FIBA AmeriCup | 08/23 19:10 | 1 |
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FIBA AmeriCup | 08/25 03:10 | 2 |
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FIBA AmeriCup | 08/26 22:10 | 3 |
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FIBA AmeriCup Qualification | 02/24 23:00 | 6 |
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W | 107-60 | |
FIBA AmeriCup Qualification | 02/21 23:10 | 5 |
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L | 61-70 | |
FIBA AmeriCup Qualification | 11/24 22:40 | 4 |
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W | 69-86 | |
FIBA AmeriCup Qualification | 11/21 23:00 | 3 |
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L | 71-65 | |
International | 07/27 23:00 | - |
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W | 81-70 | |
FIBA AmeriCup Qualification | 02/27 01:10 | 2 |
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W | 55-77 | |
FIBA AmeriCup Qualification | 02/24 00:10 | 1 |
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W | 99-78 | |
Olympic Qualification | 08/20 00:10 | 2 |
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L | 62-78 | |
Olympic Qualification | 08/17 22:40 | 3 |
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L | 65-69 | |
Olympic Qualification | 08/15 23:40 | 2 |
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L | 78-70 | |
Olympic Qualification | 08/14 22:40 | 1 |
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W | 80-65 | |
FIBA World Cup Qualification | 02/27 00:10 | 6 |
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L | 69-82 |
The Uruguay national basketball team (Spanish: Selección de baloncesto de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in men's international basketball competitions and it is governed by Federación Uruguaya de basketball.
The team has made seven appearances in the FIBA World Cup and the team represents FIBA and FIBA Americas.
Uruguay is one of three South American countries to win medals at the Basketball Tournament of the Summer Olympics. It won the bronze medal in both the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.
In addition, it is the third most successful team in the South American Basketball Championship, with 11 titles.
Uruguay is currently ranked 52th in the FIBA World Rankings.
Uruguay was the host and champion of the first major continental basketball championship, the South American Basketball Championship 1930. The event was held in Montevideo and featured four South American national basketball teams. Teams played each of the other three teams twice each; Uruguay won all six of its games. In 1932, Uruguay lost its first game of the South American Basketball Championship series when it was defeated by Chile in one of the two matches it played against the Chileans in the preliminary round. When each team finished at 3–1 (each having defeated Argentina twice), the two countries played a third match to determine the champion, which Uruguay won.
The 1934 and 1935 competitions did not end so happily for the Uruguay team, as they finished in last place each year. With the larger fields of 5 teams each year in 1937, 1938, and 1939, Uruguay fared somewhat better. They took second place in 1937 and 1939, and third in 1938.
Uruguay won their third championship in 1940, which saw the return of the series to Montevideo. There were a record six teams in competition that year; Uruguay beat each of the other five in turn to finish undefeated. 1941 resulted in a bronze medal for Uruguay. The team played in their second tie-breaker final in 1942, this time losing to Argentina to take second place in the tournament. Uruguay advanced to the final round in the first two-round tournament, in 1943, finishing in second place overall.
Uruguay has won the South American Championship 11 times, the last two in 1995 and 1997. The team ranked in the top four in all editions as of 2016.