Azerbaijan men's national basketball team

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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan basketball.png
FIBA rankingNR (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1991
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationAzerbaijan Basketball Federation
Coach[2]
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances3
MedalsGold Gold: (2006, 2008)
First international
 Belarus 121–50 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
(Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001)
Biggest win
 Somalia 29–106 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
(Medina, Saudi Arabia; 9 April 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Belarus 121–50 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
(Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001)

The Azerbaijan national basketball team (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan milli baskebol komandası) is the national basketball team of Azerbaijan. The team is controlled by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation.

Azerbaijan has been a FIBA member since 1991, although they have not fielded a senior national team in any competition in over five years.

Current roster[]

At the 2013 EuroBasket Qualification:[3] (last publicized squad)

Azerbaijan men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 6 28 – (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Soviet Union
7 22 – (1989-10-01)1 October 1989 Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
8 31 – (1980-08-21)21 August 1980 Azerbaijan
9 27 – (1985-04-05)5 April 1985 Russia
10 24 – (1988-06-02)2 June 1988
11 32 – (1980-01-17)17 January 1980 Turkey
13 31 – (1981-01-14)14 January 1981 Azerbaijan
14 22 – (1990-06-25)25 June 1990
15 30 – (1982-03-07)7 March 1982 Azerbaijan
20 Jaycee Don Carroll 29 – (1983-04-16)16 April 1983 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Real Madrid Spain
22 18 – (1994-04-04)4 April 1994
32 25 – (1987-03-24)24 March 1987
Head coach
  • Azerbaijan
Assistant coach(es)
  • Azerbaijan
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 14 August 2012

Competitive record[]

At EuroBasket[]

EuroBasket Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Sweden 2003 Did not qualify 6 0 6
Slovenia 2013 Did not qualify 8 4 4

At the Championship for Small Countries[]

Championship for Small Countries
Year Position Pld W L
Andorra 2004 4th 4 2 2
Albania 2006 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1
Scotland 2008 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1
Total 14 10 4

Achievements[]

Champions: 2006, 2008
Fourth place': 2004
Champions: 2005

Past rosters[]

2012:

Position Player Current Club
Guard Jaycee Carroll Real Madrid
Guard Redeemer University
Guard
Guard Zaur Pashayev BC Kutaisi 2010
Forward
Forward Rasim Başak Türk Telekom
Center
Center Ural Great-2 Perm
Guard
Forward Nik Caner-Medley Astana
Guard
Guard Orhan Aydın Uşak Sportif

Coach:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ Rəyasət Heyətinin iclası basketball.az, 12.03.2016
  3. ^ Azerbaijan | 2013 EuroBasket Qualification, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

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