Paraguay men's national basketball team

The Paraguay national basketball team is the team governed by the Paraguayan Basketball Federation (Spanish: Confederación Paraguaya de Basquetbol) that represents Paraguay in the men's international basketball competitions organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Paraguay women's national basketball team.

Paraguay Paraguay
FIBA ranking80 Increase 1 (15 September 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationParaguayan Basketball Federation
CoachEduardo Pfleger
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances2
MedalsNone
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances3
MedalsNone
South American Championship
Appearances32
Medals Silver: 1955, 1960
Bronze: 1958

The best achievements by the Paraguay men's national basketball team are the two second-places finishes in the FIBA South America Basketball Championship, in 1955 and 1960.

Roster

Team for the 2016 South American Basketball Championship.[2]

Paraguay men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
PF 4 Gabriel Peralta 21 – (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Deportivo Viedma Argentina
G/F 5 Daniel Pérez 31 – (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
G 6 Carlos Luis Vallejos 24 – (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
SF 7 Bruno Zanotti 33 – (1982-09-13)13 September 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
SF 8 Edgar Riveros 25 – (1991-04-02)2 April 1991 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Sportivo Obreros de Pilar Paraguay
G/F 9 Federico Mellone 31 – (1985-01-20)20 January 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Cerro Porteño Paraguay
F 10 Ramón Sánchez 24 – (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Cerro Porteño Paraguay
F 11 Diego Bareiro 24 – (1991-09-07)7 September 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
F 12 José Fabio 38 – (1977-12-31)31 December 1977 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Comunicaciones de Corrientes Argentina
PG 13 Alejandro Peralta 25 – (1991-04-17)17 April 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Deportivo San José Paraguay
F 14 Robertro Latraro 32 – (1983-12-07)7 December 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Club Libertad Paraguay
F 15 Adolfo López 27 – (1989-05-07)7 May 1989 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Club Félix Pérez Cardozo Paraguay
Head coach
  • Argentina Eduardo Pfleger
Assistant coach(es)
  • Paraguay Christian Viveros
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2016

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Gabriel Peralta Adolfo López
PF Jose Fabio Federico Mellone Robertro Latraro
SF Bruno Zanotti Ramon Sanchez Diego Bareiro
SG Carlos Luis Vallejos Edgar Riveros
PG Daniel Perez Alejandro Peralta

Notable players

Other notable players from Paraguay:

Paraguay roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G Javier Martínez (basketball) 37 – (1978-08-31)31 August 1978 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Regatas Corrientes Argentina

Competitions

Olympic Games
  • Never competed

FIBA World Cup
Year Position Tournament Host
195491954 FIBA World ChampionshipRio de Janeiro, Brazil
1967131967 FIBA World Championship4 cities, Uruguay

FIBA AmeriCup
Year Position Tournament Host
1989101989 Tournament of the AmericasMexico City, Mexico
201192011 FIBA Americas ChampionshipMar del Plata, Argentina
2013102013 FIBA Americas ChampionshipCaracas, Venezuela

Pan American Games

Results and Fixtures

Recent and forthcoming matches
26 June 2016
Paraguay  74–55  Bolivia
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 9–13, 22–12, 19–13
Pts: G. Peralta 12
Rebs: Fabio 8
Asts: Vallejos 5		 Pts: Camargo 22
Rebs: Salvatierra 13
Asts: Arze 9
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Carlos Dueñas (COL), Bartolomé Estrada (PER), Fabricio Vito (ARG)
27 June 2016
Venezuela  77–48  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 18–5, 17–8, 17–17, 25–18
Pts: G. Vargas 13
Rebs: Colmenares, Lewis 6
Asts: G. Vargas 8		 Pts: Pérez 8
Rebs: Bareiro 6
Asts: Fabio 3
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Jorge Cabrera (CUB), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)
28 June 2016
Paraguay  63–101  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 6–28, 18–24, 22–28, 17–21
Pts: Peralta 11
Rebs: Mellone 8
Asts: three players 2		 Pts: Olivinha 21
Rebs: Jefferson, Toledo 8
Asts: Fúlvio 9
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI), Fabricio Vito (ARG)
29 June 2016
Ecuador  57–71  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 7–24, 20–21, 14–14, 16–12
Pts: Mina 16
Rebs: Mina 14
Asts: Martínez 5		 Pts: Zanotti 16
Rebs: Vallejos 7
Asts: four players 3
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Fabricio Vito (ARG), Carlos Dueñas (COL), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)
1 July 2016
Paraguay  58–82  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 15–18, 12–21, 16–17
Pts: A. Peralta 11
Rebs: A. Peralta 6
Asts: Zanotti 5		 Pts: Jackson 24
Rebs: Hernández 11
Asts: Atencia 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Roberto Oliveros (VEN), Fabricio Vito (ARG)

Head coach position
  • Spain Arturo Alvarez – 2010-2012
  • Argentina Ariel Rearte – 2013-2016
  • Argentina Eduardo Pfleger - 2016–present[3]

Kit

2013: Itaú[4] 2016: Tigo[5]

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  2. "Sudamericano 2016 - Paraguay". FIBA Americas. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  3. http://lanaranjaenelaire.com.ar/2016/05/26/eduardo-pfleger-es-el-nuevo-entrenador-de-la-seleccion-de-paraguay/
  4. Caracas 2013 Archived July 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, caracas2013.com, Retrieved 20 Dec 2015.
  5. "FIBA Américas visitó al Comité Olímpico Paraguayo y Tigo en el comienzo de su agenda de reuniones en Paraguay |". www.cpb.com.py. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016.
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