2005 FIBA Americas Championship squads

This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship.

Group A

Brazil

Brazil national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Machado, Marcelinho 30 – 12 April 1975 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Uberlândia G 5 dos Santos, Nezinho 24 – 21 January 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) COC-Ribeirão Preto C 6 Becker, Murilo 22 – 14 July 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Franca G 7 Huertas, Marcelinho 22 – 25 May 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Joventut Badalona G 8 Barbosa, Leandro 22 – 28 November 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Phoenix Suns F 9 Da Silva, Jefferson 22 – 29 March 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Paulistano G/F 10 Garcia, Alex 25 – 4 March 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) COC Ribeirão Preto C 11 Varejão, Anderson 22 – 28 September 1982 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) FC Barcelona F 12 Giovannoni, Guilherme 25 – 2 June 1980 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Treviso Basket C 13 Hettsheimeir, Rafael 19 – 18 June 1986 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Akasvayu Vic C 14 Torres, Caio 18 – 3 June 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Adecco Estudiantes F 15 Splitter, Tiago 20 – 1 January 1985 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Tau Cerámica	Head coach Lula Ferreira Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Canada

Canada national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Anderson, Jermaine 22 – February 8, 1983 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fordham Rams G 5 Brown, Denham 22 – January 6, 1983 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) University of Connecticut G 6 Gillingham, James 24 – August 20, 1981 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) TBB Trier G 7 Nohr, Randall 28 – June 26, 1977 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fribourg Olympic G 8 English, Carl 24 – February 2, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Florida Flame F 9 Kendall, Levon 21 – July 4, 1984 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) University of Pittsburgh C 10 Doornekamp, Nathan 22 – October 9, 1982 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) TBB Trier F 11 Massiah, Vidal 26 – February 1, 1979 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Oliveirense Caçarola G 12 Anderson, Richard 27 – November 30, 1977 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Kraftwerk Wels F 13 Mendez, Juan 23 – September 23, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Niagara University F 14 Bucknor, Jermaine 21 – November 1, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of Richmond C 15 Jobity, Kevin 30 – November 21, 1974 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Champville	Head coach Leo Rautins Assistant coaches David Smart Greg Francis Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Panama

Panama national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Muñoz, Joel 25 – June 24, 1980 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) John Brown University G 5 Peralta, Jair 29 – January 5, 1976 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Canguros de Parque Lefevre F 6 Pinnock, Danilo 21 – December 11, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) GW Colonials G 7 Gómez, Maximiliano 29 – December 18, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Toros del Chorrillo G 8 Isaac, Eduardo 25 – February 11, 1980 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Navieros de Colon F 9 Warren, Chris 24 – January 19, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) KK Reflex F 10 De Gracia, Reyjavick 23 – November 5, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) John Brown University F 11 Hicks, Michael 16 – June 30, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Agricola Glroai Montecatini F 12 Gómez, Dionisio 25 – April 7, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Central Entrerriano F 13 García, Antonio 29 – May 11, 1976 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Club Deportivo Quevedo F/C 14 Lloreda, Jaime 24 – October 11, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Pınar Karşıyaka F 15 Cardenas, Eric 31 – November 29, 1973 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) ESPE Quito	Head coach Nolan Richardson Assistant coaches Enrique Grenald Raúl Pineda Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 24, 2005

United States

United States national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club G 4 Edney, Tyus 32 – 14 February 1973 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Lottomatica Roma G 5 Perry, Marque 24 – 28 January 1981 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Olympiacos G 6 Greer, Lynn 25 – 23 October 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Pompea Napoli G 7 Bell, Charlie 26 – 12 March 1979 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Milwaukee Bucks G 8 Scales, Alex 27 – 3 July 1978 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Seoul Samsung Thunders F 9 Hamilton, Tang 27 – 26 May 1978 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fayetteville Patriots F 10 Slay, Ron 24 – 29 June 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Asheville Altitude C 11 Chubb, Adam 24 – 5 July 1981 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Ulsan Mobis Phoebus C 12 Felix, Noel 23 – 4 October 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals F 13 McGhee, Aaron 26 – 28 June 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Busan KTF Magic Wings C 14 Beasley, Jerome 25 – 17 May 1980 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Sioux Falls Skyforce C 15 Lang, Kris 25 – 12 December 1979 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Caffe Maxim Virtus Bologna	Head coach Morris McHone Assistant coaches Dennis Johnson Joey Meyer Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Venezuela

Venezuela men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. F 4 Díaz, Víctor 37 – 2 April 1968 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Cocodrilos de Caracas F 5 Julio, Luis 25 – 12 June 1980 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gaiteros del Zulia G 6 Mijares, Ernesto 28 – 30 September 1976 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui C 7 Lugo, Richard 28 – 30 September 1976 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Capitanes de Arecibo F/C 8 Aguilera, Tomás 27 – 25 September 1977 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Cocodrilos de Caracas G 9 Torres, Óscar 28 – 18 December 1976 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Khimki G 10 Jones, Askia 33 – 19 December 1971 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Guaros de Lara C 11 Marriaga, Miguel Ángel 21 – 6 June 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Gaiteros del Zulia F 12 Romero, Héctor 25 – 3 January 1980 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui G 13 Guevara, Diego 27 – 26 April 1978 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Guaros de Lara C 14 Bayona, Heberth 27 – 26 April 1978 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Guaiqueríes de Margarita G/F 15 Morris, Carlos 29 – 10 November 1975 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Gatos de Monagas	Head coach Néstor Salazar Assistant coach(es) Nelson Solorzano Carlos Gil Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Group B

Argentina

Argentina national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Porta, Antonio 21 – 28 October 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Villaggio Solidago Livorno G 5 Mázzaro, Julio 26 – 31 January 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) River Plate C 6 González, Román 27 – 28 January 1978 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Argentino de Junín F 7 Lo Grippo, Diego 27 – 22 January 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Alerta Cantabria Lobos G 8 Farabello, Daniel 31 – 18 October 1973 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Casti Group Varese C 9 Fernández, Gabriel 28 – 23 October 1976 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Casti Group Varese F 10 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 27 – 16 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Ben Hur C 11 Leiva, Martín 25 – 23 April 1980 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Boca Juniors C 12 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro 21 – 10 October 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Obras Sanitarias G 13 Quinteros, Paolo 26 – 15 January 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Boca Juniors F 14 Jasen, Hernán 27 – 4 February 1978 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Adecco Estudiantes F 15 Kammerichs, Federico 25 – 21 June 1980 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Pamesa Valencia	Head coach Sergio Hernández Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 24, 2005

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Ramírez, Otto 30 – 14 November 1974 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) C 5 Martínez, Marlon 26 – 17 January 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Marineros de Puerto Plata G 6 Flores, Luis 24 – 11 April 1981 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Denver Nuggets F 7 Turner, Andy 24 – 26 December 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Cañeros de La Romana C 8 Asselin, Josh 26 – 24 December 1978 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Alerta Cantabria Lobos C 9 Filion, Amaury 24 – 1 August 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Metros de Santiago G 10 Arias, Cristian 23 – 15 November 1981 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Panteras del Distrito Nacional F 11 García, Francisco 24 – 31 December 1980 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sacramento Kings C 12 Vargas, José 42 – 23 June 1963 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Universo Brasilia G 13 López, Felipe 30 – 19 December 1974 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metros de Santiago C 14 Peterson, Jaime 33 – 29 September 1971 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) ALM Évreux Basket F 15 Martinez, Jack 23 – 12 October 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Atléticos de San Germán	Head coach Keith Smart Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Mexico

Mexico men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Beck, Romel 23 – 29 May 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) University of Nevada, Las Vegas C 5 Ávila, Víctor 28 – 23 March 1977 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Halcones de Xalapa G 6 Pedroza, Anthony 26 – 7 March 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Osos de Guadalajara C 7 Llamas, Horacio 32 – 17 July 1973 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Soles de Mexicali F 8 González, Enrique 36 – 10 September 1968 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Centauros de Chihuahua F 9 Hare, Eric 26 – 11 January 1979 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Paskolas de Navojoa C 10 Benítez, Ramsés 25 – 10 September 1979 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Soles de Mexicali G 11 Quintero, Omar 23 – 26 September 1981 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Forum Filatélico Valladolid F 12 Izaguirre, Alfonso 28 – 14 December 1976 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Frayles de Guasave G 13 Zúñiga, Enrique 29 – 7 July 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Lechugueros de Leon C 14 Crouse, David 31 – 10 August 1974 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Lobos de la UAC C 15 Parada, Adam 23 – 21 October 1981 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Correcaminos UAT Victoria	Head coach Jorge Ramírez Assistant coach José Ramírez Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. C 4 Ramos, Peter John 20 – 23 May 1985 2.22 m (7 ft 3 in) Washington Wizards F 5 Cortez, David 23 – 23 December 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Capitanes de Arecibo G 6 Hatton, Bobby Joe 28 – 11 October 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Leones de Ponce G 7 Rivera, Filiberto 22 – 28 September 1982 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) University of Texas El Paso F 8 Apodaca, Rick 25 – 1 July 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Atléticos de San Germán G 9 Dalmau, Christian 29 – 29 August 1975 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Atléticos de San Germán G 10 Ayuso, Elías Larry 28 – 27 March 1977 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Capitanes de Arecibo F 11 Latimer, Antonio 26 – 26 November 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Vaqueros de Bayamón F 12 Colón, Gabriel 20 – 20 December 1984 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Leones de Ponce F 13 Fajardo, Sharif 29 – 9 June 1976 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Capitanes de Arecibo F 14 Figueroa, Ángel 23 – 13 October 1981 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Capitanes de Arecibo C 15 Narvaez, Manuel 23 – 18 December 1981 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Leones de Ponce	Head coach Julio Toro Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

Uruguay

Uruguay national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. F 4 Castrillón, Diego 30 – 8 January 1975 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Club Atlético Capurro F 5 Izaguirre, Sebastián 19 – 4 December 1985 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Club Social Larrañaga F 6 Aguiar, Mauricio 22 – 3 February 1983 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Banco di Sardegna Sassari F 7 Morales, Pablo 27 – 31 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Salto Uruguay G 8 Mazzarino, Nicolás 29 – 21 October 1975 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Vertical Vision Cantù F 9 Charqueiro, Claudio 28 – 22 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Paysandú BBC G 10 García Morales, Leandro 25 – 27 June 1980 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Olimpia G 11 Osimani, Martín 24 – 22 May 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) University of Duquesne C 12 Paez, Gastón 25 – 22 September 1979 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Independiente de Mercedes G/F 13 Silveira, Luis 34 – 16 January 1971 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Salto Uruguay F 14 Borsellino, Nicolás 19 – 8 May 1986 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Club Atlético Capurro F/C 15 Batista, Esteban 21 – 2 September 1983 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Calpe Aguas	Head coach Alberto Espasandin Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

References

External links

• 2005 Fiba Americas Championship for Men, FIBA.com.
• FIBA Americas 2005 - Men Basketball, LatinBasket.com.