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The Bolivia national basketball team is the national men's basketball team from
Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
. In June 2021, the Bolivians succeeded in their first undertaking for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas). They defeated
Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
in two games by 91-57 (on aggregate). The home game was played at the Guadalquivir Coliseum in
Tarija Tarija or San Bernardo de la Frontera de Tarixa is a city in southern Bolivia. Founded in 1574, Tarija is the largest city and capital and municipality within the Tarija Department, with an airport ( Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza Airport, (TJA)) of ...
, where more than 2,000 people attended.


Current squad

At the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas):Bolivia FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Americas Pre-Qualifiers 2021
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, 15 July 2021. Accessed 21 July 2021.
, valign="top" , ;Head coach * Giovanny Vargas ;Assistant coaches ---- ;Legend: *Club – describes last
club before the tournament *Age – describes age
on 16 July 2021


Depth chart


South American Championship record

*1943 : 6th *1963 : 9th *1977 : 9th *1989 : 9th *1997 : 10th *1999 : 10th *2001 : 10th *2012 : 7th *2016 : 8th


Head coach position

* Sandro Patino - 2012 * Giovanny Vargas - 2019, 2021


Past squads

At the
2016 South American Basketball Championship The 2016 South American Basketball Championship was the 47th and last edition of the FIBA South American Basketball Championship. Ten teams participated in the competition, which was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from 26 June to 2 July 2016. The to ...
:Bolivia 2016 South American Championship for Men
ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 20 July 2016. , valign="top" , ;Head coach ;Assistant coaches ---- ;Legend: *Club – describes last
club before the tournament *Age – describes age
on 26 June 2016


Kit


Sponsor

2021:
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See also

* Bolivia men's national under-17 basketball team * Bolivia men's national under-15 basketball team * Bolivia women's national basketball team


References


External links

*
Latinbasket.com - Bolivia Men National TeamFIBA profile


Videos


Bolivia (BOL) v Ecuador (ECU) - Game Highlights - Group A - 2016 FIBA South American Championship
- Youtube.com video {{FIBA Americas teams Basketball in Bolivia 1947 establishments in Bolivia