Uruguay men's national basketball team

Uruguay
FIBA ranking52 Decrease 4 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationUruguayan Basketball Federation
CoachRuben Magnano
Nickname(s)Charrúas
Olympic Games
Appearances7
MedalsBronze Bronze: (1952, 1956)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances7
MedalsNone
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances18
Medals Silver: (1984)
South American Basketball Championship
Appearances47
Medals 11 Gold, 13 Silver, 12 Bronze

The Uruguay national basketball team (Spanish: Selección de baloncesto de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in men's international basketball competitions and it is governed by Federación Uruguaya de basketball, The team has made seven appearances in the FIBA World Cup and the team represents FIBA and FIBA Americas.[2]

Uruguay is one of three South American countries to win medals at the Basketball Tournament of the Summer Olympics. It won the bronze medal in both the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. Uruguay is currently ranked 52th in the FIBA World Rankings.

2023 FIBA World Cup match against Puerto Rico
  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Uruguay, fiba.com, accessed 25 March 2013.