FIBA ranking Appearances 2 Appearances 15 Location Venezuela | FIBA zone FIBA Americas Appearances 3 Coach Néstor García Joined FIBA 1938 | |
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Nickname(s) La Vinotinto de las alturas National federation Venezuelan Basketball Federation | ||
The Venezuela national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Venezuela in international competitions. It 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.
Contents
- Honours
- Pan American Games
- South American Championship
- Bolivarian Games
- Current roster
- Head coach position
- Past rosters
- References
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. 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.
As of 2015, Venezuela is the reigning basketball champion of the Americas.
Honours
Pan American Games
South American Championship
Bolivarian Games
Current roster
Roster for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach position
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 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)