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Argentina men's national basketball team

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

The Argentina men's national basketball team (Spanish: selección de básquetbol[a] de Argentina) represents Argentina in men's international basketball officially nicknamed The Argentine Soul[3] (Spanish: El Alma Argentina), and it is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation.

Argentina
FIBA ranking8 Decrease 1 (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1932 (co-founders)
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationCABB
CoachPablo Prigioni
Nickname(s)El Alma Argentina (The Argentine Soul)
Olympic Games
Appearances8
Medals Gold: (2004)
Bronze: (2008)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances14
Medals Gold: (1950)
Silver: (2002, 2019)
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances19
Medals Gold: (2001, 2011, 2022)
Silver: (1995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017)
Bronze: (1980, 1993, 1999, 2009, 2013)
Pan American Games
Appearances17
Medals Gold: (1995, 2019, 2023)
Silver: (1951, 1955)
First international
1921 v. Uruguay[2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place1950 Argentina
Silver medal – second place2002 United States
Silver medal – second place2019 China
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place2001 Argentina
Gold medal – first place2011 Argentina
Gold medal – first place2022 Brazil
Silver medal – second place1995 Argentina
Silver medal – second place2003 Puerto Rico
Silver medal – second place2005 Dominican Republic
Silver medal – second place2007 United States
Silver medal – second place2015 Mexico
Silver medal – second place2017 Argentina/Colombia/Uruguay
Bronze medal – third place1980 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal – third place1993 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal – third place1999 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal – third place2009 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal – third place2013 Venezuela
FIBA Diamond Ball
Gold medal – first place2008 Nanjing
Bronze medal – third place2004 Belgrade

Argentina's national basketball team remains among the most successful in the Americas and one of the most successful in the world. It is the only national team in the FIBA Americas zone that has won the quintuplet crown: FIBA World Cup (they won the first edition, in 1950), Olympic Gold Medal (2004) (the highest honor and most important title of Argentina in the history of Argentina Basketball Men's Senior National Team), FIBA Diamond Ball (2008), FIBA AmeriCup (2001, 2011 and 2022) and Pan American Gold Medal (1995, 2019 and 2023). They are also one of only four countries to have won the Olympic gold medal and FIBA World Cup joining the Soviet Union, the United States of America, and Yugoslavia. They have also won 13 South American Basketball Championships, as well as many youth championships.

The Argentine representative were also the first country to defeat a United States national team with a full squad of NBA players. They did so by 87–80 in the 2002 FIBA World Championship held in Indianapolis. In that tournament, Argentina came second behind FR Yugoslavia, losing the final in overtime.

Due to the series of good results since the beginning of the 2000s (decade), Argentina reached the first position in the FIBA Men's Ranking at the end of the 2008 Olympic Games. Argentina is a founding member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) and has South America's longest basketball tradition.

History

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Main article: History of the Argentina national basketball team

The practice of basketball in Argentina was started by Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Young Men's Christians Association – YMCA) in 1912.,[4] with the first Federation ("Federación Argentina") established to organise competitions not only in Buenos Aires but in several cities around Argentina.

The first national team as covered by El Gráfico magazine in 1921

Argentina played its first international game against Uruguay in 1921.

In 1950 Argentina won its first and only World Championship to date, with a squad formed entirely by amateur players, after defeating France (twice), Brazil, Chile, Egypt and the United States in the decisive match.

With the creation of the Liga Nacional de Básquet in the mid-1980s, a new generation of players led Argentina to a moderate success in the 1986 World Championship where the squad defeated United States for the first time in their history. Nevertheless, the progress of Argentine basketball would be shown in 2002 FIBA World Championship being the first team to defeat a United States roster composed entirely of NBA players and also reaching the final, finally losing to Yugoslavia.

2001 was the year when the Golden Generation raised, winning the first Argentina's FIBA Americas Championship -held in Neuquen-, where they defeated all of its rivals in the competition.[5] In 2002 the team made history by being the first team to defeat a United States roster composed entirely of NBA players during the 2002 FIBA World Championship.[6] Argentina would reach the finals for the first time since the first World Championship in 1950,[7] But the most important achievement for the squad came in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens when Argentina won their first gold medal (including another victory over the United States at the semi-finals). The Olympics title in 2004 is the higher honor and important title of Argentina in the history of the sport in the country.[8]

Uniforms and suppliers

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PeriodKit manufacturer
1970s–1997Topper
1998–2001Adidas
2002–2007Topper
2007–2013Li-Ning
2014–2017Kappa
2017–2020Jordan
2022–presentKelme

Since its establishment, the Argentina national team had worn white kits. The team had a long tenure wearing Topper, which was the official supplier since the 1970s to 2007. In 2002, two light blue horizontal stripes (similar to the National flag) were added to the jerseys. When the contract with Topper expired in 2007, the CABB signed an agreement with Chinese firm Li-Ning,[9] which kept the design established by Topper.[10]

Italian company Kappa was the uniforms supplier since 2013.[11]In 2014 the company designed a vertical striped model in the style of football and field hockey representatives. The jersey debuted in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[12][13] When Nike became official sponsor through its brand Air Jordan, the Argentina jersey returned to a simple white color scheme. The deal extended to 2020, when the American company ceased operations in Argentina.[14]

Starting in 2022, Spanish Kelme is the current kit provider for all the Argentina basketball teams.[15]

Honours

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Competition results

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Players

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.[16]

Argentina men's national basketball team – 2022 FIBA AmeriCup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG2Máximo Fjellerup24 – (1997-11-25)25 November 19971.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Bàsquet Girona
PG7Facundo Campazzo (C)31 – (1991-03-23)23 March 19911.78 m (5 ft 10 in)KK Crvena Zvezda
PG8Nicolás Laprovíttola32 – (1990-01-31)31 January 19901.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Barcelona
SF9Nicolás Brussino29 – (1993-03-02)2 March 19932.01 m (6 ft 7 in)Gran Canaria
SG10Carlos Delfino40 – (1982-08-29)29 August 19822.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Victoria Libertas
PG11José Vildoza27 – (1995-08-11)11 August 19951.91 m (6 ft 3 in)Flamengo
C12Marcos Delía30 – (1992-08-08)8 August 19922.09 m (6 ft 10 in)BC Wolves
PF14Gabriel Deck27 – (1995-02-08)8 February 19951.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Real Madrid
SF22Juan Pablo Vaulet26 – (1996-03-22)22 March 19961.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Manresa
PF25Tomás Chapero21 – (2001-06-10)10 June 20012.06 m (6 ft 9 in)Ourense
SG31Leandro Bolmaro21 – (2000-09-11)11 September 20001.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Utah Jazz
C83Tayavek Gallizzi29 – (1993-02-08)8 February 19932.05 m (6 ft 9 in)Instituto
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes current
    or most recent club
  • Age – describes age
    on 2 September 2022

Past roster

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Roster for the men's basketball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Argentina men's basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PF4Luis Scola41 – (1980-04-30)30 April 19802.04 m (6 ft 8 in)Pallacanestro Varese
PG7Facundo Campazzo30 – (1991-03-23)23 March 19911.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Denver Nuggets
PG8Nicolás Laprovíttola31 – (1990-01-31)31 January 19901.94 m (6 ft 4 in)Real Madrid
SF9Nicolás Brussino28 – (1993-03-02)2 March 19932.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Basket Zaragoza
SG10Leandro Bolmaro20 – (2000-09-11)11 September 20001.98 m (6 ft 6 in)FC Barcelona
C11Francisco Cáffaro21 – (2000-05-19)19 May 20002.16 m (7 ft 1 in)Virginia Cavaliers
C12Marcos Delía29 – (1992-04-08)8 April 19922.06 m (6 ft 9 in)Pallacanestro Trieste
SF14Gabriel Deck26 – (1995-02-08)8 February 19951.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Oklahoma City Thunder
PG17Luca Vildoza25 – (1995-08-11)11 August 19951.91 m (6 ft 3 in)New York Knicks
SF22Juan Pablo Vaulet25 – (1996-03-22)22 March 19961.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Manresa
SF29Patricio Garino28 – (1993-05-17)17 May 19931.96 m (6 ft 5 in)BC Žalgiris
C83Tayavek Gallizzi28 – (1993-02-08)8 February 19932.05 m (6 ft 9 in)Regatas Corrientes
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Gabriel Piccato
  • Silvio Santander
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 July 2021

Retired numbers

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In July 2017, the Argentine Basketball Confederation announced that numbers 5 and 13 would be retired since the 2017 edition of FIBA AmeriCup and for the rest of championships played by the senior team from then on.[19]

Argentina retired numbers
No.PlayerPos.TenureGamesPointsRef.
5Emanuel GinóbiliSG1998–20161041,588[19][20]
13Andrés NocioniSF1999–20161211,364[19]

Head coaches

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Notes

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  1. ^ The word básquetbol is specific to Rioplatense Spanish, the standard Spanish dialect of Argentina. In most other forms of Spanish, this word would be baloncesto.

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ Linea de Tiempo del Básquet Argentino by Ricardo Orcasitas, CABB website
  3. ^ "El Alma Argentina" Archived 29 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine on CABB website. Retrieved 9 July 2016
  4. ^ Historia en la Argentina on Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes en la Argentina website (Archive – 11 March 2012)
  5. ^ http://www.mdzol.com/nota/320318-en-neuquen-2001-la-generacion-dorada-del-basquet-argentino-sentaba-las-bases/ Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine En Neuquén 2001, la Generación Dorada del básquet argentino, sentaba las bases. mdzol.com
  6. ^ Argentina hands NBA players first international loss, Sports Illustrated, 5 September 2002. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  7. ^ Argentina book final spot, BBC Sport, 7 September 2002. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  8. ^ A 10 años del oro en los Juego Olímpicos Atenas 2004, los tres momentos que Manu Ginóbili jamás olvidará, La Nación, 26 August 2014
  9. ^ Li ning comienza con el desembarco en el basquet argentino on CABB, 9 Feb 2007
  10. ^ Li Ning, el patrocinador de Argentina que quiere desplazar a Adidas y Nike – Perfil.com, 7 Aug 2008
  11. ^ Kappa, la indumentaria de Argentina por cuatro años on CABB, 14 May 2013
  12. ^ "La Selección argentina de básquet presentó su camiseta Kappa para España 2014" Marketing Registrado, 5 August 2014
  13. ^ "Argentina Presentó La Camiseta Para El Mundial" Archived 18 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Córdoba Times, 4 August 2014
  14. ^ Argentina se queda sin Nike, ¿quién la reemplazará?. Basqietplus, 9 Jul 2020
  15. ^ Se presentó la nueva indumentaria de la Selección Argentina on CABB, 31 Jul 2022
  16. ^ "La Selección inicia su camino en la AmeriCup de Brasil". argentina.basketball (in Spanish). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Team Roster: Argentina" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 2 September 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Team Roster Argentina" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  19. ^ a b c CABB anuncia el retiro de las camisetas de Ginóbili y Nocioni by Germán Beder on CABB website, 29 July 2017
  20. ^ El homenaje de la selección de básquet a Ginóbili y Nocioni: retirarán sus números on Infobae, 29 July 2017
  21. ^ "León Najnudel, el viajero del tiempo". 15 July 2020.
  22. ^ @cabboficial (12 January 2021). "Hoy cumple Flor Meléndez.🏀 Entrenador boricua que dejó su huella en el básquet argentino. DT de la Selección entr…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "El legado intacto de Alberto Finger - FEBAMBA".
  24. ^ "El recuerdo de Carlos "Tite" Boismené - ABB". 11 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Fue multicampeón con Atenas, dirigió a la Selección contra Michael Jordan y a los 72 años es el nuevo Director Nacional de Básquet Adaptado".
  26. ^ "Guillermo Vecchio: 'De este equipo me gusta todo; son la Generación Platino'". 14 September 2019.
  27. ^ "El regreso de Julio Lamas a la Selección: Datos y opiniones | CAB".
  28. ^ "El fin de un ciclo: Renunció Rubén Magnano". 4 November 2004.
  29. ^ "Sergio Hernández 15 años después de su asunción - ABB". 31 March 2020.
  30. ^ "El regreso de Julio Lamas a la Selección: Datos y opiniones | CAB".
  31. ^ "Sergio Hernández vuelve a ser el DT de la selección de básquet".
  32. ^ "Gabriel Piccato es el nuevo entrenador de la Selección Mayor | CAB".
  33. ^ "Oveja Hernández abandona Zaragoza y se vuelve a la Argentina: "Necesito estar con mis hijos"". 17 April 2021.
  34. ^ "¡Echaron al Che García de la Selección!". 30 August 2022.
  35. ^ "Pablo Prigioni es el nuevo entrenador de la Selección Argentina | CAB".
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