The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the See more

By the 1930s the practise of basketball had been widely spread around Buenos Aires, with the media (more remarkably El Gráfico magazine) … See more

After the 1948 Olympic Tournament, FIBA decided to create a World Championship, and named Argentina as the host country for the See more

To compensate for the lack of international experience of most of the players, the national team made the longest tour in its history, playing 20 games in 46 days throughout Europe. … See more

The practice of basketball in Argentina was started by Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Young Men's Christian Association – YMCA) in 1912. Canadian Professor Paul … See more

Subsequently, the team had further disappointing third and fourth-place finishes at the 1961 and 1963 South American Championships respectively, and did not participate in the 1963 Pan American Games.
In preparation for the See more

In 1980, coached by Ripullone and with the assistance of Yugoslavian Ranko Zeravica, the team finished third in the Tournament of the Americas, earning their first qualification for … See more