Chile men's national basketball team

Chile

FIBA ranking	61 1 (1 March 2024)
Joined FIBA	1935
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Chile Basketball Federation
Coach	Juan Manuel Córdoba
Nickname(s)	La Roja
Olympic Games
Appearances	4
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	3
Medals	Bronze: 1950, 1959
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	None
Home Away
Medal record FIBA World Cup 1950 Argentina Team 1959 Chile Team South American Basketball Championship 1937 Chile Team 1932 Chile Team 1934 Argentina Team 1942 Chile Team 1947 Brazil Team 1949 Paraguay Team 1953 Uruguay Team

The Chile national basketball team (Spanish: selección de baloncesto de Chile) is controlled by the Federación de Básquetbol de Chile. It is affiliated to FIBA, under the zone confederation of FIBA Americas.

In the 1950s, Chile had one of the finest national basketball teams in the world. In more recent years team has primarily competed regionally at the FIBA South American Championship.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1936	9	Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics	Berlin, Germany
1948	6	Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics	London, United Kingdom
1952	5	Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics	Helsinki, Finland
1956	8	Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics	Melbourne, Australia

FIBA World Cup

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1950	3	1950 FIBA World Championship	Buenos Aires, Argentina
1954	10	1954 FIBA World Championship	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1959	3	1959 FIBA World Championship	Chile
2027	To be determined	2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup	Qatar

FIBA AmeriCup

yet to qualify

Pan American Games

See also: Basketball at the Pan American Games

• 1951 : 5th
• 2019 : Did not qualify
• 2023 : Qualified as host

FIBA South American Championship

See also: FIBA South American Championship

• 1930 : 4th
• 1932 :
• 1934 :
• 1935 : Did not participate
• 1937 :
• 1938 : Did not participate
• 1939 : 5th
• 1940 : 4th
• 1941 : 4th
• 1942 :
• 1943 : 4th
• 1945 : 4th
• 1947 :
• 1949 :
• 1953 :
• 1955 : 6th
• 1958 : 5th
• 1960 : 5th
• 1961 : 6th
• 1963 : 7th
• 1966 : 6th
• 1968 : 6th
• 1969 : 5th
• 1971 : 6th
• 1973 : 5th
• 1976 : 6th
• 1977 : 6th
• 1979 : 4th
• 1981 : 4th
• 1983 : 5th
• 1985 : 7th
• 1987 : 6th
• 1989–1993 : Did not participate
• 1995 : 6th
• 1997 : 6th
• 1999 : 7th
• 2001 : 6th
• 2003 : 5th
• 2004 : 5th
• 2006 : 6th
• 2008 : 6th
• 2010 : 7th
• 2012 : 6th
• 2014 : 6th
• 2016 : 7th

Team

Current squad

Source: Official website

Chile men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 2 Felipe Inyaco 19 – (2002-05-02)2 May 2002 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Obras Sanitarias F 4 Darrol Jones 27 – (1994-01-24)24 January 1994 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué SF 7 Sebastián Herrera 23 – (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Baskets Oldenburg G 9 Franco Morales 29 – (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) ABA Ancud SG 10 Carlos Lauler 25 – (1996-05-31)31 May 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Español de Osorno SG 14 Joaquín Pino 20 – (2000-12-19)19 December 2000 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Puente Alto G 12 Nico Aguirre 23 – (1998-04-12)12 April 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Southwest Baptist PF 13 Felipe Haase 23 – (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Astana PF 20 Gerardo Isla 30 – (1991-05-09)9 May 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) CD Valdivia G 19 Ignacio Carrión 21 – (2000-01-24)24 January 2000 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) CB Estudiantes PF 32 Nico Carvacho 24 – (1997-01-24)24 January 1997 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) s.Oliver Würzburg C 44 Manny Suárez 27 – (1993-11-12)12 November 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Iraurgi SB C 69 Patrick Lagunas 37 – (1983-12-11)11 December 1983 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Colo Colo SB	Head coach Juan Manuel Córdoba Assistant coach(es) Carlos Zúñiga Guillermo Maurino

National team rosters

Chile national basketball team rosters

Past head coaches

• Erasmo López: 1932, 1936
• Jesús Magaña: 1937
• Fernando Primard: 1939
• Carlos Salamovich: 1940
• Pedro Ascencio: 1941
• Alfonso Barra Ponce: 1942
• Kenneth Davidson: 1943-1947
• Luis Valenzuela: 1948
• Osvaldo Retamal: 1949
• Kenneth Davidson / Luis Valenzuela: 1950
• Osvaldo Retamal / Sergio Molinari: 1952
• Juan Yovanovic: 1953
• Kenneth Davidson / Juan Arredondo: 1954
• Exequiel Figueroa: 1955
• Juan Arredondo: 1956
• Exequiel Figueroa / Juan Arredondo: 1958
• Luis Valenzuela / / Juan Arredondo / Exequiel Figueroa: 1959
• Raúl López: 1960
• Luis Valenzuela: 1961
• Gustavo Ortlieb: 1963
• Stepan Spandarian: 1965-1966
• Luis Valenzuela: 1966
• Juan Arredondo: 1968
• René Hola: 1969
• Luis Valenzuela: 1971
• Dan Peterson: 1971-1973
• Héctor Oreste / Luis Pérez: 1976
• Randy Knowles: 1977
• Renato Raggio: 1979-1985
• Héctor Oreste: 1987
• Juan Morales: 1993
• Miguel Ureta: 1995
• Juan Morales: 1997-2001
• Daniel Allende: 2002-2003
• Miguel Ureta: 2004
• Daniel Allende: 2006-2008
• Juan Manuel Córdoba: 2010-2011
• Guillermo Vecchio: 2012
• Cipriano Núñez: 2014
• Daniel Frola: 2016
• Claudio Jorquera: 2017-2018
• Jorge Luis Álvarez: 2018-2019
• Daniel Frola: 2019
• Christian Santander: 2019-2022

Juan Manuel Córdoba: 2023-

See also

• Chile men's national under-18 basketball team
• Chile men's national under-17 basketball team
• Chile women's national basketball team

External links

• FIBA Chile
• www.febachile.cl
• Archived records of Chile team participations

Videos

• Chile v Marquette University 1972
• Chile v Peru - Game Highlights 2016 South American Championship