By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Denver Nuggets guard Facu Campazzo and veteran forward Luis Scola headline the 12-man roster of the Argentinian national team for the 2021 Olympic Games.
Argentina, the winner of the 2004 Olympic tournament and the 2019 World Cup silver medalist, will begin the games in Tokyo against reigning world champion Spain, Luka Doncic’s Slovenia and host Japan in Group C. The top two teams from each of the three groups will automatically advance to the quarterfinals while two third-placed teams will also qualify based on ranking criteria.
The full roster of Argentina is as follows:
Point guards:
Facundo Campazzo: 1.80 – 30 – Denver Nuggets
Nicolás Laprovittola: 1.88 – 31- free agent
Luca Vildoza: 1.89 – 25 – New York Knicks
Shooting guards:
Nicolás Brussino: 2.05 – 27 – Granada
Leandro Bolmaro: 2.00 – 20 – Barcelona
Small Forwards:
Gabriel Deck: 1.98 – 26 – Oklahoma City Thunder
Patricio Garino: 1.98 – 28 – free agent
Juan Pablo Vaulet: 1.99 – 25 – AEK Athens
Power forwards:
Luis Scola: 2.07 – 41 – Varese
Centers:
Marcos Delia: 2.09 – 29 – Trieste
Tayavek Gallizzi: 2.04 – 28 – Regatas Corrientes
Francisco Cáffaro: 2.14 – 21 – Virginia University