Uruguay men's national basketball team

The Uruguay national basketball team (Spanish: SelecciÃÂ³n de baloncesto de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in men's international basketball competitions and it is governed by FederaciÃÂ³n Uruguaya de basketball.

The team has made seven appearances in the FIBA World Cup and the team represents FIBA and FIBA Americas.

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.

History

South American Basketball Championship

Uruguay was the host and champion of the first major continental basketball championship, the South American Basketball Championship 1930. The event was held in Montevideo and featured four South American national basketball teams. Teams played each of the other three teams twice each; Uruguay won all six of its games. In 1932, Uruguay lost its first game of the South American Basketball Championship series when it was defeated by Chile in one of the two matches it played against the Chileans in the preliminary round. When each team finished at 3Ã¢ÂÂ1 (each having defeated Argentina twice), the two countries played a third match to determine the champion, which Uruguay won.

The 1934 and 1935 competitions did not end so happily for the Uruguay team, as they finished in last place each year. With the larger fields of 5 teams each year in 1937, 1938, and 1939, Uruguay fared somewhat better. They took second place in 1937 and 1939, and third in 1938.

Uruguay won their third championship in 1940, which saw the return of the series to Montevideo. There were a record six teams in competition that year; Uruguay beat each of the other five in turn to finish undefeated. 1941 resulted in a bronze medal for Uruguay. The team played in their second tie-breaker final in 1942, this time losing to Argentina to take second place in the tournament. Uruguay advanced to the final round in the first two-round tournament, in 1943, finishing in second place overall.

Uruguay has won the South American Championship 11 times, the last two in 1995 and 1997. The team ranked in the top four in all editions as of 2016.

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  

FIBA World Cup

FIBA AmeriCup

Pan American Games

FIBA South American Championship

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.

2025

2026

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification matches on 27 February and 2 March 2025 against Argentina and Cuba.

Depth chart

Recent call-ups

Head coach position

Past rosters

1936 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 21 teams

HÃÂ©ctor GonzÃÂ¡lez, Alberto MartÃÂ, AmÃÂlcar Mesa, Rodolfo Braselli, Carlos Gabin, Leandro GÃÂ³mez, Gregorio Agos, TabarÃÂ© Quintans, Humberto Bernasconi, Prudencio de Pena, Alejo GonzÃÂ¡lez Roig, VÃÂctor Latou (Coach: Juan Collazo)

1948 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 23 teams

MartÃÂn Acosta y Lara, Nelson Demarco, HÃÂ©ctor GarcÃÂa Otero, Adesio Lombardo, HÃÂ©ctor Ruiz, Roberto Lovera, Carlos Rosello, Miguel Diab, Eduardo Folle, Abraham Eidlin Grossman, Gustavo Magarinos, Victorio Cieslinskas, NÃÂ©stor Anton, Eduardo Gordon (Coach: RaÃÂºl Canale)

1952 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 23 teams

MartÃÂn Acosta y Lara, HÃÂ©ctor GarcÃÂa Otero, Adesio Lombardo, Roberto Lovera, Sergio Matto, Wilfredo PelÃÂ¡ez, Carlos Rossello, Victorio Cieslinskas, HÃÂ©ctor Costa, Nelson Demarco, Enrique Balino, TabarÃÂ© Larre Borges

1954 World Championship: finished 6th among 12 teams

Oscar Moglia, MartÃÂn Acosta y Lara, HÃÂ©ctor GarcÃÂa Otero, Roberto Lovera, Nelson Demarco, Adesio Lombardo, Carlos Rosello, Omar Zubillaga, HÃÂ©ctor Costa, RaÃÂºl Mera, Manuel Usher Ferrer, Julio CÃÂ©sar Gully, Sergio Matto, Enrique Balino (Coach: Prudencio de Pena)

1956 Olympic Games: finished 3rd among 15 teams

Oscar Moglia, HÃÂ©ctor GarcÃÂa Otero, Carlos Blixen, Nelson Demarco, RaÃÂºl Mera, HÃÂ©ctor Costa, Ariel Olascoaga, Milton Scaron, Sergio Matto, Nelson Chelle, Carlos GonzÃÂ¡les, Ramiro CortÃÂ©s (Coach: HÃÂ©ctor LÃÂ³pez Reboledo)

1959 World Championship: finished 9th among 13 teams

HÃÂ©ctor GarcÃÂa Otero, Carlos Blixen, Milton Scaron, Washington Poyet, Ramiro CortÃÂ©s, Sergio Matto, Nelson Chelle, RaÃÂºl Mera, Manuel Usher Ferrer, ÃÂlvaro Roca, Octavio Pedragosa, Adolfo Lubnicki (Coach: Olguiz RodrÃÂguez)

1960 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 16 teams

Carlos Blixen, Washington Poyet, Milton Scaron, HÃÂ©ctor Costa, RaÃÂºl Mera, Nelson Chelle, Sergio Matto, Adolfo Lubnicki, Manuel Gadea, Edison Ciavattone, Waldemar Rial, Danilo Coito (Coach: HÃÂ©ctor LÃÂ³pez Reboledo)

1963 World Championship: finished 10th among 13 teams

Carlos Blixen, Ramiro de LeÃÂ³n, Julio GÃÂ³mez, Sergio Pisano, Manuel Gadea, ÃÂlvaro Roca, Waldemar Rial, Atilio Caneiro, Edison Ciavattone, Oscar Ledesma, Francisco di Matteo, Walter MÃÂ¡rquez (Coach: Dante MÃÂ©ndez)

1964 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 16 teams

Washington Poyet, Julio GÃÂ³mez, Edison Ciavattone, ÃÂlvaro Roca, Manuel Gadea, Ramiro de LeÃÂ³n, Sergio Pisano, Luis GarcÃÂa, Waldemar Rial, Jorge Maya, Walter MÃÂ¡rquez, Luis Koster (Coach: RaÃÂºl Ballefin)

1967 World Championship: finished 7th among 13 teams

Oscar Moglia, Washington Poyet, Julio GÃÂ³mez, VÃÂctor HernÃÂ¡ndez, Omar Arrestia, Sergio Pisano, Ramiro de LeÃÂ³n, Luis GarcÃÂa, Walter MÃÂ¡rquez, Manuel Gadea, Daniel Borroni, Juan Ceriani (Coach: RaÃÂºl Ballefin)

1970 World Championship: finished 7th among 13 teams

Omar Arrestia, Sergio Pisano, Manuel Gadea, VÃÂctor HernÃÂ¡ndez, Ramiro de LeÃÂ³n, Luis GarcÃÂa, Daniel Borroni, ValentÃÂn RodrÃÂguez, JosÃÂ© Barizo, Daniel Vannet, Walter Lage, Roberto Bomio (Coach: HÃÂ©ctor Bassaiztegui)

1982 World Championship: finished 11th among 13 teams

Wilfredo Ruiz, ÃÂlvaro Tito, Walter Pagani, VÃÂctor Frattini, Horacio Perdomo, Carlos Peinado, Gerardo Jauri, GermÃÂ¡n Haller, Mario Viola, Luis Larrosa, Luis Pierri, Hebert NÃÂºÃÂ±ez (Coach: RamÃÂ³n Etchamendi)

1984 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 12 teams

Wilfredo Ruiz, Horacio LÃÂ³pez, ÃÂlvaro Tito, VÃÂctor Frattini, Walter Pagani, Juan Mignone, Horacio Perdomo, Carlos Peinado, Luis Pierri, Hebert NÃÂºÃÂ±ez, Luis Larrosa, Julio Pereyra (Coach: RamÃÂ³n Etchamendi)

1986 World Championship: finished 18th among 24 teams

Horacio LÃÂ³pez, Ramiro CortÃÂ©s, ÃÂlvaro Tito, Joe McCall, Juan Mignone, Horacio Perdomo, Gabriel Waiter, Luis Larrosa, Luis Pierri, Carlos Peinado, Hebert NÃÂºÃÂ±ez, Gustavo Sczygielski. (Coach: RamÃÂ³n Etchamendi)

1991 Pan American Games: finished 7th among 10 teams