The Venezuela national basketball team is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). () 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.FIBA.com – FIBA – Venezuela and Turkey to host 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 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.
Honours FIBA AmeriCup Winners: 2015
Achievements Summer Olympics YearPositionTournamentHost 1992 11 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain 2016 10 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
FIBA Basketball World Cup YearPositionTournamentHost 1990 11 1990 FIBA World Championship Argentina 2002 14 2002 FIBA World Championship Indianapolis, United States 2006 23 2006 FIBA World Championship Japan 2019 14 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2023 30 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Philippines, Japan and Indonesia
FIBA AmeriCup YearPositionTournamentHost 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
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 –
Team Current roster Roster for the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup.
Notable players Other notable players from Venezuela:
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: 2025–2026 Alexis Cedres: 2026–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)
See also Venezuela men's national under-19 basketball team Venezuela men's national 3x3 team Venezuela women's national basketball team
References
External links
FIBA profile Latinbasket – Venezuela Men National Team
Videos 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