Chile men's national basketball team

The Chile national basketball team is controlled by the Federación de Básquetbol de Chile. It is affiliated to FIBA, under the zone confederation of FIBA Americas.

Chile
FIBA ranking67 1 (1 March 2022)[1]
Joined FIBA1935
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationChile Basketball Federation
CoachCristian Santander [2]
Nickname(s)La Roja
Olympic Games
Appearances4
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances3
Medals Bronze: 1950, 1959
FIBA AmeriCup
AppearancesNone

In the 1950s, Chile had one of the finest national basketball teams in the world. In more recent years team has primarily competed regionally at the FIBA South American Championship.

Competitive record

Olympic Games
Year Position Tournament Host
19369Basketball at the 1936 Summer OlympicsBerlin, Germany
19486Basketball at the 1948 Summer OlympicsLondon, United Kingdom
19525Basketball at the 1952 Summer OlympicsHelsinki, Finland
19568Basketball at the 1956 Summer OlympicsMelbourne, Australia
2024To be determinedBasketball at the 2024 Summer OlympicsParis, France

FIBA World Cup
Year Position Tournament Host
1950 31950 FIBA World ChampionshipBuenos Aires, Argentina
1954101954 FIBA World ChampionshipRio de Janeiro, Brazil
1959 31959 FIBA World ChampionshipChile
2019Did not qualify2019 FIBA Basketball World CupChina
2023To be determined2023 FIBA Basketball World CupPhilippines, Japan and Indonesia

FIBA AmeriCup

yet to qualify

Pan American Games
See also: Basketball at the Pan American Games
  • 1951 : 5th
  • 2019 : Did not qualify
  • 2023 : Qualified as host

FIBA South American Championship
See also: FIBA South American Championship
  • 1930 : 4th
  • 1932 :
  • 1934 :
  • 1935 : Did not participate
  • 1937 :
  • 1938 : Did not participate
  • 1939 : 5th
  • 1940 : 4th
  • 1941 : 4th
  • 1942 :
  • 1943 : 4th
  • 1945 : 4th
  • 1947 :
  • 1949 :
  • 1953 :
  • 1955 : 6th
  • 1958 : 5th
  • 1960 : 5th
  • 1961 : 6th
  • 1963 : 7th
  • 1966 : 6th
  • 1968 : 6th
  • 1969 : 5th
  • 1971 : 6th
  • 1973 : 5th
  • 1976 : 6th
  • 1977 : 6th
  • 1979 : 4th
  • 1981 : 4th
  • 1983 : 5th
  • 1985 : 7th
  • 1987 : 6th
  • 1989–1993 : Did not participate
  • 1995 : 6th
  • 1997 : 6th
  • 1999 : 7th
  • 2001 : 6th
  • 2003 : 5th
  • 2004 : 5th
  • 2006 : 6th
  • 2008 : 6th
  • 2010 : 7th
  • 2012 : 6th
  • 2014 : 6th
  • 2016 : 7th

Team

Current squad

Source: Official website

Chile men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 6 Carlos Lauler 25 – (1996-05-31)31 May 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) C.D. Universidad de Concepción Básquetbol
SF 7 Sebastian Herrera 23 – (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Baskets Oldenburg
G 8 Marcelo Perez 22 – (1999-04-25)25 April 1999 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Barry Buccaneers
G 9 Franco Morales 29 – (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Las Ánimas de Valdivia
G 10 Sebastian Suarez 30 – (1991-03-01)1 March 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) CD Valdivia
C 11 Maxwell Lorca 21 – (2000-01-12)12 January 2000 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Penn Quakers men's basketball
G 12 Nico Aguirre 23 – (1998-04-12)12 April 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Southwest Baptist
PF 13 Felipe Haase 23 – (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Mercer Bears men's basketball
PF 20 Gerardo Isla 30 – (1991-05-09)9 May 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) CD Valdivia
G 24 Ignacio Arroyo 21 – (2000-01-24)24 January 2000 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) CB Estudiantes
PF 32 Nico Carvacho 24 – (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) s.Oliver Würzburg
C 44 Manny Suarez 27 – (1993-11-12)12 November 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Iraurgi SB
C 69 Patrick Lagunas 37 – (1983-12-11)11 December 1983 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Colo Colo SB
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carlos Alberto Duro
Legend
  • Club – denotes current club

National team rosters

Chile national basketball team rosters

Past head coaches
  • Erasmo López: 1932, 1936
  • Jesús Magaña: 1937
  • Fernando Primard: 1939
  • Carlos Salamovich: 1940
  • Pedro Ascencio: 1941
  • Alfonso Barra Ponce: 1942
  • Kenneth Davidson: 1943-1947
  • Luis Valenzuela: 1948
  • Osvaldo Retamal: 1949
  • Kenneth Davidson / Luis Valenzuela: 1950
  • Osvaldo Retamal / Sergio Molinari: 1952
  • Juan Yovanovic: 1953
  • Kenneth Davidson / Juan Arredondo: 1954
  • Exequiel Figueroa: 1955
  • Juan Arredondo: 1956
  • Exequiel Figueroa / Juan Arredondo: 1958
  • Luis Valenzuela / / Juan Arredondo / Exequiel Figueroa: 1959
  • Raúl López: 1960
  • Luis Valenzuela: 1961
  • Gustavo Ortlieb: 1963
  • Stepan Spandarian: 1965-1966
  • Luis Valenzuela: 1966
  • Juan Arredondo: 1968
  • René Hola: 1969
  • Luis Valenzuela: 1971
  • Dan Peterson: 1971-1973
  • Héctor Oreste / Luis Pérez: 1976
  • Randy Knowles: 1977
  • Renato Raggio: 1979-1985
  • Héctor Oreste: 1987
  • Juan Morales: 1993
  • Miguel Ureta: 1995
  • Juan Morales: 1997-2001
  • Daniel Allende: 2002-2003
  • Miguel Ureta: 2004
  • Daniel Allende: 2006-2008
  • Juan Manuel Córdoba: 2010-2011
  • Guillermo Vecchio: 2012
  • Cipriano Núñez: 2014
  • Daniel Frola: 2016
  • Claudio Jorquera: 2017-2018
  • Jorge Luis Álvarez: 2018-2019
  • Daniel Frola: 2019
  • Christian Santander: 2019-present

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. "Cristian Santander: "El DT part time es la figura que se adecúa a esta época"". 19 September 2019.

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