The Paraguay national basketball team is the team governed by the

Paraguayan Basketball Federation The Paraguayan Basketball Federation (in Spanish: ''Confederación Paraguaya de Básquetbol'') is the governing body of basketball in Paraguay. The PBF organizes male and female competitions for both the National League (for teams outside of Asunc ...

( es, link=no, Confederación Paraguaya de Basquetbol) that represents

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

in the men's international basketball competitions organized by the

International Basketball Federation The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...

(FIBA) and the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

(IOC). The best achievements by the Paraguay men's national basketball team are the two second-places finishes in the FIBA South America Basketball Championship, in

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

and

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

Roster

Team for the

2016 South American Basketball Championship The 2016 South American Basketball Championship was the 47th edition of the FIBA South American Basketball Championship. Ten teams were featured in the competition, which were held in Caracas, Venezuela from June 26 – July 2, 2016. The top five ...

Depth chart

Notable players

Other notable players from Paraguay:

Competitions

Olympic Games

* ''Never competed''

FIBA World Cup

FIBA AmeriCup

Pan American Games

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

: 7th

Results and Fixtures

Recent and forthcoming matches

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Head coach position

* Arturo Alvarez – 2010-2012 * Ariel Rearte – 2013-2016 * Eduardo Pfleger - 2016–present

Kit

Sponsor

2013: Itaú 2016:

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References

External links

Official websiteLatinbasket - Paraguay Men National Team
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