Club Nacional de Football (basketball)

Club Nacional de Football, commonly known as simply Nacional, is the basketball section of the Club Nacional de Football club, based in Montevideo, Uruguay. The men's first team plays professionally in the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol.

Nacional
Nacional logo
NicknameBolso
Decano
Tricolores (Tricolors)
Bolsilludo
Albos (Whites)[1]
LeaguesLiga Uruguaya de Básquetbol
Founded26 January 1933 (1933-01-26)
HistoryClub Nacional de Football
1933–present
ArenaPolideportivo Gran Parque Central
Capacity400
LocationLa Blanqueada, Montevideo, Uruguay
PresidentJosé Fuentes, Ariel Martinez
Head coachLeonardo Zylbersztein
Websitewww.nacional.uy

Home games of the team are played in the Polideportivo Gran Parque Central, where there is capacity for 400 people. Nacional participates in the tournaments organised by the Uruguayan basketball federation Federación Uruguaya de Basketball (known as FUBB) since 1932. The club won the championships of 1935 and 1937. Nowadays, Nacional takes part in the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, Uruguayan basketball first division.

Honours
A game of Nacional (in white) in September 2016

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Nacional roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 1 Uruguay Juarez, Ignacio 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 2 Central African Republic Jefferson, Johndre 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
C 5 Uruguay Baston, Emiliano 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 6 United States Daniels, Will 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 37 – (1986-04-21)21 April 1986
G 7 Uruguay Perez, Lautaro 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
G/F 8 Uruguay Iarrea, Martin 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 9 Argentina Sacco, Jhonatan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 10 Uruguay Moglia, Santiago 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 13 Uruguay Romero, Manuel 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 24 United States Hinkle, Charles 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 35 – (1988-03-11)11 March 1988
G 31 Uruguay Zubiaurre, Mauro 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PG 99 Uruguay Rusch, Pierinho 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Head coach
  • Uruguay Leonardo Zylbersztein
Assistant coach(es)
  • Uruguay Ajeandro Muro
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: November 21, 2021

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References
  1. "Nacional en búsqueda de un triunfo en la Copa Libertadores". Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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