Paraguay national basketball team

Paraguay Paraguay
FIBA ranking 46 Decrease 1
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
Americas Championship
Appearances 3
Medals None
South American Championship
Appearances 32
Medals Silver: 1955, 1960
Bronze: 1958
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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).

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

Team for the 2016 South American Basketball Championship.[1]

Paraguay men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club
PF 4 Peralta, Gabriel 21 – (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Deportivo Viedma Argentina
G/F 5 Pérez, Daniel 31 – (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
G 6 Vallejos, Carlos Luis 24 – (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
SF 7 Zanotti, Bruno 33 – (1982-09-13)13 September 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
SF 8 Riveros, Edgar 25 – (1991-04-02)2 April 1991 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Sportivo Obreros de Pilar Paraguay
G/F 9 Mellone, Federico 31 – (1985-01-20)20 January 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Cerro Porteño Paraguay
F 10 Sánchez, Ramón 24 – (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Cerro Porteño Paraguay
F 11 Bareiro, Diego 24 – (1991-09-07)7 September 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
F 12 Fabio, José 38 – (1977-12-31)31 December 1977 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Comunicaciones de Corrientes Argentina
PG 13 Peralta, Alejandro 25 – (1991-04-17)17 April 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Deportivo San José Paraguay
F 14 Latraro, Robertro 32 – (1983-12-07)7 December 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
F 15 López, Adolfo 27 – (1989-05-07)7 May 1989 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Club Félix Pérez Cardozo Paraguay
Head coach
  • Argentina Eduardo Pfleger
Assistant coach(es)
  • Paraguay Christian Viveros
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2016

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
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

Other notable players from Paraguay:

Paraguay roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G Javier Martínez (basketball) 37 – (1978-08-31)31 August 1978 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Regatas Corrientes Argentina

Competitions

Olympic Games

FIBA World championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1954 9 1954 FIBA World Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1967 13 1967 FIBA World Championship 4 cities, Uruguay
2019 TBD 2019 FIBA World Championship 8 cities, China

FIBA Americas Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1989 10 1989 Tournament of the Americas Mexico City, Mexico
2011 9 2011 FIBA Americas Championship Mar del Plata, Argentina
2013 10 2013 FIBA Americas Championship Caracas, Venezuela
2017 TBD 2017 FIBA Americas Championship To be determined

Pan American Games

Results and Fixtures

Recent and forthcoming matches

26 June, 2016
Paraguay  74–55  Bolivia
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 9–13, 22–12, 19–13
Pts: G. Peralta 12
Rebs: Fabio 8
Asts: Vallejos 5		 Pts: Camargo 22
Rebs: Salvatierra 13
Asts: Arze 9
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Carlos Dueñas (COL), Bartolomé Estrada (PER), Fabricio Vito (ARG)
27 June, 2016
Venezuela  77–48  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 18–5, 17–8, 17–17, 25–18
Pts: G. Vargas 13
Rebs: Colmenares, Lewis 6
Asts: G. Vargas 8		 Pts: Pérez 8
Rebs: Bareiro 6
Asts: Fabio 3
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Jorge Cabrera (CUB), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)
28 June, 2016
Paraguay  63–101  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 6–28, 18–24, 22–28, 17–21
Pts: Peralta 11
Rebs: Mellone 8
Asts: three players 2		 Pts: Olivinha 21
Rebs: Jefferson, Toledo 8
Asts: Fúlvio 9
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI), Fabricio Vito (ARG)
29 June, 2016
Ecuador  57–71  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 7–24, 20–21, 14–14, 16–12
Pts: Mina 16
Rebs: Mina 14
Asts: Martínez 5		 Pts: Zanotti 16
Rebs: Vallejos 7
Asts: four players 3
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Fabricio Vito (ARG), Carlos Dueñas (COL), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)
1 July, 2016
Paraguay  58–82  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 15–18, 12–21, 16–17
Pts: A. Peralta 11
Rebs: A. Peralta 6
Asts: Zanotti 5		 Pts: Jackson 24
Rebs: Hernández 11
Asts: Atencia 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Roberto Oliveros (VEN), Fabricio Vito (ARG)

Head coach position

Kit

2013: Itaú [3] 2016: Tigo[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sudamericano 2016 - Paraguay". FIBA Americas. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ↑ http://lanaranjaenelaire.com.ar/2016/05/26/eduardo-pfleger-es-el-nuevo-entrenador-de-la-seleccion-de-paraguay/
  3. ↑ Caracas 2013, caracas2013.com, Retrieved 20 Dec 2015.
  4. ↑
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