Chile national basketball team
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The Chile national basketball team represents Chile
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
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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
- 1936Basketball 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 - 1948Basketball at the 1948 Summer OlympicsBasketball 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 - 1952Basketball at the 1952 Summer OlympicsBasketball 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 - 1956Basketball at the 1956 Summer OlympicsBasketball 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
- 19501950 FIBA World ChampionshipThe 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 - 19541954 FIBA World ChampionshipThe 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 - 19591959 FIBA World ChampionshipThe 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 |
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4 | G | 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 | G | Rodrigo Espinoza | 1981 | 1.83 m | Gatos de Monagas |
6 | G | 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 | G | 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 | G | Erick Carrasco | 1984 | 1.81 m | Provincial Osorno |
10 | G | 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.... |