Chile national basketball team
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The Chile national basketball team represents Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Federación de Básquetbol de Chile. It is affiliated to FIBA and his zone confederation FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is a zone within FIBA which contains the 44 FIBA Federations located in the Americas. FIBA Americas is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- National teams :CONCECABACaribbean...

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Olympic Games

  • 1936
    Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
    -Fifth-place classification:-First round:Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first consolation round for another chance to move on.* Estonia def. France, 34-29* Chile def. Turkey, 30-16* Switzerland def. Germany, 25-18...

    : 10th
  • 1948
    Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
    Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport as an official medal event. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition....

    : 6th
  • 1952
    Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
    Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport. 23 nations entered the competition.The top six teams at the 1948 Summer Olympics qualified automatically, as did the 1950 World Champion , the top two at the 1951 European championships , and the host country...

    : 5th
  • 1956
    Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics
    Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics was the fourth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. Fifteen nations, an unusually low number for the basketball tournament, competed in the event, with 174 participants. A total number of 56 games of basketball were played.The teams were divided...

    : 8th

FIBA World championship

  • 1950
    1950 FIBA World Championship
    The 1950 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 22 to November 3, 1950. Ten nations participated in the inaugural tournament. All competition was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires...

    : 3rd
  • 1954
    1954 FIBA World Championship
    The 1954 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 22 to November 5, 1954...

    : 10th
  • 1959
    1959 FIBA World Championship
    The 1959 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Chile from January 16 to 31 , 1959. Amaury Antônio Pasos was named the MVP....

    : 3rd

Roster

Roster for 2010 South American Championship
# Position Name Date Birth Height Club
4 Francisco Bravo 1987 1.74 m   Deportes Valdivia
Deportes Valdivia
Deportes Valdivia is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Valdivia, Chile. They currently play in the fourth level of Chilean football, the Tercera División B.The club were founded on June 5, 1983 and then re-founded on December 19, 2003....

5 Rodrigo Espinoza 1981 1.83 m   Gatos de Monagas
6 Evandro Arteaga 1983 1.78 m   C.D. Universidad de Concepción
C.D. Universidad de Concepción Básquetbol
Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción Básquetbol, is a Chilean basketball club based in the city of Concepción, Biobio Region. The sports club was officially founded August 8, 1994, but the professional basketball team begun in 1979, with the start of the Dimayor, the Chilean professional...

7 Franco Morales 1992 1.79 m   Liceo Mixto
8 G/F
Swingman
A Swingman is a basketball term denoting a player who can play both the small forward and shooting guard positions, and, in essence, swing between the shooting guard and small forward positions." Swingmen males are often between 6'5" and 6'8" .John Havlicek, who played for the Boston Celtics in...

 
José Luis Campos 1980 1.89 m   Club Deportivo Alemán
9 Erick Carrasco 1984 1.81 m   Provincial Osorno
10 Gonzalo Velásquez 1989 1.85 m   CD Castro
11 C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

 
Patricio Briones 1972 2.12 m   Tabaré
12 C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

 
Claus Prutzmann 1979 2.04 m   Deportes Valdivia
Deportes Valdivia
Deportes Valdivia is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Valdivia, Chile. They currently play in the fourth level of Chilean football, the Tercera División B.The club were founded on June 5, 1983 and then re-founded on December 19, 2003....

13 C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

 
Jorge Valencia 1977 2.06 m   Boston College
14 F/C
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

 
Gerardo Isla 1991 2.00 m   Deportes Valdivia
Deportes Valdivia
Deportes Valdivia is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Valdivia, Chile. They currently play in the fourth level of Chilean football, the Tercera División B.The club were founded on June 5, 1983 and then re-founded on December 19, 2003....

15 F
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

 
José del Solar 1990 1.95 m   Deportes Valdivia
Deportes Valdivia
Deportes Valdivia is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Valdivia, Chile. They currently play in the fourth level of Chilean football, the Tercera División B.The club were founded on June 5, 1983 and then re-founded on December 19, 2003....


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