Club Deportivo Hispano Americano

Hispano Americano
LeaguesLiga Nacional de Básquet
Founded1925; 99 years ago (1925)
ArenaEstadio Tito Wilson
LocationRío Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina
Team colors     
Head coachMarcelo Richotti
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Club Deportivo Hispano Americano is a professional basketball club based in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina. The club currently competes in the Liga Nacional de Básquet league.

On August 1, 2018, the club officially announced that it will compete again for the 2018–19 season under head coach Marcelo Richotti.[1]

In 2016, Hispano Americano became the first club ever from the Santa Cruz Province to win promotion to the Liga Nacional de Básquet, Argentina's top basketball league.[2]

Players

Current roster

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

Hispano Americano roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
PG 0 Haiti Hernst Laroche
F 1 Argentina Diego Koch
PG 3 Argentina Paletta, Nicolas 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 37 – (1987-11-14)14 November 1987
G 4 Uruguay Garcia, Diego 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 6 Argentina Tabarez, Patricio 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 33 – (1991-06-26)26 June 1991
C 7 Argentina Fernando Podesta
PG 8 Argentina Diego Ciorciari
F/C 14 Argentina Gonzalo Torres
21 Argentina Eduardo Vasirani
PG 22 Argentina Franco Bazani
G/F 32 Argentina Mariano Byro
Head coach

Argentina Marcelo Richotti

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 7 July 2018

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ Hispano oficializa el viernes su participación en la Liga TiempoSur.com.ar, 1 August 2018, retrieved 21 August 2018.(in Spanish)
  2. ^ La Liga Nacional de Básquet arranca en Río Gallegos AhoraCalafate.com.ar, 10 August 2016, retrieved 21 August 2018.(in Spanish)