Venezuela men's national basketball team
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.
| FIBA ranking | 17 (18 November 2022)[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 | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA AmeriCup | |||
| Appearances | 17 | ||
| Medals | Gold: (2015) Silver: (1992) Bronze: (2005) | ||
| |||
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
- FIBA AmeriCup
- Winners: 2015
Achievements
Summer Olympics
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11 | 1992 Summer Olympics | Barcelona, Spain |
| 2016 | 10 | 2016 Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
FIBA World Cup
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 | 1990 FIBA World Championship | Argentina |
| 2002 | 14 | 2002 FIBA World Championship | Indianapolis, United States |
| 2006 | 23 | 2006 FIBA World Championship | Japan |
| 2019 | 14 | 2019 FIBA World Cup | China |
| 2023 | TBA | 2023 FIBA World Cup | Philippines, Japan and Indonesia |
FIBA AmeriCup
Pan American Games
FIBA South American Championship
- 1961 – 8th
- 1979 – 5th
- 1985 – 4th
- 1987 –
- 1991 –
- 1993 –
- 1995 – 4th
- 1997 –
- 1999 –
- 2001 –
- 2003 – 4th
- 2004 –
- 2006 – 4th
- 2008 –
- 2010 – 4th
- 2012 –
- 2014 –
- 2016 –
Bolivarian Games
- 2001 –
- 2005 –
- 2009 –
- 2013 –
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.[3]
| Venezuela men's national basketball team – 2022 FIBA AmeriCup roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Miguel Ruiz | Windi Graterol | |
| PF | Nestor Colmenares | Michael Carrera | Luis Bethelmy |
| SF | Dwight Lewis | Jose Vargas | Anthony Perez |
| SG | Jhornan Zamora | Pedro Chourio | |
| PG | Heissler Guillent | Gregory Vargas |
Notable players
Other notable players from Venezuela:
| Venezuela roster | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach position
- Jesus Cordobés: 1990
- Julio Toro: 1992
- Guillermo Vecchio: 1998
- Bruno D'Adezzio: 1999
- Jim Calvin: 2002
- Néstor Salazar: 2003–2007
- Nelson Solórzano: 2008
- Nestor Salazar: 2009–2010
- Eric Musselman: 2011–2012
- Che García: 2013–2017
- Fernando Duró: 2018–present
Past rosters
- Scroll down to see more.
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
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ FIBA.com – FIBA – Venezuela and Turkey to host 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
- ^ "Venezuela presenta lista de convocados para la FIBA AmeriCup 2022". sehablabasket.com (in Spanish). 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Team Roster: Venezuela" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 2 September 2022. p. 11. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- FIBA profile
- Venezuela Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
- Latinbasket – Venezuela Men National Team
Videos
- Venezuela v Brazil – Game Highlights – Gold-Medal Match – 2016 FIBA South American Championship Youtube.com video
- Venezuela v Argentina – Gold Medal Game Highlights – 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Youtube.com video