Brazil men's national basketball team

Brazil
FIBA ranking12 Steady (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1935
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationConfederação Brasileira de Basketball (CBB)
CoachAleksandar Petrovic
Olympic Games
Appearances16
Medals Bronze: (1948, 1960, 1964)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances19
MedalsGold Gold: (1959, 1963)
Silver Silver: (1954, 1970)
Bronze Bronze: (1967, 1978)
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances19
Medals Gold: (1984, 1988, 2005, 2009)
Silver: (2001, 2011, 2022)
Bronze: (1989, 1992, 1995, 1997)
Pan American Games
Appearances18
Medals Gold: (1971, 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015)
Silver: (1963, 1983)
Bronze: (1951, 1955, 1959, 1975, 1979, 1995, 2023)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

The Brazil national basketball team is governed by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Basketball), abbreviated as CBB.[2]
They have been a member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA), since 1935. Brazil's national basketball team remains among the most successful in the Americas. It is the only team besides the United States, that has appeared at every FIBA Basketball World Cup, since it was first held in 1950.

Throughout its history, the Brazilian national team has won two FIBA World Cup gold medals (1959 and 1963), three Summer Olympic Games bronze medals (in 1948, 1960 and 1964), four FIBA AmeriCup gold medals (1984, 1988, 2005 and 2009), and six Pan American Games gold medals (1971, 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015).

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Brazil, fiba.com. Retrieved 18 July 2013.