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The Argentina men's national basketball team (Spanish: selección de básquetbol [a] de Argentina) represents Argentina in men's international basketball officially nicknamed The Argentine Soul [3] (Spanish: El Alma Argentina), and it is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation. Argentina's national basketball team remains among the ...
Coached by Guillermo Vecchio, Argentina won first ever gold medal in senior men's Panamerican basketball, at the 1995 Pan American Games, after defeating the United States in the final, in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The team was composed by players as Marcelo Milanesio, Diego Osella, Ruben Wolkowisky, Estaban De la Fuente, Juan Espil, and a ...
Argentina national basketball team templates (3 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Argentina national basketball team" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
On August 30, 1929, the Argentine Basketball Federation (current "Confederación Argentina") was established, [2] with founder members from Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Rioja, North Federation and Bahía Blanca. The Federación Argentina focused on the spread of basketball in Buenos Aires as in the rest of the provinces of Argentina.
The league was created through the efforts of basketball coach León Najnudel, and sports journalist Osvaldo Orcasitas, in the 1980s, to make Argentine men's club basketball more competitive, through the merging of the many existing local leagues. [3] It is designed like the NBA, with a regular season, all-star game, and playoffs.
The Argentine Basketball Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Argentina de Básquetbol, [a] CABB) is the governing body of basketball in Argentina. It is also one of the founding members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), in 1932. It is a member of the FIBA Americas, and it is responsible for the Men's and the Women's national ...
Argentina + Uruguay bid banner, based on the flags of the bidding countries, as presented by the bid delegation in Mies, Switzerland. On December 9, 2017, FIBA decided to award the hosting rights of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup to the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia, over Argentina and Uruguay, following the final bid presentation, that was held on the same day, in Mies, Switzerland.
The Campeonato Argentino de Básquet ("Argentine Basketball Championship" in English) is the oldest basketball competition still running in Argentina.The first edition of the tournament was held in 1928, having been played (with some interruptions) to present days.