Venezuela national basketball team

Venezuela Venezuela
FIBA ranking 20 Steady
Joined FIBA 1938
FIBA zone FIBA Americas
National federation Venezuelan Basketball Federation
Coach Néstor García
Nickname(s) La Vinotinto de las alturas
Olympic Games
Appearances 2
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 3
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances 16
Medals Gold: (2015)
Silver: (1992)
Bronze: (2005)
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The Venezuela national basketball team is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). (Spanish: Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto) They are the defending FIBA Americas champion, after winning the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.

Venezuela qualified for both the 1992 Olympics, and the 2016 Olympics. Venezuela hosted the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the country's most prestigious basketball event ever.[1] Later, the country also hosted the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.

Team Venezuela has participated in international International Basketball Federation (FIBA) competitions such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Basketball at the Summer Olympics, the FIBA World Cup, the South American Basketball Championship, the Pan American Games, and the Bolivarian Games.

Honours

Winners: 2015

Achievements

Summer Olympics

Year Position Tournament Host
199211Basketball at the 1992 Summer OlympicsBarcelona, Spain
201610Basketball at the 2016 Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil
2020To be determinedBasketball at the 2020 Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan

FIBA World Cup

Year Position Tournament Host
1950–1954 FIBA World ChampionshipBuenos Aires, Argentina
1954–1954 FIBA World ChampionshipRio de Janeiro, Brazil
1959–1959 FIBA World ChampionshipChile
1963–1963 FIBA World ChampionshipRio de Janeiro, Brazil
1967–1970 FIBA World ChampionshipUruguay
1970–1970 FIBA World ChampionshipYugoslavia
1974–1974 FIBA World ChampionshipPuerto Rico
1978–1978 FIBA World ChampionshipPhilippines
1982–1982 FIBA World ChampionshipColombia
1986–1986 FIBA World ChampionshipSpain
1990111990 FIBA World ChampionshipArgentina
1994–1994 FIBA World ChampionshipCanada
1998–1998 FIBA World ChampionshipAthens, Greece
2002142002 FIBA World ChampionshipIndianapolis, United States
2006232006 FIBA World ChampionshipJapan
2010–2010 FIBA World ChampionshipTurkey
2014–2014 FIBA World CupSpain
2019TBA2019 FIBA World CupChina
2023TBA2023 FIBA World CupPhilippines, Japan and Indonesia

FIBA AmeriCup

Year Position Tournament Host
1980–1980 Tournament of the AmericasSan Juan, Puerto Rico
1984–1984 Tournament of the AmericasSão Paulo, Brazil
198871988 Tournament of the AmericasMontevideo, Uruguay
198941989 Tournament of the AmericasMexico City, Mexico
19922nd, silver medalist(s)1992 Tournament of the AmericasPortland, United States
199361993 Tournament of the AmericasSan Juan, Puerto Rico
199591995 Tournament of the AmericasTucumán, Argentina
199771997 FIBA Americas ChampionshipMontevideo, Uruguay
199951999 FIBA Americas ChampionshipSan Juan, Puerto Rico
200152001 FIBA Americas ChampionshipNeuquén, Argentina
200352003 FIBA Americas ChampionshipSan Juan, Puerto Rico
20053rd, bronze medalist(s)2005 FIBA Americas ChampionshipSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
200782007 FIBA Americas ChampionshipLas Vegas, United States
200992009 FIBA Americas ChampionshipSan Juan, Puerto Rico
201152011 FIBA Americas ChampionshipMar del Plata, Argentina
201352013 FIBA Americas ChampionshipCaracas, Venezuela
20151st, gold medalist(s)2015 FIBA Americas ChampionshipMexico City, Mexico
201792017 FIBA AmeriCupfour cities in Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay

Pan American Games

South American Championship

  • 1961: 8th
  • 1979: 5th
  • 1985: 4th
  • 1987: 2nd, silver medalist(s)
  • 1991: 1st, gold medalist(s)
  • 1993: 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
  • 1995: 4th
  • 1997: 2nd, silver medalist(s)
  • 1999: 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2001: 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2003: 4th
  • 2004: 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2006: 4th
  • 2008: 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2010: 4th
  • 2012: 2nd, silver medalist(s)
  • 2014: 1st, gold medalist(s)
  • 2016: 1st, gold medalist(s)

Bolivarian Games

  • 2001: 1st: 1st, gold medalist(s)
  • 2005: 2nd: 2nd, silver medalist(s)
  • 2009: 1st: 1st, gold medalist(s)
  • 2013: 1st: 1st, gold medalist(s)

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2018 FIBA World Cup Qualification.

Venezuela men's national basketball team – 2018 FIBA roster
PlayersCoaches
{{FIBA roster footer
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C Echenique, Gregory 26 – (1990-11-23)23 November 1990 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Guaros de Lara Venezuela
PF Carrera, Michael 24 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Trotamundos de Carabobo Venezuela
PG Vargas, Gregory 31 – (1986-02-18)18 February 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Guaros de Lara Venezuela
SG Cox, John 36 – (1981-06-07)7 June 1981 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Medi Bayreuth Germany
PG Cubillán, David 29 – (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Trotamundos de Carabobo Venezuela
PF Ruiz, Miguel 26 – (1990-12-20)20 December 1990 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Trotamundos de Carabobo Venezuela
PG Guillent, Heissler 30 – (1986-12-17)17 December 1986 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Guaros de Lara Venezuela
SG Chourio, Pedro 27 – (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Estudiantes de Concordia Argentina
SG Lewis, Dwight 29 – (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Gimnasia Comodoro Argentina
PF Colmenares, Néstor 29 – (1987-09-05)5 September 1987 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Guaros de Lara Venezuela
PF Graterol, Windi 30 – (1986-09-10)10 September 1986 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Universo Brasilia Brazil
SF Vargas, José 35 – (1982-01-23)23 January 1982 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Guaros de Lara Venezuela
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    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 June 2016
  • (C) – Team Captain

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Gregory Echenique Windi Graterol Luis Carrillo
PF Nestor Colmenares Michael Carrera Miguel Ruiz Luis Bethelmy
SF Jose Vargas Anthony Perez Javinger Vargas
SG John Cox Dwight Lewis Pedro Chourio Jhornan Zamora
PG Gregory Vargas David Cubillan Heissler Guillent Edwin Mijares

Notable players

Other current notable players from Venezuela:

Venezuela roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
SF Donta Smith 33 – (1983-11-27)27 November 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Elan Bearnais France
G Greivis Vásquez 30 – (1987-01-16)16 January 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Free agent
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 11 July 2017

Head coach position

Past rosters

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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 Cordoves)

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: James 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

  1. ↑ FIBA.com – FIBA – Venezuela and Turkey to host 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

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