2003 Tournament of the Americas squads

This article displays the rosters for the participating teams at the 2003 Tournament of the Americas.

Group A

Argentina

Argentina national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Sánchez, Pepe 26 – 8 May 1977 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Detroit Pistons G 5 Ginóbili, Manu 26 – 28 July 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) San Antonio Spurs G 6 Montecchia, Alejandro 31 – 1 January 1972 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Pamesa Valencia C 7 Oberto, Fabricio 25 – 5 November 1977 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) San Antonio Spurs G 8 Victoriano, Lucas 25 – 5 November 1977 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Real Madrid C 9 Fernández, Gabriel 26 – 23 October 1976 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Forum Valladolid F 10 Gutiérrez, Leonardo 25 – 16 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Drac Inca Mallorca C 11 Scola, Luis 23 – 30 April 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) TAU Cerámica F 12 Kammerichs, Federico 23 – 21 June 1980 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Pamesa Valencia F 13 Nocioni, Andrés 23 – 30 November 1979 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) TAU Cerámica F 14 Palladino, Leandro 27 – 13 January 1976 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) TAU Cerámica C 15 Wolkowyski, Rubén 29 – 30 September 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) TAU Cerámica	Head coach Rubén Magnano Assistant coach(es) Enrique Tolcachier Fernando Duró Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2003

Canada

Canada National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Thomas, Novell 27 – December 17, 1975 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Buffalo City Thunder G 5 Brown, Denham 20 – January 6, 1983 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) University of Connecticut G 6 Karangwa, Prosper 25 – May 17, 1978 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Adirondack Wildcats G 7 Nash, Steve 29 – February 7, 1974 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Dallas Mavericks G 8 Swords, Shawn 29 – December 27, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Rida Scafati F 9 Barrett, Rowan 30 – November 24, 1972 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Hapoel Haifa G 10 Francis, Greg 29 – April 4, 1974 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Chester Jets F 11 Kwiatkowski, Andrew 24 – January 17, 1979 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Euro Roseto C 12 Young, Jesse 23 – April 29, 1980 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) George Mason University F 13 Guarasci, Peter 29 – February 25, 1974 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Crabs Rimini F/C 14 King, Michael 23 – January 16, 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) University of Wisconsin–Green Bay F 15 Newton, Greg 29 – July 9, 1974 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Cherno More Port Varna	Head coach Jay Triano Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 20, 2003

Mexico

Mexico men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Castellanos, Oscar 35 – 28 April 1968 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Soles de Jalisco G 5 Meza, Pedro 17 – 15 October 1985 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Arizona Western College G 6 Pedroza, Anthony 24 – 3 July 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Marineros de Cozumel C 7 Llamas, Horacio 30 – 17 July 1973 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Delfines de Mazatlan C 8 López, Omar 22 – 5 September 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Soles de Mexicali C 9 Benítez, Jesús 23 – 10 September 1979 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Lobos de Saltillo F 10 Mariscal, Víctor 31 – 24 May 1972 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Lobos de Saltillo G 11 Quintero, Omar 21 – 26 September 1981 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Southern Nazarene University C 12 Ávila, Víctor 26 – 23 March 1977 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Tijuana Tazmania Diablos G 13 Zúñiga, Enrique 27 – 7 July 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Conejos de Tuxtla F 14 Nájera, Eduardo 27 – 11 July 1976 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Dallas Mavericks C 15 Parada, Adam 21 – 21 October 1981 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) UC Irvine	Head coach Guillermo Vecchio Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 20, 2003

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Ortiz, José 39 – 25 October 1963 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Cangrejeros de Santurce F 5 Casiano, Eddie 30 – 20 September 1972 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Leones de Ponce G 6 Hatton, Bobby Joe 26 – 11 October 1976 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Leones de Ponce G 7 Arroyo, Carlos 24 – 30 July 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Utah Jazz F 8 Apodaca, Rick 23 – 1 July 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Capitanes de Arecibo G 9 Dalmau, Raymond 29 – 23 October 1973 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Piratas de Quebradillas G 10 Ayuso, Elías Larry 26 – 27 March 1977 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Atléticos de San Germán F 11 Latimer, Antonio 24 – 26 November 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Indios de Mayagüez F 12 Hourruitiner, Rolando 28 – 28 May 1975 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Cangrejeros de Santurce F 13 Fajardo, Sharif 27 – 9 June 1976 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Atléticos de San Germán F/C 14 Rivera, Jorge 29 – 9 December 1973 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Vaqueros de Bayamón C 15 Santiago, Daniel 27 – 24 June 1976 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Milwaukee Bucks	Head coach Julio Toro Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 20, 2003

Uruguay

Uruguay national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Morales, Pablo 25 – 31 May 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Trouville F 5 Taboada, Emilio 21 – 11 May 1982 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Atenas F 6 Aguiar, Mauricio 20 – 3 February 1983 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Lauretana Biella G 7 Muro, Alejandro 29 – 9 June 1974 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Palestrina G 8 Mazzarino, Nicolás 27 – 21 October 1975 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Reggio Calabria F 9 Owens, Trelonnie 31 – 25 October 1971 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Plasencia G 10 Izuibejeres, Joaquín 21 – 23 February 1982 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Trouville C 11 Paez, Gastón 23 – 22 September 1979 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Welcome C 12 Szczygielski, Gustavo 35 – 28 September 1967 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Defensor Sporting G 13 Silveira, Luis 32 – 16 January 1971 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Defensor Sporting C 14 Bouzot, Marcel 32 – 2 March 1971 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Círculo Badajoz C 15 Batista, Esteban 19 – 2 September 1983 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Welcome	Head coach Néstor García Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 20, 2003

Group B

Brazil

Brazil National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Machado, Marcelinho 28 – 12 April 1975 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Rimini Crabs F 5 Pinto, Renato 25 – 28 May 1978 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) COC-Ribeirão Preto C 6 Da Rosa, Murilo 20 – 14 July 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Bauru G 7 da Silva, Válter 26 – 31 January 1977 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Unitri/Uberlândia G 8 Barbosa, Leandro 20 – 28 November 1982 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Bauru G 9 Ferraciú, Demétrius 30 – 17 July 1973 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Minas Tênis Clube F 10 Garcia, Alex 23 – 4 March 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) COC-Ribeirão Preto C 11 Varejão, Anderson 20 – 28 September 1982 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) FC Barcelona F 12 Giovannoni, Guilherme 23 – 2 June 1980 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Rimini Crabs C 13 Nenê 20 – 13 September 1982 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Denver Nuggets C 14 De Souza, Luis Fernando 25 – 5 January 1978 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Minas Tênis Clube F 15 Splitter, Tiago 18 – 1 January 1985 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Bilbao Basket	Head coach Lula Ferreira Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 20, 2003

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Ramírez, Otto 28 – 14 November 1974 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F 5 Paniagua, Carlos 27 – 9 April 1976 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Mauricio Báez F 6 Lalane, Henry 25 – 3 March 1978 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Calero de Villa Duarte G 7 Morban, Carlos 21 – 5 April 1982 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Florida International University F 8 Paulino, Henry 29 – 29 December 1973 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Mauricio Báez F 9 Western, Franklin 31 – 11 April 1972 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Vaqueros de Bayamón C 10 Pichardo, Miguel Angel 23 – 8 February 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) CAB Madeira G/F 11 Payano, Carlos 32 – 6 February 1971 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Vaqueros de Bayamón C 12 Vargas, José 40 – 23 June 1963 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Guaros de Lara C 13 Filion, Amaury 22 – 1 August 1981 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) JA Vichy G 14 Ortega, Richard 21 – 24 December 1981 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) CPN Pueblo Nuevo C 15 Peterson, Jaime 31 – 29 September 1971 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) CD Universidad Complutense	Head coach Héctor Báez Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 20, 2003

United States

United States national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 4 Iverson, Allen 28 – 7 June 1975 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Philadelphia 76ers G 5 Kidd, Jason 30 – 23 March 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) New Jersey Nets G/F 6 McGrady, Tracy 24 – 24 May 1979 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Orlando Magic C 7 O'Neal, Jermaine 24 – 13 October 1978 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Indiana Pacers G 8 Carter, Vince 26 – 26 January 1977 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Toronto Raptors F 9 Collison, Nick 22 – 26 October 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Seattle SuperSonics G 10 Bibby, Mike 25 – 13 May 1978 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sacramento Kings F 11 Martin, Kenyon 25 – 30 December 1977 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) New Jersey Nets G 12 Allen, Ray 28 – 20 July 1975 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Seattle SuperSonics F 13 Duncan, Tim 27 – 25 April 1976 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) San Antonio Spurs F 14 Brand, Elton 24 – 11 March 1979 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Los Angeles Clippers F 15 Jefferson, Richard 23 – 21 June 1980 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) New Jersey Nets	Head coach Larry Brown Assistant coach(es) Gregg Popovich Roy Williams Oliver Purnell Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 20, 2003

Venezuela

Venezuela men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Díaz, Víctor 35 – 2 April 1968 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Delfines de Miranda F 5 Julio, Luis 23 – 12 June 1980 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gaiteros del Zulia G 6 Mijares, Ernesto 26 – 30 September 1976 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui G 7 Guevara, Rafael 24 – 2 May 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Gaiteros de Zulia F/C 8 Aguilera, Tomás 25 – 25 September 1977 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui G 9 Torres, Óscar 26 – 18 December 1976 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Pompea Napoli G 10 Guevara, Diego 26 – 10 February 1977 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Trotamundos de Carabobo C 11 Marriaga, Miguel Ángel 19 – 6 June 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Gaiteros de Zulia C 12 Bayona, Heberth 25 – 26 April 1978 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Guaros de Lara C 13 Osorio, Roque 27 – 24 January 1976 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Trotamundos de Carabobo C 14 Blanco, Rosmel 26 – 11 September 1976 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Trotamundos de Carabobo G/F 15 Morris, Carlos 27 – 10 November 1975 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Toros de Aragua	Head coach Néstor Salazar Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on August 20, 2003

Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Maynard, Vernal 22 – April 30, 1981 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Winston-Salem State University G 5 Sheppard, Kevin 23 – September 17, 1979 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jacksonville University G 6 Oliver, Marcus 22 – October 20, 1980 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) University of Houston F 7 Victor, Cuthbert 20 – January 30, 1983 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Murray State University C 8 Richards, Ja Ja 28 – November 19, 1974 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Maratonistas de Coamo G/F 9 White, Calvert 27 – December 7, 1975 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) All Eyez On We F 10 Caesar, Roal 21 – August 20, 1982 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Indiana University Southeast G/F 11 Gregory, Keylen 16 – October 30, 1986 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Antilles School F 12 Trimmingham, Leon 32 – February 1, 1971 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Seoul SK Knights F 13 Heywood, Jamel 26 – March 19, 1977 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Gallitos de Isabela C 14 Peterkin, Omari 19 – December 29, 1983 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) University of Notre Dame F 15 Charles, Sylvester 41 – February 11, 1962 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Head coach Tevester Anderson Legend nat field describes country of last club before the tournament Age field is age on August 20, 2003

References

External links

• 2003 Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, FIBA.com.
• FIBA Americas 2003 - Men Basketball, LatinBasket.com.
• "Teams: Las Americas Tournament for Men". fibaamericas.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2004.