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
FIBA ranking25 Decrease 3 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1938
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationVenezuelan Basketball Federation
CoachFernando Duró
Nickname(s)La Vinotinto de las alturas
Olympic Games
Appearances2
FIBA World Cup
Appearances5
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances17
Medals Gold: (2015)
Silver: (1992)
Bronze: (2005)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

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.[2] 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

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  • FIBA AmeriCup
Winners: 2015

Achievements

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Summer Olympics

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

FIBA Basketball World Cup

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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

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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 TBD 2025 FIBA AmeriCup Managua, Nicaragua

Pan American Games

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FIBA South American Championship

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Bolivarian Games

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Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[3][4]

Venezuela men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 5 Gregory Vargas 37 – (1986-02-18)18 February 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Gladiadores de Anzoátegui  
SF 6 Garly Sojo 23 – (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Broncos de Caracas  
SF 7 Jhornan Zamora 34 – (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Trotamundos  
PG 8 David Cubillán (C) 36 – (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Guaiqueríes de Margarita  
SG 9 Pedro Chourio 33 – (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Cocodrilos de Caracas  
PF 14 Miguel Ruiz 32 – (1990-12-20)20 December 1990 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Guaros de Lara  
C 15 Windi Graterol 36 – (1986-09-10)10 September 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Guaiqueríes de Margarita  
PG 19 Heissler Guillent 36 – (1986-12-17)17 December 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Guaros de Lara  
PG 20 Yohanner Sifontes 28 – (1995-08-19)19 August 1995 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Piratas de La Guaira  
PF 24 Michael Carrera 30 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Estudiantes  
SF 35 José Materán 27 – (1996-08-17)17 August 1996 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gaiteros del Zulia  
PF 43 Néstor Colmenares 35 – (1987-09-05)5 September 1987 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Trotamundos  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Pablo Favarel
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Notable players

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Other notable players from Venezuela:

Venezuela roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
SF Donta Smith 33 – (1983-11-27)27 November 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Elan Bearnais  
G Greivis Vásquez 30 – (1987-01-16)16 January 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Free agent

Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 11 July 2017

Head coach position

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Past rosters

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Donta Smith

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

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA.com – FIBA – Venezuela and Turkey to host 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
  3. ^ "Los 12: Venezuela presenta a la Selección Nacional que jugará la Copa del Mundo FIBA 2023". venezuela.basketball. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Team roster: Venezuela" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
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