Deportivo San José

Deportivo San José
Deportivo San José logo
LeagueMen: Liga Nacional de Básquetbol
Women: Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Femenino
ArenaPolideportivo León Coundou
Capacity3,200
LocationAsunción, Paraguay
Team colorsLight blue and white.
   

Deportivo San José is a Paraguayan basketball club based in Asunción. The men's team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol while the women's one plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Femenino, both of them are the premier basketball league in the country. San José has won the men's league eighteen times,[1][2] its last title being the Clausura 2023. San José trails only Olimpia Kings in league titles, as the team has won a record 32.

History

The club was founded for students of the Colegio San José.[3] In 1965, San José won its first title when they won the Paraguayan 6th-level league. In 1966, they entered the main league and never left the top flight again. In 1968, a basketball court was opened.

Honours

Liga Nacional de Básquetbol[4]

  • Champions (18): 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2018 C, 2019 C, 2021, 2022 A, 2022 C, 2023 A, 2023 C, 2024 A, 2024 C.

Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Femenino

  • Champions (1): 2003.

Players

2023 roster

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

Deportivo San José roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
C 1 Paraguay Benitez, Franco 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1994-11-12)12 November 1994
F 3 Paraguay Ochipinti, Vincenzo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1999-10-13)13 October 1999
PG 4 Argentina Paletta, Nicolas 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 37 – (1987-11-14)14 November 1987
SG 7 Dominican Republic Morillo Lajara, Nehemias 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1992-08-21)21 August 1992
SF 8 Paraguay Riveros, Edgar 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 33 – (1991-04-02)2 April 1991
F 9 Paraguay Gomez, Mariano 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1995-12-16)16 December 1995
F 10 Paraguay Peralta, Alejandro 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1991-04-17)17 April 1991
SF 12 Paraguay Dose, Fernando 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1994-07-16)16 July 1994
C 13 Argentina Hure, Daniel 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 39 – (1985-01-08)8 January 1985
C 14 Paraguay Juarez, Alen 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-10-16)16 October 2000
PF 16 Paraguay Sanchez, Ramon 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1991-01-10)10 January 1991
C 30 United States Wood, Jeremiah 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 39 – (1985-01-25)25 January 1985
Head coach
  • Alberto Cano
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 1 August 2023

References

  1. ^ Corporación Deportiva Fénix, ed. (July 20, 2009). "historial de los campeones oficiales de baloncesto varonil". Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.
  2. ^ Latin Basket Archived 2008-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Un importante capitulo para el San Jose". FVD ATA (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Corporación Deportiva Fénix, ed. (July 20, 2009). "historial de los campeones oficiales de baloncesto varonil". Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.
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