Paraguayan national basketball team

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Paraguay
Paraguay
ParaguayParaguay
Association CPBB
FIBA member since 1947
FIBA world rankings 55
Trainer Ariel Rearte
World championships
Participation in the finals 2
Best results 9th place ( 1954 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals no
Best results
Continental championships
championship American Championship
Participation in the finals 3
Best results 10th place ( 1989 , 2011 )
(As of August 31, 2013)

The Paraguayan national basketball team for men represents Paraguay at international basketball matches. It is one of the better national teams in South America . After taking part in the early days of the global finals of the basketball world championship in the 1950s and 1960s, when they were exclusively held on the South American continent, in the recent past one has at least been able to qualify for the continental finals of the American basketball championship .

Current squad

Paraguay squad at the 2013 American Championships
player
No. Surname birth size info Calls society
Guards ( PG , SG )
4th Luis Ljubetic 06/27/1987 181 Club Sol de America
6th Carlos Vallejos 01/30/1992 183 CD Libertad de Sunchales
8th Ramón Sánchez 08/25/1983 190 Cerro Porteño
9 Federico Mellone 01/20/1985 186 Cerro Porteño
10 Alejandro Peralta October 15, 1988 192 Club Sol de America
Forwards ( SF , PF )
5 Diego Bareiro 09/07/1991 195 Libertad de Sunchales
7th Fernando can 07/16/1994 201 ArgentinaArgentina Club La Unión
12 José Fabio December 31, 1977 200 ArgentinaArgentina Obera TC
13 Edison Ortíz 03/25/1982 197 Libertad de Sunchales
15th Adolfo López 05/07/1989 199 Club Sol de America
Center ( C )
11 Guillermo Araújo 09/20/1982 205 BrazilBrazil EC Pinheiros
14th Mario González 02/14/1989 204 NN
Trainer
Nat. Surname position
ArgentinaArgentina Ariel Rearte Head coach
ParaguayParaguay Christian Viveros Assistant coach
Legend
Abbr. meaning
(C)Captain of the crew Team captain
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League homepage
As of August 31, 2013

Performing in international competitions

World championships

until 2010 - not qualified

Olympic games

American Championships

  • 1980 - did not qualify
  • 1984 - did not qualify
  • 1988 - did not qualify
  • 1989 - 10th place

Pan American Games

since the 1955 Games - did not participate or did not qualify

South American Championships

until 1939 - did not participate

  • 1940 - 6th place
  • 1941 - 6th place
  • 1942 - did not take part
  • 1943 - 5th place
  • 1945 - did not participate
  • 1947 - did not take part
  • 1949 - 6th place
  • 1953 - 4th place

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