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](_blank)
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French language, French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the Basketball equipment ...
, 15 July 2021. Accessed 21 July 2021.
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Giovanny Vargas
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*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.
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on 26 June 2016
Kit
Sponsor
2021: Entel
The Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (''National Telecommunications Enterprise'', mostly known for its acronym ENTel) was an Argentine state-owned enterprise which had the monopoly on public telecommunications in the country.
Originally set- ...
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 Team
FIBA 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