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The Paraguay national basketball team is the team governed by the Paraguayan Basketball Federation (Spanish: Confederación Paraguaya de Basquetbol) that represents Paraguay in the men's international basketball competitions organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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| FIBA ranking | 85  5 (15 August 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1947 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
| National federation | Paraguayan Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Eduardo Pfleger | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA AmeriCup | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| South American Championship | |||
| Appearances | 32 | ||
| Medals |  Silver: 1955, 1960 Bronze: 1958 | ||
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The best achievements by the Paraguay men's national basketball team are the two second-places finishes in the FIBA South America Basketball Championship, in 1955 and 1960.
Team for the 2016 South American Basketball Championship.[2]
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| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Gabriel Peralta | Adolfo López | |
| PF | Jose Fabio | Federico Mellone | Robertro Latraro |
| SF | Bruno Zanotti | Ramon Sanchez | Diego Bareiro |
| SG | Carlos Luis Vallejos | Edgar Riveros | |
| PG | Daniel Perez | Alejandro Peralta |
Other notable players from Paraguay:
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| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1954 | 9 | 1954 FIBA World Championship | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 1967 | 13 | 1967 FIBA World Championship | 4 cities, Uruguay |
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1989 | 9 | 1989 Tournament of the Americas | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2011 | 10 | 2011 FIBA Americas Championship | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| 2013 | 10 | 2013 FIBA Americas Championship | Caracas, Venezuela |
| 23 June | Paraguay  |
80–70 |  Barbados |
Valdivia, Chile |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 21–12, 19–30, 25–12 | |||
| Pts: Mercado 33 Rebs: López 8 Asts: Martínez 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Alexander 20 Rebs: Thomas 9 Asts: Lockhart, Thomas 3 |
Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU) |
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| 24 June | Ecuador  |
59–66 | Paraguay |
Valdivia, Chile |
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| 21:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 7–18, 16–16, 17–11 | |||
| Pts: Castillo 16 Rebs: Castillo 12 Asts: Guerra 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Mercado 19 Rebs: Poisson 13 Asts: Martínez 5 |
Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Fernando Leite (BRA), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU) |
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| 25 June | Chile  |
112–47 | Paraguay |
Valdivia, Chile |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 30–18, 28–4, 30–15 | |||
| Pts: Carrasco 18 Rebs: Herrera 6 Asts: Arroyo 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ferreira, Sequera 8 Rebs: Roque 4 Asts: Martínez 5 |
Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Fernando Leite (BRA), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU) |
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| 23 February | Brazil  |
108–43 | Paraguay |
São Paulo, Brazil |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 21–8, 30–12, 33–13 | |||
| Pts: Dos Santos 22 Rebs: Caboclo 9 Asts: Corazza 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: A. López 9 Rebs: Rivero 5 Asts: Martínez 5 |
Arena: Ginásio Poliesportivo Wlamir Marques Attendance: 6,031 Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Carlos Vélez (COL), Franco Ronconi (ARG) |
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