Venezuela men's national basketball team

The Venezuela national basketball team is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). (Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto) They won the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup.

Venezuela qualified for two Summer Olympiads: 1992, and then 2016. Venezuela hosted the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the country's most prestigious basketball event ever. Later, the country also hosted the 2013 FIBA AmeriCup.

Venezuela has participated in international competitions: International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Summer Olympic Games, the FIBA World Cup, the South American Championship, the Pan American Games and the Bolivarian Games.

Honours

 * FIBA AmeriCup
 * Winners: 2015

Pan American Games

 * 1955 – 6th
 * 1975 – 8th
 * 1983 – 8th
 * 1987 – 8th
 * 1991 – 10th
 * 2015 – 7th
 * 2019 – 5th

FIBA South American Championship

 * 1961 – 8th
 * 1979 – 5th
 * 1985 – 4th
 * 1987 –
 * 1991 –
 * 1993 –
 * 1995 – 4th
 * 1997 –
 * 1999 –
 * 2001 –
 * 2003 – 4th
 * 2004 –
 * 2006 – 4th
 * 2008 –
 * 2010 – 4th
 * 2012 –
 * 2014 –
 * 2016 –

Bolivarian Games

 * 2001 –
 * 2005 –
 * 2009 –
 * 2013 –

Current roster
Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Notable players
Other notable players from Venezuela:

Head coach position

 * 🇻🇪 Jesus Cordobés: 1990
 * Julio Toro: 1992
 * 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vecchio: 1998
 * 🇻🇪 Bruno D'Adezzio: 1999
 * 🇺🇸 Jim Calvin: 2002
 * 🇻🇪 Néstor Salazar: 2003–2007
 * 🇻🇪 Nelson Solórzano: 2008
 * 🇻🇪 Nestor Salazar: 2009–2010
 * 🇺🇸 Eric Musselman: 2011–2012
 * 🇦🇷 Che García: 2013–2017
 * 🇦🇷 Fernando Duró: 2018–present

Past rosters
1990 World Championship: finished 11th among 16 teams

4 David Díaz, 5 Cesar Portillo, 6 Armando Becker, 7 Nelson Solorzano, 8 Rostin González, 9 Luis Jiménez, 10 Sam Shepherd, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 José Echenique, 13 Gabriel Estaba, 14 Iván Olivares, 15 Alexander Nelcha (Coach: Jesus Cordobés)

1992 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 12 teams

4 Víctor Díaz, 5 David Diaz, 6 Melquiades Jaramillo, 7 Nelson Solorzano, 8 Rostin González, 9 Luis Jiménez, 10 Sam Shepherd, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 Omar Walcott, 13 Gabriel Estaba, 14 Iván Olivares, 15 Alexander Nelcha (Coach: Julio Toro)

2002 World Championship: finished 14th among 16 teams

4 Víctor Díaz, 5 Pablo Ezequiel Machado, 6 Yumerving Ernesto Mijares, 7 Richard Lugo, 8 Alejandro "Alex" Quiroz, 9 Óscar Torres, 10 Diego Guevara, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 Héctor "Pepito" Romero, 13 Vladimir Heredia, 14 Tomas Aguilera, 15 Carlos Morris (Coach: Jim Calvin)

2006 World Championship: finished 21st among 24 teams

4 Víctor Díaz, 5 Pablo Machado, 6 Yumerving Ernesto Mijares, 7 Richard Lugo, 8 Tomás Aguilera, 9 Óscar Torres, 10 Carlos Alberto Cedeno, 11 Miguel Marriaga, 12 Gregory Vallenilla, 13 Manuel Alejandro Barrios, 14 Heberth Alberto Bayona, 15 Carlos Morris (Coach: Néstor Salazar)

Videos

 * Venezuela v Brazil – Game Highlights – Gold-Medal Match – 2016 FIBA South American Championship Youtube.com video
 * Venezuela v Argentina – Gold Medal Game Highlights – 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Youtube.com video