Argentina men's national basketball team

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

Argentina
FIBA ranking8 Steady (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1932 (co-founders)
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationCABB
CoachPablo Prigioni
Nickname(s)El Alma Argentina (The Argentine Soul)
Olympic Games
Appearances9
Medals Gold: (2004)
Bronze: (2008)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances14
Medals Gold: (1950)
Silver: (2002, 2019)
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances19
Medals Gold: (2001, 2011, 2022)
Silver: (1995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017)
Bronze: (1980, 1993, 1999, 2009, 2013)
Pan American Games
Appearances17
Medals Gold: (1995, 2019, 2023)
Silver: (1951, 1955)
First international
1921 v. Uruguay[2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1950 Argentina
Silver medal – second place 2002 United States
Silver medal – second place 2019 China
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Argentina
Gold medal – first place 2011 Argentina
Gold medal – first place 2022 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 1995 Argentina
Silver medal – second place 2003 Puerto Rico
Silver medal – second place 2005 Dominican Republic
Silver medal – second place 2007 United States
Silver medal – second place 2015 Mexico
Silver medal – second place 2017 Argentina/Colombia/Uruguay
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Venezuela
FIBA Diamond Ball
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nanjing
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Belgrade

The Argentina men's national basketball team (Spanish: selección de básquetbol[a] de Argentina) represents Argentina in men's international basketball officially nicknamed The Argentine Soul[3] (Spanish: El Alma Argentina), and it is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation.

Argentina's national basketball team remains among the most successful in the Americas and one of the most successful in the world. It is the only national team in the FIBA Americas zone that has won the quintuplet crown: FIBA World Cup (they won the first edition, in 1950), Olympic Gold Medal (2004, considered the highest honor and most important title in the history of the Argentine men's team), FIBA Diamond Ball (2008), FIBA AmeriCup (2001, 2011 and 2022) and Pan American Gold Medal (1995, 2019 and 2023). They are also one of only four countries to have won the Olympic gold medal and FIBA World Cup joining the Soviet Union, the United States of America, and Yugoslavia. They have also won 13 South American Basketball Championships, as well as many youth championships.

The Argentine representative were also the first country to defeat a United States national team with a full squad of NBA players. They did so by 87–80 in the 2002 FIBA World Championship held in Indianapolis. In that tournament, Argentina came second behind FR Yugoslavia, losing the final in overtime.

Due to the series of good results since the beginning of the 2000s, Argentina reached the first position in the FIBA Men's Ranking at the end of the 2008 Olympic Games. Argentina is a founding member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) and has South America's longest basketball tradition.

History

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Main article: History of the Argentina national basketball team

The practice of basketball in Argentina was started by Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Young Men's Christian Association – YMCA) in 1912,[4] with the first Federation (Federación Argentina) established to organise competitions not only in Buenos Aires but in several cities around Argentina.

The first national team as covered by El Gráfico magazine in 1921

Argentina played its first international game against Uruguay in 1921.

In 1950 Argentina won its first and only World Championship to date, with a squad formed entirely of amateur players, after defeating France (twice), Brazil, Chile, Egypt and the United States in the decisive match.

With the creation of the Liga Nacional de Básquet in the mid-1980s, a new generation of players led Argentina to a moderate success in the 1986 World Championship where the squad defeated United States for the first time.

2001 was the year when the Golden Generation, winning Argentina's first FIBA Americas Championship – held in Neuquen – where they defeated all of their rivals in the competition.[5] The progress of Argentine basketball would be shown in the 2002 FIBA World Championship, where they became the first team to defeat a United States roster composed entirely of NBA players and also reached the final, finally losing to Yugoslavia.[6] Argentina would reach the finals for the first time since the first World Championship in 1950,[7] but the most important achievement for the squad came in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens when Argentina won their first gold medal, including another victory over the United States at the semi-finals. The Olympics title in 2004 was the highest honor and most important title won in Argentine basketball history.[8]

Uniforms and suppliers

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Period Kit manufacturer
1970s–1997 Topper
1998–2001 Adidas
2002–2007 Topper
2007–2013 Li-Ning
2014–2017 Kappa
2017–2020 Jordan
2022–present Kelme

Since its establishment, the Argentina national team had worn white kits. The team had a long tenure wearing Topper, which was the official supplier since the 1970s to 2007. In 2002, two light blue horizontal stripes (similar to the National flag) were added to the jerseys. When the contract with Topper expired in 2007, the CABB signed an agreement with Chinese firm Li-Ning,[9] which kept the design established by Topper.[10]

Italian company Kappa was the uniforms supplier since 2013.[11] In 2014 the company designed a vertical striped model in the style of football and field hockey representatives. The jersey debuted in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[12][13] When Nike became official sponsor through its brand Air Jordan, the Argentina jersey returned to a simple white color scheme. The deal extended to 2020, when the American company ceased operations in Argentina.[14]

Starting in 2022, Spanish Kelme is the current kit provider for all the Argentina basketball teams.[15]

Honours

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Competition results

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Players

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.[16]

Argentina men's national basketball team – 2022 FIBA AmeriCup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 2 Máximo Fjellerup 24 – (1997-11-25)25 November 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Bàsquet Girona Spain
PG 7 Facundo Campazzo (C) 31 – (1991-03-23)23 March 1991 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) KK Crvena Zvezda Serbia
PG 8 Nicolás Laprovíttola 32 – (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Barcelona Spain
SF 9 Nicolás Brussino 29 – (1993-03-02)2 March 1993 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Gran Canaria Spain
SG 10 Carlos Delfino 40 – (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Victoria Libertas Italy
PG 11 José Vildoza 27 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Flamengo Brazil
C 12 Marcos Delía 30 – (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Wolves Lithuania
PF 14 Gabriel Deck 27 – (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Real Madrid Spain
SF 22 Juan Pablo Vaulet 26 – (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Manresa Spain
PF 25 Tomás Chapero 21 – (2001-06-10)10 June 2001 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Ourense Spain
SG 31 Leandro Bolmaro 21 – (2000-09-11)11 September 2000 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Utah Jazz United States
C 83 Tayavek Gallizzi 29 – (1993-02-08)8 February 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Instituto Argentina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes current
    or most recent club
  • Age – describes age
    on 2 September 2022

Past roster

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Roster for the men's basketball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Argentina men's basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 4 Luis Scola 41 – (1980-04-30)30 April 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Pallacanestro Varese Italy
PG 7 Facundo Campazzo 30 – (1991-03-23)23 March 1991 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Denver Nuggets United States
PG 8 Nicolás Laprovíttola 31 – (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Real Madrid Spain
SF 9 Nicolás Brussino 28 – (1993-03-02)2 March 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Basket Zaragoza Spain
SG 10 Leandro Bolmaro 20 – (2000-09-11)11 September 2000 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) FC Barcelona Spain
C 11 Francisco Cáffaro 21 – (2000-05-19)19 May 2000 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Virginia Cavaliers United States
C 12 Marcos Delía 29 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Pallacanestro Trieste Italy
SF 14 Gabriel Deck 26 – (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Oklahoma City Thunder United States
PG 17 Luca Vildoza 25 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) New York Knicks United States
SF 22 Juan Pablo Vaulet 25 – (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Manresa Spain
SF 29 Patricio Garino 28 – (1993-05-17)17 May 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
C 83 Tayavek Gallizzi 28 – (1993-02-08)8 February 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Regatas Corrientes Argentina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Argentina Gabriel Piccato
  • Argentina Silvio Santander
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 July 2021

Retired numbers

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In July 2017, the Argentine Basketball Confederation announced that numbers 5 and 13 would be retired since the 2017 edition of FIBA AmeriCup and for the rest of championships played by the senior team from then on.[19]

Argentina retired numbers
No. Player Pos. Tenure Games Points Ref.
5 Emanuel Ginóbili SG 1998–2016 104 1,588 [19][20]
13 Andrés Nocioni SF 1999–2016 121 1,364 [19]

Head coaches

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Notes

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  1. ^ The word básquetbol is specific to Rioplatense Spanish, the standard Spanish dialect of Argentina. In most other forms of Spanish, this word would be baloncesto.

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ Linea de Tiempo del Básquet Argentino by Ricardo Orcasitas, CABB website
  3. ^ "El Alma Argentina" Archived 29 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine on CABB website. Retrieved 9 July 2016
  4. ^ Historia en la Argentina on Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes en la Argentina website (Archive – 11 March 2012)
  5. ^ http://www.mdzol.com/nota/320318-en-neuquen-2001-la-generacion-dorada-del-basquet-argentino-sentaba-las-bases/ Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine En Neuquén 2001, la Generación Dorada del básquet argentino, sentaba las bases. mdzol.com
  6. ^ Argentina hands NBA players first international loss, Sports Illustrated, 5 September 2002. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  7. ^ Argentina book final spot, BBC Sport, 7 September 2002. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  8. ^ A 10 años del oro en los Juego Olímpicos Atenas 2004, los tres momentos que Manu Ginóbili jamás olvidará, La Nación, 26 August 2014
  9. ^ Li ning comienza con el desembarco en el basquet argentino on CABB, 9 Feb 2007
  10. ^ Li Ning, el patrocinador de Argentina que quiere desplazar a Adidas y Nike – Perfil.com, 7 Aug 2008
  11. ^ Kappa, la indumentaria de Argentina por cuatro años on CABB, 14 May 2013
  12. ^ "La Selección argentina de básquet presentó su camiseta Kappa para España 2014" Marketing Registrado, 5 August 2014
  13. ^ "Argentina Presentó La Camiseta Para El Mundial" Archived 18 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Córdoba Times, 4 August 2014
  14. ^ Argentina se queda sin Nike, ¿quién la reemplazará?. Basqietplus, 9 Jul 2020
  15. ^ Se presentó la nueva indumentaria de la Selección Argentina on CABB, 31 Jul 2022
  16. ^ "La Selección inicia su camino en la AmeriCup de Brasil". argentina.basketball (in Spanish). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Team Roster: Argentina" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 2 September 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Team Roster Argentina" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  19. ^ a b c CABB anuncia el retiro de las camisetas de Ginóbili y Nocioni by Germán Beder on CABB website, 29 July 2017
  20. ^ El homenaje de la selección de básquet a Ginóbili y Nocioni: retirarán sus números on Infobae, 29 July 2017
  21. ^ "León Najnudel, el viajero del tiempo". 15 July 2020.
  22. ^ @cabboficial (12 January 2021). "Hoy cumple Flor Meléndez.🏀 Entrenador boricua que dejó su huella en el básquet argentino. DT de la Selección entr…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "El legado intacto de Alberto Finger - FEBAMBA".
  24. ^ "El recuerdo de Carlos "Tite" Boismené - ABB". 11 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Fue multicampeón con Atenas, dirigió a la Selección contra Michael Jordan y a los 72 años es el nuevo Director Nacional de Básquet Adaptado".
  26. ^ "Guillermo Vecchio: 'De este equipo me gusta todo; son la Generación Platino'". 14 September 2019.
  27. ^ "El regreso de Julio Lamas a la Selección: Datos y opiniones | CAB".
  28. ^ "El fin de un ciclo: Renunció Rubén Magnano". 4 November 2004.
  29. ^ "Sergio Hernández 15 años después de su asunción - ABB". 31 March 2020.
  30. ^ "El regreso de Julio Lamas a la Selección: Datos y opiniones | CAB".
  31. ^ "Sergio Hernández vuelve a ser el DT de la selección de básquet".
  32. ^ "Gabriel Piccato es el nuevo entrenador de la Selección Mayor | CAB".
  33. ^ "Oveja Hernández abandona Zaragoza y se vuelve a la Argentina: "Necesito estar con mis hijos"". 17 April 2021.
  34. ^ "¡Echaron al Che García de la Selección!". 30 August 2022.
  35. ^ "Pablo Prigioni es el nuevo entrenador de la Selección Argentina | CAB".
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