2005 FIBA Americas Championship squads

Main article: 2005 FIBA Americas Championship

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 – (1975-04-12)12 April 1975 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Uberlândia G 5 dos Santos, Nezinho – (1981-01-21)21 January 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) COC-Ribeirão Preto C 6 Becker, Murilo – (1983-07-14)14 July 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Franca G 7 Huertas, Marcelinho – (1983-05-25)25 May 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Joventut Badalona G 8 Barbosa, Leandro – (1982-11-28)28 November 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Phoenix Suns F 9 Da Silva, Jefferson – (1983-03-29)29 March 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Paulistano G/F 10 Garcia, Alex – (1980-03-04)4 March 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) COC Ribeirão Preto C 11 Varejão, Anderson – (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) FC Barcelona F 12 Giovannoni, Guilherme – (1980-06-02)2 June 1980 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Treviso Basket C 13 Hettsheimeir, Rafael – (1986-06-18)18 June 1986 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Akasvayu Vic C 14 Torres, Caio – (1987-06-03)3 June 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Adecco Estudiantes F 15 Splitter, Tiago – (1985-01-01)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 – (1983-02-08)February 8, 1983 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fordham Rams G 5 Brown, Denham – (1983-01-06)January 6, 1983 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) University of Connecticut G 6 Gillingham, James – (1981-08-20)August 20, 1981 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) TBB Trier G 7 Nohr, Randall – (1977-06-26)June 26, 1977 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fribourg Olympic G 8 English, Carl – (1981-02-02)February 2, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Florida Flame F 9 Kendall, Levon – (1984-07-04)July 4, 1984 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) University of Pittsburgh C 10 Doornekamp, Nathan – (1982-10-09)October 9, 1982 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) TBB Trier F 11 Massiah, Vidal – (1979-02-01)February 1, 1979 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Oliveirense Caçarola G 12 Anderson, Richard – (1977-11-30)November 30, 1977 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Kraftwerk Wels F 13 Mendez, Juan – (1981-09-23)September 23, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Niagara University F 14 Bucknor, Jermaine – (1983-11-01)November 1, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of Richmond C 15 Jobity, Kevin – (1974-11-21)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 – (1980-06-24)June 24, 1980 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) John Brown University G 5 Peralta, Jair – (1976-01-05)January 5, 1976 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) Canguros de Parque Lefevre F 6 Pinnock, Danilo – (1983-12-11)December 11, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) GW Colonials G 7 Gómez, Maximiliano – (1975-12-18)December 18, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Toros del Chorrillo G 8 Isaac, Eduardo – (1980-02-11)February 11, 1980 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Navieros de Colon F 9 Warren, Chris – (1981-01-19)January 19, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) KK Reflex F 10 De Gracia, Reyjavick – (1981-11-05)November 5, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) John Brown University F 11 Hicks, Michael – (1989-06-30)June 30, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Agricola Glroai Montecatini F 12 Gómez, Dionisio – (1980-04-07)April 7, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Central Entrerriano F 13 García, Antonio – (1976-05-11)May 11, 1976 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Club Deportivo Quevedo F/C 14 Lloreda, Jaime – (1980-10-11)October 11, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Pınar Karşıyaka F 15 Cardenas, Eric – (1973-11-29)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 – (1973-02-14)14 February 1973 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Lottomatica Roma G 5 Perry, Marque – (1981-01-28)28 January 1981 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Olympiacos G 6 Greer, Lynn – (1979-10-23)23 October 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Pompea Napoli G 7 Bell, Charlie – (1979-03-12)12 March 1979 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Milwaukee Bucks G 8 Scales, Alex – (1978-07-03)3 July 1978 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Seoul Samsung Thunders F 9 Hamilton, Tang – (1978-05-26)26 May 1978 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fayetteville Patriots F 10 Slay, Ron – (1981-06-29)29 June 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Asheville Altitude C 11 Chubb, Adam – (1981-07-05)5 July 1981 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Ulsan Mobis Phoebus C 12 Felix, Noel – (1981-10-04)4 October 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals F 13 McGhee, Aaron – (1979-06-28)28 June 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Busan KTF Magic Wings C 14 Beasley, Jerome – (1980-05-17)17 May 1980 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Sioux Falls Skyforce C 15 Lang, Kris – (1979-12-12)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 – (1968-04-02)2 April 1968 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Cocodrilos de Caracas F 5 Julio, Luis – (1980-06-12)12 June 1980 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gaiteros del Zulia G 6 Mijares, Ernesto – (1976-09-30)30 September 1976 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui C 7 Lugo, Richard – (1976-09-30)30 September 1976 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Capitanes de Arecibo F/C 8 Aguilera, Tomás – (1977-09-25)25 September 1977 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Cocodrilos de Caracas G 9 Torres, Óscar – (1976-12-18)18 December 1976 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Khimki G 10 Jones, Askia – (1971-12-19)19 December 1971 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Guaros de Lara C 11 Marriaga, Miguel Ángel – (1984-06-06)6 June 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Gaiteros del Zulia F 12 Romero, Héctor – (1980-01-03)3 January 1980 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui G 13 Guevara, Diego – (1978-04-26)26 April 1978 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Guaros de Lara C 14 Bayona, Heberth – (1978-04-26)26 April 1978 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Guaiqueríes de Margarita G/F 15 Morris, Carlos – (1975-11-10)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 – (1983-10-28)28 October 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Villaggio Solidago Livorno G 5 Mázzaro, Julio – (1979-01-31)31 January 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) River Plate C 6 González, Román – (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Argentino de Junín F 7 Lo Grippo, Diego – (1978-01-22)22 January 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Alerta Cantabria Lobos G 8 Farabello, Daniel – (1973-10-18)18 October 1973 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Casti Group Varese C 9 Fernández, Gabriel – (1976-10-23)23 October 1976 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Casti Group Varese F 10 Gutiérrez, Leonardo – (1978-05-16)16 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Ben Hur C 11 Leiva, Martín – (1980-04-23)23 April 1980 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Boca Juniors C 12 Gutiérrez, Juan Pedro – (1983-10-10)10 October 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Obras Sanitarias G 13 Quinteros, Paolo – (1979-01-15)15 January 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Boca Juniors F 14 Jasen, Hernán – (1978-02-04)4 February 1978 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Adecco Estudiantes F 15 Kammerichs, Federico – (1980-06-21)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 – (1974-11-14)14 November 1974 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) C 5 Martínez, Marlon – (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Marineros de Puerto Plata G 6 Flores, Luis – (1981-04-11)11 April 1981 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Denver Nuggets F 7 Turner, Andy – (1980-12-26)26 December 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Cañeros de La Romana C 8 Asselin, Josh – (1978-12-24)24 December 1978 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Alerta Cantabria Lobos C 9 Filion, Amaury – (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Metros de Santiago G 10 Arias, Cristian – (1981-11-15)15 November 1981 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Panteras del Distrito Nacional F 11 García, Francisco – (1980-12-31)31 December 1980 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sacramento Kings C 12 Vargas, José – (1963-06-23)23 June 1963 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Universo Brasilia G 13 López, Felipe – (1974-12-19)19 December 1974 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metros de Santiago C 14 Peterson, Jaime – (1971-09-29)29 September 1971 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) ALM Évreux Basket F 15 Martinez, Jack – (1981-10-12)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 – (1982-05-29)29 May 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) University of Nevada, Las Vegas C 5 Ávila, Víctor – (1977-03-23)23 March 1977 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Halcones de Xalapa G 6 Pedroza, Anthony – (1979-03-07)7 March 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Osos de Guadalajara C 7 Llamas, Horacio – (1973-07-17)17 July 1973 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Soles de Mexicali F 8 González, Enrique – (1968-09-10)10 September 1968 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Centauros de Chihuahua F 9 Hare, Eric – (1979-01-11)11 January 1979 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Paskolas de Navojoa C 10 Benítez, Ramsés – (1979-09-10)10 September 1979 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Soles de Mexicali G 11 Quintero, Omar – (1981-09-26)26 September 1981 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Forum Filatélico Valladolid F 12 Izaguirre, Alfonso – (1976-12-14)14 December 1976 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Frayles de Guasave G 13 Zúñiga, Enrique – (1976-07-07)7 July 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Lechugueros de Leon C 14 Crouse, David – (1974-08-10)10 August 1974 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Lobos de la UAC C 15 Parada, Adam – (1981-10-21)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 – (1985-05-23)23 May 1985 2.22 m (7 ft 3 in) Washington Wizards F 5 Cortez, David – (1981-12-23)23 December 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Capitanes de Arecibo G 6 Hatton, Bobby Joe – (1976-10-11)11 October 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Leones de Ponce G 7 Rivera, Filiberto – (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) University of Texas El Paso F 8 Apodaca, Rick – (1980-07-01)1 July 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Atléticos de San Germán G 9 Dalmau, Christian – (1975-08-29)29 August 1975 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Atléticos de San Germán G 10 Ayuso, Elías Larry – (1977-03-27)27 March 1977 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Capitanes de Arecibo F 11 Latimer, Antonio – (1978-11-26)26 November 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Vaqueros de Bayamón F 12 Colón, Gabriel – (1984-12-20)20 December 1984 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Leones de Ponce F 13 Fajardo, Sharif – (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Capitanes de Arecibo F 14 Figueroa, Ángel – (1981-10-13)13 October 1981 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Capitanes de Arecibo C 15 Narvaez, Manuel – (1981-12-18)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 – (1975-01-08)8 January 1975 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Club Atlético Capurro F 5 Izaguirre, Sebastián – (1985-12-04)4 December 1985 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Club Social Larrañaga F 6 Aguiar, Mauricio – (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Banco di Sardegna Sassari F 7 Morales, Pablo – (1978-05-31)31 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Salto Uruguay G 8 Mazzarino, Nicolás – (1975-10-21)21 October 1975 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Vertical Vision Cantù F 9 Charqueiro, Claudio – (1977-07-22)22 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Paysandú BBC G 10 García Morales, Leandro – (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Olimpia G 11 Osimani, Martín – (1981-05-22)22 May 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) University of Duquesne C 12 Paez, Gastón – (1979-09-22)22 September 1979 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Independiente de Mercedes G/F 13 Silveira, Luis – (1971-01-16)16 January 1971 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Salto Uruguay F 14 Borsellino, Nicolás – (1986-05-08)8 May 1986 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Club Atlético Capurro F/C 15 Batista, Esteban – (1983-09-02)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

External links

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