Club Atlético Peñarol (usually called Peñarol de Mar del Plata or simply Peñarol) is an Argentine sports club based in Mar del Plata. The club is mostly known for its basketball team, which is currently playing in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the top level of the Argentine league system. Their home arena is the Polideportivo Islas Malvinas.
The team had its most successful campaign during 2010, winning 5 official tournaments (FIBA Americas League, Liga Nacional, InterLigas, and Copa Argentina).
Apart from basketball, other activities held in Peñarol are football and martial arts.
Players
Current roster
Retired numbers Peñarol's retired numbers N°PlayerPos.TenureNum. Retirement 8 Tato Rodríguez PG 1994–1998, 1999–2003, 2004–2011 23 Nov 2011 "Peñarol retiró la camiseta de 'Tato' Rodríguez", La Voz del Interior, 2011-11-23"La camiseta de Tato dijo hasta siempre" , Pickandroll.com.ar, 2011-11-24
Notable players
Sergio Aispurúa (1989–91, 2002–03) Ariel Bernardini (1993–99) Billy Thompson (1997–98) Rodney Blake (2000–01) Facundo Campazzo (2008–14) Andrés Nocioni (2011) Nicolás Brussino (2015–16) Al Thornton (2021–present)
Head coaches Sergio Hernández
Titles
National Liga Nacional (5): 1993–94, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14 Copa Argentina (1): 2010 Torneo Súper 8 (4): 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013 Copa Desafío (2): 2007, 2010
International FIBA Americas League (2): 2007–08, 2009–10 Torneo InterLigas (2): 2010, 2012 Campeonato Panamericano Runner-up (1): 1995
Individual accomplishments
Olympic team selection Leonardo Gutiérrez – 2004 , 2008 Sergio Hernández (coach) – 2008
References
External links
Peñarol on LNB