Venezuela_men's_national_basketball_team
The Venezuela national basketball team (Spanish: selección de baloncesto de Venezuela) is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). (Spanish: Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto) They won the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup.
| FIBA ranking | 22  (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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| 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 | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| FIBA AmeriCup | |||
| Appearances | 17 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (2015) Silver: (1992).svg){kind=small} Bronze: (2005) | ||
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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.
- FIBA AmeriCup
- Winners: 2015
Summer Olympics
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1992 | 11 | 1992 Summer Olympics | Barcelona, Spain |
| 2016 | 10 | 2016 Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
FIBA Basketball World Cup
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 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 Basketball World Cup | China |
| 2023 | 30 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Philippines, Japan and Indonesia |
| 2027 | TBD | 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Qatar |
FIBA AmeriCup
Pan American Games
FIBA South American Championship
Bolivarian Games
- 2001 –
- 2005 –
- 2009 –
- 2013 –
Current roster
Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[3][4]
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Notable players
Other notable players from Venezuela:
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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
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)
- "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- "Los 12: Venezuela presenta a la Selección Nacional que jugará la Copa del Mundo FIBA 2023". venezuela.basketball. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- "Team roster: Venezuela" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
- Official website
(in Spanish) - FIBA profile
- Venezuela Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
- Latinbasket – Venezuela Men National Team
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