Paraguay men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Paraguay women's national basketball team.

The Paraguay national basketball team is the team governed by the Paraguayan Basketball Federation (Spanish: Confederación Paraguaya de Basquetbol) that represents Paraguay in the men's international basketball competitions organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Paraguay

FIBA ranking	84 4 (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1947
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Paraguayan Basketball Federation
Coach	Eduardo Pfleger
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	2
Medals	None
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	3
Medals	None
South American Championship
Appearances	32
Medals	Silver: 1955, 1960 Bronze: 1958
Home Away

The best achievements by the Paraguay men's national basketball team are the two second-places finishes in the FIBA South America Basketball Championship, in 1955 and 1960.

Roster

Team for the 2016 South American Basketball Championship.^[2]

Paraguay men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club PF 4 Gabriel Peralta 21 – (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Deportivo Viedma G/F 5 Daniel Pérez 31 – (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Club Libertad G 6 Carlos Luis Vallejos 24 – (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Club Libertad SF 7 Bruno Zanotti 33 – (1982-09-13)13 September 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Club Libertad SF 8 Edgar Riveros 25 – (1991-04-02)2 April 1991 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Sportivo Obreros de Pilar G/F 9 Federico Mellone 31 – (1985-01-20)20 January 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Cerro Porteño F 10 Ramón Sánchez 24 – (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Cerro Porteño F 11 Diego Bareiro 24 – (1991-09-07)7 September 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Club Libertad F 12 José Fabio 38 – (1977-12-31)31 December 1977 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Comunicaciones de Corrientes PG 13 Alejandro Peralta 25 – (1991-04-17)17 April 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Deportivo San José F 14 Robertro Latraro 32 – (1983-12-07)7 December 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Club Libertad F 15 Adolfo López 27 – (1989-05-07)7 May 1989 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Club Félix Pérez Cardozo	Head coach Eduardo Pfleger Assistant coach(es) Christian Viveros Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 26 July 2016

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Gabriel Peralta	Adolfo López
PF	Jose Fabio	Federico Mellone	Robertro Latraro
SF	Bruno Zanotti	Ramon Sanchez	Diego Bareiro
SG	Carlos Luis Vallejos	Edgar Riveros
PG	Daniel Perez	Alejandro Peralta

Notable players

Other notable players from Paraguay:

Paraguay roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G Javier Martínez (basketball) 37 – (1978-08-31)31 August 1978 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Regatas Corrientes

Competitions

Olympic Games

• Never competed

FIBA World Cup

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1954	9	1954 FIBA World Championship	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1967	13	1967 FIBA World Championship	4 cities, Uruguay

FIBA AmeriCup

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1989	9	1989 Tournament of the Americas	Mexico City, Mexico
2011	10	2011 FIBA Americas Championship	Mar del Plata, Argentina
2013	10	2013 FIBA Americas Championship	Caracas, Venezuela

Pan American Games

• 1951: 7th

Results and Fixtures

2023

Paraguay  v  Barbados

23 June 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification	Paraguay	80–70	Barbados	Valdivia, Chile
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 21–12, 19–30, 25–12
	Pts: Mercado 33 Rebs: López 8 Asts: Martínez 7	Boxscore	Pts: Alexander 20 Rebs: Thomas 9 Asts: Lockhart, Thomas 3	Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU)

Ecuador  v  Paraguay

24 June 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification	Ecuador	59–66	Paraguay	Valdivia, Chile
21:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 7–18, 16–16, 17–11
	Pts: Castillo 16 Rebs: Castillo 12 Asts: Guerra 5	Boxscore	Pts: Mercado 19 Rebs: Poisson 13 Asts: Martínez 5	Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Fernando Leite (BRA), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU)

Chile  v  Paraguay

25 June 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification	Chile	112–47	Paraguay	Valdivia, Chile
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 30–18, 28–4, 30–15
	Pts: Carrasco 18 Rebs: Herrera 6 Asts: Arroyo 6	Boxscore	Pts: Ferreira, Sequera 8 Rebs: Roque 4 Asts: Martínez 5	Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Fernando Leite (BRA), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU)

2024

Brazil  v  Paraguay

23 February 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification	Brazil	108–43	Paraguay	São Paulo, Brazil
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 21–8, 30–12, 33–13
	Pts: Dos Santos 22 Rebs: Caboclo 9 Asts: Corazza 6	Boxscore	Pts: A. López 9 Rebs: Rivero 5 Asts: Martínez 5	Arena: Ginásio Poliesportivo Wlamir Marques Attendance: 6,031 Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Carlos Vélez (COL), Franco Ronconi (ARG)

Paraguay  v  Brazil

26 February 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification	Paraguay	53–108	Brazil	Asunción, Paraguay
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 13–33, 14–23, 14–27
	Pts: Mercado 17 Rebs: Martínez 5 Asts: Martínez 5	Boxscore	Pts: Dias 20 Rebs: Cardoso 7 Asts: Corazza 10	Arena: SND Arena Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Kristian Páez (ECU), Franco Anselmo (ARG)

Paraguay  v  Panama

21 November 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification	Paraguay	79–116	Panama	Paraguay
		Boxscore

Paraguay  v  Uruguay

24 November 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification	Paraguay	69–86	Uruguay	Paraguay
		Boxscore

2025

Panama  v  Paraguay

21 February 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification	Panama	94–68	Paraguay	Panama
		Boxscore

Uruguay  v  Paraguay

24 February 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification	Uruguay	107–60	Paraguay	Uruguay
		Boxscore

Head coach position

• Arturo Alvarez – 2010-2012
• Ariel Rearte – 2013-2016
• Eduardo Pfleger - 2016–present^[3]

Kit

Sponsor

2013: Itaú^[4] 2016: Tigo^[5]

See also

• Paraguay women's national basketball team
• Paraguay men's national under-17 basketball team