Club Atlético Peñarol (Mar del Plata)

Club Atlético Peñarol (usually called Peñarol de Mar del Plata or simply Peñarol) is an Argentine sports club based in Mar del Plata. The club is mostly known for its basketball team, which is currently playing in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), the top level of the Argentine league system. Their home arena is the Polideportivo Islas Malvinas.

Peñarol (MDP)
Peñarol (MDP) logo
NicknameMilrayitas (thousand-strips)
LeaguesLNB
Founded7 November 1922; 101 years ago (1922-11-07)
ArenaPolideportivo Islas Malvinas
LocationMar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Team colors   
PresidentDomingo Robles
Head coachLeonardo Gutiérrez
Championships5 Argentine championships
2 FIBA Americas League
2 Torneo InterLigas
3 Torneo Super 8
2 Copa Desafío
1 Copa Argentina
Websitehttps://penarolmdp.com.ar/
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Logo for the basketball section

The team had its most successful campaign during 2010, winning 5 official tournaments (FIBA Americas League, Liga Nacional, InterLigas, and Copa Argentina).[1]

Apart from basketball, other activities held in Peñarol are football and martial arts.

Players edit

Current roster edit

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

Peñarol Mar del Plata roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F/C --   Ariel, Nicolas 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1999-12-27)27 December 1999
SF 3   Barlow, Kelsey 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1991-02-14)14 February 1991
F/C 12   Bednarek, Ignácio 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (2001-05-06)6 May 2001
PG 59   Cabrera, Joaquín 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 22 – (2002-03-29)29 March 2002
PF --   Chapero, Martin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 16 – (2007-11-24)24 November 2007
F --   Chiaraviglio, Nicolas 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2004-04-01)1 April 2004
PF 5   Everett, Justin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1996-06-04)4 June 1996
PG --   Fernandez, Victor 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 24 – (1999-09-16)16 September 1999
C 15   Filippa, Francisco 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1995-09-30)30 September 1995
PF --   Gist, James 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 37 – (1986-10-26)26 October 1986
SF 7   Gorosterrazu, Lucas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1998-11-25)25 November 1998
PG 22   Johnson, Shaquille 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1990-04-11)11 April 1990
PF --   Lado, Mogga 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1995-11-23)23 November 1995
SG --   Morales, Julian 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1995-06-01)1 June 1995
G/F 13   Monacchi, Tomás 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1997-11-10)10 November 1997
PG --   Rossi, Gian 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 19 – (2005-01-07)7 January 2005
G/F 55   Ruiz, Julian 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-04-29)29 April 1998
SF --   Sarmiento Battistoni, Octavio 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2001-09-20)20 September 2001
PF --   Simpson, Diamon 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 36 – (1987-09-08)8 September 1987
PF 1   Thornton, Al 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 40 – (1983-12-07)7 December 1983
G 2   Tolosa, Facundo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 22 – (2002-04-12)12 April 2002
PG 4   Valinotti, Joaquín 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1998-12-01)1 December 1998
PG 5   Whitfield, Rob 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1997-03-30)30 March 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: 2024-03-09

Retired numbers edit

Peñarol's retired numbers
Nat. Player Pos. Tenure Num. Retirement
8   Tato Rodríguez PG 1994–1998, 1999–2003, 2004–2011 23 Nov 2011 [2][3]

Notable players edit

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.

Head coaches edit

Titles edit

National edit

International edit

Individual accomplishments edit

Olympic team selection edit

References edit

  1. ^ Miguel Romano (2010-10-10). "Cartón lleno para el gran campeón". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  2. ^ "Peñarol retiró la camiseta de 'Tato' Rodríguez", La Voz del Interior, 2011-11-23
  3. ^ "La camiseta de Tato dijo hasta siempre" Archived 2012-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, Pickandroll.com.ar, 2011-11-24

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