Argentina national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and depends on the Argentine Basketball Federation. Jump to: navigation, search Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... The Argentine Basketball Federation (Spanish: Confederación Argentina de Basquet) is the governing body of basketball in Argentina. ...

Argentina is the first team to win the world champions, in 1950. The team also won the Olympic champions in 2004. Jump to: navigation, search The Basketball World Championship (official name: FIBA World Championship) is a world basketball tournament held quadrennially. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the indoor arena in the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The most important team in South America together with Brazil, Argentina won the 1934, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1966, 1976, 1979, 1987, 2001 and 2004 South American Championships, and the 2001 America Cup (where United States and Puerto Rico also participate), as well as many youth championships. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

Famous players

• Oscar Alberto Furlong
• Jorge Racca
• Julio Rodríguez
• Hernán Montenegro
• Luis Villar
• Marcelo Milanesio
• Juan Espil
• Diego Osella
• Héctor "Pichi" Campana
• Facundo Sucatzki
• Pepe Sánchez
• Rubén Wolkowyski
• Fabricio Oberto
• Andres Nocioni
• Luis Scola
• Emanuel Ginóbili

Fabricio Oberto (born March 21, 1975 in Las Varillas, Córdoba) is an Argentine basketball player, currently playing for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. He is a Forward-Center and 207 cm (6 ft 9 in) in height and 110 kg (243 lb) in weight. ... Nocioni playing for the Argentine national team Andres Nocioni (born November 30, 1979) in Santa Fe, Argentina, is a basketball player with the NBAs Chicago Bulls. ... Scola with Argentina Luis Alberto Scola(b. ... Manu celebrating Spurs third NBA title Emanuel David Ginóbili (born July 28, 1977 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina), also known as Manu Ginobili, is an Argentine basketball player. ...

Trivia

• Argentina line-up of 1950:

Pedro Andrés Bustos, Leopoldo Contarbio, Hugo Oscar del Vecchio, Oscar Alberto Furlong, Ricardo Primitivo González, Vito Liva, Alberto López, Rubén Francisco Menini, Omar Ubaldo Monza, Raúl Pérez Varela, Juan Carlos Uder and Roberto Luis Viau.

Coach: Jorge Hugo Canavesi.

• Emanuel Ginóbili became in 2003, with San Antonio Spurs, the first Argentine player to win an NBA championship, and in spite of his age is already considered as one of the most important player in Argentine basketball history.

Manu celebrating Spurs third NBA title Emanuel David Ginóbili (born July 28, 1977 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina), also known as Manu Ginobili, is an Argentine basketball player. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The San Antonio Spurs are a National Basketball Association team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... Jump to: navigation, search NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ...

External links

FIBA's statistics on Argentina CABB's page (Spanish)