Andrés Marcelo Nocioni (born November 30, 1979) is an Argentine retired professional

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player. He was a two-time All-EuroLeague selection before spending eight seasons in the

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(NBA), from 2004 to 2012. Nocioni won a EuroLeague title in

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, earning the

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Award in the process. Nocioni was a member of

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's gold medal-winning team at the

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,Argentina defeats Italy 84-69 to win the men's basketball gold medal
Retrieved September 3, 2006 as well as the Argentina squads that won the bronze medal at the

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and the silver medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. In 2010 he won the

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as one of the five best Basketball Players from the last decade in Argentina. His jersey number 13 was retired by the Argentinian Basketball Confederation.

Personal life

Andrés was the second son of Pedro José "Pilo" Nocioni and Ángela Palmira Roux, both siblings born in Santa Fe although the family lived in Gálvez, 80 km south of Santa Fe, where Andrés attended school. Andrés and his wife, fellow Argentine Paula Raquel Aimonetto, have two sons, LaureanoNocioni's NBA profile
Retrieved November 27, 2007 and Benicio. Nocioni is known as "Chapu" after the children's TV series ''

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'', which was very popular in Argentina.ESPN 1000-WMVP-AM, explaining Nocioni's nickname of Chapu
Retrieved September 3, 2006 He holds Argentine and Italian citizenships.

Professional career

Argentina and Spain

Nocioni's professional career began in the Argentine basketball league (LNB) in the 1995–96 season, and in 1998–99 he was already named ''Best Sixth Man''. In 2001, Nocioni went to

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, where he spent three seasons as a ''refuerzo'' (reinforcement player) with Spain's

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of the top-tier level ACB Spanish professional league. He was the league's 2004

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, and his stellar play earned him an

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Second Team selection in 2003 and 2004.

NBA career

Chicago Bulls

After winning the gold medal at the

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, Nocioni was signed as an

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rookie free-agent by the

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. Two of his countrymen,

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and

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, were also in the

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at the time. He played in 81 games during his rookie season and posted averages of 8.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.5 apg and 23.4 mpg.Player stats
Retrieved August 15, 2006 Nocioni's physical style of defense created controversy around the league, and he was suspended for one game after a hard foul to

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.Chicago Sun-Times article on Nocioni being suspended
Retrieved August 15, 2006 Nocioni had previously committed a hard foul on the

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and then was shoved past photographers and into the first row of spectators by

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. A spectator tossed a drink at Nocioni, which was similar to the incident that triggered

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. The fan was ejected by security. For the incident, Nocioni received a flagrant-one foul (which is a foul involving excessive or unjustified contact) and a

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. Haslem received a technical and an ejection.Heat beat Bulls, hard foul by Nocioni
Retrieved August 15, 2006 Andrés Nocioni

While giving a

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interview with NBA.com, Nocioni spoke about the hard fouls and his suspension, "First, the one with Wade was completely my fault. It was a bad reaction on my part. If I had received any penalties because of it, it would be a fair sanction, but it was not given. However, the sanction set after the game against the Pistons is totally unfair. I see it as a totally real play taken out of context in the game — absolutely nothing happened. It was an accidental blow. Without purposely trying to, I hit him. I apologized on the court. I also asked Carlos Delfino to give my apologies to him, so I don't understand why there is a sanction for something totally normal in a game."Interview with Andres Nocioni
Retrieved August 15, 2006 In Nocioni's first NBA playoff game, he scored 25 points and grabbed 18 rebounds while playing all 48 minutes. Due to his outstanding play, the sold-out United Center crowd in Chicago chanted his name. This game solidified Nocioni's status as a Chicago favorite.
Retrieved August 15, 2006 In Nocioni's second season with the Chicago Bulls, he averaged 13.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg, and 1.4 apg, while playing in all 82 games, 43 of them starts. Nocioni was named the Chicago Bulls' Player of the Year for the 2005–06 season.Nocioni named Bulls POY
Retrieved August 10, 2006 In the playoffs Nocioni averaged 22.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists including two

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s. In game two against the

he scored 30 points shooting 13–15 overall from the field (83.3%), including 3–3 in from the three-point line and 1–1 in free throws, with 6 rebounds and one steal in almost 40 minutes played. Nocioni scored 30 points again on November 19, during the 82–72 defeat against the

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.Bulls-Lakers boxscore
Retrieved November 11, 2006 He also scored a career high 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the December 1st 111–108 road victory against the

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.NBA game statistics
Retrieved December 4, 2006 Nocioni missed a third of the 2006–07 NBA season due to

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. He returned to action late in the season on April 8, 2007, against

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. Nocioni became a restricted free-agent following the 2006–07 season. On July 6, 2007, he agreed a 5-year deal with the Chicago Bulls worth a reported $38 million. Teams that were interested in Nocioni included the

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. The deal became official on July 18, 2007. In preparation for the 2008–09 NBA season, Nocioni admitted the knee tendinitis which had hampered his performance during the 2008 Olympics was still affecting him and specifically he had hardly done anything in between winning the bronze medal and reporting for training camp.

Sacramento Kings

On February 18, 2009, Nocioni was traded to the

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along with Drew Gooden and

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for

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and Brad Miller. Nocioni started for the Kings the last 23 games of the 2008–09 season, averaging 13.7 points a game. Sacramento was in a rebuilding process however, and Nocioni requested a trade following a decrease in playing time.

Philadelphia 76ers

After the season ended, on June 17, 2010, Nocioni was traded to the

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along with

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for

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. On December 29, 2010, he scored a season-high 22 points to go along with 12 rebounds, in a 123-110 win over the

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Return to Argentina

During the 2011 NBA lockout, Nocioni trained with

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while waiting for the situation to resolve itself. With the announcement of the NBPA to dissolve the Union and start litigation against the NBA, he agreed to join the team for the Súper 8 tournament in November 2011. On November 26, as the NBA announced that a tentative agreement on a new

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was reached, Nocioni helped Peñarol to its third Súper 8 tournament.

Return to Spain

With the end of the lockout, Nocioni returned to the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2011–12 NBA season, but was waived in March 2012, after playing 11 games that season. Nocioni's final NBA game was played on March 12th, 2012 in a 103 - 71 win over the

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where he recorded 1 point and no other stats in 3 and half minutes of playing time. He then signed with his former team,

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(formerly known as TAU Cerámica for sponsorship reasons), for the remainder of the season. He chose to wear number 55, as number 5, was already taken by his

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teammate

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. He re-signed with Caja Laboral in July 2012. On July 20, 2014, he parted ways with Baskonia, and he signed a two-year contract with

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, five days later. In May 2015, Real Madrid won the EuroLeague, after defeating

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, by a score of 78–59 in the final game. Nocioni was named the Final Four MVP. Real Madrid eventually finished the season winning the Spanish League championship, after a 3–0 series sweep in the Spanish League finals series against

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. With that trophy, Real Madrid won the

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. On July 21, 2016, Nocioni re-signed with Real Madrid. On April 3, 2017, he announced his intentions to retire after the 2016–17 season.

National team career

Nocioni was called up to defend

and won the silver medal at the 1999

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.Nocioni's profile
at the

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. Retrieved August 16, 2006 In 2001, Nocioni defended Argentina and won the gold medal at the South American Championship. and at the 2001 FIBA Americas Championship. In 2002, Nocioni defended Argentina with distinction and making basketball history. Argentina would beat the

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team, the first team to do so after

players were allowed to compete at the 2002 FIBA World Championship, in

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The championship would go in the finals to

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, Argentina brought home a silver medal. In 2004, Nocioni was a key factor when Argentina became the first

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team (and the fourth team ever, after the

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, and the

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) in

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basketball history, to win the

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In 2006, Nocioni started for Argentina at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. In a game against

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, he landed on an opponent's foot, and it looked he injured his ankle, though he was cleared to play in Argentina's next game against

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.Daily review of Group A, FIBA WC 2006
Retrieved August 16, 2006 In Argentina's game against Nigeria, Nocioni led the team in scoring, with 23 points, playing 18 minutes, while not missing a single shot. Nocioni was 9–9 from the field, including 5–5 from the 3-point line. "I don't think I've ever played a game where I didn't miss a shot - at least not for the national team."Game Report, Argentina vs Nigeria 98-64, Group A
Retrieved August 16, 2006 Argentina won group A of the tournament, going a perfect 5–0 in the first round of play.Game Report, Argentina vs Serbia & Montenegro 83-79, Group A
Retrieved August 16, 2006 Argentina lost to

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in the 2006 FIBA World Championship semifinal, with a final score of 75–74. Nocioni had a chance to win the game for Argentina, but his

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at the end of the game missed, giving Spain the win, and the chance to win the championship. Game Report, Spain vs Argentina, 75-74, Semi-Final
Retrieved September 2, 2006 Nocioni's Argentine team next played the US team in the bronze medal game, which Argentina lost 96–81. Nocioni scored 18 points in this game, in which he played against

teammate

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. Game Report, United States vs Argentina, Bronze Medal Game 96-81
Retrieved September 2, 2006 In 2008, Nocioni was selected to play with Argentina in the

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. Argentina advanced to the quarter-final with four wins, placing behind

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in the group stage, after defeating

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. In the game against Russia, Nocioni hit 4 three-pointers, finishing with 19 points. After defeating

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in the quarterfinals, the Argentine team lost their Olympic semifinals rematch from 4 years earlier against the US team. Due to knee tendinitis, Nocioni only played 18 minutes, scoring 10 points, and securing 4 rebounds.Andrés Nocioni player statistics in 2008 Summer Olympics
Retrieved October 28, 2008 Argentina next played

, in the bronze medal match, which Argentina won 87–75. Nocioni scored 14 points in that game. In 2011, he was a part of the team that won the gold medal in the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, that was played in Mar del Plata. He also played at the

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, the

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, and the

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, where he won a silver medal, and was named to the All-Tournament Team. He finished his national team career by playing at the

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. On February 26, 2018, the

retired the n° 13 jersey worn by Nocioni during his career with the national team. The ceremony was held in the Parque Carlos Guerrero stadium of Olavarría during the Argentina v.

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match for the 2019 World Cup qualification.El retiro de la camiseta N° 13 de Andrés Nocioni: el homenaje en Olavarría al "alma" de la Generación Dorada
''La Nación'', 26 Feb 2018 Nocioni was also appointed as collaborator of the Argentina coaching staff.
''Clarín'', 26 Feb 2018

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 53 , , 2 , , 24.1 , , .414 , , .378 , , .806 , , 4.2 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , .3 , , 10.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 23 , , 16 , , 31.0 , , .448 , , .441 , , .763 , , 6.0 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , .7 , , 13.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 78 , , 28 , , 19.7 , , .399 , , .386 , , .717 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , .3 , , 8.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

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, 54 , , 17 , , 17.2 , , .426 , , .356 , , .803 , , 3.1 , , .8 , , .3 , , .3 , , 6.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 11 , , 1 , , 5.1 , , .250 , , .167 , , .545 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , .1 , , .1 , , 1.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 514 , , 203 , , 23.4 , , .431 , , .373 , , .799 , , 4.5 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , .4 , , 10.5

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;",

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

, style="text-align:left;",

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, 6 , , 6 , , 33.7 , , .403 , , .353 , , .739 , , 8.2 , , 2.3 , , .2 , , 1.0 , , 12.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, style="text-align:left;",

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, 6 , , 6 , , 38.3 , , .560 , , .476 , , .857 , , 8.8 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , .3 , , 22.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007 , style="text-align:left;",

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, 10 , , 0 , , 19.7 , , .360 , , .333 , , .722 , , 3.5 , , .8 , , .2 , , .5 , , 8.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

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, 1 , , 0 , , 10.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 23 , , 12 , , 27.7 , , .438 , , .367 , , .789 , , 6.0 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , .6 , , 13.0

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=5, Baskonia , 20 , , 9 , , 20.5 , , .508 , , .421 , , .778 , , 3.8 , , .9 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , 9.1 , , 9.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , 19 , , 11 , , 29.0 , , .520 , , .437 , , .697 , , 7.6 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , 1.0 , , 16.8 , , 18.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , 16 , , 13 , , 25.8 , , .479 , , .377 , , .759 , , 5.8 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , .9 , , 13.8 , , 14.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , 28 , , 21 , , 23.5 , , .436 , , .337 , , .767 , , 4.0 , , .8 , , .5 , , .6 , , 10.9 , , 9.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 21 , , 15 , , 26.3 , , .454 , , .349 , , .789 , , 6.6 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , 1.2 , , 13.6 , , 16.2 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2014–15† , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3,

, 29 , , 8 , , 17.7 , , .461 , , .374 , , .796 , , 3.9 , , .5 , , .2 , , .3 , , 8.7 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 24 , , 1 , , 13.9 , , .383 , , .374 , , .771 , , 2.8 , , .2 , , .1 , , .5 , , 5.8 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 15 , , 0 , , 6.4 , , .375 , , .269 , , .600 , , .8 , , .3 , , .1 , , .0 , , 2.4 , , .3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 172 , , 78 , , ? , , .524 , , .366 , , .760 , , 4.4 , , .8 , , .6 , , .6 , , 10.1 , , ?

References

External links

*
Andrés Nocioni
at acb.com

at basketball-reference.com
Andrés Nocioni
at euroleague.net *

at FIBA.com (game-center) * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nocioni, Andres 1979 births Living people 2002 FIBA World Championship players 2006 FIBA World Championship players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain Argentine expatriate basketball people in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine men's basketball players Argentine people of Italian descent Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Bàsquet Manresa players Chicago Bulls players Independiente de General Pico basketball players Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain Italian men's basketball players Liga ACB players Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics National Basketball Association players from Argentina Olimpia de Venado Tuerto basketball players Olympic basketball players of Argentina Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina Olympic gold medalists for Argentina Olympic medalists in basketball Peñarol de Mar del Plata basketball players People with acquired Italian citizenship Philadelphia 76ers players Power forwards (basketball) Real Madrid Baloncesto players Sacramento Kings players Saski Baskonia players Small forwards Sportspeople from Santa Fe, Argentina Undrafted National Basketball Association players Pan American Games competitors for Argentina