Paraguay men's national basketball team
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The Paraguay national basketball team 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).
FIBA ranking | 85 5 (15 August 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.
Roster
editTeam for the 2016 South American Basketball Championship.[2]
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Depth chart
editPos. | 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 |
Notable players
editOther notable players from Paraguay:
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Competitions
editOlympic Games
edit- Never competed
FIBA World Cup
editYear | 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 |
FIBA AmeriCup
editYear | 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 |
Pan American Games
edit- 1951: 7th
Results and Fixtures
edit2023
edit23 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) |
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) |
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) |
2024
edit23 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) |
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) |
2025
editHead coach position
edit- Arturo Alvarez – 2010-2012
- Ariel Rearte – 2013-2016
- Eduardo Pfleger - 2016–present[3]
Kit
editSponsor
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ "Sudamericano 2016 - Paraguay". FIBA Americas. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ http://lanaranjaenelaire.com.ar/2016/05/26/eduardo-pfleger-es-el-nuevo-entrenador-de-la-seleccion-de-paraguay/
- ^ 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.