Argentina men's national basketball team

Argentina
Argentina basketball cabb logo.png
FIBA ranking4 Increase 3 (18 September 2022)
Joined FIBA1932 (co-founders)
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationCABB
CoachPablo Prigioni
Nickname(s)El Alma Argentina (The Argentine Soul)
Olympic Games
Appearances8
MedalsGold medal.svg Gold: (2004)
Bronze medal.svg Bronze: (2008)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances14
MedalsGold medal world centered-2.svg Gold: (1950)
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Silver: (2002, 2019)
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances19
MedalsGold medal america.svg Gold: (2001, 2011, 2022)
Silver medal america.svg Silver: (1995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017)
Bronze medal (Americas).svg Bronze: (1980, 1993, 1999, 2009, 2013)
Pan American Games
Appearances16
MedalsGold medal america.svg Gold: (1995, 2019)
Silver medal america.svg Silver: (1951, 1955)
First international
1921 v. Uruguay

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

Argentina's national basketball team remains among the most successful in the Americas and one of the most successful in 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 and 2019). 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

The practice of basketball in Argentina was started by Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Young Men's Christians Association – YMCA) in 1912., 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. 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. Argentina would reach the finals for the first time since the first World Championship in 1950, 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.

Uniforms and suppliers

Period Kit manufacturer
1970s–1997 Topper
1998–2001 Adidas
2002–2007 Topper
2007–2013 Li-Ning
2014–2017 Kappa
2017–2020 Jordan
2022–present Kelme

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, which kept the design established by Topper.

Italian company Kappa was the uniforms supplier since 2013. 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. 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.

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

Honours

Competition results

Players

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.

Argentina men's national basketball team – 2022 FIBA AmeriCup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 2 Máximo Fjellerup 24 – (1997-11-25)25 November 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Bàsquet Girona Spain
PG 7 Facundo Campazzo (C) 31 – (1991-03-23)23 March 1991 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Denver Nuggets United States
PG 8 Nicolás Laprovíttola 32 – (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Barcelona Spain
SF 9 Nicolás Brussino 29 – (1993-03-02)2 March 1993 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Gran Canaria Spain
SG 10 Carlos Delfino 40 – (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Victoria Libertas Italy
PG 11 José Vildoza 27 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Flamengo Brazil
C 12 Marcos Delía 30 – (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Wolves Lithuania
PF 14 Gabriel Deck 27 – (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Real Madrid Spain
SF 22 Juan Pablo Vaulet 26 – (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Manresa Spain
PF 25 Tomás Chapero 21 – (2001-06-10)10 June 2001 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Ourense Spain
SG 31 Leandro Bolmaro 21 – (2000-09-11)11 September 2000 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Utah Jazz United States
C 83 Tayavek Gallizzi 29 – (1993-02-08)8 February 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Instituto Argentina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes current
    or most recent club
  • Age – describes age
    on 2 September 2022

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Marcos Delía Tayavek Gallizzi Tomás Chapero
PF Gabriel Deck Juan Pablo Vaulet
SF Carlos Delfino Nicolás Brussino
SG Nicolás Laprovíttola Leandro Bolmaro Máximo Fjellerup
PG Facundo Campazzo José Vildoza

Past roster

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

Argentina men's basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 4 Luis Scola 41 – (1980-04-30)30 April 1980 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Pallacanestro Varese Italy
PG 7 Facundo Campazzo 30 – (1991-03-23)23 March 1991 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Denver Nuggets United States
PG 8 Nicolás Laprovíttola 31 – (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Real Madrid Spain
SF 9 Nicolás Brussino 28 – (1993-03-02)2 March 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Basket Zaragoza Spain
SG 10 Leandro Bolmaro 20 – (2000-09-11)11 September 2000 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) FC Barcelona Spain
C 11 Francisco Cáffaro 21 – (2000-05-19)19 May 2000 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Virginia Cavaliers United States
C 12 Marcos Delía 29 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Pallacanestro Trieste Italy
SF 14 Gabriel Deck 26 – (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Oklahoma City Thunder United States
PG 17 Luca Vildoza 25 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) New York Knicks United States
SF 22 Juan Pablo Vaulet 25 – (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Manresa Spain
SF 29 Patricio Garino 28 – (1993-05-17)17 May 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Žalgiris Lithuania
C 83 Tayavek Gallizzi 28 – (1993-02-08)8 February 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Regatas Corrientes Argentina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Argentina Gabriel Piccato
  • Argentina Silvio Santander
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 July 2021

Retired numbers

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.

Argentina retired numbers
No. Player Pos. Tenure Games Points Ref.
5 Emanuel Ginóbili SG 1998–2016 104 1,588
13 Andrés Nocioni SF 1999–2016 121 1,364

Head coaches


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