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

Group A

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. G 4 Marcelinho Machado 30 – (1975-04-12)12 April 1975 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Uberlândia G 5 Nezinho dos Santos 24 – (1981-01-21)21 January 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) COC-Ribeirão Preto C 6 Murilo Becker 22 – (1983-07-14)14 July 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Franca G 7 Marcelinho Huertas 22 – (1983-05-25)25 May 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Joventut Badalona G 8 Leandro Barbosa 22 – (1982-11-28)28 November 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Phoenix Suns F 9 Jefferson Da Silva 22 – (1983-03-29)29 March 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Paulistano G/F 10 Alex Garcia 25 – (1980-03-04)4 March 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) COC Ribeirão Preto C 11 Anderson Varejão 22 – (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) FC Barcelona F 12 Guilherme Giovannoni 25 – (1980-06-02)2 June 1980 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Treviso Basket C 13 Rafael Hettsheimeir 19 – (1986-06-18)18 June 1986 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Akasvayu Vic C 14 Caio Torres 18 – (1987-06-03)3 June 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Adecco Estudiantes F 15 Tiago Splitter 20 – (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

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 22 – (1983-02-08)February 8, 1983 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fordham Rams G 5 Denham Brown 22 – (1983-01-06)January 6, 1983 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) University of Connecticut G 6 James Gillingham 24 – (1981-08-20)August 20, 1981 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) TBB Trier G 7 Randall Nohr 28 – (1977-06-26)June 26, 1977 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fribourg Olympic G 8 Carl English 24 – (1981-02-02)February 2, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Florida Flame F 9 Levon Kendall 21 – (1984-07-04)July 4, 1984 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) University of Pittsburgh C 10 Nathan Doornekamp 22 – (1982-10-09)October 9, 1982 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) TBB Trier F 11 Vidal Massiah 26 – (1979-02-01)February 1, 1979 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Oliveirense Caçarola G 12 Richard Anderson 27 – (1977-11-30)November 30, 1977 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Kraftwerk Wels F 13 Juan Mendez 23 – (1981-09-23)September 23, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Niagara University F 14 Jermaine Bucknor 21 – (1983-11-01)November 1, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of Richmond C 15 Kevin Jobity 30 – (1974-11-21)November 21, 1974 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Champville	Head coach Leo Rautins Assistant coach(es) David Smart Greg Francis Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

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 Muñoz 25 – (1980-06-24)June 24, 1980 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) John Brown University G 5 Jair Peralta 29 – (1976-01-05)January 5, 1976 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Canguros de Parque Lefevre F 6 Danilo Pinnock 21 – (1983-12-11)December 11, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) GW Colonials G 7 Maximiliano Gómez 29 – (1975-12-18)December 18, 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Toros del Chorrillo G 8 Eduardo Isaac 25 – (1980-02-11)February 11, 1980 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Navieros de Colon F 9 Chris Warren 24 – (1981-01-19)January 19, 1981 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) KK Reflex F 10 Reyjavick De Gracia 23 – (1981-11-05)November 5, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) John Brown University F 11 Michael Hicks 16 – (1989-06-30)June 30, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Agricola Glroai Montecatini F 12 Dionisio Gómez 25 – (1980-04-07)April 7, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Central Entrerriano F 13 Antonio García 29 – (1976-05-11)May 11, 1976 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Club Deportivo Quevedo F/C 14 Jaime Lloreda 24 – (1980-10-11)October 11, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Pınar Karşıyaka F 15 Eric Cardenas 31 – (1973-11-29)November 29, 1973 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) ESPE Quito	Head coach Nolan Richardson Assistant coach(es) 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

Main article: United States men's national basketball team

United States men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 4 Tyus Edney 32 – (1973-02-14)14 February 1973 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Lottomatica Roma G 5 Marque Perry 24 – (1981-01-28)28 January 1981 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Olympiacos G 6 Lynn Greer 25 – (1979-10-23)23 October 1979 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Pompea Napoli G 7 Charlie Bell 26 – (1979-03-12)12 March 1979 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Milwaukee Bucks G 8 Alex Scales 27 – (1978-07-03)3 July 1978 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Seoul Samsung Thunders F 9 Tang Hamilton 27 – (1978-05-26)26 May 1978 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fayetteville Patriots F 10 Ron Slay 24 – (1981-06-29)29 June 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Asheville Altitude C 11 Adam Chubb 24 – (1981-07-05)5 July 1981 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Ulsan Mobis Phoebus C 12 Noel Felix 23 – (1981-10-04)4 October 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals F 13 Aaron McGhee 26 – (1979-06-28)28 June 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Busan KTF Magic Wings C 14 Jerome Beasley 25 – (1980-05-17)17 May 1980 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Sioux Falls Skyforce C 15 Kris Lang 25 – (1979-12-12)12 December 1979 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Caffe Maxim Virtus Bologna	Head coach Morris McHone Assistant coach(es) Dennis Johnson Joey Meyer Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

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. F 4 Víctor Díaz 37 – (1968-04-02)2 April 1968 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Cocodrilos de Caracas F 5 Luis Julio 25 – (1980-06-12)12 June 1980 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gaiteros del Zulia G 6 Ernesto Mijares 28 – (1976-09-30)30 September 1976 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui C 7 Richard Lugo 28 – (1976-09-30)30 September 1976 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Capitanes de Arecibo F/C 8 Tomás Aguilera 27 – (1977-09-25)25 September 1977 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Cocodrilos de Caracas G 9 Óscar Torres 28 – (1976-12-18)18 December 1976 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Khimki G 10 Askia Jones 33 – (1971-12-19)19 December 1971 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Guaros de Lara C 11 Miguel Ángel Marriaga 21 – (1984-06-06)6 June 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Gaiteros del Zulia F 12 Héctor Romero 25 – (1980-01-03)3 January 1980 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui G 13 Diego Guevara 27 – (1978-04-26)26 April 1978 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Guaros de Lara C 14 Heberth Bayona 27 – (1978-04-26)26 April 1978 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Guaiqueríes de Margarita G/F 15 Carlos Morris 29 – (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

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. G 4 Antonio Porta 21 – (1983-10-28)28 October 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Villaggio Solidago Livorno G 5 Julio Mázzaro 26 – (1979-01-31)31 January 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) River Plate C 6 Román González 27 – (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Argentino de Junín F 7 Diego Lo Grippo 27 – (1978-01-22)22 January 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Alerta Cantabria Lobos G 8 Daniel Farabello 31 – (1973-10-18)18 October 1973 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Casti Group Varese C 9 Gabriel Fernández 28 – (1976-10-23)23 October 1976 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Casti Group Varese F 10 Leonardo Gutiérrez 27 – (1978-05-16)16 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Ben Hur C 11 Martín Leiva 25 – (1980-04-23)23 April 1980 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Boca Juniors C 12 Juan Pedro Gutiérrez 21 – (1983-10-10)10 October 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Obras Sanitarias G 13 Paolo Quinteros 26 – (1979-01-15)15 January 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Boca Juniors F 14 Hernán Jasen 27 – (1978-02-04)4 February 1978 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Adecco Estudiantes F 15 Federico Kammerichs 25 – (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

Main article: Dominican Republic men's national basketball team

Dominican Republic national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Otto Ramírez 30 – (1974-11-14)14 November 1974 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) C 5 Marlon Martínez 26 – (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Marineros de Puerto Plata G 6 Luis Flores 24 – (1981-04-11)11 April 1981 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Denver Nuggets F 7 Andy Turner 24 – (1980-12-26)26 December 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Cañeros de La Romana C 8 Josh Asselin 26 – (1978-12-24)24 December 1978 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Alerta Cantabria Lobos C 9 Amaury Filion 24 – (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Metros de Santiago G 10 Cristian Arias 23 – (1981-11-15)15 November 1981 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Panteras del Distrito Nacional F 11 Francisco García 24 – (1980-12-31)31 December 1980 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sacramento Kings C 12 José Vargas 42 – (1963-06-23)23 June 1963 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Universo Brasilia G 13 Felipe López 30 – (1974-12-19)19 December 1974 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Metros de Santiago C 14 Jaime Peterson 33 – (1971-09-29)29 September 1971 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) ALM Évreux Basket F 15 Jack Martinez 23 – (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

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 Romel Beck 23 – (1982-05-29)29 May 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) University of Nevada, Las Vegas C 5 Víctor Ávila 28 – (1977-03-23)23 March 1977 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Halcones de Xalapa G 6 Anthony Pedroza 26 – (1979-03-07)7 March 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Osos de Guadalajara C 7 Horacio Llamas 32 – (1973-07-17)17 July 1973 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Soles de Mexicali F 8 Enrique González 36 – (1968-09-10)10 September 1968 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Centauros de Chihuahua F 9 Eric Hare 26 – (1979-01-11)11 January 1979 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Paskolas de Navojoa C 10 Ramsés Benítez 25 – (1979-09-10)10 September 1979 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Soles de Mexicali G 11 Omar Quintero 23 – (1981-09-26)26 September 1981 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Forum Filatélico Valladolid F 12 Alonso Izaguirre 28 – (1976-12-14)14 December 1976 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Frayles de Guasave G 13 Enrique Zúñiga 29 – (1976-07-07)7 July 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Lechugueros de Leon C 14 David Crouse 31 – (1974-08-10)10 August 1974 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Lobos de la UAC C 15 Adam Parada 23 – (1981-10-21)21 October 1981 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Correcaminos UAT Victoria	Head coach Jorge Ramírez Assistant coach(es) José Ramírez Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 24, 2005

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 Peter John Ramos 20 – (1985-05-23)23 May 1985 2.22 m (7 ft 3 in) Washington Wizards F 5 David Cortez 23 – (1981-12-23)23 December 1981 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Capitanes de Arecibo G 6 Bobby Joe Hatton 28 – (1976-10-11)11 October 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Leones de Ponce G 7 Filiberto Rivera 22 – (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) University of Texas El Paso F 8 Rick Apodaca 25 – (1980-07-01)1 July 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Atléticos de San Germán G 9 Christian Dalmau 29 – (1975-08-29)29 August 1975 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Atléticos de San Germán G 10 Elías Larry Ayuso 28 – (1977-03-27)27 March 1977 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Capitanes de Arecibo F 11 Antonio Latimer 26 – (1978-11-26)26 November 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Vaqueros de Bayamón F 12 Gabriel Colón 20 – (1984-12-20)20 December 1984 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Leones de Ponce F 13 Sharif Fajardo 29 – (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Capitanes de Arecibo F 14 Ángel Figueroa 23 – (1981-10-13)13 October 1981 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Capitanes de Arecibo C 15 Manuel Narvaez 23 – (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

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 Diego Castrillón 30 – (1975-01-08)8 January 1975 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Club Atlético Capurro F 5 Sebastián Izaguirre 19 – (1985-12-04)4 December 1985 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Club Social Larrañaga F 6 Mauricio Aguiar 22 – (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Banco di Sardegna Sassari F 7 Pablo Morales 27 – (1978-05-31)31 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Salto Uruguay G 8 Nicolás Mazzarino 29 – (1975-10-21)21 October 1975 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Vertical Vision Cantù F 9 Claudio Charquero 28 – (1977-07-22)22 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Paysandú BBC G 10 Leandro García Morales 25 – (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Olimpia G 11 Martín Osimani 24 – (1981-05-22)22 May 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) University of Duquesne C 12 Gastón Paez 25 – (1979-09-22)22 September 1979 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Independiente de Mercedes G/F 13 Luis Silveira 34 – (1971-01-16)16 January 1971 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Salto Uruguay F 14 Nicolás Borsellino 19 – (1986-05-08)8 May 1986 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Club Atlético Capurro F/C 15 Esteban Batista 21 – (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

References

External links

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