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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Venezuela women's national basketball team.

Venezuela
FIBA ranking20 (3 March 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1938
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationVenezuelan Basketball Federation
CoachFernando Duró
Nickname(s)La Vinotinto de las alturas
Olympic Games
Appearances2
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances4
MedalsNone
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances16
Medals Gold: (2015)
Silver: (1992)
Bronze: (2005)
Home
Away

Venezuela qualified for two Summer Olympiads: 1992, and the 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
Winners: 2015

Achievements

Summer Olympics
Year Position Tournament Host
1992111992 Summer OlympicsBarcelona, Spain
2016102016 Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil
2020To be determined2020 Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan

FIBA World Cup
Year Position Tournament Host
1990111990 FIBA World ChampionshipArgentina
2002142002 FIBA World ChampionshipIndianapolis, United States
2006232006 FIBA World ChampionshipJapan
2019142019 FIBA World CupChina
2023TBA2023 FIBA World CupPhilippines, Japan and Indonesia

FIBA AmeriCup
Year Position Tournament Host
198871988 Tournament of the AmericasMontevideo, Uruguay
198941989 Tournament of the AmericasMexico City, Mexico
19921992 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
20052005 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
20152015 FIBA Americas ChampionshipMexico City, Mexico
201792017 FIBA AmeriCupfour cities in Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay

Pan American Games
See also: Basketball at the 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 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[3]

Venezuela national basketball team – 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 5 Vargas, Gregory 33 – (1986-02-18)18 February 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Maccabi Haifa
SG 7 Zamora, Jhornan 30 – (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Évreux
SG 9 Chourio, Pedro 29 – (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Trotamundos
SF 10 Vargas, José 37 – (1982-01-23)23 January 1982 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Guaros de Lara
PF 11 Bethelmy, Luis 32 – (1986-10-14)14 October 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Guaros de Lara
F 13 Pérez, Anthony 25 – (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Trotamundos
PF 14 Ruiz, Miguel 28 – (1990-12-20)20 December 1990 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Trotamundos de Carabobo
C 15 Graterol, Windi 32 – (1986-09-10)10 September 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Boca Juniors
PG 19 Guillent, Heissler 32 – (1986-12-17)17 December 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Guaros de Lara
SF 21 Lewis, Dwight 31 – (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Gimnasia Comodoro
PF 23 Carrera, Michael 26 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Trotamundos de Carabobo
PF 43 Colmenares, Néstor 31 – (1987-09-05)5 September 1987 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Guaros de Lara
Head coach
  • Fernando Duró
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 August 2019

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
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
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 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
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. FIBA.com – FIBA – Venezuela and Turkey to host 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
  3. 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster

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