The Peru national basketball team is administrated by the

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(''Spanish:'' Federación Deportiva Peruana de Basketball) (F.D.P.B.). Peru joined the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) in 1936 and has one of the world's longest basketball traditions. Its best result to date was 7th place at the 1950 FIBA World Cup. Until the mid-70s, Team Peru was one of South America's major basketball forces. It was the second best South American contender at the 1936 Summer Olympics. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, Peru was the only contender that kept the dominant

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to only 60 points. Between 1950 and 1967, Peru qualified for four out of five Basketball World Cups. From 1963 to 1973, it finished in the Top Four at the

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at six straight events. However, after 1973, the team went through a steep decline. The team won its last victory at the

on 22 July 2001, when Peru beat

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72–58.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

FIBA World Cup

FIBA AmeriCup

''yet to qualify''

Pan American Games

*1951–59 : ''Did not qualify'' *

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: 5th *

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: 8th * 1971: 9th *1975–2019 : ''Did not qualify'' *2023 : ''To be determined''

South American Basketball Championship

Current roster

At the

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Depth chart

Head coach position

* Gustavo De Benedetti * Carlos Zanelatto – 2016

Past rosters

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1936 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 21 teams Miguel Godoy, Luis Jacob, Roberto Rospigliosi, Koko Cárdenas, Fernando Ruiz, "Canon" Ore, Jose Carlos Godoy, Armando Rossi, Rolando Bacigalupo, Manuel Fiestas, Willy Dasso, Antuco Flecha (Coach: Pedro Vera) 1948 Olympic Games: finished 10th among 23 teams Eduardo Fiestas, Carlos Alegre, Rodolfo Salas, David Descalzo, Luis Sánchez, Soracco Ríos, José Vizcarra, Alberto Fernández, Ahrens Valdivia, Virgilio Drago, Ferreyros Pérez 1950 World Championship: finished 7th among 10 teams Eduardo Fiestas, Carlos Alegre, David Descalzo, Alberto Fernández, Luis Gardella, Rodolfo Salas, Luis Vergara, Francisco de Zela, Virgilio Drago, Guillermo Airaldi, Mario Castro, Ernesto Ortiz (Coach: Carlos Rojas y Rojas) 1954 World Championship: finished 12th among 12 teams Eduardo Fiestas, Hernán Sánchez, José Vizcarra, Virgilio Drago, Jorge Ferreyros, Isaac Loveday, Amalfi Lucioni, José Chocano, Rodolfo Salas, Álvaro Castro, Guillermo Toro, Aurelio Moreyra, Víctor Obando (Coach: Luis Alberto Sánchez) 1963 World Championship: finished 12th among 13 teams Ricardo Duarte, Luis Gusmán, Jorge Vargas, Oscar Benalcazar, Fernando Claudet, Antonio Sangio, Ernesto Podestá, Enrique Duarte, Oscar Sevilla, Francisco Saldarriaga, Tomás Sangio, Raúl Duarte (Coach: Guillermo Ross / James McGregor) 1964 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 16 teams Ricardo Duarte, Jorge Vargas, Oscar Benalcazar, Simón Paredes, Enrique Duarte, José Gusmán, Tomás Sangio, Carlos Vásquez, Raúl Duarte, Oscar Sevilla, Manuel Valerio, Luis Duarte (Coach: Fernando Cordova) 1967 World Championship: finished 10th among 13 teams Ricardo Duarte, Jorge Vargas, Oscar Sevilla, Manuel Vigo, Tomás Sangio, César Vittorelli, José Verano, Manuel Valerio, Raúl Duarte, Walter Fleming, Simón Paredes, Carlos Vásquez (Coach: Carlos Alegre Benavides) 2008 Squad: According to Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Basketball At the

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Kit

Manufacturer

2016:

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2016 South American Championship for Men - Peru
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References

External links

Latinbasket.com - Peru Men National Team Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Basketball

at FIBA Archive {{FIBA Americas teams Men's national basketball teams

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Basketball teams in Peru 1936 establishments in Peru