Venezuela national basketball team
Venezuela 
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| FIBA ranking | 15  7 |
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| Joined FIBA | 1938 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
| National federation | Venezuelan Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Néstor García | ||
| Nickname(s) | La Vinotinto de las alturas | ||
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| Appearances | 2 | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| FIBA Americas Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 | ||
| Medals |
 Gold: (2015) Silver: (1992) Bronze: (2005) |
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The Venezuela national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Venezuela in international competitions. It is organized and run by the Venezuelan Basketball Federation (FVB). (Spanish: Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto) They are the defending FIBA Americas champion, after winning the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.
Venezuela qualified for both the 1992 Olympics, and the 2016 Olympics. Venezuela hosted the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the country's most prestigious basketball event ever. Later, the country also hosted the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.
Team Venezuela has participated in international International Basketball Federation (FIBA) competitions such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Basketball at the Summer Olympics, the FIBA World Cup, the South American Basketball Championship, the Pan American Games, and the Bolivarian Games.
As of 2015, Venezuela is the reigning basketball champion of the Americas.
Roster for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
1990 World Championship: finished 11th among 16 teams
4 David Díaz, 5 Cesar Portillo, 6 Armando Becker, 7 Nelson Solorzano, 8 Rostin González, 9 Luis Jiménez, 10 Sam Shepherd, 11 Carl Herrera, 12 José Echenique, 13 Gabriel Estaba, 14 Iván Olivares, 15 Alexander Nelcha (Coach: Jesus Cordoves)
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