The Argentina men's national basketball team (

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: ''Selección de baloncesto de Argentina'') represents

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in men's

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officially nicknamed ''The Argentine Soul'' (Spanish: ''El Alma Argentina''), and it is controlled by the

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. Argentina's national basketball team remains among the most successful in the Americas and one of the most successful in world. It is the only national team in the

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zone that has won the quintuplet crown: FIBA World Cup (they won the first edition, in 1950),

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( 2004) (the highest honor and most important title of Argentina in the history of Argentina Basketball Men's Senior National Team),

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( 2008),

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( 2001,

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and

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) and Pan American Gold Medal (

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and 2019). They are also one of only four countries to have won the Olympic gold medal and FIBA World Cup joining the Soviet Union, the United States of America, and Yugoslavia. They have also won 13

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s, as well as many youth championships. The Argentine representative were also the first country to defeat a United States national team with a full squad of

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players. They did so by 87–80 in the 2002 FIBA World Championship held in

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. In that tournament, Argentina came second behind

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, losing the final in

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. Due to the series of good results since the beginning of the 2000s (decade), Argentina reached the first position in the FIBA Men's Ranking at the end of the 2008 Olympic Games. Argentina is a founding member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) and has South America's longest basketball tradition.

History

The practice of basketball in Argentina was started by ''Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Young Men's Christians Association – YMCA)'' in 1912., with the first Federation ("Federación Argentina") established to organise competitions not only in Buenos Aires but in several cities around Argentina. Arg bask 1921

Argentina played its first international game against

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in 1921. In 1950 Argentina won its first and only World Championship to date, with a squad formed entirely by amateur players, after defeating

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(twice),

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and the

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in the decisive match. With the creation of the

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in the mid-1980s, a new generation of players led Argentina to a moderate success in the 1986 World Championship where the squad defeated United States for the first time in their history. Nevertheless, the progress of Argentine basketball would be shown in 2002 FIBA World Championship being the first team to defeat a United States roster composed entirely of

players and also reaching the final, finally losing to

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. 2001 was the year when the ''Golden Generation'' raised, winning the first Argentina's

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-held in Neuquen-, where they defeated all of its rivals in the competition. In 2002 the team made history by being the first team to defeat a United States roster composed entirely of NBA players during the 2002 FIBA World Championship. Argentina would reach the finals for the first time since the first World Championship in 1950, But the most important achievement for the squad came in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens when Argentina won their first gold medal (including another victory over the United States at the semi-finals). The Olympics title in 2004 is the higher honor and important title of Argentina in the history of the sport in the country.

Uniforms and suppliers

Since its establishment, the Argentina national team had worn white kits. The team had a long tenure wearing Topper, which was the official supplier since the 1970s to 2007. In 2002, two light blue horizontal stripes (similar to the

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) were added to the jerseys. When the contract with Topper expired in 2007, the CABB signed an agreement with Chinese firm

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, which kept the design established by Topper. Italian company

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was the uniforms supplier since 2013. In 2014 the company designed a vertical striped model in the style of

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and

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representatives. The jersey debuted in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. When

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became official sponsor through its brand

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, the Argentina jersey returned to a simple white color scheme. The deal extended to 2020, when the American company ceased operations in Argentina. Starting in 2022, Spanish Kelme is the current kit provider for all the Argentina basketball teams.

Honours

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Gold: 2004 ** Bronze medal

Bronze: 2008 * FIBA World Cup ** Gold medal world centered-2

Gold: 1950 ** Silver medal world centered-2

Silver:

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, 2019 *

Gold: 2008 ** Bronze medal

Bronze: 2004 *

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Gold: 2013 (2) ** Silver medal

Silver:

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, 2013 (1), 2016 *

Gold: 2001,

Silver:

, 2003,

, 2007,

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, 2017 ** Bronze medal (Americas)

Bronze: 1980, 1993, 1999, 2009,

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Gold:

, 2019 ** Silver medal america

Silver: 1951,

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Gold (13): 1934, 1935,

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, 1942, 1943, 1966, 1976, 1979, 1987, 2001, 2004, 2008,

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Silver (12): 1930, 1938, 1940, 1973, 1983, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003,

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, 2014 ** Bronze medal (Americas)

Bronze (13): 1932, 1939,

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, 1960,

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, 1969, 1971, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2006

Competition results

Olympic Games

FIBA World Cup

FIBA Diamond Ball

FIBA AmeriCup

South American Championship

Pan American Games

Players

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.

Depth chart

Past roster

Roster for the men's basketball tournament at the

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Retired numbers

In July 2017, the Argentine Basketball Confederation announced that numbers 5 and 13 would be retired since the 2017 edition of

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Head coaches

León Najnudel León David Najnudel (14 July 1941 – 22 April 1998) was an Argentina, Argentine professional basketball player and basketball coach, and the main driving force in the creation of the Liga Nacional de Básquet, the first nationwide yearly profess ...

: (1985) *

Flor Meléndez Flor Meléndez Montañez (born January 12, 1947) is a Puerto Rican retired basketball player and current coach. He is a former head coach of Puerto Rico’s men’s national basketball team, Argentina men's national basketball team, and Panama ...

: (1986-1987) * Alberto Finger: (1987-1989) * Carlos Boismené: (1989-1992) * Walter Garrone: (1992) * Guillermo Vecchio: (1993–1996) *

Julio Lamas Julio César Lamas (born June 9, 1964) is an Argentine professional basketball coach. He was head coach of the Japan men's national team from 2017 to 2021. He has also been the head coach of the Argentina men's national team. Club coaching care ...

: (1997–1999) * Rubén Magnano: (2000–2004) * Sergio Hernández: (2005–2010) *

: (2011–2014) * Sergio Hernández: (2015–2020) * Gabriel Picatto: (2020-2021) * Sergio Hernández: (2021) * Néstor "Che" García: (2021-22) *

Pablo Prigioni Pablo Prigioni (born May 17, 1977) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played the point guard position, and was a member of the senior Argentina ...

: (2022-Present)

References

External links

*
FIBA profile

Latinbasket – Argentina Men National Team

Argentina – Tournament Highlights – 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
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