# Peru men's national basketball team

The Peru national basketball team is administered by the Peru Basketball Federation (Spanish: Federación Deportiva Peruana de Basketball) (F.D.P.B.).
Peru joined the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) in 1936 and has one of the world's longest basketball traditions. Their best result to date was 7th place at the 1950 FIBA World Cup.
Until the mid 1970s, Peru was one of South America's major basketball forces. It was the second best South American contender at the 1936 Summer Olympics. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, Peru was the only contender that kept the dominant United States to only 60 points. Between 1950 and 1967, Peru qualified for four out of five Basketball World Cups. From 1963 to 1973, it finished in the Top Four at the South American Basketball Championship at six straight events. However, after 1973, the team went through a steep decline. The team won its last victory at the South American Basketball Championship on 22 July 2001, when Peru beat Ecuador 72–58.

## Competitive record
### Olympic Games

| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
| 1936 | 8 | Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics | Berlin, Germany |
| 1948 | 10 | Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom |
| 1964 | 15 | Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics | Paris, France |

### FIBA World Cup

| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
| 1950 | 7 | 1950 FIBA World Championship | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 1954 | 12 | 1954 FIBA World Championship | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 1963 | 12 | 1963 FIBA World Championship | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 1967 | 10 | 1967 FIBA World Championship | Uruguay |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | China |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Philippines, Japan and Indonesia |
| 2027 | To be determined | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Qatar |

### FIBA AmeriCup

yet to qualify

### Pan American Games

* 1951–59 : Did not qualify
* 1963: 5th
* 1967: 8th
* 1971: 9th
* 1975–2023 : Did not qualify
* 2027 : To be determined

### South American Basketball Championship

* 1937 : 4th
* 1938 :
* 1939 : 4th
* 1940 : 5th
* 1941 :
* 1942 : Did not participate
* 1943 :
* 1945 : Did not participate
* 1947 : 6th
* 1949 : 4th
* 1953 : 5th
* 1955 : 5th
* 1958 : 7th
* 1960 : Did not participate
* 1961 : 5th
* 1963 :
* 1966 :
* 1968 :
* 1969 : 4th
* 1971 : 4th
* 1973 :
* 1976 : 7th
* 1977 : 5th
* 1979 : 7th
* 1981 : 5th
* 1983 : Did not participate
* 1985 : 8th
* 1987 : 5th
* 1989 : 8th
* 1991 : 8th
* 1993 : Did not participate
* 1995 : Did not participate
* 1997 : 9th
* 1999 : 8th
* 2001 : 8th
* 2003–2012 : Did not participate
* 2014 : 8th
* 2016 : 10th

## Current roster

At the 2018 South American Games:

### Depth chart

* Pos.
* C
* PF
* SF
* SG
* PG

## Head coach position

* Gustavo De Benedetti
* Carlos Zanelatto – 2016

## Past rosters

1936 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 21 teams
Miguel Godoy, Luis Jacob, Roberto Rospigliosi, Koko Cárdenas, Fernando Ruiz, "Canon" Ore, Jose Carlos Godoy, Armando Rossi, Rolando Bacigalupo, Manuel Fiestas, Willy Dasso, Antuco Flecha (Coach: Pedro Vera)
1948 Olympic Games: finished 10th among 23 teams
Eduardo Fiestas, Carlos Alegre, Rodolfo Salas, David Descalzo, Luis Sánchez, Soracco Ríos, José Vizcarra, Alberto Fernández, Ahrens Valdivia, Virgilio Drago, Ferreyros Pérez
1950 World Championship: finished 7th among 10 teams
Eduardo Fiestas, Carlos Alegre, David Descalzo, Alberto Fernández, Luis Gardella, Rodolfo Salas, Luis Vergara, Francisco de Zela, Virgilio Drago, Guillermo Airaldi, Mario Castro, Ernesto Ortiz (Coach: Carlos Rojas y Rojas)
1954 World Championship: finished 12th among 12 teams
Eduardo Fiestas, Hernán Sánchez, José Vizcarra, Virgilio Drago, Jorge Ferreyros, Isaac Loveday, Amalfi Lucioni, José Chocano, Rodolfo Salas, Álvaro Castro, Guillermo Toro, Aurelio Moreyra, Víctor Obando (Coach: Luis Alberto Sánchez)
1963 World Championship: finished 12th among 13 teams
Ricardo Duarte, Luis Gusmán, Jorge Vargas, Oscar Benalcazar, Fernando Claudet, Antonio Sangio, Ernesto Podestá, Enrique Duarte, Oscar Sevilla, Francisco Saldarriaga, Tomás Sangio, Raúl Duarte (Coach: Guillermo Ross / James McGregor)
1964 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 16 teams
Ricardo Duarte, Jorge Vargas, Oscar Benalcazar, Simón Paredes, Enrique Duarte, José Gusmán, Tomás Sangio, Carlos Vásquez, Raúl Duarte, Oscar Sevilla, Manuel Valerio, Luis Duarte (Coach: Fernando Cordova)
1967 World Championship: finished 10th among 13 teams
Ricardo Duarte, Jorge Vargas, Oscar Sevilla, Manuel Vigo, Tomás Sangio, César Vittorelli, José Verano, Manuel Valerio, Raúl Duarte, Walter Fleming, Simón Paredes, Carlos Vásquez (Coach: Carlos Alegre Benavides)
2008 Squad: According to Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Basketball
Players :
| Pos | Name | Ht. |
| C | Eduardo "papi" Coz | 1.80 m |
| PG | Carlo Gismondi | 1.85 m |
| F | Bryan Ortiz | 1.87 m |
| C | Jack Garcia | 1.90 m |
| PG | Miguel Farfan | 1.85 m |
| F | Christian Giha | 1.83 m |
| F | Fernando Dedios | 1.80 m |
| C | Francisco Carulla | 1.94 m |
| C | Giancarlo Risco | 1.88 m |
| PG | Rodrigo Ruiz | 1.80 m |
| C | Frank Lawal | 2.22 m |
Coaching staff :
| Position | Name |
| Coaching Manager | Mario Ramos Falconí |
| Head coach | Bradley Ortiz |
| Assistant coach | |
| Physiotherapist | Janet Serrano Castro |
At the 2016 South American Basketball Championship:

## Kit
### Manufacturer

2016: Peak