Venezuela men's national basketball team

Summer Olympics

FIBA Basketball World Cup

FIBA AmeriCup

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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	9	2025 FIBA AmeriCup	Managua, Nicaragua

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Pan American Games

• 1955 – 6th
• 1975 – 8th
• 1983 – 8th
• 1987 – 8th
• 1991 – 10th
• 2015 – 7th
• 2019 – 5th
• 2023 –

FIBA South American Championship

• 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 –

Bolivarian Games

• 1961 –
• 1970 –
• 1977 –
• 1981 –
• 1985 –
• 1997 –
• 2001 –
• 2005 –
• 2009 –
• 2013 –
• 2017 –

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup.^[3]

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Venezuela men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 2 Edwin Mijares 32 – (1992-10-27)27 October 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Toros de Aragua G 3 Yeferson Guerra 22 – (2003-07-06)6 July 2003 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Unión de Santa Fe PG 8 David Cubillán (C) 38 – (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Trotamundos de Carabobo PF 12 Elian Centeno 25 – (2000-07-18)18 July 2000 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Pioneros del Ávila SF 13 José Ascanio 29 – (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Ciclista Olímpico C 15 Windi Graterol 38 – (1986-09-10)10 September 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Spartans Distrito Capital SF 16 Anyelo Cisneros 28 – (1997-01-31)31 January 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Gimnasia y Esgrima PG 20 Yohanner Sifontes 30 – (1995-08-19)19 August 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Spartans Distrito Capital G 21 Franger Pirela 22 – (2002-12-19)19 December 2002 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) CB La Matanza PF 27 Fernando Fuenmayor 25 – (2000-04-05)5 April 2000 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Trotamundos de Carabobo SG 28 Carlos Daniel Fulda Carrera 23 – (2002-07-23)23 July 2002 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Gladiadores de Anzoátegui C 77 Enrique Medina 21 – (2004-01-31)31 January 2004 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) CB Santfeliuenc	Head coach Ronald Guillén Assistant coach(es) Alexis Cedres Yonaiker Ecker Diego Vásquez Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 22 August 2025

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Notable players

Other notable players from Venezuela:

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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

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Head coach position

• 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: 2018–2023
• Daniel Seoane: 2023–2025
• Ronald Guillén: 2025
• Curro Segura: 2025–present

Past rosters

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)