Peñarol (basketball)

Club Atlético Peñarol Basketball, commonly known as simply Peñarol, is the senior men's basketball section of the Uruguayan sports club Peñarol, based in Montevideo. The team played in the Uruguayan Primera División, which was organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation, until the club was expelled in 1997.

Peñarol
Peñarol logo
NicknameCarbonero
Manya
Mirasoles
LeaguesLUB
BCL Americas
Founded1931 (1931)
Dissolved1997 (reaffiliated in 2018)
HistoryPeñarol
(1931–1997; 2018–present)
ArenaPalacio Peñarol[1]
Capacity4,700
LocationMontevideo, Uruguay
Team colors   
PresidentEvaristo González
Head coachPablo López
Championships1 South American Club Championship
6 Uruguayan Championships
5 Winter Tournaments
Active sport sections of Club Atlético Peñarol
Athletics pictogramBasketball pictogramBowling pictogram
AthleticsBasketballBowling
Football pictogramFootball pictogramFutsal pictogram
Football
(Men's)		Football
(Women's)		Futsal
Olympic pictogram HandballRoller hockey pictogramRugby union pictogram
HandballRoller hockeyRugby union
Rugby union pictogramEsports section
VolleyballEsports

After returning to official competitions in 2018,[2] Peñarol currently plays in the LUB, the top division of Uruguayan basketball.[3] Recently, Peñarol has also played in the Basketball Champions League Americas, the highest continental level. Over the club's history, they have won six Uruguayan Championships, as well as the South American Championship of Champions Clubs in 1983.

History

Peñarol's basketball section dates back to the late 1920s. When Club Piratas was formed; in 1931, it became Peñarol.[4] The club's first league game, which was in the fourth division of Uruguayan basketball, was played in 1940. By 1943, the team was playing in the Uruguayan top-tier level Federal Championship. The following year, Peñarol won the Federal Championship, a tournament including the best basketball teams in Montevideo. In 2003, the league changed its name to the LUB.

In 1945, Peñarol left the Uruguayan Basketball Federation, to play in a new league;[4] the club rejoined the federation in 1947, when the upstart league failed. In 1952, Peñarol again won the Uruguayan Federal Championship. After a down period for the team (with relegation in 1968), Peñarol won the Uruguayan Federal Championship in 1973, 1978, 1979, and 1982. In 1983, the club also won the South American Championship of Champions Clubs, and thus qualified to play at the 1983 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. In 1985, the club was relegated, beginning a downward spiral, which ended with its expulsion from the Uruguayan Federal Championship in 1997.

Peñarol rejoined the Uruguayan Basketball Federation in 2018, competing in Uruguay's third-tier league, the DTA.[4] In 2019, Peñarol won the Metropolitano championship, promoting to the top division, Liga Uruguaya (LUB), after beating Club Cordón in the finals.[3][5]

Arenas

Peñarol's home games are played at the 4,700 seat "Palacio Peñarol".[1]

Honours and titles

Continental

National

Players

Current roster
As of 2 February 2023.[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Uruguay URU PG Jose Mayora
3 Uruguay URU PG Juan Zanotta
9 Uruguay URU PG Mateo Giano
10 Uruguay URU F Joaquín Rodríguez
17 Uruguay URU SG Edu Medina
19 Germany GER PF Robin Benzing
21 United States USA PF Charles Thomas
24 United States USA PF Lee Roberts
25 Uruguay URU PG Diego Pena
31 Uruguay URU G Alex Lopez
41 Uruguay URU C Nicolas Borsellino
Puerto Rico PUR C Christopher Brady
Uruguay URU C Camilo Gagliano
United States USA F Rodney Green

References
  1. "El Palacio del básquetbol" on 180.com.uy, 21 Jan 2011
  2. Vuelve el básquetbol a Peñarol on Peñarol website
  3. ¡Peñarol ascendió a la Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol! on Peñarol website
  4. Urubasket.com, ed. (2008). "Campeonato de Primera División" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  5. Peñarol vuelve a la división de privilegio, Marketing Registrado, 2 Oct 2019
  6. "Penarol at the Basketball Champions League Americas 2023".
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