2009 FIBA Americas Championship squads

These were the rosters of the 10 teams competing at the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.

Group A

Canada

Main article: Canada men's national basketball team

Canada men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Jermaine Anderson 26 – (1983-02-08)February 8, 1983 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Tübingen G 5 Tyler Kepkay 22 – (1987-06-19)June 19, 1987 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) University of Utah G 6 Ryan Bell 25 – (1984-04-17)April 17, 1984 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Schalke F 7 Jermaine Bucknor 25 – (1983-11-01)November 1, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket G 8 Carl English 28 – (1981-02-02)February 2, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Gran Canaria F 9 Olu Famutimi 25 – (1984-02-21)February 21, 1984 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Khimik Yuzhny G 10 Andy Rautins 22 – (1986-11-02)November 2, 1986 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Syracuse University F 11 Aaron Doornekamp 23 – (1985-12-05)December 5, 1985 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Carleton University F 12 Jesse Young 29 – (1980-04-29)April 29, 1980 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Murcia F 13 Kyle Landry 23 – (1986-04-04)April 4, 1986 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Mons-Hainaut F 14 Levon Kendall 24 – (1984-07-04)July 4, 1984 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Panionios C 15 Joel Anthony 26 – (1982-08-09)August 9, 1982 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Miami Heat	Head coach Leo Rautins Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009 Average Age 24.8

Mexico

Main article: Mexico men's national basketball team

Mexico men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Karim Malpica 31 – (1978-08-24)August 24, 1978 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Soles de Mexicali F 5 Jesus Lopez 25 – (1983-12-28)December 28, 1983 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Caballeros de Culiacán G 6 Anthony Pedroza 30 – (1979-03-07)March 7, 1979 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Rayos de Hermosillo C 7 Horacio Llamas 36 – (1973-07-17)July 17, 1973 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Trigueros de Ciudad Obregon C 8 Adam Parada 27 – (1981-10-21)October 21, 1981 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Los Angeles Lightning G 9 Romel Beck 27 – (1982-05-29)May 29, 1982 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Dakota Wizards G/F 10 Miguel Ayala 26 – (1982-09-29)September 29, 1982 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Coras de Nayarit G 11 Omar Quintero 27 – (1981-09-26)September 26, 1981 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Gigantes de Guayana F 12 Noé Alonzo 25 – (1983-12-28)December 28, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Tecos UAG G 13 Enrique Zuniga 33 – (1976-07-07)July 7, 1976 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Frayles de Guasave F/C 14 Gustavo Ayon 23 – (1985-04-01)April 1, 1985 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Fuenlabrada C 15 Lorenzo Mata 22 – (1986-02-27)February 27, 1986 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Halcones UV Xalapa	Head coach Arturo Guerrero Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

Puerto Rico

Main article: Puerto Rico men's national basketball team

Puerto Rico men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Manuel Narvaez 24 – (1985-05-23)May 23, 1985 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Ponce Lions (basketball) G 5 Jose Juan Barea 24 – (1985-03-04)March 4, 1985 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Dallas Mavericks G 6 Filiberto Rivera 26 – (1982-09-28)September 28, 1982 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Bamberg G 7 Carlos Arroyo 30 – (1979-07-30)July 30, 1979 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Miami Heat F 8 Angel Vassalo 23 – (1986-04-02)April 2, 1986 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Gallitos de Isabela G 9 Christian Dalmau 33 – (1975-08-29)August 29, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ural Great G 10 David Cortez 32 – (1977-03-27)March 27, 1977 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Capitanes de Arecibo F 11 Ricardo Sanchez 22 – (1987-07-06)July 6, 1987 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Cangrejeros de Santurce F 12 Nathan Peavy 28 – (1981-06-21)June 21, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Artland Dragons F 13 Renaldo Balkman 27 – (1981-09-18)September 18, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Denver Nuggets F 14 Carmelo Lee 31 – (1977-06-07)June 7, 1977 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Vaqueros de Bayamón C 15 Daniel Santiago 32 – (1976-06-24)June 24, 1976 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) Vaqueros de Bayamón	Head coach Manolo Cintron Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

Uruguay

Main article: Uruguay men's national basketball team

Uruguay men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Sebastián Izaguirre 24 – (1985-04-12)April 12, 1985 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Paysandú G 5 Gustavo Barrera 24 – (1985-04-06)April 6, 1985 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Trotamundos de Carabobo F 6 Mauricio Aguiar 26 – (1983-02-03)February 3, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Vanoli Cremona F 7 Emilio Taboada 27 – (1982-05-11)May 11, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Regatas Corrientes G 8 Diego González 25 – (1984-01-09)January 9, 1984 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Defensor Sporting F 9 Reque Newsome 27 – (1981-10-08)October 8, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Hebraica Macabi G 10 Leandro García 29 – (1980-06-27)June 27, 1980 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Cocodrilos de Caracas G 11 Martín Osimani 28 – (1981-05-22)May 22, 1981 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Atleticos San German C 12 Gastón Páez 29 – (1979-09-22)September 22, 1979 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Hebraica y Macabi G 13 Juan Silveira 23 – (1986-03-03)March 3, 1986 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 25 de Agosto F 14 Nicolás Borsellino 22 – (1986-05-08)May 8, 1986 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Urunday Universitario C 15 Esteban Batista 24 – (1983-09-02)September 2, 1983 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Libertad Sunchales	Head coach Gerardo Jauri Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

Virgin Islands

Main article: Virgin Islands men's national basketball team

Virgin Islands men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Rasheem Richards 19 – (1990-08-09)August 9, 1990 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) York College G 5 Kevin Sheppard 29 – (1979-09-17)September 17, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Piratas de Quebradillas G 6 Walter Hodge 22 – (1986-09-21)September 21, 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) University of Florida G 7 Cuthbert Victor 26 – (1983-01-30)January 30, 1983 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Melilla Baloncesto C 8 Phil Jones 23 – (1985-09-02)September 2, 1985 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) UNC Charlotte F 9 Jason Edwin 28 – (1981-06-24)June 24, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Guaros de Lara G 10 Aaron Brown 17 – (1992-03-24)March 24, 1992 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) St. Benedict's Preparatory School G/F 11 Calvert White 33 – (1975-12-07)December 7, 1975 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jam Squad G/F 12 Reggie Freeman 34 – (1975-05-17)May 17, 1975 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Vujic Metalac Valjevo F 13 Greg Washington 22 – (1987-05-25)May 25, 1987 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Hofstra University C 14 Kitwana Rhymer 30 – (1978-05-22)May 22, 1978 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi Rih F 15 David Cooper 24 – (1983-11-10)November 10, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Manchester Millrats	Head coach Tevester Anderson Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

Group B

Argentina

Main article: Argentina men's national basketball team

Argentina men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 4 Luis Scola 29 – (1980-04-30)30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Houston Rockets PG 5 Pablo Prigioni 32 – (1977-05-17)17 May 1977 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Real Madrid C 6 Román González 31 – (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Quimsa PF 7 Leonardo Mainoldi 24 – (1985-03-04)4 March 1985 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Fuenlabrada SG 8 Diego García 29 – (1979-09-15)15 September 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Valladolid PG 9 Juan Pablo Cantero 26 – (1982-09-19)19 September 1982 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Atenas PF 10 Leonardo Gutiérrez 31 – (1978-05-16)16 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Peñarol SF 11 Matías Sandes 25 – (1984-06-14)14 June 1984 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Fuenlabrada PF 12 Andrés Pelussi 31 – (1977-10-14)14 October 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Libertad SG 13 Paolo Quinteros 30 – (1979-01-15)15 January 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) CAI Zaragoza C 14 Juan Pedro Gutiérrez 24 – (1983-10-10)10 October 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Granada PF 15 Federico Kammerichs 28 – (1980-06-21)21 June 1980 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Regatas	Head coach Sergio Hernández Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

Brazil

Main article: Brazil men's national basketball team

Brazil men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 4 Marcelinho Machado 34 – (1975-04-12)April 12, 1975 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Flamengo G/F 5 Duda Machado 26 – (1982-09-10)September 10, 1982 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Flamengo SG 6 Diego Pinheiro 29 – (1980-06-14)June 14, 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) EC Pinheiros PF 7 Carlos Olivinha 26 – (1983-04-18)April 18, 1983 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) EC Pinheiros G/F 8 Alex Garcia 29 – (1980-03-04)March 4, 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Universo BRB PG 9 Marcelinho Huertas 26 – (1983-05-25)May 25, 1983 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Caja Laboral Baskonia G 10 Leandro Barbosa 26 – (1982-11-28)November 28, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Phoenix Suns F/C 11 Anderson Varejao 26 – (1982-09-28)September 28, 1982 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Cleveland Cavaliers PF 12 Guilherme Giovannoni 29 – (1980-06-02)June 2, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Universo BRB C 13 J. P. Batista 27 – (1981-10-29)October 29, 1981 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Le Mans G/F 14 Jonathan Tavernari 20 – (1987-10-29)October 29, 1987 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) BYU Cougars C 15 Tiago Splitter 23 – (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Caja Laboral Baskonia	Head coach José Manuel Monsalve Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

Dominican Republic

Main article: Dominican Republic men's national basketball team

Dominican Republic men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Juan Coronado 26 – (1983-08-25)August 25, 1983 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jose Horacio Rodriguez G 5 Carlos Morban 27 – (1982-04-25)April 25, 1982 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lobos Grises UAD G 6 Kelvin Pena 28 – (1980-10-05)October 5, 1980 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Guaiqueries de Margarita G 7 Luis Flores 28 – (1981-04-11)April 11, 1981 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Hapoel Holon C 8 Marlon Martínez 30 – (1979-01-17)January 17, 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Trotamundos de Carabobo F 9 Francisco García 27 – (1981-12-31)December 31, 1981 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sacramento Kings F/C 10 Al Horford 23 – (1986-06-03)June 3, 1986 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Atlanta Hawks F 11 Alejandro Flores 27 – (1981-12-04)December 4, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Toros de Aragua F 12 Franklin Western 37 – (1972-04-11)April 11, 1972 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Vaqueros de Bayamón F 13 Charlie Villanueva 25 – (1984-08-24)August 24, 1984 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Detroit Pistons G/F 14 Ricardo Greer 30 – (1977-08-18)August 18, 1977 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SLUC Nancy F 15 Jack Michael Martinez 26 – (1981-10-12)October 12, 1981 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Cocodrilos de Caracas	Head coach Julio Toro Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

Panama

Main article: Panama men's national basketball team

Panama men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Joel Munoz 29 – (1980-06-24)June 24, 1980 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Magnates de Costa del Este G 5 Warren Green 30 – (1979-02-18)February 18, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Gaiteros del Zulia F 6 Danilo Pinnock 25 – (1983-12-11)December 11, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Colosos de Betania G 7 Maximiliano Gomez 33 – (1975-12-18)December 18, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Caimanes de Rio Abajo F 8 Orlando Ortega 27 – (1981-10-03)October 3, 1981 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Caimanes de Rio Abajo F/C 9 Joel Tesis 27 – (1982-03-19)March 19, 1982 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Navieros de Colon C 10 Eduardo Archibald 22 – (1987-05-19)May 19, 1987 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Le Moyne College F 11 Ernesto Ogilvie 20 – (1989-06-30)June 30, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Caimanes de Rio Abajo F 12 Reyjavick De Gracia 27 – (1981-11-05)November 5, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Navieros de Colon C 13 Ricardo Lindo Kirkland 39 – (1970-01-26)January 26, 1970 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Fieras de Cocle F/C 14 Jaime Lloreda 27 – (1980-10-11)October 11, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Navieros de Colon F 15 Gyno Pomare 22 – (1986-04-05)April 5, 1986 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) University of San Diego	Head coach David Rosario Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

Venezuela

Main article: Venezuela men's national basketball team

Venezuela men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Miguel Marriaga 25 – (1984-06-06)June 6, 1984 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Gaiteros del Zulia F 5 Alejandro Barrios 30 – (1979-04-24)April 24, 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Trotamundos de Carabobo F 6 Gregory Echenique 18 – (1990-11-23)November 23, 1990 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Rutgers University C 7 Richard Lugo 36 – (1973-05-07)May 7, 1973 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Trotamundos de Carabobo G 8 Jesus Centeno 23 – (1985-12-27)December 27, 1985 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Cocodrilos de Caracas G 9 Óscar Torres 32 – (1976-12-18)December 18, 1976 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Marinos de Anzoátegui C 10 Luis Bethelmy 22 – (1986-10-14)October 14, 1986 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Lanceros de Cojedes G/F 11 José Vargas 27 – (1982-01-23)January 23, 1982 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Trotamundos de Carabobo F 12 Hector Romero 29 – (1980-01-03)January 3, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Guaiqueríes de Margarita F 13 Axiers Sucre 31 – (1978-07-27)July 27, 1978 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Tiburones de Vargas G 14 Greivis Vasquez 21 – (1987-01-16)January 16, 1987 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) University of Maryland G/F 15 Rafael Perez 26 – (1982-04-10)April 10, 1982 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Centauros de Apure	Head coach Nestor Salazar Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 26, 2009

References

• FIBA Americas Championship Teams
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