Venezuela

FIBA ranking	25 (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1938
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Venezuelan Basketball Federation
Coach	Fernando Duró
Nickname(s)	La Vinotinto de las alturas
Olympic Games
Appearances	2
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	5
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	17
Medals	Gold: (2015) Silver: (1992) Bronze: (2005)
Home Away

The Venezuela national basketball team is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). (Spanish: Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto) They won the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup.

Venezuela qualified for two Summer Olympiads: 1992, and then 2016. Venezuela hosted the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the country's most prestigious basketball event ever.^[2] Later, the country also hosted the 2013 FIBA AmeriCup.

Venezuela has participated in international competitions: International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Summer Olympic Games, the FIBA World Cup, the South American Championship, the Pan American Games and the Bolivarian Games.

• FIBA AmeriCup

Winners: 2015

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1988	7	1988 Tournament of the Americas	Montevideo, Uruguay
1989	4	1989 Tournament of the Americas	Mexico City, Mexico
1992		1992 Tournament of the Americas	Portland, United States
1993	6	1993 Tournament of the Americas	San Juan, Puerto Rico
1995	9	1995 Tournament of the Americas	Tucumán, Argentina
1997	7	1997 FIBA Americas Championship	Montevideo, Uruguay
1999	5	1999 FIBA Americas Championship	San Juan, Puerto Rico
2001	5	2001 FIBA Americas Championship	Neuquén, Argentina
2003	5	2003 FIBA Americas Championship	San Juan, Puerto Rico
2005		2005 FIBA Americas Championship	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2007	8	2007 FIBA Americas Championship	Las Vegas, United States
2009	9	2009 FIBA Americas Championship	San Juan, Puerto Rico
2011	5	2011 FIBA Americas Championship	Mar del Plata, Argentina
2013	5	2013 FIBA Americas Championship	Caracas, Venezuela
2015		2015 FIBA Americas Championship	Mexico City, Mexico
2017	9	2017 FIBA AmeriCup	four cities in Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay
2021	7	2022 FIBA AmeriCup	Recife, Brazil
2025	TBD	2025 FIBA AmeriCup	Managua, Nicaragua

• 1955 – 6th
• 1975 – 8th
• 1983 – 8th
• 1987 – 8th
• 1991 – 10th
• 2015 – 7th
• 2019 – 5th

• 1961 – 8th
• 1979 – 5th
• 1985 – 4th
• 1987 –
• 1991 –
• 1993 –
• 1995 – 4th
• 1997 –
• 1999 –
• 2001 –
• 2003 – 4th
• 2004 –
• 2006 – 4th
• 2008 –
• 2010 – 4th
• 2012 –
• 2014 –
• 2016 –

• 2001 –
• 2005 –
• 2009 –
• 2013 –

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.^[3][4]

Venezuela men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 5 Gregory Vargas 37 – (1986-02-18)18 February 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Gladiadores de Anzoátegui SF 6 Garly Sojo 23 – (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Broncos de Caracas SF 7 Jhornan Zamora 34 – (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Trotamundos PG 8 David Cubillán (C) 36 – (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Guaiqueríes de Margarita SG 9 Pedro Chourio 33 – (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Cocodrilos de Caracas PF 14 Miguel Ruiz 32 – (1990-12-20)20 December 1990 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Guaros de Lara C 15 Windi Graterol 36 – (1986-09-10)10 September 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Guaiqueríes de Margarita PG 19 Heissler Guillent 36 – (1986-12-17)17 December 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Guaros de Lara PG 20 Yohanner Sifontes 28 – (1995-08-19)19 August 1995 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Piratas de La Guaira PF 24 Michael Carrera 30 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Estudiantes SF 35 José Materán 27 – (1996-08-17)17 August 1996 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gaiteros del Zulia PF 43 Néstor Colmenares 35 – (1987-09-05)5 September 1987 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Trotamundos	Head coach Fernando Duró Assistant coach(es) Pablo Favarel Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 25 August 2023

Other notable players from Venezuela:

Venezuela roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club SF Donta Smith 33 – (1983-11-27)27 November 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Elan Bearnais G Greivis Vásquez 30 – (1987-01-16)16 January 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Free agent	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 11 July 2017

• Jesus Cordobés: 1990
• Julio Toro: 1992
• Guillermo Vecchio: 1998
• Bruno D'Adezzio: 1999
• Jim Calvin: 2002
• Néstor Salazar: 2003–2007
• Nelson Solórzano: 2008
• Nestor Salazar: 2009–2010
• Eric Musselman: 2011–2012
• Che García: 2013–2017
• Fernando Duró: 2018–present

1990 World Championship: finished 11th among 16 teams

4 David Díaz, 5 Cesar Portillo, 6 Armando Becker, 7 Nelson Solorzano, 8 Rostin González, 9 Luis Jiménez, 10 Sam Shepherd, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 José Echenique, 13 Gabriel Estaba, 14 Iván Olivares, 15 Alexander Nelcha (Coach: Jesus Cordobés)

1992 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 12 teams

4 Víctor Díaz, 5 David Diaz, 6 Melquiades Jaramillo, 7 Nelson Solorzano, 8 Rostin González, 9 Luis Jiménez, 10 Sam Shepherd, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 Omar Walcott, 13 Gabriel Estaba, 14 Iván Olivares, 15 Alexander Nelcha (Coach: Julio Toro)

2002 World Championship: finished 14th among 16 teams

4 Víctor Díaz, 5 Pablo Ezequiel Machado, 6 Yumerving Ernesto Mijares, 7 Richard Lugo, 8 Alejandro "Alex" Quiroz, 9 Óscar Torres, 10 Diego Guevara, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 Héctor "Pepito" Romero, 13 Vladimir Heredia, 14 Tomas Aguilera, 15 Carlos Morris (Coach: Jim Calvin)

2006 World Championship: finished 21st among 24 teams

4 Víctor Díaz, 5 Pablo Machado, 6 Yumerving Ernesto Mijares, 7 Richard Lugo, 8 Tomás Aguilera, 9 Óscar Torres, 10 Carlos Alberto Cedeno, 11 Miguel Marriaga, 12 Gregory Vallenilla, 13 Manuel Alejandro Barrios, 14 Heberth Alberto Bayona, 15 Carlos Morris (Coach: Néstor Salazar)

• Venezuela men's national under-19 basketball team
• Venezuela men's national 3x3 team
• Venezuela women's national basketball team

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Venezuela national basketball team.

• Official website (in Spanish)
• FIBA profile
• Latinbasket – Venezuela Men National Team

• Venezuela v Brazil – Game Highlights – Gold-Medal Match – 2016 FIBA South American Championship Youtube.com video
• Venezuela v Argentina – Gold Medal Game Highlights – 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Youtube.com video