Deportivo San José

Deportivo San José
League	Men: Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Women: Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Femenino
Arena	Polideportivo León Coundou
Capacity	3,200
Location	Asunción, Paraguay
Team colors	Light blue and white.

Deportivo San José is a Paraguayan basketball club based in Asunción. The men's team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol while the women's one plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Femenino, both of them are the premier basketball league in the country. San José has won the men's league eighteen times, ^{[1] [2]} its last title being the Clausura 2023. San José trails only Olimpia Kings in league titles, as the team has won a record 32.

History

The club was founded for students of the Colegio San José. ^[3] In 1965, San José won its first title when they won the Paraguayan 6th-level league. In 1966, they entered the main league and never left the top flight again. In 1968, a basketball court was opened.

Honours

Liga Nacional de Básquetbol ^[4]

• Champions (18): 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2018 C, 2019 C, 2021, 2022 A, 2022 C, 2023 A, 2023 C, 2024 A, 2024 C.

Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Femenino

• Champions (1): 2003.

Players

2023 roster

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

Deportivo San José roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age C 1 Benitez, Franco 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1994-11-12)12 November 1994 F 3 Ochipinti, Vincenzo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1999-10-13)13 October 1999 PG 4 Paletta, Nicolas 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 37 – (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 SG 7 Morillo Lajara, Nehemias 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1992-08-21)21 August 1992 SF 8 Riveros, Edgar 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 33 – (1991-04-02)2 April 1991 F 9 Gomez, Mariano 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1995-12-16)16 December 1995 F 10 Peralta, Alejandro 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1991-04-17)17 April 1991 SF 12 Dose, Fernando 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1994-07-16)16 July 1994 C 13 Hure, Daniel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 40 – (1985-01-08)8 January 1985 C 14 Juarez, Alen 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-10-16)16 October 2000 PF 16 Sanchez, Ramon 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1991-01-10)10 January 1991 C 30 Wood, Jeremiah 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 40 – (1985-01-25)25 January 1985	Head coach Alberto Cano Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 1 August 2023

References

1. Corporación Deportiva Fénix, ed. (July 20, 2009). "historial de los campeones oficiales de baloncesto varonil". Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.
2. Latin Basket Archived 2008-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Un importante capitulo para el San Jose". FVD ATA (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2022.
4. Corporación Deportiva Fénix, ed. (July 20, 2009). "historial de los campeones oficiales de baloncesto varonil". Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.