Peru men's national basketball team

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

The Peru national basketball team represents Peru in international men's basketball competition,and is administered by the Peru Basketball Federation (Spanish: Federación Deportiva Peruana de Basketball) or FDPB for short.^[2]

Peru

FIBA ranking	NR (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1936
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Peru Basketball Federation
Coach	Carlos Zanelatto
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	4
Medals	None
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	None
Home Away

Peru joined the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) in 1936 and has one of the world's longest basketball traditions. It was the second best South American contender at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Until the mid 1970s, Peru was one of South America's major basketball forces. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, Peru was the only contender that kept the dominant United States to only 60 points. Between 1950 and 1967, Peru qualified for four out of five Basketball World Cups. Their best result to date was 7th place at the 1950 FIBA World Cup. From 1963 to 1973, it finished in the Top Four at the South American Basketball Championship at six straight events. However, after 1973, the team went through a steep decline. The team won its last victory at the South American Basketball Championship on 22 July 2001, when Peru beat Ecuador 72–58.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1936	8	Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics	Berlin, Germany
1948	10	Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics	London, United Kingdom
1964	15	Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan
2020	Did not qualify	Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan
2024	Did not qualify	Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics	Paris, France

FIBA World Cup

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1950	7	1950 FIBA World Championship	Buenos Aires, Argentina
1954	12	1954 FIBA World Championship	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1963	12	1963 FIBA World Championship	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1967	10	1967 FIBA World Championship	Uruguay
2019	Did not qualify	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup	China
2023	Did not qualify	2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup	Philippines, Japan and Indonesia
2027	To be determined	2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup	Qatar

FIBA AmeriCup

FIBA AmeriCup
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Team
1980	did not compete
1984	did not qualify
1988
1989
1992
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2022
2025
Total	0 titles	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pan American Games

See also: Basketball at the Pan American Games

• 1951–59 : Did not qualify
• 1963: 5th
• 1967: 8th
• 1971: 9th
• 1975–2023 : Did not qualify
• 2027 : To be determined

South American Basketball Championship

See also: South American Basketball Championship

• 1937 : 4th
• 1938 :
• 1939 : 4th
• 1940 : 5th
• 1941 :
• 1942 : Did not participate
• 1943 :
• 1945 : Did not participate
• 1947 : 6th
• 1949 : 4th
• 1953 : 5th
• 1955 : 5th
• 1958 : 7th
• 1960 : Did not participate
• 1961 : 5th
• 1963 :
• 1966 :
• 1968 :
• 1969 : 4th
• 1971 : 4th
• 1973 :
• 1976 : 7th
• 1977 : 5th
• 1979 : 7th
• 1981 : 5th
• 1983 : Did not participate
• 1985 : 8th
• 1987 : 5th
• 1989 : 8th
• 1991 : 8th
• 1993 : Did not participate
• 1995 : Did not participate
• 1997 : 9th
• 1999 : 8th
• 2001 : 8th
• 2003–2012 : Did not participate
• 2014 : 8th
• 2016 : 10th

Current roster

At the 2018 South American Games:^[3]

Peru men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G Cesar Villalobos 18 – (2000-03-01)1 March 2000 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Real Club de Lima G/F Derek Calmet 16 – (2001-07-14)14 July 2001 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) G/F Diego Gonzales 17 – (2000-08-12)12 August 2000 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) PG Franco Naters 16 – (2001-07-10)10 July 2001 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) F Gonzalo Bernabe 18 – (2000-03-23)23 March 2000 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) C Jose Mesones 17 – (2000-11-02)2 November 2000 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Colegio Inmaculada PG Juan Venegas 18 – (2000-02-06)6 February 2000 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) F/C Julio Regalado 23 – (1994-06-11)11 June 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Real Club de Lima PG Matias Herrera 20 – (1998-02-20)20 February 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) CD Aleman Puerto Varas Concepcion F Miro Egoavil 17 – (2000-10-05)5 October 2000 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F Roberto Ramirez 17 – (2000-12-17)17 December 2000 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) San Carlos Basketball G Rodrigo Rivera 18 – (2000-03-24)24 March 2000 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Colegio Los Leones de Quilpué	Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 3 June 2018

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Head coach position

• Gustavo De Benedetti
• Carlos Zanelatto – 2016

Past rosters

1936 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 21 teams

Miguel Godoy, Luis Jacob, Roberto Rospigliosi, Koko Cárdenas, Fernando Ruiz, "Canon" Ore, Jose Carlos Godoy, Armando Rossi, Rolando Bacigalupo, Manuel Fiestas, Willy Dasso, Antuco Flecha (Coach: Pedro Vera)

1948 Olympic Games: finished 10th among 23 teams

Eduardo Fiestas, Carlos Alegre, Rodolfo Salas, David Descalzo, Luis Sánchez, Soracco Ríos, José Vizcarra, Alberto Fernández, Ahrens Valdivia, Virgilio Drago, Ferreyros Pérez

1950 World Championship: finished 7th among 10 teams

Eduardo Fiestas, Carlos Alegre, David Descalzo, Alberto Fernández, Luis Gardella, Rodolfo Salas, Luis Vergara, Francisco de Zela, Virgilio Drago, Guillermo Airaldi, Mario Castro, Ernesto Ortiz (Coach: Carlos Rojas y Rojas)

1954 World Championship: finished 12th among 12 teams

Eduardo Fiestas, Hernán Sánchez, José Vizcarra, Virgilio Drago, Jorge Ferreyros, Isaac Loveday, Amalfi Lucioni, José Chocano, Rodolfo Salas, Álvaro Castro, Guillermo Toro, Aurelio Moreyra, Víctor Obando (Coach: Luis Alberto Sánchez)

1963 World Championship: finished 12th among 13 teams

Ricardo Duarte, Luis Gusmán, Jorge Vargas, Oscar Benalcazar, Fernando Claudet, Antonio Sangio, Ernesto Podestá, Enrique Duarte, Oscar Sevilla, Francisco Saldarriaga, Tomás Sangio, Raúl Duarte (Coach: Guillermo Ross / James McGregor)

1964 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 16 teams

Ricardo Duarte, Jorge Vargas, Oscar Benalcazar, Simón Paredes, Enrique Duarte, José Gusmán, Tomás Sangio, Carlos Vásquez, Raúl Duarte, Oscar Sevilla, Manuel Valerio, Luis Duarte (Coach: Fernando Cordova)

1967 World Championship: finished 10th among 13 teams

Ricardo Duarte, Jorge Vargas, Oscar Sevilla, Manuel Vigo, Tomás Sangio, César Vittorelli, José Verano, Manuel Valerio, Raúl Duarte, Walter Fleming, Simón Paredes, Carlos Vásquez (Coach: Carlos Alegre Benavides)

2008 Squad: According to Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Basketball^[4]

Players Pos Name Ht. C Eduardo "papi" Coz 1.80 m PG Carlo Gismondi 1.85 m F Bryan Ortiz 1.87 m C Jack Garcia 1.90 m PG Miguel Farfan 1.85 m F Christian Giha 1.83 m F Fernando Dedios 1.80 m C Francisco Carulla 1.94 m C Giancarlo Risco 1.88 m PG Rodrigo Ruiz 1.80 m C Frank Lawal 2.22 m

Coaching staff Position Name Coaching Manager Mario Ramos Falconí Head coach Bradley Ortiz Assistant coach Physiotherapist Janet Serrano Castro

At the 2016 South American Basketball Championship:^[5]

Peru men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Jose Lopez Alva 26 – (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Regatas Lima C 5 Julio Regalado 22 – (1994-06-11)11 June 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Real Club PG 6 Luis Barrios 25 – (1990-09-21)21 September 1990 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Faraday Club C 7 Manuel Chavez 29 – (1987-04-19)19 April 1987 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Inmaculada F 8 Alejandro Bellatin 26 – (1990-01-21)21 January 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Regatas Lima SF 9 Manuel Morales 28 – (1987-12-28)28 December 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Regatas Lima F 10 Martin La Rosa Peron 28 – (1988-06-22)22 June 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Inmaculada PG 11 Kyle Fuller 24 – (1992-01-27)27 January 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Regatas Lima PF 13 Carlos Cespedes 27 – (1988-11-04)4 November 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Regatas Lima C 14 Rodrigo Masias 35 – (1981-03-11)11 March 1981 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Regatas Lima F 15 Angelo Parodi 27 – (1989-05-24)24 May 1989 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Real Club F 17 Gianfranco Sambuceti 28 – (1988-02-22)22 February 1988 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Regatas Lima	Head coach Carlos Zanelatto Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 26 June 2016

Kit

Manufacturer

2016: Peak^[6]

See also

• Peru men's national under-17 basketball team
• Peru men's national under-15 basketball team
• Peru women's national basketball team