Argentina national basketball team 2937490 225905304 2008-07-15T23:15:23Z Ultracanalla 5773283 {{ Infobox national basketball team| color1=9BC4E2| color2=fff| country=Argentina| logo=CABB_Argentina.png| fiba_ranking=2<sup>nd</sup>| fiba_zone=FIBA Americas| joined_fiba=1932| national_fed=[[Argentine Basketball Federation|CABB]]| coach=[[Sergio Hernández (basketball)|Sergio Hernández]]| captain=[[Manu Ginobili (basketball)|Manu Ginobili]]| h_pattern_b=_whitehoops|h_body=9BC4E2|a_shorts=ffffff| a_body=000066|a_shorts=000066|a_pattern_b=| zone_appearances=13| zone_championship=FIBA Americas Championship| zone_medals=''Gold'': [[Americas Championships 2001|2001]]<br />''Silver'': [[Americas Championships 1995|1995]], [[Americas Championships 2003|2003]], [[Americas Championships 2007|2007]]<br />''Bronze'': [[Americas Championships 1980|1980]], [[Americas Championships 1993|1993]], [[Americas Championships 1999|1999]]| oly_appearances=4 | oly_medals=''Gold'': [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]| wc_appearances=11 [[1950 FIBA World Championship|1950]], [[1959 FIBA World Championship|1959]], [[1963 FIBA World Championship|1963]], [[1967 FIBA World Championship|1967]], [[1974 FIBA World Championship|1974]], [[1986 FIBA World Championship|1986]], [[1990 FIBA World Championship|1990]], [[1994 FIBA World Championship|1994]], [[1998 FIBA World Championship|1998]], [[2002 FIBA World Championship|2002]], [[2006 FIBA World Championship|2006]]| wc_medals=''Gold'': 1950, ''Silver'': 2002 | }} {{MedalTop}} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Basketball]]}} {{MedalGold| [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] |[[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's basketball|Team]]}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Argentina national basketball team''' is the basketball side that represents [[Argentina]] in [[basketball]] international competitions, and depends on the [[Argentine Basketball Federation]]. Argentina is the first team to win the [[Basketball World Championship|world title]], in [[1950]]. The team also won the [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Tournament]] in [[2004]]. The most important team in [[South America]] together with [[Brazil national basketball team|Brazil]], Argentina won the [[South American Basketball Championship 1934|1934]], [[South American Basketball Championship 1935|1935]], [[South American Basketball Championship 1941|1941]], [[South American Basketball Championship 1942|1942]], [[South American Basketball Championship 1943|1943]], [[South American Basketball Championship 1966|1966]], [[South American Basketball Championship 1976|1976]], [[South American Basketball Championship 1979|1979]], [[South American Basketball Championship 1987|1987]], [[South American Basketball Championship 2001|2001]], [[South American Basketball Championship 2004|2004]] and [[South American Basketball Championship 2008|2008]] [[South American Basketball Championship|South American Championships]], and the [[Americas Championships 2001|2001]] [[FIBA Americas Championship|Americas Championship]] (where [[United States]] and [[Puerto Rico]] also participate), as well as many youth championships. Due to the series of good results since the beginning of the 2000, Argentina reached the second position in the FIBA men's ranking at the end of the [[2006 FIBA World Championship]] (16th in the women's ranking, and 5th in the combined ranking). == [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] record == * [[Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]: 15th * [[Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]: 4th * [[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]: 9th * '''[[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]: 1st''' [[Image:Med 1.png]] == [[FIBA World Championship]] record == * '''[[1950 FIBA World Championship]]: 1st''' [[Image:Med 1.png]] * [[1959 FIBA World Championship]]: 10th * [[1963 FIBA World Championship]]: 8th * [[1967 FIBA World Championship]]: 6th * [[1974 FIBA World Championship]]: 11th * [[1986 FIBA World Championship]]: 12th * [[1990 FIBA World Championship]]: 8th * [[1994 FIBA World Championship]]: 9th * [[1998 FIBA World Championship]]: 8th * [[2002 FIBA World Championship]]: '''2nd''' [[Image:Med 2.png]] * [[2006 FIBA World Championship]]: 4th == [[FIBA Americas Championship]] medals == * [[FIBA Americas Championship 1980]]: Bronze [[Image:Med 3.png]] * [[FIBA Americas Championship 1993]]: Bronze [[Image:Med 3.png]] * [[FIBA Americas Championship 1995]]: Silver [[Image:Med 2.png]] * [[FIBA Americas Championship 1999]]: Bronze [[Image:Med 3.png]] * [[FIBA Americas Championship 2001]]: '''Gold''' [[Image:Med 1.png]] * [[FIBA Americas Championship 2003]]: Silver [[Image:Med 2.png]] * [[FIBA Americas Championship 2005]]: Silver [[Image:Med 2.png]] * [[FIBA Americas Championship 2007]]: Silver [[Image:Med 2.png]] ==Famous players== {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | *[[Oscar Alberto Furlong]] *[[Hugo Sconochini]] *[[Jorge Racca]] *[[Ernesto Gehrmann]] *[[Julio Rodríguez]] *[[Hernán Montenegro]] *[[Luis Villar]] *[[Marcelo Milanesio]] *[[Juan Espil]] *[[Diego Osella]] *[[Héctor Campana|Héctor "''Pichi''" Campana]] *[[Facundo Sucatzki]] *[[Juan Ignacio Sánchez|Pepe Sánchez]] *[[Fabricio Oberto]] *[[Andrés Nocioni]] | *[[Luis Scola]] *[[Andres Ricardo Pelussi]] *[[Manu Ginobili|Emanuel Ginóbili]] *[[Carlos Delfino]] *[[Miguel Cortijo]] *[[Román González]] *[[Federico Kammerichs]] *[[Leonardo Gutiérrez]] *[[Diego Logrippo]] *[[Lucas Victoriano]] *[[Paolo Quinteros]] *[[Matías Sandes]] *[[Marcelo Nicola]] *[[Walter Herrmann]] *[[Rubén Wolkowyski]] | *[[Alejandro Montecchia]] *[[Pablo Prigioni]] *[[Gabriel Fernández (basketball)|Gabriel Fernández]] *[[Daniel Farabello]] *[[Leandro Palladino]] *[[Nicolás Gianella]] *[[Antonio Porta]] |} ==Current roster== {{NBA roster header|team=Argentina National Basketball Team | color1 = #488AC7 | bg1 = #ADDFFF | color2 = #488AC7 | bg2 = #ADDFFF}} <!-- list of players --> {{player2 | num = 4 | nat = Argentina | first = Luis | last = Scola | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 9.5 | lbs = 250 | from = Houston Rockets}} {{player2 | num = 5 | nat = Argentina | first = Manu | last = Ginobili | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | college = [[San Antonio Spurs]]}} {{player2 | num = 7 | nat = Argentina | first = Fabricio | last = Oberto | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 250 | college = [[San Antonio Spurs]]}} {{player2 | num = 10 | nat = Argentina | first = Carlos | last = Delfino | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 6.75 | lbs = 230 | college = [[Toronto Raptors]]}} {{player2 | num = 11 | nat = Argentina | first = Pablo | last = Prigioni | pos = PG | ft = 6| in = 4 | lbs = 195 | college = [[Saski Baskonia|Tau Vitoria]]}} {{player2 | num = 13 | nat = Argentina | first = Andres | last = Nocioni | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 225 | college = [[Chicago Bulls]]}} {{player2 | num = - | nat = Argentina | first = Nicolás | last = Gianella | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 205 | college = [[CB Granada]]}} {{player2 | num = - | nat = Argentina | first = Antonio | last = Porta | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 200 | college = [[Spartak Saint Petersburg]]}} {{player2 | num = - | nat = Argentina | first = Federico | last = Kammerichs| pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 8.75 | lbs = 240 | college = [[CB Murcia]]}} {{player2 | num = - | nat = Argentina | first = Leonardo | last = Gutiérrez | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 6.75 | lbs = 245 | college = [[Asociación Deportiva Atenas|Atenas]]}} {{player2 | num = - | nat = Argentina | first = Román | last = González | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 290 | college = [[Peñarol Mar del Plata|Peñarol]]}} {{player2 | num = - | nat = Argentina | first = Paolo | last = Quinteros | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 200 | college = [[Basket Zaragoza 2002|Zaragoza]]}} <!-- end list of players --> |} | valign="top" | ; Head coach *{{player||Argentina|[[Sergio Hernández (basketball)|Sergio Hernández]]}} ; Assistant coach(es) *{{player||Argentina|[[Julio Lamas]]}} *{{player||Argentina|}} *{{player||Argentina|}} *{{player||Argentina|}} ---- ;Legend: *'''(C)''' Team captain |} ==Trivia== *Argentina line-up of 1950: :Pedro Andrés Bustos, Leopoldo Contarbio, Hugo Oscar del Vecchio, [[Oscar Alberto Furlong]], Ricardo Primitivo González, Vito Liva, Alberto López, Rubén Francisco Menini, Omar Ubaldo Monza, Raúl Pérez Varela, Juan Carlos Uder and Roberto Luis Viau. :Coach: Jorge Hugo Canavesi(Main Coach) & Casimiro Gonzalez Trilla (Co-Coach) *[[Manu Ginobili|Emanuel Ginóbili]] became in [[2003]], with [[San Antonio Spurs]], the first Argentine player to win an [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] championship, and in spite of his age, is already considered one of the most important players in Argentine basketball history. He is also the only player in history to win an NBA title, a Gold Medal at the [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]], and the [[Euroleague]]. ==Rosters== '''1948 Olympic Games:''' finished '''15th''' among 23 teams Oscar Furlong, Ruben Francisco Menini, Manuel Guerrero, Ricardo Primitivo Gonzalez, Tomas Vio, Bruno Varani, Raul Calvo, Raul Lledo, Juan Carlos Uder, Leon Felipe Martinetti, Jorge Nure, Arturo Ruffa, Fabian A. Crespo, Oscar Perez Cattaneo, Leopoldo Contarbio (Coach: Jorge Hugo Canavesi) '''1950 World Championship:''' finished '''1st''' among 10 teams Oscar Furlong, Pedro Andres Bustos, Ruben Francisco Menini, Leopoldo Contarbio, Ricardo Primitivo Gonzalez, Vito Liva, Alberto Lopez, Hugo Oscar del Vecchio, Roberto Luis Viau, Omar Ubaldo Monza, Raul Perez Varela, Juan Carlos Uder (Coach: Jorge Hugo Canavesi & Casimiro Gonzalez Trilla) '''1952 Olympic Games:''' finished '''4th''' among 23 teams Oscar Furlong, Ruben Francisco Menini, Leopoldo Contarbio, Ricardo Primitivo Gonzalez, Hugo Oscar del Vecchio, Juan Carlos Uder, Alberto Lopez, Raul Perez Varela, Ruben Pagliari, Roberto Luis Viau, Omar Ubaldo Monza, Juan Gaszo, Rafael Lledo, Ignacio Poletti '''1959 World Championship:''' finished '''10th''' among 13 teams Bernardo Schime, Antonio Hector Tozzi, Orlando A. Peralta, Herberto R. Fagnani, Enrique J. Borda, Florencio O. Marzoratti, Hector Ismael Barreneche, Edgar Domingo Parizzia, Felipe Fernandez, Carlos Alberto Vasino, Juan Carlos Nano, Juan Luis Sabatini (Coach: Pedro Rafael Pasquinelli) '''1963 World Championship:''' finished '''8th''' among 13 teams Alfredo Tulli, Antonio Hector Tozzi, Atilio Jose Fruet, Alberto Vicente Desimone, Gregorio Moreno, Gustavo Adolfo Chazarreta, Arturo Cacciamani, Hugo Mario Oliva, Samuel Alfredo Oliva, Carlos Ernesto Lutringer, Zoilo Victor Dominguez, Victor Hugo LeBihan (Coach: Alberto F. Andrizzi) '''1967 World Championship:''' finished '''6th''' among 13 teams Jose Ignacio de Lizazo, Nestor Delguy, Carlos Mariani, Hector Ismael Barreneche, Tomas Sandor, Ernesto Ghermann, Atilio Jose Fruet, Alberto Pedro Cabrera, Norberto Battilana, Samuel Oliva, Luis Casarin, Dante Aurelio Masolini (Coach: Miguel Angel Ripullone) '''1974 World Championship:''' finished '''11th''' among 14 teams Ernesto Ghermann, Alfredo Adrian Monachesi, Carlos Alberto Gonzalez, Jorge Oscar Martin, Carlos Alberto Raffaelli, Raul Esteban Guitart, Eduardo Osvaldo Cadillac, Gustavo Aguirre, Jorge Becerra, Adolfo Ruben Perazzo, Jose Luis Pagella, Alberto Pedro Cabrera (Coach: Miguel Angel Ripullone) '''1986 World Championship:''' finished '''12th''' among 24 teams Marcelo Milanesio, Hector Oscar "Pichi" Campana, Miguel Alberto Cortijo, Sebastian Uranga, Carlos Romano, Gabriel Milovich, Luis Alberto Orono, Fernando Borcel, Esteban Camisassa, Diego Maggi, Hernan Abel Montenegro, Sergio Daniel Aispurua (Coach: Flor Melendez Montanez) '''1990 World Championship:''' finished '''8th''' among 16 teams Marcelo Milanesio, Hector Oscar "Pichi" Campana, Miguel Alberto Cortijo, Sebastian Uranga, Carlos Romano, Esteban Pablo de la Fuente, Diego Maggi, Diego Marcelo Osella, Gabriel Milovich, Julio Ariel Rodriguez, Ruben Ariel Scolari, Marcelo Lorenzo Richotti (Coach: Carlos Boismene) '''1994 World Championship:''' finished '''9th''' among 16 teams Marcelo Milanesio, Hector Oscar "Pichi" Campana, Juan Espil, Marcelo Nicola, Ruben Wolkowisky, Daniel Farabello, Jorge Oscar Racca, Esteban Daniel Perez, Sebastian Uranga, Diego Marcelo Osella, Eduardo Claudio Domine, Orlando Fabian Tourn (Coach: Guillermo Edgardo Vecchio) '''1996 Olympic Games:''' finished '''9th''' among 12 teams Marcelo Milanesio, Juan Espil, Marcelo Nicola, Daniel Farabello, Fabricio Oberto, Jorge Oscar Racca, Ruben Wolkowisky, Diego Marcelo Osella, Esteban Daniel Perez, Ernesto Federico Michel, Esteban Pablo de la Fuente, Luis Emilio Villar (Coach: Guillermo Edgardo Vecchio) '''1998 World Championship:''' finished '''8th''' among 16 teams Marcelo Milanesio, Emanuel Ginobili, Hugo Sconochini, Juan Ignacio "Pepe" Sanchez, Ruben Wolkowisky, Juan Espil, Fabricio Oberto, Marcelo Nicola, Alejandro Montecchia, Diego Marcelo Osella, Esteban Pablo de la Fuente, Carlos Patricio Simoni (Coach: Julio Cesar Lamas) '''2002 World Championship:''' finished '''2nd''' among 16 teams Emanuel Ginobili, Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni, Fabricio Oberto, Hugo Sconochini, Ruben Wolkowisky, Juan Ignacio "Pepe" Sanchez, Alejandro Montecchia, Lucas Victoriano, Leandro Palladino, Leonardo Gutierrez, Gabriel Fernandez (Coach: Ruben Magnano) '''2004 Olympic Games:''' finished '''1st''' among 12 teams Emanuel Ginobili, Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni, Carlos Delfino, Hugo Sconochini, Walter Herrmann, Fabricio Oberto, Juan Ignacio “Pepe” Sanchez, Ruben Wolkowyski, Alejandro Montecchia, Gabriel Fernandez, Leonardo Gutierrez (Coach: Ruben Magnano) '''2006 World Championship:''' finished '''4th''' among 24 teams [[Emanuel Ginobili]], [[Luis Scola]], [[Carlos Delfino]], [[Andres Nocioni]], [[Fabricio Oberto]], [[Pablo Prigioni]], [[Rubén Wolkowyski]], [[Juan Ignacio Sanchez|Juan Ignacio "Pepe" Sanchez]] , [[Walter Herrmann]], Daniel Farabello, [[Gabriel Fernandez]], [[Leonardo Gutierrez]] (Coach: Sergio Santos Hernandez) ==External links== *[http://www.fibaamericas.com/federacion_us.asp?f=ARG FIBA's statistics on Argentina] *[http://www.cabb.com.ar/ CABB's page] (Spanish) {{fb start}} {{International basketball}} {{FIBA Americas teams}} {{ArgentinaNationalTeams}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Basketball in Argentina|National basketball team, Argentina]] [[Category:National basketball teams]] [[Category:National sports teams of Argentina|B]] [[bs:Argentinska košarkaška reprezentacija]] [[de:Argentinische Basketballnationalmannschaft]] [[es:Selección de básquetbol de Argentina]] [[fr:Équipe d'Argentine de basket-ball]] [[he:נבחרת ארגנטינה בכדורסל]] [[hr:Argentinska košarkaška reprezentacija]] [[it:Nazionale di pallacanestro dell'Argentina]] [[lv:Argentīnas basketbola izlase]] [[lt:Argentinos vyrų krepšinio rinktinė]] [[ja:バスケットボールアルゼンチン代表]] [[pt:Seleção Argentina de Basquetebol]] [[sh:Košarkaška reprezentacija Argentine]] [[fi:Argentiinan koripallomaajoukkue]] [[tr:Arjantin Millî Basketbol Takımı]]