Experience at a premium in Chile’s roster for South American Championship
SANTIAGO (2016 South American Championship) - The Chilean National Federation announced the 12 players that will represent the country at the 2016 South American Championship, to be held in Caracas, Venezu
SANTIAGO (2016 South American Championship) - Chile's basketball federation has announced the 12 players that will represent the country at the 2016 South American Championship to be held in Caracas, Venezuela from 26 June to 2 July.
| Chile 12-player roster for 2016 South American Championship | |||
| Pablo Coro | Erik Carrasco | Sebastian Suarez | Sebastian Herrera |
| Ignacio Carrion | Nicolas Carvacho | Juan Fontena | Gerardo Isla |
| Jorge Valencia | Fernando Schuler | Tomas Alvarez | Humberto Carrizo |
The team, coached by Daniel Frola, will be led by veterans Erik Carrasco and Gerardo Isla. Carrasco joined the Chilean National Team for the first time at the 2003 South American Championship and Isla debuted with the senior team at the 2010 South American Championship, after passing through the country’s youth teams.
Nómina de la selección adulta masculina para el Sudamericano de Caracas, Venezuela. Vamos Chile!!! pic.twitter.com/BIypJM0XUP
— FebaChile (@FebaChile) June 9, 2016
After completing their preparation tour through Brazil, Chile will reconvene again on 15 June at the country's Olympic Training Center. On 18 June, the national team will travel to Lima, Peru, where they will face Peru in a two-game series.
After their stay in Peruvian soil, Chile will travel to the host city of the South American Championship, where in the days before the event they will continue their preparation with friendly matches against Brazil and Argentina.
Chile will be part of Group B along with Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Uruguay, while Group A is made up of Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the Semi-Finals where the winners will play the next day for the gold medal of the competition. The losers will play for bronze. Likewise, the teams finishing in 3rd place of the group stage will play for 5th place, and the teams in fourth position will play for 7th place.
5th place in the competition is particularly important with the teams that finish in the top five automatically qualifying to Division A of FIBA's new competition system, which enables participation in the Qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
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