BASKETBALL PLAYERS from Argentina

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Argentinean Basketball Players of all time. This list of famous Argentinean Basketball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Argentinean Basketball Players.

1. Manu Ginóbili (b. 1977)

With an HPI of 49.61, Manu Ginóbili is the most famous Argentinean Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 45 different languages on wikipedia.

Emanuel David Ginóbili Maccari (English: MA-noo jih-NOH-blee, Spanish: [ˈmanu ʝiˈnoβili]; born 28 July 1977) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. Widely credited for changing the game of basketball by popularizing the Euro step move in the NBA, he is regarded as one of the greatest shooting guards and sixth men in the league's history and as the greatest Latin American player of all time. He notably led Argentina to a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. Over a 23-year professional career, he became one of only two players (along with fellow Hall of Famer Bill Bradley) to have won a EuroLeague title, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal. A four-time NBA champion, Ginóbili was a member of the San Antonio Spurs for his entire 16-year NBA career. Along with Spurs teammates Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, he was known as one of the "Big Three" during the Spurs' era of success. During their playing years together, the Spurs became a "model franchise" for other NBA teams. Since September 2021, Ginóbili had been appointed as special advisor to basketball operations for the San Antonio Spurs. Ginóbili comes from a family of professional basketball players. He spent the early part of his career in Argentina and Italy, winning several individual and team honors. His stint with Italian club Kinder Bologna was particularly successful; he won two Italian League MVP awards, the EuroLeague Finals MVP, and the 2001 EuroLeague championship and Triple Crown. Selected as the 57th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, Ginóbili joined the Spurs in 2002 and soon became a key player for the team. In addition to his four NBA championships, Ginóbili was named an All-Star in 2005 and 2011 and was selected twice for the All-NBA Third Team. In 2007–08, he was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Ginóbili announced his retirement from the NBA in August 2018. In April 2022, he was announced as a first ballot inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

2. Luis Scola (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 45.27, Luis Scola is the 2nd most famous Argentinean Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 32 different languages.

Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born April 30, 1980) is an Argentine former professional basketball player and current executive who currently serves as the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time All-EuroLeague selection with Tau Ceramica, he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2007 and was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Later on, he played for the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, and Brooklyn Nets. Scola has been a regular member of the Argentina national basketball team since 1999, winning an Olympic gold team medal in 2004 and a bronze team medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2010 Scola won the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best basketball players from the last decade in Argentina. He was honored as the national flag bearer at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

3. Facundo Campazzo (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 40.68, Facundo Campazzo is the 3rd most famous Argentinean Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Facundo "Facu" Campazzo Avedano (born 23 March 1991) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. At a height of 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall, he plays at the point guard position. He is also a member of the senior Argentina national basketball team. As a member of Real Madrid, Campazzo won two EuroLeague championships in 2015 and 2018. While representing Argentina, Campazzo won the silver medal at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

4. Carlos Delfino (b. 1982)

With an HPI of 40.39, Carlos Delfino is the 4th most famous Argentinean Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 30 different languages.

Carlos Francisco Delfino (born August 29, 1982) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Baltur Cento of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions. He is also noted for his defense and three point shooting skills.

5. Fabricio Oberto (b. 1975)

With an HPI of 39.61, Fabricio Oberto is the 5th most famous Argentinean Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto (Latin American Spanish: [faˈβɾisjo oˈβeɾto]; born March 21, 1975) is an Argentine-Italian color analyst and former professional basketball player. At 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he played as a center and power forward. With the LNB club Atenas, in his native Argentina, Oberto began playing professionally in 1993, and later played overseas with teams in Spain and Greece. In 2005, Oberto signed with the San Antonio Spurs, a team of the American National Basketball Association (NBA), and won a championship with the Spurs in 2007. He is also a former member of the senior Argentina national basketball team, with whom he won two Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 2004. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2019.

6. Andrés Nocioni (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 38.26, Andrés Nocioni is the 6th most famous Argentinean Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

Andrés Marcelo Nocioni (born November 30, 1979) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He was a two-time All-EuroLeague selection before spending eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 2004 to 2012. Nocioni won a EuroLeague title in 2015, earning the EuroLeague Final Four MVP Award in the process. Nocioni was a member of Argentina's gold medal-winning team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, as well as the Argentina squads that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. In 2010 he won the Konex Award as one of the five best Basketball Players from the last decade in Argentina. His jersey number 13 was retired by the Argentinian Basketball Confederation.

7. Nicolás Laprovíttola (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 37.93, Nicolás Laprovíttola is the 7th most famous Argentinean Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Nicolás "Nico" Laprovíttola (born January 31, 1990) is an Argentine professional basketball player for FC Barcelona Bàsquet of the Spanish Liga ACB, and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the Argentina national basketball team. His mother is politician Margarita Stolbizer.

8. Pablo Prigioni (b. 1977)

With an HPI of 37.30, Pablo Prigioni is the 8th most famous Argentinean Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

Pablo Prigioni (born May 17, 1977) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played the point guard position, and was a member of the senior Argentina national basketball team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Prigioni is the oldest rookie in NBA history, making his debut with the New York Knicks in 2012 at age 35, prior to which he was a two-time All-EuroLeague selection playing in Europe, most notably Spain. He played four seasons in the NBA for the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, and the Los Angeles Clippers, before starting coaching in 2017.

9. Rubén Wolkowyski (b. 1973)

With an HPI of 36.69, Rubén Wolkowyski is the 9th most famous Argentinean Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Rubén Oscar Wolkowyski (born September 30, 1973) is an Argentine former professional basketball player, who also holds Polish citizenship. At a height of 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall, he played at the power forward and center positions.

10. Walter Herrmann (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 36.13, Walter Herrmann is the 10th most famous Argentinean Basketball Player.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Walter Herrmann Heinrich (born June 26, 1979) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He is listed at 6'9" and 225 lbs. He was a key member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team that won the gold medal during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.