Uruguay men's national basketball team

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

Uruguay
FIBA ranking52 Decrease 4 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationUruguayan Basketball Federation
CoachRuben Magnano
Nickname(s)Charrúas
Olympic Games
Appearances7
MedalsBronze Bronze: (1952, 1956)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances7
MedalsNone
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances18
Medals Silver: (1984)
South American Basketball Championship
Appearances47
Medals 11 Gold, 13 Silver, 12 Bronze

The Uruguay national basketball team (Spanish: Selección de baloncesto de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in men's international basketball competitions and it is governed by Federación Uruguaya de basketball, The team has made seven appearances in the FIBA World Cup and the team represents FIBA and FIBA Americas.[2]

Uruguay is one of three South American countries to win medals at the Basketball Tournament of the Summer Olympics. It won the bronze medal in both the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. Uruguay is currently ranked 52th in the FIBA World Rankings.

2023 FIBA World Cup match against Puerto Rico

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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FIBA World Cup

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FIBA AmeriCup

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Pan American Games

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FIBA South American Championship

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Uruguay was the host and champion of the first major continental basketball championship, the South American Basketball Championship 1930. The event was held in Montevideo and featured four South American national basketball teams. Teams played each of the other three teams twice each; Uruguay won all six of its games. In 1932, Uruguay lost its first game of the South American Basketball Championship series when it was defeated by Chile in one of the two matches it played against the Chileans in the preliminary round. When each team finished at 3–1 (each having defeated Argentina twice), the two countries played a third match to determine the champion, which Uruguay won.

The 1934 and 1935 competitions did not end so happily for the Uruguay team, as they finished in last place each year. With the larger fields of 5 teams each year in 1937, 1938, and 1939, Uruguay fared somewhat better. They took second place in 1937 and 1939, and third in 1938.

Uruguay won their third championship in 1940, which saw the return of the series to Montevideo. There were a record six teams in competition that year; Uruguay beat each of the other five in turn to finish undefeated. 1941 resulted in a bronze medal for Uruguay. The team played in their second tie-breaker final in 1942, this time losing to Argentina to take second place in the tournament. Uruguay advanced to the final round in the first two-round tournament, in 1943, finishing in second place overall.

Uruguay has won the South American Championship 11 times, the last two in 1995 and 1997. The team ranked in the top four in all editions as of 2016.

Team

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Current roster

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The roster for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.[3]

Uruguay men's national basketball team – 2022 FIBA AmeriCup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 1 Gonzalo Iglesias 29 – (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Reina Yogur Clavijo CB Spain
SG 3 Joaquín Osimani 35 – (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Club Atlético Goes Uruguay
PG 8 Agustin Ubal 19 – (2003-07-19)19 July 2003 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) FC Barcelona Spain
F 10 Emiliano Serres 25 – (1997-06-07)7 June 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Obras Sanitarias Argentina
SG 14 Joaquín Rodríguez 23 – (1999-06-14)14 June 1999 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Obras Sanitarias Argentina
C 15 Esteban Batista (C) 39 – (1983-09-02)2 September 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Olimpia Uruguay
PF 18 Sebastian Ottonello 24 – (1997-12-03)3 December 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Unión Atlética Uruguay
PG 21 Luciano Parodi 28 – (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Hebraica Macabi Uruguay
PG 21 Juan Zanotta 27 – (1995-03-25)25 March 1995 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Club Atlético Peñarol Uruguay
C 33 Kiril Wachsmann 37 – (1984-11-12)12 November 1984 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Malvín Uruguay
F 42 Martín Rojas 24 – (1998-07-23)23 July 1998 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Biguá de Villa Biarritz Uruguay
PG 52 Diego Peña 26 – (1996-07-03)3 July 1996 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Club Atlético Peñarol Uruguay
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Uruguay Edgardo Kogan
  • Uruguay Pablo Daniel
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 2 September 2022

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Kiril Wachsmann Nicolas Borsellino Mauricio Arregui
PF Federico Haller Theo Metzger Nahuel Lemos
SF Emiliano Serres Martin Rojas
SG Joaquin Rodriguez Gianfranco Espindola Ignacio Xavier
PG Marcos Cabot Agustin Ubal Diego Garcia

Head coach position

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Past rosters

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1936 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 21 teams

  • Héctor González, Alberto Martí, Amílcar Mesa, Rodolfo Braselli, Carlos Gabin, Leandro Gómez, Gregorio Agos, Tabaré Quintans, Humberto Bernasconi, Prudencio de Pena, Alejo González Roig, Víctor Latou (Coach: Juan Collazo)

1948 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 23 teams

  • Martín Acosta y Lara, Nelson Demarco, Héctor García Otero, Adesio Lombardo, Héctor Ruiz, Roberto Lovera, Carlos Rosello, Miguel Diab, Eduardo Folle, Abraham Eidlin Grossman, Gustavo Magarinos, Victorio Cieslinskas, Néstor Anton, Eduardo Gordon (Coach: Raúl Canale)

1952 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 23 teams

  • Martín Acosta y Lara, Héctor García Otero, Adesio Lombardo, Roberto Lovera, Sergio Matto, Wilfredo Peláez, Carlos Rossello, Victorio Cieslinskas, Héctor Costa, Nelson Demarco, Enrique Balino, Tabaré Larre Borges

1954 World Championship: finished 6th among 12 teams

  • Oscar Moglia, Martín Acosta y Lara, Héctor García Otero, Roberto Lovera, Nelson Demarco, Adesio Lombardo, Carlos Rosello, Omar Zubillaga, Héctor Costa, Raúl Mera, Manuel Usher Ferrer, Julio César Gully, Sergio Matto, Enrique Balino (Coach: Prudencio de Pena)

1956 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 15 teams

  • Oscar Moglia, Héctor García Otero, Carlos Blixen, Nelson Demarco, Raúl Mera, Héctor Costa, Ariel Olascoaga, Milton Scaron, Sergio Matto, Nelson Chelle, Carlos Gonzáles, Ramiro Cortés (Coach: Héctor López Reboledo)

1959 World Championship: finished 9th among 13 teams

  • Héctor García Otero, Carlos Blixen, Milton Scaron, Washington Poyet, Ramiro Cortés, Sergio Matto, Nelson Chelle, Raúl Mera, Manuel Usher Ferrer, Álvaro Roca, Octavio Pedragosa, Adolfo Lubnicki (Coach: Olguiz Rodríguez)

1960 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 16 teams

  • Carlos Blixen, Washington Poyet, Milton Scaron, Héctor Costa, Raúl Mera, Nelson Chelle, Sergio Matto, Adolfo Lubnicki, Manuel Gadea, Edison Ciavattone, Waldemar Rial, Danilo Coito (Coach: Héctor López Reboledo)

1963 World Championship: finished 10th among 13 teams

  • Carlos Blixen, Ramiro de León, Julio Gómez, Sergio Pisano, Manuel Gadea, Álvaro Roca, Waldemar Rial, Atilio Caneiro, Edison Ciavattone, Oscar Ledesma, Francisco di Matteo, Walter Márquez (Coach: Dante Méndez)

1964 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 16 teams

  • Washington Poyet, Julio Gómez, Edison Ciavattone, Álvaro Roca, Manuel Gadea, Ramiro de León, Sergio Pisano, Luis García, Waldemar Rial, Jorge Maya, Walter Márquez, Luis Koster (Coach: Raúl Ballefin)

1967 World Championship: finished 7th among 13 teams

  • Oscar Moglia, Washington Poyet, Julio Gómez, Víctor Hernández, Omar Arrestia, Sergio Pisano, Ramiro de León, Luis García, Walter Márquez, Manuel Gadea, Daniel Borroni, Juan Ceriani (Coach: Raúl Ballefin)

1970 World Championship: finished 7th among 13 teams

  • Omar Arrestia, Sergio Pisano, Manuel Gadea, Víctor Hernández, Ramiro de León, Luis García, Daniel Borroni, Valentín Rodríguez, José Barizo, Daniel Vannet, Walter Lage, Roberto Bomio (Coach: Héctor Bassaiztegui)

1982 World Championship: finished 11th among 13 teams

  • Wilfredo Ruiz, Álvaro Tito, Walter Pagani, Víctor Frattini, Horacio Perdomo, Carlos Peinado, Gerardo Jauri, Germán Haller, Mario Viola, Luis Larrosa, Luis Pierri, Hebert Núñez (Coach: Ramón Etchamendi)

1984 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 12 teams

  • Wilfredo Ruiz, Horacio López, Álvaro Tito, Víctor Frattini, Walter Pagani, Juan Mignone, Horacio Perdomo, Carlos Peinado, Luis Pierri, Hebert Núñez, Luis Larrosa, Julio Pereyra (Coach: Ramón Etchamendi)

1986 World Championship: finished 18th among 24 teams

1991 Pan American Games: finished 7th among 10 teams

1995 Pan American Games: finished 4th among 6 teams

1999 Pan American Games: finished 8th among 8 teams

2003 Pan American Games: finished 8th among 8 teams

2007 Pan American Games: finished 3rd among 8 teams

FIBA Americas Championship 2009: finished 6th among 10 teams

South American Basketball Championship 2010: finished 3rd among 8 teams

FIBA Americas Championship 2013: finished 7th among 10 teams

Roster for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.

Uruguay national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SF 6 Mauricio Aguiar 32 – (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Regatas Argentina
SG 41 Demian Alvarez 30 – (1984-10-19)19 October 1984 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Atletico Aguada Uruguay
PF 14 Nicolas Borsellino 29 – (1986-05-08)8 May 1986 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Atletico Aguada Uruguay
PF 13 Hernando Caceres 21 – (1994-08-22)22 August 1994 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Club Atletico Goes Uruguay
C 7 Mathías Calfani 23 – (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Club Malvín Uruguay
PG 5 Bruno Fitipaldo 24 – (1991-08-02)2 August 1991 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Obras Argentina
C 22 Reque Newsome 33 – (1981-10-08)8 October 1981 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Club Malvín Uruguay
G 11 Martín Osimani (C) 34 – (1981-05-22)22 May 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Defensor Sporting Uruguay
PG 21 Luciano Parodi 21 – (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Hebraica y Macabi Uruguay
F 10 Marcel Souberbielle 23 – (1991-11-29)29 November 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Club Malvín Uruguay
PG 4 Santiago Vidal 26 – (1989-06-05)5 June 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Trouville Uruguay
F/C 33 Kiril Wachsmann 30 – (1984-11-11)11 November 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Melilla Baloncesto Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2015

At the 2016 South American Basketball Championship:

Uruguay national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 5 Bruno Fitipaldo 24 – (1991-08-02)2 August 1991 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Obras Sanitarias Argentina
SF 6 Mauricio Agular 33 – (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Defensor Sporting Uruguay
PF 7 Mathias Calfani 24 – (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Malvin Uruguay
G 9 Panchi Barrera 31 – (1985-04-06)6 April 1985 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Aguada Uruguay
PF 12 Juan Ducasse 17 – (1998-09-02)2 September 1998 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Club Trouville Uruguay
PF 13 Sebastian Vazquez 30 – (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Goes Uruguay
C 15 Esteban Batista 32 – (1983-09-02)2 September 1983 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Olimpia Milano Italy
PF 19 Frederico Haller 28 – (1988-06-05)5 June 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Defensor Sporting Uruguay
G 11 Luciano Parodi 22 – (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Hebraica Macabi Uruguay
C 22 Reque Newsome 34 – (1981-10-08)8 October 1981 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Malvin Uruguay
SF 24 Salvador Zanotta 21 – (1995-03-25)25 March 1995 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Hebraica Macabi Uruguay
C 33 Kiril Wachsmann 31 – (1984-11-12)12 November 1984 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Defensor Sporting Uruguay
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 June 2016

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Uruguay, fiba.com, accessed 25 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Uruguay con los 12 para iniciar la AmeriCup Brasil 2022". basketuruguay.uy (in Spanish). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Team Roster: Uruguay" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 2 September 2022. p. 9. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  5. ^ [1] Mateo Rubio Díaz, nuevo DT de la selección
  6. ^ [2] Mateo Rubio Diaz
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