Club Nacional de Football (basketball)

Club Nacional de Football, commonly known as simply Nacional, is the basketball section of the Club Nacional de Football club, based in Montevideo, Uruguay. The men's first team plays professionally in the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol.

Nacional
Nickname	Bolso Decano Tricolores (Tricolors) Bolsilludo Albos (Whites)^[1]
Leagues	Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol
Founded	26 January 1933; 91 years ago (1933-01-26)
History	Club Nacional de Football 1933–present
Arena	Polideportivo Gran Parque Central
Capacity	400
Location	La Blanqueada, Montevideo, Uruguay
President	José Fuentes, Ariel Martinez
Head coach	Leonardo Zylbersztein
Website	www.nacional.uy
Home Away

Home games of the team are played in the Polideportivo Gran Parque Central, where there is capacity for 400 people. Nacional participates in the tournaments organised by the Uruguayan basketball federation Federación Uruguaya de Basketball (known as FUBB) since 1932. The club won the championships of 1935 and 1937. Nowadays, Nacional takes part in the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, Uruguayan basketball first division.

Honours

 

A game of Nacional (in white) in September 2016

• Uruguay Federal Championship
  • Champions (2): 1935, 1937
• Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol
  • Runners-up (1): 2021
• Liguilla
  • Champions (2): 1982, 1983

Players

Main category: Club Nacional de Football (basketball) players

Current roster

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

Nacional roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 1   Juarez, Ignacio 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) C 2   Jefferson, Johndre 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) C 5   Baston, Emiliano 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) F 6   Daniels, Will 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 38 – (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 G 7   Perez, Lautaro 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) G/F 8   Iarrea, Martin 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) F 9   Sacco, Jhonatan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 10   Moglia, Santiago 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) G 13   Romero, Manuel 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) F 24   Hinkle, Charles 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 36 – (1988-03-11)11 March 1988 G 31   Zubiaurre, Mauro 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) PG 99   Rusch, Pierinho 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Head coach   Leonardo Zylbersztein Assistant coach(es)   Ajeandro Muro Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: November 21, 2021

Notable players

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

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

•   Quincy Miller (1 season: 2021–present)
•   Johndre Jefferson (1 season: 2021–present)

References

1. . Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.