The Uruguay national basketball team (Spanish: Selección de baloncesto de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in men's international basketball competitions and it is governed by Federación Uruguaya de basketball.
The team has made seven appearances in the FIBA World Cup and the team represents FIBA and FIBA Americas.FIBA National Federations – Uruguay, fiba.com, accessed 25 March 2013.
Uruguay is one of three South American countries to win medals at the Basketball Tournament of the Summer Olympics. It won the bronze medal in both the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.
In addition, it is the third most successful team in the South American Basketball Championship, with 11 titles.
Honours Olympic Games Bronze (2): 1952, 1956 FIBA AmeriCup Silver (1): 1984 Pan American Games Bronze (1): 2007 South American Championship Gold (11): 1930, 1932, 1940, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1969, 1981, 1995, 1997 Silver (13): 1937, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1958, 1961, 1968, 1971, 1977, 1985, 2006, 2008 Bronze (13): 1935, 1938, 1941, 1963, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2016
Competitive record Olympic Games Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
Olympic Games recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1936 Quarter-finals 6th 6 3 3 142 146 Squad 1948 Quarter-finals 5th 8 5 3 369 301 Squad 1952 Bronze medalists 3rd 8 5 3 486 471 SquadQualified as top six in 1948 Olympics 1956 Bronze medalists 3rd 8 6 2 568 559 SquadDirect qualification 1960 Semi-finals 8th 8 2 6 548 678 SquadDirect qualification 1964 Preliminary round 8th 9 4 5 596 642 SquadQualified as top eight in 1960 Olympics 1968 Did not qualify 3rd 4 3 1 302 285 1972 Did not participate 1976 1980 Tournament of the Americasserved as qualifiers 1984 Quarter-finals 6th 8 3 5 688 776 Squad 1988 Did not qualify 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 Did not qualify 2012 2016 2020 5th 2 0 2 165 175 2024 4th 4 1 3 277 290 Total 2 Bronzes 55 28 27 3397 3573—— 10 4 6 744 750
FIBA World Cup FIBA Basketball World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1950 Qualified but later withdrew South American Championshipserved as qualifiers 1954 Final round 6th 9 4 5 535 544 Squad 1959 Preliminary round 9th 6 2 4 356 384 1963 Preliminary round 10th 8 4 4 571 586 1967 Final round 7th 6 1 5 347 419 Qualified as host 1970 Final round 7th 9 2 7 564 692 South American Championshipserved as qualifiers 1974 Did not qualify 1978 1982 Preliminary round 11th 7 2 5 559 628 1986 Preliminary round 18th 5 2 3 377 437 Squad 1990 Did not qualify Tournament of the Americasserved as qualifiers 1994 1998 2002 2006 FIBA Americas Championshipserved as qualifiers 2010 2014 2019 4th 12 6 6 824 909 2023 5th 12 5 7 867 935 2027 Qualification in progress 2nd 8 6 2 675 587 2031 To be determined To be determined Total— 50 17 33 3309 3690—— 32 17 15 2366 2431
FIBA AmeriCup FIBA AmeriCup recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1980 Round robin 7th 6 0 6 492 632 Squad South American Championshipserved as qualifiers 1984 Runners-up 2nd 8 6 2 749 766 Squad 1988 Fourth place 4th 8 3 5 696 664 Squad Qualified as host 1989 Qualified but later withdrew South American Championshipserved as qualifiers 1992 Preliminary round 10th 4 0 4 367 451 Squad 1993 Preliminary round 10th 4 0 4 314 414 Squad 1995 Quarterfinal group 6th 8 4 4 676 686 Squad 1997 Quarterfinal group 8th 8 3 5 602 648 Squad Qualified as host 1999 Quarterfinal group 7th 8 2 6 602 730 Squad South American Championshipserved as qualifiers 2001 Quarterfinal group 8th 8 1 7 627 782 Squad 2003 Preliminary round 9th 4 0 4 290 352 Squad 2005 Quarterfinal group 8th 8 1 7 628 672 Squad 2007 Quarterfinal group 6th 8 3 5 638 732 Squad 2009 Quarterfinal group 6th 8 3 5 546 569 Squad 2011 Quarterfinal group 7th 8 2 6 561 626 Squad 2013 Quarterfinal group 7th 8 2 6 561 657 Squad 2015 Quarterfinal group 8th 8 2 6 590 657 Squad 2017 Preliminary round 6th 3 2 1 211 199 Squad 2022Preliminary round 10th 3 0 3 208 230 Squad 1st 6 3 3 478 471 2025Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 2 332 340 Squad 2nd 6 4 2 495 403 Total 1 silver 124 36 88 9690 10807—— 12 7 3 973 874
Pan American Games Pan American Games recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1951 Did not participate 1955 1959 1963 Round robin 4th 6 2 4 371 402 1967 Did not participate 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 Quarter-finals 7th 7 2 5 546 621 1991 Quarter-finals 7th 6 1 5 494 597 1995 Fourth place 4th 7 2 5 613 628 1999 Preliminary round 8th 4 0 4 282 329 Squad 2003 Preliminary round 8th 5 1 4 366 422 Squad 2007 Bronze medalists 3rd 5 3 2 398 389 Squad 2011 Preliminary round 8th 4 1 3 277 300 Squad 2015 Did not qualify 2019 Preliminary round 6th 4 1 3 262 324 Squad 2023 Did not qualify Total 1 bronze 48 13 35 3609 4012—
FIBA South American Championship South American Basketball Championship recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1930 Champions 1st 6 6 0 225 88 1932 Champions 1st 5 4 1 125 99 1934 Fourth place 4th 6 2 4 72 71 1935 Third place 3rd 4 1 3 107 123 1937 Runners-up 2nd 8 5 3 201 198 1938 Third place 3rd 4 2 2 160 139 1939 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 1 151 122 1940 Champions 1st 5 5 0 192 101 1941 Third place 3rd 5 3 2 206 151 1942 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 2 196 173 1943 Runners-up 2nd 8 6 2 325 199 1945 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 1 231 181 1947 Champions 1st 5 5 0 225 183 1949 Champions 1st 5 5 0 164 134 1953 Champions 1st 6 6 0 309 200 1955 Champions 1st 8 7 1 463 389 1958 Runners-up 2nd 7 6 1 445 398 1960 Fourth place 4th 6 3 3 478 388 1961 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 2 434 420 1963 Third place 3rd 8 7 1 552 474 1966 Fourth place 4th 7 4 3 460 444 1968 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 2 451 397 1969 Champions 1st 6 6 0 433 322 1971 Runners-up 1st 7 6 1 516 455 1973 Fourth place 4th 7 3 4 465 484 1976 Third place 3rd 6 4 2 452 456 1977 Runners-up 2nd 8 6 2 650 572 1979 Third place 3rd 6 4 2 530 494 1981 Champions 1st 5 5 0 431 352 1983 Third place 3rd 6 4 2 524 449 1985 Runners-up 2nd 7 6 1 690 506 1987 Fourth place 4th 6 3 3 481 460 1989 Third place 3rd 8 5 3 720 674 1991 Fourth place 4th 7 4 3 634 571 1993 Fourth place 4th 7 3 4 621 595 1995 Champions 1st 7 6 1 660 569 1997 Champions 1st 7 5 2 646 500 1999 Fourth place 4th 6 3 3 542 480 2001 Fourth place 4th 9 5 4 766 642 2003 Third place 3rd 6 4 2 467 452 2004 Fourth place 4th 6 3 3 535 535 2006 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 2 298 324 2008 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 2 531 493 2010 Third place 3rd 5 3 2 353 363 2012 Third place 3rd 5 3 2 438 339 2014 Fourth place 4th 5 2 3 387 309 2016 Third place 3rd 6 4 2 450 399 Squad Total 11 titles 289 200 89 19392 16867—
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Team Current roster Roster for the FIBA World Cup qualification matches on 27 and 31 August 2026 against Bahamas and Puerto Rico
Depth chart
Recent call-ups
Head coach position
Past rosters 1936 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 21 teams Héctor González, Alberto Martí, Amílcar Mesa, Rodolfo Braselli, Carlos Gabin, Leandro Gómez, Gregorio Agos, Tabaré Quintans, Humberto Bernasconi, Prudencio de Pena, Alejo González Roig, Víctor Latou (Coach: Juan Collazo)
1948 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 23 teams Martín Acosta y Lara, Nelson Demarco, Héctor García Otero, Adesio Lombardo, Héctor Ruiz, Roberto Lovera, Carlos Rosello, Miguel Diab, Eduardo Folle, Abraham Eidlin Grossman, Gustavo Magarinos, Victorio Cieslinskas, Néstor Anton, Eduardo Gordon (Coach: Raúl Canale)
1952 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 23 teams Martín Acosta y Lara, Héctor García Otero, Adesio Lombardo, Roberto Lovera, Sergio Matto, Wilfredo Peláez, Carlos Rossello, Victorio Cieslinskas, Héctor Costa, Nelson Demarco, Enrique Balino, Tabaré Larre Borges
1954 World Championship: finished 6th among 12 teams Oscar Moglia, Martín Acosta y Lara, Héctor García Otero, Roberto Lovera, Nelson Demarco, Adesio Lombardo, Carlos Rosello, Omar Zubillaga, Héctor Costa, Raúl Mera, Manuel Usher Ferrer, Julio César Gully, Sergio Matto, Enrique Balino (Coach: Prudencio de Pena)
1956 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 15 teams Oscar Moglia, Héctor García Otero, Carlos Blixen, Nelson Demarco, Raúl Mera, Héctor Costa, Ariel Olascoaga, Milton Scaron, Sergio Matto, Nelson Chelle, Carlos Gonzáles, Ramiro Cortés (Coach: Héctor López Reboledo)
1959 World Championship: finished 9th among 13 teams Héctor García Otero, Carlos Blixen, Milton Scaron, Washington Poyet, Ramiro Cortés, Sergio Matto, Nelson Chelle, Raúl Mera, Manuel Usher Ferrer, Álvaro Roca, Octavio Pedragosa, Adolfo Lubnicki (Coach: Olguiz Rodríguez)
1960 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 16 teams Carlos Blixen, Washington Poyet, Milton Scaron, Héctor Costa, Raúl Mera, Nelson Chelle, Sergio Matto, Adolfo Lubnicki, Manuel Gadea, Edison Ciavattone, Waldemar Rial, Danilo Coito (Coach: Héctor López Reboledo)
1963 World Championship: finished 10th among 13 teams Carlos Blixen, Ramiro de León, Julio Gómez, Sergio Pisano, Manuel Gadea, Álvaro Roca, Waldemar Rial, Atilio Caneiro, Edison Ciavattone, Oscar Ledesma, Francisco di Matteo, Walter Márquez (Coach: Dante Méndez)
1964 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 16 teams Washington Poyet, Julio Gómez, Edison Ciavattone, Álvaro Roca, Manuel Gadea, Ramiro de León, Sergio Pisano, Luis García, Waldemar Rial, Jorge Maya, Walter Márquez, Luis Koster (Coach: Raúl Ballefin)
1967 World Championship: finished 7th among 13 teams Oscar Moglia, Washington Poyet, Julio Gómez, Víctor Hernández, Omar Arrestia, Sergio Pisano, Ramiro de León, Luis García, Walter Márquez, Manuel Gadea, Daniel Borroni, Juan Ceriani (Coach: Raúl Ballefin)
1970 World Championship: finished 7th among 13 teams Omar Arrestia, Sergio Pisano, Manuel Gadea, Víctor Hernández, Ramiro de León, Luis García, Daniel Borroni, Valentín Rodríguez, José Barizo, Daniel Vannet, Walter Lage, Roberto Bomio (Coach: Héctor Bassaiztegui)
1982 World Championship: finished 11th among 13 teams Wilfredo Ruiz, Álvaro Tito, Walter Pagani, Víctor Frattini, Horacio Perdomo, Carlos Peinado, Gerardo Jauri, Germán Haller, Mario Viola, Luis Larrosa, Luis Pierri, Hebert Núñez (Coach: Ramón Etchamendi)
1984 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 12 teams Wilfredo Ruiz, Horacio López, Álvaro Tito, Víctor Frattini, Walter Pagani, Juan Mignone, Horacio Perdomo, Carlos Peinado, Luis Pierri, Hebert Núñez, Luis Larrosa, Julio Pereyra (Coach: Ramón Etchamendi)
1986 World Championship: finished 18th among 24 teams Horacio López, Ramiro Cortés, Álvaro Tito, Joe McCall, Juan Mignone, Horacio Perdomo, Gabriel Waiter, Luis Larrosa, Luis Pierri, Carlos Peinado, Hebert Núñez, Gustavo Sczygielski. (Coach: Ramón Etchamendi)
1991 Pan American Games: finished 7th among 10 teams Alejandro Costa, Juan Blanc, Marcelo Capalbo, Jeffrey Granger, Gustavo Sczygielski, Javier Guerra, Luis Larrosa, Hebert Núñez, Horacio Perdomo, Álvaro Tito, Daniel Koster, and Enrique Tucuna. Head Coach: Javier Espíndola
1995 Pan American Games: finished 4th among 6 teams Marcel Bouzout, Gonzalo Caneiro, Marcelo Capalbo, Federico Garcín, Jeffrey Granger, Adrián Laborda, Diego Losada, Alain Mayor, Oscar Moglia Jr., Gustavo Sczygielski, Luis Silveira, and Luis Pierri
1999 Pan American Games: finished 8th among 8 teams Adrián Bertolini, Marcel Bouzout, Bruno Abratansky, Jorge Cabrera, Diego Castrillón, Diego Losada, Nicolás Mazzarino, Oscar Moglia Jr., Pablo Morales, Luis Silveira, Martín Suárez, and Hugo Vázquez
2003 Pan American Games: finished 8th among 8 teams Mauricio Aguiar, Esteban Batista, Leandro García Morales, Sebastián Leguizamón, Nicolás Mazzarino, Alejandro Muro, Trelonnie Owens, Gastón Paez, Alejandro Pérez, Luis Silveira, Gustavo Szczgielsky, and Emiliano Taboada
2007 Pan American Games: finished 3rd among 8 teams Emilio Taboada, Mauricio Aguiar, Leandro García Morales, Esteban Batista, Gastón Paez, Nicolás Mazzarino, Fernando Martínez, Panchi Barrera, Claudio Charquero, Martín Osimani, Juan Pablo Silveira, and Sebastián Izaguirre