Argentina men's national basketball team
The Argentina men's national basketball team (Spanish: selección de básquetbol de Argentina) represents Argentina in men's international basketball officially nicknamed The Argentine Soul (Spanish: El Alma Argentina), and it is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation.
| FIBA ranking | 8 1 (1 March 2024) | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1932 (co-founders) | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
| National federation | CABB | ||
| Coach | Pablo Prigioni | ||
| Nickname(s) | El Alma Argentina (The Argentine Soul) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 8 | ||
| Medals | Gold: (2004) Bronze: (2008) | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 14 | ||
| Medals | Gold: (1950) Silver: (2002, 2019) | ||
| FIBA AmeriCup | |||
| Appearances | 19 | ||
| Medals | Gold: (2001, 2011, 2022) Silver: (1995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017) Bronze: (1980, 1993, 1999, 2009, 2013) | ||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Appearances | 17 | ||
| Medals | Gold: (1995, 2019, 2023) Silver: (1951, 1955) | ||
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| First international | |||
| 1921 v. Uruguay | |||
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Argentina's national basketball team remains among the most successful in the Americas and one of the most successful in the world. It is the only national team in the FIBA Americas zone that has won the quintuplet crown: FIBA World Cup (they won the first edition, in 1950), Olympic Gold Medal (2004) (the highest honor and most important title of Argentina in the history of Argentina Basketball Men's Senior National Team), FIBA Diamond Ball (2008), FIBA AmeriCup (2001, 2011 and 2022) and Pan American Gold Medal (1995, 2019 and 2023). They are also one of only four countries to have won the Olympic gold medal and FIBA World Cup joining the Soviet Union, the United States of America, and Yugoslavia. They have also won 13 South American Basketball Championships, as well as many youth championships.
The Argentine representative were also the first country to defeat a United States national team with a full squad of NBA players. They did so by 87–80 in the 2002 FIBA World Championship held in Indianapolis. In that tournament, Argentina came second behind FR Yugoslavia, losing the final in overtime.
Due to the series of good results since the beginning of the 2000s (decade), Argentina reached the first position in the FIBA Men's Ranking at the end of the 2008 Olympic Games. Argentina is a founding member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) and has South America's longest basketball tradition.