Grises de Humacao
12 F Angelo Reyes September 18, 1981 (age 25)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Gigantes de Carolina
13 C Héctor ValenzuelaJanuary 14, 1982 (age 25)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Mets de Guaynabo
14 F Carmelo Lee June 7, 1977 (age 30)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Mets de Guaynabo
15 F Ángel Figueroa October 13, 1981 (age 25)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Capitanes de Arecibo

Uruguay

Head coach: Flag of Uruguay.svg Alberto Espasandín

#PosNameDate of BirthHeightClub
4 G Fernando Martínez December 9, 1979 (age 27)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Flag of Uruguay.svg Malvín
5 G Emilio Taboada May 11, 1982 (age 25)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of Uruguay.svg Malvín
6 F Mauricio Aguiar February 3, 1983 (age 24)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of Italy.svg Basket Livorno
7 F Omar Galeano August 3, 1981 (age 26)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of Uruguay.svg Biguá
8 G Nicolás Mazzarino October 21, 1975 (age 31)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Flag of Italy.svg Tisettanta Cantù
9 C Claudio Charquero July 22, 1977 (age 30)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Flag of Spain.svg CB Illescas
10 G Leandro García Morales June 27, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Flag of Uruguay.svg Biguá
11 F Martín Osimani May 22, 1981 (age 26)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Flag of Uruguay.svg Biguá
12 C Gastón Páez September 22, 1979 (age 27)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting
13 G Luis Silveira January 16, 1971 (age 36)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Flag of Uruguay.svg Atenas
14 F Sebastián Izaguirre April 12, 1985 (age 22)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Flag of Uruguay.svg Paysandú
15 C Esteban Batista September 2, 1983 (age 24)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv

Group B

Brazil

Head coach: Flag of Brazil.svg Lula Ferreira

#PosNameDate of BirthHeightClub
4 F Marcelo Machado April 12, 1975 (age 32)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Flag of Lithuania.svg BC Žalgiris
5 G Nezinho Dos Santos January 21, 1981 (age 26)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Flag of Brazil.svg Universo/Brasilia
6 F/C Murilo Becker July 14, 1983 (age 24)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv
7 G Marcelinho Huertas May 25, 1983 (age 24)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Flag of Spain.svg Joventut Badalona
8 G Alex Garcia March 4, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Flag of Brazil.svg Universo/Brasilia
9 G Valter Apolinario Da Silva January 31, 1977 (age 30)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Flag of Brazil.svg Unitri Uberlândia
10 G Leandro Barbosa November 28, 1982 (age 24)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Suns
11 F João Paulo Batista October 29, 1981 (age 25)6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietuvos Rytas
12 F Guilherme Giovannoni June 2, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of Italy.svg VidiVici Bologna
13 C Nenê September 13, 1982 (age 24)6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Flag of the United States.svg Denver Nuggets
14 F Marcus Vinicius May 31, 1984 (age 23)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of the United States.svg New Orleans Hornets
15 F/C Tiago Splitter January 1, 1985 (age 22)6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Flag of Spain.svg TAU Cerámica

Canada

Head coach: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Leo Rautins

#PosNameDate of BirthHeightClub
4 G Jermaine Anderson February 8, 1983 (age 24)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Flag of Poland.svg Polpak Świecie
5 G Denham Brown January 6, 1983 (age 24)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Flag of Italy.svg Tisettanta Cantù
6 C Samuel Dalembert May 10, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia 76ers
7 C Vladimir Kuljanin April 2, 1985 (age 22)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of the United States.svg University of North Carolina-Wilmington
8 G Carl English February 2, 1981 (age 26)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Flag of Spain.svg Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas
9 F Olu Famutimi February 21, 1984 (age 23)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of the United States.svg Arkansas RimRockers
10 G Andy Rautins November 2, 1986 (age 20)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Flag of the United States.svg Syracuse University
11 G David Thomas December 4, 1976 (age 31)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Tigers
12 C Jesse Young April 29, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of Spain.svg Joventut Badalona
13 F Juan Mendez September 23, 1981 (age 25)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of Israel.svg Ironi Nahariya
14 F Levon Kendall July 4, 1984 (age 23)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of Greece.svg Panionios
15 F Ryan Bell April 17, 1984 (age 23)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carleton University

United States

Head coach: Flag of the United States.svg Mike Krzyzewski

#PosNameDate of BirthHeightClub
4 G Chauncey Billups September 25, 1976 (age 30)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Pistons
5 G Jason Kidd March 23, 1973 (age 34)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Flag of the United States.svg New Jersey Nets
6 F LeBron James December 30, 1984 (age 22)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland Cavaliers
7 G Deron Williams June 26, 1984 (age 23)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Flag of the United States.svg Utah Jazz
8 G Michael Redd August 24, 1979 (age 26)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee Bucks
9 F Tayshaun Prince February 28, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Flag of the United States.svg Detroit Pistons
10 G Kobe Bryant August 23, 1978 (age 28)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Lakers
11 C Dwight Howard August 12, 1985 (age 21)6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Magic
12 C Amar'e Stoudemire November 16, 1982 (age 23)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Suns
13 G Mike Miller February 19, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of the United States.svg Memphis Grizzlies
14 C Tyson Chandler October 2, 1982 (age 24)7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Flag of the United States.svg New Orleans Hornets
15 F Carmelo Anthony May 29, 1984 (age 23)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Flag of the United States.svg Denver Nuggets

Venezuela

Head coach: Flag of Venezuela.svg Nestor Salazar

#PosNameDate of BirthHeightClub
4 F/C Miguel Marriaga June 6, 1984 (age 23)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Gaiteros del Zulia
5 F Axiers Sucre July 27, 1978 (age 29)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Marinos de Anzoátegui
6 G Carlos Cedeno October 23, 1985 (age 21)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Guaiqueríes de Margarita
7 F/C Luis Bethelmy October 14, 1986 (age 20)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Cocodrilos de Caracas
8 F Hernán Salcedo April 22, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Guaros de Lara
9 F Jesus UrbinaJuly 9, 1984 (age 23)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of the United States.svg George Mason University
10 F Kevin Palacios September 29, 1984 (age 22)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Duros de Lara
11 F/G José Vargas January 23, 1982 (age 25)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Trotamundos de Carabobo
12 F Héctor Romero January 3, 1980 (age 27)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of Italy.svg Scafati Basket
13 F Alejandro Barrios April 24, 1979 (age 28)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Trotamundos de Carabobo
14 G Greivis Vasquez January 16, 1987 (age 20)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Flag of the United States.svg University of Maryland
15 C Heberth Bayona April 26, 1978 (age 29)6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Guaiqueríes de Margarita

Virgin Islands

Head coach: Flag of the United States.svg Tevester Anderson

#PosNameDate of BirthHeightClub
4 G Stephen Hodge July 9, 1977 (age 30)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Flag of Mexico.svg Bucaneros de Guaymas
5 G Kevin Sheppard September 17, 1979 (age 27)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Maratonistas de Coamo
6 G Carl Krauser May 13, 1981 (age 26)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Flag of Germany.svg EWE Baskets Oldenburg
7 G Cuthbert Victor January 30, 1983 (age 24)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of Spain.svg CAI Zaragoza
8 F Ja Ja Richards November 19, 1974 (age 32)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of Turkey.svg Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
9 F/G Jason Edwin June 24, 1981 (age 26)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Flag of Germany.svg Paderborn Baskets
10 F/C Omari Peterkin December 29, 1983 (age 23)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Flag of the United States.svg Boston University
11 F/G Kaylen Gregory October 30, 1986 (age 20)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Flag of the United States.svg Marist College
12 F Akeem Francis October 31, 1983 (age 23)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Guidance
13 F Jameel Heywood March 19, 1977 (age 30)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Flag of Venezuela.svg Gaiteros del Zulia
14 C Kitwana Rhymer May 22, 1978 (age 29)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Guidance
15 C Frank Elegar December 3, 1986 (age 20)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Flag of the United States.svg Drexel University

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