# Venezuela men's national basketball team

The Venezuela national basketball team is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). (Spanish: Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto) They won the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup.
Venezuela qualified for two Summer Olympiads: 1992, and then 2016. Venezuela hosted the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the country's most prestigious basketball event ever. Later, the country also hosted the 2013 FIBA AmeriCup.
Venezuela has participated in international competitions: International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Summer Olympic Games, the FIBA World Cup, the South American Championship, the Pan American Games and the Bolivarian Games.

## Honours

* FIBA AmeriCup
    Winners: 2015

## Achievements
### Summer Olympics

| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
| 1992 | 11 | 1992 Summer Olympics | Barcelona, Spain |
| 2016 | 10 | 2016 Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |

### FIBA Basketball World Cup

| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
| 1990 | 11 | 1990 FIBA World Championship | Argentina |
| 2002 | 14 | 2002 FIBA World Championship | Indianapolis, United States |
| 2006 | 23 | 2006 FIBA World Championship | Japan |
| 2019 | 14 | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | China |
| 2023 | 30 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Philippines, Japan and Indonesia |
| 2027 | TBD | 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Qatar |

### FIBA AmeriCup

| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
| 1988 | 7 | 1988 Tournament of the Americas | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 1989 | 4 | 1989 Tournament of the Americas | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 1992 | | 1992 Tournament of the Americas | Portland, United States |
| 1993 | 6 | 1993 Tournament of the Americas | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1995 | 9 | 1995 Tournament of the Americas | Tucumán, Argentina |
| 1997 | 7 | 1997 FIBA Americas Championship | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| 1999 | 5 | 1999 FIBA Americas Championship | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 2001 | 5 | 2001 FIBA Americas Championship | Neuquén, Argentina |
| 2003 | 5 | 2003 FIBA Americas Championship | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 2005 | | 2005 FIBA Americas Championship | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 2007 | 8 | 2007 FIBA Americas Championship | Las Vegas, United States |
| 2009 | 9 | 2009 FIBA Americas Championship | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 2011 | 5 | 2011 FIBA Americas Championship | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| 2013 | 5 | 2013 FIBA Americas Championship | Caracas, Venezuela |
| 2015 | | 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2017 | 9 | 2017 FIBA AmeriCup | four cities in Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay |
| 2021 | 7 | 2022 FIBA AmeriCup | Recife, Brazil |
| 2025 | Qualified | 2025 FIBA AmeriCup | Managua, Nicaragua |

### Pan American Games

* 1955 – 6th
* 1975 – 8th
* 1983 – 8th
* 1987 – 8th
* 1991 – 10th
* 2015 – 7th
* 2019 – 5th

### FIBA South American Championship

* 1961 – 8th
* 1979 – 5th
* 1985 – 4th
* 1987 –
* 1991 –
* 1993 –
* 1995 – 4th
* 1997 –
* 1999 –
* 2001 –
* 2003 – 4th
* 2004 –
* 2006 – 4th
* 2008 –
* 2010 – 4th
* 2012 –
* 2014 –
* 2016 –

### Bolivarian Games

* 2001 –
* 2005 –
* 2009 –
* 2013 –

## Team
### Current roster
#### 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification

Opposition: Argentina (20 February)
Venue: Parque Miranda, Caracas
Opposition: Chile (23 February)
Venue: Parque Miranda, Caracas

### Notable players

Other notable players from Venezuela:

### Head coach position

* Jesus Cordobés: 1990
* Julio Toro: 1992
* Guillermo Vecchio: 1998
* Bruno D'Adezzio: 1999
* Jim Calvin: 2002
* Néstor Salazar: 2003–2007
* Nelson Solórzano: 2008
* Nestor Salazar: 2009–2010
* Eric Musselman: 2011–2012
* Che García: 2013–2017
* Fernando Duró: 2018–present

### Past rosters

1990 World Championship: finished 11th among 16 teams
4 David Díaz, 5 Cesar Portillo, 6 Armando Becker, 7 Nelson Solorzano, 8 Rostin González, 9 Luis Jiménez, 10 Sam Shepherd, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 José Echenique, 13 Gabriel Estaba, 14 Iván Olivares, 15 Alexander Nelcha (Coach: Jesus Cordobés)
1992 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 12 teams
4 Víctor Díaz, 5 David Diaz, 6 Melquiades Jaramillo, 7 Nelson Solorzano, 8 Rostin González, 9 Luis Jiménez, 10 Sam Shepherd, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 Omar Walcott, 13 Gabriel Estaba, 14 Iván Olivares, 15 Alexander Nelcha (Coach: Julio Toro)
2002 World Championship: finished 14th among 16 teams
4 Víctor Díaz, 5 Pablo Ezequiel Machado, 6 Yumerving Ernesto Mijares, 7 Richard Lugo, 8 Alejandro "Alex" Quiroz, 9 Óscar Torres, 10 Diego Guevara, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 Héctor "Pepito" Romero, 13 Vladimir Heredia, 14 Tomas Aguilera, 15 Carlos Morris (Coach: Jim Calvin)
2006 World Championship: finished 21st among 24 teams
4 Víctor Díaz, 5 Pablo Machado, 6 Yumerving Ernesto Mijares, 7 Richard Lugo, 8 Tomás Aguilera, 9 Óscar Torres, 10 Carlos Alberto Cedeno, 11 Miguel Marriaga, 12 Gregory Vallenilla, 13 Manuel Alejandro Barrios, 14 Heberth Alberto Bayona, 15 Carlos Morris (Coach: Néstor Salazar)