Paraguay_men's_national_basketball_team
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Paraguay women's national basketball team.
The Paraguay national basketball team (Spanish: selección de baloncesto de Paraguay) is the team governed by the Paraguayan Basketball Federation (Spanish: Confederación Paraguaya de Basquetbol) that represents Paraguay in the men's international basketball competitions organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Quick Facts FIBA ranking, Joined FIBA ...
FIBA ranking | 80 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1947 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
National federation | Paraguayan Basketball Federation | ||
Coach | Eduardo Pfleger | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 | ||
Medals | None | ||
FIBA AmeriCup | |||
Appearances | 3 | ||
Medals | None | ||
South American Championship | |||
Appearances | 32 | ||
Medals | Silver: 1955, 1960 Bronze: 1958 | ||
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The best achievements by the Paraguay men's national basketball team are the two second-places finishes in the FIBA South America Basketball Championship, in 1955 and 1960.
Team for the 2016 South American Basketball Championship.[2]
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Depth chart
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Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | ||
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C | Gabriel Peralta | Adolfo López | |||
PF | Jose Fabio | Federico Mellone | Robertro Latraro | ||
SF | Bruno Zanotti | Ramon Sanchez | Diego Bareiro | ||
SG | Carlos Luis Vallejos | Edgar Riveros | |||
PG | Daniel Perez | Alejandro Peralta |
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Other notable players from Paraguay:
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Olympic Games
- Never competed
FIBA World Cup
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Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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1954 | 9 | 1954 FIBA World Championship | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
1967 | 13 | 1967 FIBA World Championship | 4 cities, Uruguay |
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FIBA AmeriCup
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Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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1989 | 9 | 1989 Tournament of the Americas | Mexico City, Mexico |
2011 | 10 | 2011 FIBA Americas Championship | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
2013 | 10 | 2013 FIBA Americas Championship | Caracas, Venezuela |
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Pan American Games
- 1951: 7th
2023
More information Valdivia, Chile ...
23 June | Paraguay | 80–70 | Barbados | Valdivia, Chile | |
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18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 21–12, 19–30, 25–12 | ||||
Pts: Mercado 33 Rebs: López 8 Asts: Martínez 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Alexander 20 Rebs: Thomas 9 Asts: Lockhart, Thomas 3 |
Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU) |
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More information Valdivia, Chile ...
24 June | Ecuador | 59–66 | Paraguay | Valdivia, Chile | |
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21:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 7–18, 16–16, 17–11 | ||||
Pts: Castillo 16 Rebs: Castillo 12 Asts: Guerra 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Mercado 19 Rebs: Poisson 13 Asts: Martínez 5 |
Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Fernando Leite (BRA), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU) |
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More information Valdivia, Chile ...
25 June | Chile | 112–47 | Paraguay | Valdivia, Chile | |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 30–18, 28–4, 30–15 | ||||
Pts: Carrasco 18 Rebs: Herrera 6 Asts: Arroyo 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ferreira, Sequera 8 Rebs: Roque 4 Asts: Martínez 5 |
Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Fernando Leite (BRA), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU) |
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2024
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23 February | Brazil | 108–43 | Paraguay | São Paulo, Brazil | |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 21–8, 30–12, 33–13 | ||||
Pts: Dos Santos 22 Rebs: Caboclo 9 Asts: Corazza 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: A. López 9 Rebs: Rivero 5 Asts: Martínez 5 |
Arena: Ginásio Poliesportivo Wlamir Marques Attendance: 6,031 Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Carlos Vélez (COL), Franco Ronconi (ARG) |
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More information Asunción, Paraguay ...
26 February | Paraguay | 53–108 | Brazil | Asunción, Paraguay | |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 13–33, 14–23, 14–27 | ||||
Pts: Mercado 17 Rebs: Martínez 5 Asts: Martínez 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dias 20 Rebs: Cardoso 7 Asts: Corazza 10 |
Arena: SND Arena Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Kristian Páez (ECU), Franco Anselmo (ARG) |
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2025
- Arturo Alvarez – 2010-2012
- Ariel Rearte – 2013-2016
- Eduardo Pfleger - 2016–present[3]
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- "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- "Sudamericano 2016 - Paraguay". FIBA Americas. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- Caracas 2013 Archived July 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, caracas2013.com, Retrieved 20 Dec 2015.
- "FIBA Américas visitó al Comité Olímpico Paraguayo y Tigo en el comienzo de su agenda de reuniones en Paraguay |". www.cpb.com.py. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016.