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Argentina men's national basketball team

Men's national basketball team representing Argentina


Men's national basketball team representing Argentina

FieldValue
typeMen
countryArgentina
logoArgentina basketball wordmark 2025.png
logo_width200
fiba_ranking
fiba_zoneFIBA Americas
first_game1921 v. Uruguay
national_fedCAB
joined_fiba1932 (co-founders)
coachPablo Prigioni
nicknameEl Alma Argentina (The Argentine Soul)
h_body00CDFF
h_pattern_b_basketballblankborder
h_pattern_s_skybottom
h_shortsffffff
a_body000066
a_pattern_s_skybottom
a_shorts000066
oly_appearances9
oly_medals[[File:Gold medal.svg16px]] Gold: (2004)
[[File:Bronze medal.svg16px]] Bronze: (2008)
wc_appearances14
wc_medals[[File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg16px]] Gold: (1950)
[[File:Silver medal world centered-2.svg16px]] Silver: (2002, 2019)
zone_appearances19
zone_championshipFIBA AmeriCup
zone_medals[[File:Gold medal america.svg16px]] Gold: (2001, 2011, 2022)
[[File:Silver medal america.svg16px]] Silver: (1995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2025)
[[File:Bronze medal (Americas).svg16px]] Bronze: (1980, 1993, 1999, 2009, 2013)
zone_appearances217
zone_championship2Pan American Games
zone_medals2[[File:Gold medal america.svg16px]] Gold: (1995, 2019, 2023)
[[File:Silver medal america.svg16px]] Silver: (1951, 1955)
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the men's team

The Argentina men's national basketball team () represents Argentina in men's international basketball officially nicknamed The Argentine Soul (), and it is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Confederation (CAB).

Argentina's national basketball team remains among the most successful in the Americas and one of the most successful in the world. It is the only national team in the FIBA Americas zone that has won the quintuplet crown: FIBA World Cup (they won the first edition, in 1950), Olympic Gold Medal (2004, considered the highest honor and most important title in the history of the Argentine men's team), FIBA Diamond Ball (2008), FIBA AmeriCup (2001, 2011 and 2022) and Pan American Gold Medal (1995, 2019 and 2023). 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 South American Basketball Championships, 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 NBA players. They did so by 87–80 in the 2002 FIBA World Championship held in Indianapolis. In that tournament, Argentina came second behind FR Yugoslavia, losing the final in overtime.

Due to the series of good results since the beginning of the 2000s, 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

Main article: History of the Argentina national basketball team

The practice of basketball in Argentina was started by Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Young Men's Christian 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.

Argentina played its first international game against Uruguay in 1921.

In 1950 Argentina won its first and only World Championship to date, with a squad formed entirely of amateur players, after defeating France (twice), Brazil, Chile, Egypt and the United States in the decisive match.

With the creation of the Liga Nacional de Básquet 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.

2001 was the year when the Golden Generation, winning Argentina's first FIBA Americas Championship – held in Neuquen – where they defeated all of their rivals in the competition. The progress of Argentine basketball would be shown in the 2002 FIBA World Championship, where they became the first team to defeat a United States roster composed entirely of NBA players and also reached the final, finally losing to Yugoslavia. 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 was the highest honor and most important title won in Argentine basketball history.

Uniforms and suppliers

PeriodKit manufacturer
1970s–1997ARG Topper
1998–2001GER Adidas
2002–2007ARG Topper
2007–2013China Li-Ning
2014–2017ITA Kappa
2017–2020USA Jordan
2022–2025SPA Kelme
2025–presentChina Peak

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 National flag) were added to the jerseys. When the contract with Topper expired in 2007, the CABB signed an agreement with Chinese firm Li-Ning, which kept the design established by Topper.

Italian company Kappa was the uniforms supplier since 2013. In 2014 the company designed a vertical striped model in the style of football and field hockey representatives. The jersey debuted in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

When Nike became official sponsor through its brand Air Jordan, the Argentina jersey returned to a simple white color scheme. The deal extended to 2020, when the American company ceased operations in Argentina.

From 2022 to 2025, Spanish brand Kelme was the kit provider for all Argentinian basketball teams.

In August 2025, the Association announced a new deal signed with Chinese company Peak to provide all the uniforms for the national team. The agreement will be into force until 2032, and includes supplying for all the basketball team, including women's and youth teams. Uniforms manufactured by Peak debuted at the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup.

Honours

  • Olympic Games
    • [[File:Gold medal.svg|16px]] Gold (1): 2004
    • [[File:Bronze medal.svg|16px]] Bronze (1): 2008
  • FIBA World Cup
    • [[File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg|16px]] Gold (1): 1950
    • [[File:Silver medal world centered-2.svg|16px]] Silver (2): 2002, 2019
  • FIBA Diamond Ball
    • [[File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg|16px]] Gold (1): 2008
    • [[File:Bronze medal world centered-2.svg|16px]] Bronze (1): 2004
  • FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup
    • [[File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg|16px]]Gold (1): 2013 (2)
    • [[File:Silver medal world centered-2.svg|16px]] Silver (3): 2005, 2013 (1), 2016
  • FIBA AmeriCup
    • [[File:Gold medal america.svg|16px]] Gold (3): 2001, 2011, 2022
    • [[File:Silver medal america.svg|16px]] Silver (7): 1995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2025
    • [[File:Bronze medal (Americas).svg|16px]] Bronze (5): 1980, 1993, 1999, 2009, 2013
  • Pan American Games
    • [[File:Gold medal america.svg|16px]] Gold (3): 1995, 2019, 2023
    • [[File:Silver medal america.svg|16px]] Silver (2): 1951, 1955
  • South American Championship
    • [[File:Gold medal america.svg|16px]] Gold (13): 1934, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1966, 1976, 1979, 1987, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012
    • [[File:Silver medal america.svg|16px]] Silver (12): 1930, 1938, 1940, 1973, 1983, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2014
    • [[File:Bronze medal (Americas).svg|16px]] Bronze (13): 1932, 1939, 1945, 1960, 1961, 1969, 1971, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2006

Competition results

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games RecordYearPositionPldWLTotal573324
GER 1936did not participate
UK 194815th place844
FIN 19524th place853
1956 to 1976did not participate
URS 1980Originally qualified, but later withdrew
1984 to 1992did not participate
USA 19969th place743
AUS 2000did not participate
GRE 2004Gold Medal862
CHN 2008Bronze Medal862
UK 20124th place844
BRA 20168th place633
JPN 20207th place413
FRA 2024did not qualify

FIBA World Cup

FIBA World Cup RecordYearPositionPldWLTotal1126547
ARG 1950Champions660
BRA 1954did not participate
CHL 195910th633
BRA 19638th844
URU 19676th936
YUG 1970did not participate
PUR 197411th725
PHI 1978did not participate
COL 1982did not participate
ESP 198612th1055
ARG 19908th826
CAN 19949th853
GRE 19988th936
USA 2002Runner-up981
JPN 20064th972
TUR 20105th972
ESP 201411th633
CHN 2019Runner-up871
PHI JPN IDN 2023Did not qualify
QAT 2027To be determined

FIBA Diamond Ball

FIBA Diamond Ball RecordYearPositionPldWLTotal651
HKG 2000did not participate
SCG 2004Bronze Medal321
CHN 2008Champions330

FIBA AmeriCup

FIBA AmeriCup RecordYearPositionPldWLTotal16611254
PUR 1980Third place642
BRA 19847th826
URU 19885th633
MEX 19898th826
USA 19926th523
PUR 1993Third place752
ARG 1995Runner-up1082
URU 19974th945
PUR 1999Third place1073
ARG 2001Champions10100
PUR 2003Runner-up1064
Dominican Republic 2005Runner-up1073
USA 2007Runner-up1082
PUR 2009Third place1073
ARG 2011Champions1091
VEN 2013Third place1064
MEX 2015Runner-up1082
ARG COL URU 2017Runner-up541
BRA 2022Champions660
NCA 2025Runner-up642

South American Championship

South American Championship RecordYearPositionPldWLTotal27019080
URU 1930Runner-up642
CHI 1932Third place404
ARG 1934Champions660
BRA 1935Champions431
CHI 19375th826
PER 1938Runner-up431
BRA 1939Third place422
URU 1940Runner-up541
ARG 1941Champions550
CHI 1942Champions541
PER 1943Champions853
ECU 1945Third place532
BRA 19475th523
PAR 19495th523
URU 1953did not participate
COL 19554th532
CHI 19584th743
ARG 1960Third place642
BRA 1961Third place752
PER 19634th853
ARG 1966Champions761
PAR 19685th743
URU 1969Third place642
URU 1971Third place752
COL 1973Runner-up761
COL 1976Champions660
CHI 1977Third place862
ARG 1979Champions660
URU 1981Third place532
BRA 1983Runner-up532
COL 1985Third place752
PAR 1987Champions651
ECU 1989Runner-up972
VEN 1991Third place761
BRA 1993Runner-up752
URU 1995Runner-up734
VEN 1997Third place743
ARG 1999Runner-up651
CHI 2001Champions990
URU 2003Runner-up642
BRA 2004Champions651
VEN 2006Third place431
CHI 2008Champions651
COL 2010Runner-up532
ARG 2012Champions550
VEN 2014Runner-up541
VEN 20164th642

Pan American Games

Pan American Games RecordYearPositionPldWLTotal1045549
ARG 1951Silver Medal651
MEX 1955Silver Medal541
USA 1959did not participate
BRA 1963did not participate
CAN 19676th514
COL 19715th954
MEX 19757th936
PUR 19796th936
VEN 19835th945
USA 19879th514
CUB 19916th734
ARG 1995Gold Medal770
CAN 19994th523
Dominican Republic 20036th523
BRA 20074th523
MEX 20117th422
CAN 20155th422
PER 2019Gold medal541
CHI 2023Gold medal550
PER 2027To be determined
PAR 2031

Players

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup.

  • Club – last club before the tournament
  • Age – as of tournament start (22 August 2025)

Retired numbers

In July 2017, the Argentine Basketball Confederation announced that numbers 5 and 13 would be retired since the 2017 edition of FIBA AmeriCup and for the rest of championships played by the senior team from then on.

No.PlayerPos.TenureGamesPointsRef.
5Emanuel GinóbiliSG1998–20161041,588
13Andrés NocioniSF1999–20161211,364

Head coaches

  • ARG León Najnudel: (1985)
  • PUR Flor Meléndez: (1986–1987)
  • ARG Alberto Finger: (1987–1989)
  • ARG Carlos Boismené: (1989–1992)
  • ARG Walter Garrone: (1992)
  • ARG Guillermo Vecchio: (1993–1996)
  • ARG Julio Lamas: (1997–1999)
  • ARGITA Rubén Magnano: (2000–2004)
  • ARG Sergio Hernández: (2005–2010)
  • ARG Julio Lamas: (2011–2014)
  • ARG Sergio Hernández: (2015–2020)
  • ARG Gabriel Picatto: (2020–2021)
  • ARG Sergio Hernández: (2021)
  • ARG Néstor García: (2021–2022)
  • ARG Pablo Prigioni: (2022–present)

Notes

References

References

  1. [http://cabb.com.ar/timeline/ Linea de Tiempo del Básquet Argentino] by Ricardo Orcasitas, CAB website
  2. [http://www.cabb.com.ar/web/category/el-alma-argentina/ "El Alma Argentina"] {{Webarchive. link. (29 June 2016 on CABB website. Retrieved 9 July 2016)
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311233226/http://www.ymca.org.ar/historia-en-argentina/ Historia en la Argentina] on Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes en la Argentina website (Archive – 11 March 2012)
  4. http://www.mdzol.com/nota/320318-en-neuquen-2001-la-generacion-dorada-del-basquet-argentino-sentaba-las-bases/ {{Webarchive. link. (1 February 2014 En Neuquén 2001, la Generación Dorada del básquet argentino, sentaba las bases. mdzol.com)
  5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20021019112342/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/news/2002/09/04/usa_argentina_ap/ Argentina hands NBA players first international loss], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', 5 September 2002. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  6. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/2243615.stm Argentina book final spot], ''[[BBC Sport]]'', 7 September 2002. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  7. [http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1722396-a-10-anos-del-oro-en-los-juego-olimpicos-atenas-2004-los-tres-momentos-que-manu-ginobili-jamas-olvidara A 10 años del oro en los Juego Olímpicos Atenas 2004, los tres momentos que Manu Ginóbili jamás olvidará], ''La Nación'', 26 August 2014
  8. [https://argentina.basketball/ver/noticia/li-ning-comienza-con-el-desembarco-en-el-basquet-argentino/ Li ning comienza con el desembarco en el basquet argentino] on CABB, 9 Feb 2007
  9. [https://www.perfil.com/noticias/politica/li-ning-el-patrocinador-de-argentina-que-quiere-desplazar-a-adidas-y-nike-20080807-0043.phtml Li Ning, el patrocinador de Argentina que quiere desplazar a Adidas y Nike] – Perfil.com, 7 Aug 2008
  10. [https://www.argentina.basketball/ver/noticia/kappa-la-indumentaria-de-argentina-por-cuatro-anos Kappa, la indumentaria de Argentina por cuatro años] on CABB, 14 May 2013
  11. [http://www.marketingregistrado.com/ar/basquet/2014/08/3277_la-seleccion-argentina-de-basquet-presento-su-camiseta-kappa-para-espana-2014/ "La Selección argentina de básquet presentó su camiseta Kappa para España 2014"] Marketing Registrado, 5 August 2014
  12. [http://www.cordobatimes.com/deportes/basquet/2014/08/04/argentina-presento-la-camiseta-para-el-mundial/ "Argentina Presentó La Camiseta Para El Mundial"] {{webarchive. link. (18 August 2016 , Córdoba Times, 4 August 2014)
  13. [https://basquetplus.com/articulo/argentina-se-queda-sin-nike-%C2%BFqui%C3%A9n-la-reemplazar%C3%A1 Argentina se queda sin Nike, ¿quién la reemplazará?]. Basqietplus, 9 Jul 2020
  14. [https://www.argentina.basketball/ver/noticia/se-presento-la-nueva-indumentaria-de-la-seleccion-argentina Se presentó la nueva indumentaria de la Selección Argentina] on CABB, 31 Jul 2022
  15. [https://www.argentina.basketball/ver/noticia/peak-sera-el-nuevo-sponsor-oficial-de-la-confederacion-argentina-de-basquet-hasta-2032 PEAK será el nuevo sponsor oficial de la Confederación Argentina de Básquet hasta 2032] at CABB. 4 Aug 2025
  16. (22 August 2025). "Final rosters ahead of FIBA AmeriCup 2025 tip-off". [[FIBA]].
  17. [https://argentina.basketball/ver/noticia/cabb-anuncia-el-retiro-de-las-camisetas-de-ginobili-y-nocioni/ CABB anuncia el retiro de las camisetas de Ginóbili y Nocioni] by Germán Beder on CABB website, 29 July 2017
  18. [http://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/2017/07/29/la-cabb-comunico-que-retirara-los-numeros-de-ginobili-y-nocioni-de-la-seleccion-de-basquet/ El homenaje de la selección de básquet a Ginóbili y Nocioni: retirarán sus números] on Infobae, 29 July 2017
  19. (15 July 2020). "León Najnudel, el viajero del tiempo".
  20. (12 January 2021). "Hoy cumple Flor Meléndez.🏀 Entrenador boricua que dejó su huella en el básquet argentino. DT de la Selección entr…".
  21. "El legado intacto de Alberto Finger - FEBAMBA".
  22. (11 August 2021). "El recuerdo de Carlos "Tite" Boismené - ABB".
  23. "Fue multicampeón con Atenas, dirigió a la Selección contra Michael Jordan y a los 72 años es el nuevo Director Nacional de Básquet Adaptado".
  24. (14 September 2019). "Guillermo Vecchio: 'De este equipo me gusta todo; son la Generación Platino'".
  25. "El regreso de Julio Lamas a la Selección: Datos y opiniones | CAB".
  26. (4 November 2004). "El fin de un ciclo: Renunció Rubén Magnano".
  27. (31 March 2020). "Sergio Hernández 15 años después de su asunción - ABB".
  28. "Sergio Hernández vuelve a ser el DT de la selección de básquet".
  29. "Gabriel Piccato es el nuevo entrenador de la Selección Mayor | CAB".
  30. (17 April 2021). "Oveja Hernández abandona Zaragoza y se vuelve a la Argentina: "Necesito estar con mis hijos"".
  31. (30 August 2022). "¡Echaron al Che García de la Selección!".
  32. "Pablo Prigioni es el nuevo entrenador de la Selección Argentina | CAB".
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