2009 FIBA Americas Championship squads

These are the team rosters of the 10 teams competing for the FIBA Americas Championship 2009.

Group A

 Canada

Canada National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Anderson, Jermaine 26 – February 8, 1983 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Tübingen G 5 Kepkay, Tyler 22 – June 19, 1987 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) University of Utah G 6 Bell, Ryan 25 – April 17, 1984 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Schalke F 7 Bucknor, Jermaine 25 – November 1, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket G 8 English, Carl 28 – February 2, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Gran Canaria F 9 Famutimi, Olu 25 – February 21, 1984 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Khimik Yuzhny G 10 Rautins, Andy 22 – November 2, 1986 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Syracuse University F 11 Doornekamp, Aaron 23 – December 5, 1985 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Carleton University F 12 Young, Jesse 29 – April 29, 1980 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Murcia F 13 Landry, Kyle 23 – April 4, 1986 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Mons-Hainaut F 14 Kendall, Levon 24 – July 4, 1984 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Panionios C 15 Anthony, Joel 26 – August 9, 1982 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Miami Heat	Head coach Leo Rautins Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009 Average Age 24.8

 Mexico

Mexico National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Malpica, Karim 31 – August 24, 1978 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Soles de Mexicali F 5 Lopez, Jesus 25 – December 28, 1983 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Caballeros de Culiacán G 6 Pedroza, Anthony 30 – March 7, 1979 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Rayos de Hermosillo C 7 Llamas, Horacio 36 – July 17, 1973 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Trigueros de Ciudad Obregon C 8 Parada, Adam 27 – October 21, 1981 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Los Angeles Lightning G 9 Beck, Romel 27 – May 29, 1982 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Dakota Wizards G/F 10 Ayala, Miguel 26 – September 29, 1982 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Coras de Nayarit G 11 Quintero, Omar 27 – September 26, 1981 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Gigantes de Guayana F 12 Alonzo, Noé 25 – December 28, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Tecos UAG G 13 Zuniga, Enrique 33 – July 7, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Frayles de Guasave F/C 14 Ayon, Gustavo 23 – April 1, 1985 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Fuenlabrada C 15 Real, Lorenzo 22 – February 27, 1986 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Halcones UV Xalapa	Head coach Arturo Guerrero Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

 Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. C 4 Narvaez, Manuel 24 – May 23, 1985 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Ponce Lions (basketball) G 5 Barea, Jose Juan 24 – March 4, 1985 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Dallas Mavericks G 6 Rivera, Filiberto 26 – September 28, 1982 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Bamberg G 7 Arroyo, Carlos 30 – July 30, 1979 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Miami Heat F 8 Vassalo, Angel 23 – April 2, 1986 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Gallitos de Isabela G 9 Dalmau, Christian 33 – August 29, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ural Great G 10 Cortez, David 32 – March 27, 1977 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Capitanes de Arecibo F 11 Sanchez, Ricardo 22 – July 6, 1987 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Cangrejeros de Santurce F 12 Peavy, Nathan 28 – June 21, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Artland Dragons F 13 Balkman, Renaldo 27 – September 18, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Denver Nuggets F 14 Lee, Carmelo 31 – June 7, 1977 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Vaqueros de Bayamón C 15 Santiago, Daniel 32 – June 24, 1976 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Vaqueros de Bayamón	Head coach Manolo Cintron Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

 Uruguay

Uruguay National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. F 4 Izaguirre, Sebastian 24 – April 12, 1985 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Paysandú G 5 Barrera, Gustavo 24 – April 6, 1985 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Trotamundos de Carabobo F 6 Aguiar, Mauricio 26 – February 3, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Vanoli Cremona F 7 Taboada, Emilio 27 – May 11, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Regatas Corrientes G 8 Gonzalez, Diego 25 – January 9, 1984 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Defensor Sporting F 9 Newsome, Reque 27 – October 8, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Olimpia Milano G 10 Garcia, Leandro 29 – June 27, 1980 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Cocodrilos de Caracas G 11 Osimani, Martin 28 – May 22, 1981 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Atleticos San German C 12 Paez, Gaston 29 – September 22, 1979 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Hebraica y Macabi G 13 Silveira, Juan 23 – March 3, 1986 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 25 de Agosto F 14 Borsellino, Nicolas 22 – May 8, 1986 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Urunday Universitario C 15 Batista, Esteban 24 – September 2, 1983 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Libertad Sunchales	Head coach Gerardo Jauri Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

 U.S. Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Richards, Rasheem 19 – August 9, 1990 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) York College G 5 Sheppard, Kevin 29 – September 17, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Piratas de Quebradillas G 6 Hodge, Walter 22 – September 21, 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) University of Florida G 7 Victor, Cuthbert 26 – January 30, 1983 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Melilla Baloncesto C 8 Jones, Phil 23 – September 2, 1985 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) UNC Charlotte F 9 Edwin, Jason 28 – June 24, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Guaros de Lara G 10 Brown, Aaron 17 – March 24, 1992 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) St. Benedict's Preparatory School G/F 11 White, Calvert 33 – December 7, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jam Squad G/F 12 Freeman, Reggie 34 – May 17, 1975 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Vujic Metalac Valjevo F 13 Washington, Greg 22 – May 25, 1987 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Hofstra University C 14 Rhymer, Kitwana 30 – May 22, 1978 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi Rih F 15 Cooper, David 24 – November 10, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Manchester Millrats	Head coach Tevester Anderson Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

Group B

 Argentina

Argentina national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. PF 4 Scola, Luis 29 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Houston Rockets PG 5 Prigioni, Pablo 32 – 17 May 1977 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Real Madrid C 6 González, Román 31 – 28 January 1978 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Quimsa PF 7 Mainoldi, Leonardo 24 – 4 March 1985 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Fuenlabrada SG 8 García, Diego 29 – 15 September 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Valladolid PG 9 Cantero, Juan Pablo 26 – 19 September 1982 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Atenas PF 10 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 31 – 16 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Peñarol SF 11 Sandes, Matías 25 – 14 June 1984 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Fuenlabrada PF 12 Pelussi, Andrés 31 – 14 October 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Libertad SG 13 Quinteros, Paolo 30 – 15 January 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CAI Zaragoza C 14 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro 24 – 10 October 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Granada PF 15 Kammerichs, Federico 28 – 21 June 1980 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Regatas	Head coach Sergio Hernández Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

 Brazil

Brazil National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. SF 4 Machado, Marcelinho 34 – April 12, 1975 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Clube de Regatas do Flamengo G 5 Machado, Duda 26 – September 10, 1982 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Clube de Regatas do Flamengo SG 6 Pinheiro, Diego 29 – June 14, 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) EC Pinheiros PF 7 Nascimento, Carlos Alexandre 26 – April 18, 1983 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) EC Pinheiros G/F 8 Garcia, Alex 29 – March 4, 1980 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Universo BRB PG 9 Huertas, Marcelo 26 – May 25, 1983 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Caja Laboral Baskonia G 10 Barbosa, Leandro 26 – November 28, 1982 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Phoenix Suns F/C 11 Varejao, Anderson 26 – September 28, 1982 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Cleveland Cavaliers F 12 Giovannoni, Guilherme 29 – June 2, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Universo BRB C 13 Batista, João Paulo 27 – October 29, 1981 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Le Mans G/F 14 Tavernari, Jonathan 20 – October 29, 1987 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) BYU Cougars C 15 Splitter, Tiago 23 – January 1, 1985 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Caja Laboral Baskonia	Head coach Jose Manuel Monsalve Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

 Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Coronado, Juan 26 – August 25, 1983 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jose Horacio Rodriguez G 5 Morban, Carlos 27 – April 25, 1982 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lobos Grises UAD G 6 Pena, Kelvin 28 – October 5, 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Guaiqueries de Margarita G 7 Flores, Luis 28 – April 11, 1981 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Hapoel Holon C 8 Martinez, Marlon 30 – January 17, 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Trotamundos de Carabobo F 9 García, Francisco 27 – December 31, 1981 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sacramento Kings F/C 10 Horford, Al 23 – June 3, 1986 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Atlanta Hawks F 11 Flores, Alejandro 27 – December 4, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Toros de Aragua F 12 Western, Franklin 37 – April 11, 1972 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Vaqueros de Bayamón F 13 Villanueva, Charlie 25 – August 24, 1984 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Detroit Pistons G/F 14 Greer, Ricardo 30 – August 18, 1977 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SLUC Nancy F 15 Martinez, Jack Michael 26 – October 12, 1981 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Cocodrilos de Caracas	Head coach Julio Toro Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

 Panama

Panama National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Munoz, Joel 29 – June 24, 1980 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Magnates de Costa del Este G 5 Green, Warren 30 – February 18, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Gaiteros del Zulia F 6 Pinnock, Danilo 25 – December 11, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Colosos de Betania G 7 Gomez, Maximiliano 33 – December 18, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Caimanes de Rio Abajo F 8 Ortega, Orlando 27 – October 3, 1981 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Caimanes de Rio Abajo F/C 9 Tesis, Joel 27 – March 19, 1982 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Navieros de Colon C 10 Archibald, Eduardo 22 – May 19, 1987 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Le Moyne College F 11 Ogilvie, Ernesto 20 – June 30, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Caimanes de Rio Abajo F 12 De Gracia, Reyjavick 27 – November 5, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Navieros de Colon C 13 Lindo Kirkland, Ricardo 39 – January 26, 1970 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Fieras de Cocle F/C 14 Lloreda, Jaime 27 – October 11, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Navieros de Colon F 15 Pomare, Gyno 22 – April 5, 1986 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) University of San Diego	Head coach David Rosario Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

 Venezuela

Venezuela National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. C 4 Marriaga, Miguel 25 – June 6, 1984 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Gaiteros del Zulia F 5 Barros, Alejandro 30 – April 24, 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Trotamundos de Carabobo F 6 Echenique, Gregory 18 – November 23, 1990 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Rutgers University C 7 Lugo, Richard 36 – May 7, 1973 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Trotamundos de Carabobo G 8 Centeno, Jesus 23 – December 27, 1985 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cocodrilos de Caracas G 9 Torres, Óscar 32 – December 18, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Marinos de Anzoátegui C 10 Bethelmy, Luis 22 – October 14, 1986 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Lanceros de Cojedes G/F 11 Vargas, José 27 – January 23, 1982 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Trotamundos de Carabobo F 12 Romero, Hector 29 – January 3, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Guaiqueríes de Margarita F 13 Sucre, Axiers 31 – July 27, 1978 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Tiburones de Vargas G 14 Vasquez, Greivis 21 – January 16, 1987 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) University of Maryland G/F 15 Perez, Rafael 26 – April 10, 1982 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Centauros de Apure	Head coach Nestor Salazar Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

References

• FIBA Americas Championship Teams
• LatinBasket