Venezuela men's national basketball team

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Venezuela
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FIBA ranking 25 Steady2.svg (26 November 2024) [1]
Joined FIBA 1938
FIBA zone FIBA Americas
National federation Venezuelan Basketball Federation
Coach Fernando Duró
Nickname(s)La Vinotinto de las alturas
Olympic Games
Appearances2
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 5
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances17
Medals Gold medal america.svg Gold: (2015)
Silver medal america.svg Silver: (1992)
Bronze medal (Americas).svg Bronze: (2005)
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The Venezuela national basketball team is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). (Spanish: Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto) They won the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup.

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Venezuela qualified for two Summer Olympiads: 1992, and then 2016. Venezuela hosted the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the country's most prestigious basketball event ever. [2] Later, the country also hosted the 2013 FIBA AmeriCup.

Venezuela has participated in international competitions: International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Summer Olympic Games, the FIBA World Cup, the South American Championship, the Pan American Games and the Bolivarian Games.

Honours

Winners: 2015

Achievements

Summer Olympics

YearPositionTournamentHost
199211 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain
201610 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

FIBA Basketball World Cup

YearPositionTournamentHost
199011 1990 FIBA World Championship Argentina
200214 2002 FIBA World Championship Indianapolis, United States
200623 2006 FIBA World Championship Japan
201914 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup China
202330 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Philippines, Japan and Indonesia
2027TBD 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qatar

FIBA AmeriCup

YearPositionTournamentHost
19887 1988 Tournament of the Americas Montevideo, Uruguay
19894 1989 Tournament of the Americas Mexico City, Mexico
1992Silver medal icon.svg 1992 Tournament of the Americas Portland, United States
19936 1993 Tournament of the Americas San Juan, Puerto Rico
19959 1995 Tournament of the Americas Tucumán, Argentina
19977 1997 FIBA Americas Championship Montevideo, Uruguay
19995 1999 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
20015 2001 FIBA Americas Championship Neuquén, Argentina
20035 2003 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
2005Bronze medal icon.svg 2005 FIBA Americas Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
20078 2007 FIBA Americas Championship Las Vegas, United States
20099 2009 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
20115 2011 FIBA Americas Championship Mar del Plata, Argentina
20135 2013 FIBA Americas Championship Caracas, Venezuela
2015Gold medal icon.svg 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Mexico City, Mexico
20179 2017 FIBA AmeriCup four cities in Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay
20217 2022 FIBA AmeriCup Recife, Brazil
2025Qualified 2025 FIBA AmeriCup Managua, Nicaragua

Pan American Games

FIBA South American Championship

Bolivarian Games

Team

Current roster

2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification

Opposition: Argentina (20 February)
Venue: Parque Miranda, Caracas
Opposition: Chile (23 February)
Venue: Parque Miranda, Caracas

Venezuela men's national basketball team – 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 1 Fabrizio Pugliatti 21 – (2004-02-10)10 February 20042.00 m (6 ft 7 in) AS Luiss Roma Flag of Italy.svg
G 3 Yeferson Guerra 21 – (2003-07-06)6 July 20031.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Unión de Santa Fe Flag of Argentina.svg
PG 5 Gregory Vargas 39 – (1986-02-18)18 February 19861.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Gladiadores de Anzoátegui Flag of Venezuela.svg
SF 7 Jhornan Zamora 36 – (1989-01-30)30 January 19891.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Trotamundos Flag of Venezuela.svg
PG 8 David Cubillán 37 – (1987-07-27)27 July 19871.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Dorados de Chihuahua Flag of Mexico.svg
SF 9 José Ascanio 29 – (1996-01-10)10 January 19962.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Oberá Tenis Club Flag of Argentina.svg
PF 14 Miguel Ruiz 34 – (1990-12-20)20 December 19902.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Trotamundos Flag of Venezuela.svg
C 15 Windi Graterol 38 – (1986-09-10)10 September 19862.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Club Atlético Platense Flag of Argentina.svg
SF 16 Anyelo Cisneros 28 – (1997-01-31)31 January 19971.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia Flag of Argentina.svg
PG 20 Yohanner Sifontes 29 – (1995-08-19)19 August 19951.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Spartans Distrito Capital Flag of Venezuela.svg
PF 24 Michael Carrera 32 – (1993-01-07)7 January 19931.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Diablos Rojos del México Flag of Mexico.svg
SF 34 Edgar Martínez 28 – (1997-01-23)23 January 19971.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Guaiqueríes de Margarita Flag of Venezuela.svg
SF 35 José Materán 28 – (1996-08-17)17 August 19961.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Pato Flag of Brazil.svg
C 77 Enrique Medina 21 – (2004-01-31)31 January 20042.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Club Bàsquet Santfeliuenc Flag of Spain.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 February 2025

Notable players

Other notable players from Venezuela:

Venezuela roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
SF Donta Smith 33 – (1983-11-27)27 November 19832.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Elan Bearnais Flag of France.svg
G Greivis Vásquez 30 – (1987-01-16)16 January 19871.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Free agent

Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 11 July 2017

Head coach position

Past rosters

Donta Smith Donta Smith (2).JPG
Donta Smith

1990 World Championship: finished 11th among 16 teams

4 David Díaz, 5 Cesar Portillo, 6 Armando Becker, 7 Nelson Solorzano, 8 Rostin González, 9 Luis Jiménez, 10 Sam Shepherd, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 José Echenique, 13 Gabriel Estaba, 14 Iván Olivares, 15 Alexander Nelcha (Coach: Jesus Cordobés)

1992 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 12 teams

4 Víctor Díaz, 5 David Diaz, 6 Melquiades Jaramillo, 7 Nelson Solorzano, 8 Rostin González, 9 Luis Jiménez, 10 Sam Shepherd, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 Omar Walcott, 13 Gabriel Estaba, 14 Iván Olivares, 15 Alexander Nelcha (Coach: Julio Toro)

2002 World Championship: finished 14th among 16 teams

4 Víctor Díaz, 5 Pablo Ezequiel Machado, 6 Yumerving Ernesto Mijares, 7 Richard Lugo, 8 Alejandro "Alex" Quiroz, 9 Óscar Torres, 10 Diego Guevara, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 Héctor "Pepito" Romero, 13 Vladimir Heredia, 14 Tomas Aguilera, 15 Carlos Morris (Coach: Jim Calvin)

2006 World Championship: finished 21st among 24 teams

4 Víctor Díaz, 5 Pablo Machado, 6 Yumerving Ernesto Mijares, 7 Richard Lugo, 8 Tomás Aguilera, 9 Óscar Torres, 10 Carlos Alberto Cedeno, 11 Miguel Marriaga, 12 Gregory Vallenilla, 13 Manuel Alejandro Barrios, 14 Heberth Alberto Bayona, 15 Carlos Morris (Coach: Néstor Salazar)

See also

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. FIBA.com – FIBA – Venezuela and Turkey to host 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

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