Venezuela men's national basketball team

Venezuela men's national basketball team
The Venezuela national basketball team is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). 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
FIBA World Cup
FIBA AmeriCup
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
Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
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)
See also
Venezuela national under-19 basketball team
Venezuela national under-17 basketball team
Venezuela national 3x3 team
Venezuela women's national basketball team
References
External links
FIBA profile
Venezuela Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
Latinbasket – Venezuela Men National Team
Videos
Venezuela v Brazil – Game Highlights – Gold-Medal Match – 2016 FIBA South American Championship Youtube.com video
Venezuela v Argentina – Gold Medal Game Highlights – 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Youtube.com video
1938 establishments in Venezuela