Deportivo San José

Deportivo San José is a Paraguayan basketball club based in Asunción. They play in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, the premier basketball league in the country. San José has won the leagues fourteen 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.

San José
League	Liga Nacional de Básquetbol
Arena	Estadio Leon Coundou
Capacity	3,200
Location	Asunción, Paraguay

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 (14): 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2018 C, 2019 C, 2021, 2022 A, 2022 C, 2023 A, 2023 C.

Players

2023 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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) 29 – (1994-11-12)12 November 1994 F 3   Ochipinti, Vincenzo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (1999-10-13)13 October 1999 PG 4   Paletta, Nicolas 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 36 – (1987-11-14)14 November 1987 SG 7   Morillo Lajara, Nehemias 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (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) 28 – (1995-12-16)16 December 1995 F 10   Peralta, Alejandro 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1991-04-17)17 April 1991 SF 12   Dose, Fernando 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1994-07-16)16 July 1994 C 13   Hure, Daniel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 39 – (1985-01-08)8 January 1985 C 14   Juarez, Alen 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2000-10-16)16 October 2000 PF 16   Sanchez, Ramon 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1991-01-10)10 January 1991 C 30   Wood, Jeremiah 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 39 – (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). . Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.
2. Latin Basket 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). . Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.