Belarus men's national basketball team
FIBA ranking | 48 3 (7 December 2021)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | BBF | ||
Coach | Rostislav Vergun | ||
Nickname(s) | Белыя крылы (The White Wings) | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | None | ||
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First international | |||
Belarus 88–80 Lithuania (Wrocław, Poland; 31 May 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Belarus 121–50 Azerbaijan (Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Spain 101–53 Belarus (Alcoy, Spain; 3 December 1997) |
The Belarus men's national basketball team (Belarusian: Нацыянальная зборная Беларусі па баскетболе) represents Belarus in international basketball matches, and are controlled by the Belarusian Basketball Federation. They came into existence in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
The national team played in their first official match the following year versus Lithuania. While Belarus doesn't have a long tradition on the international stage, they have competed in the pursuit to qualify for the EuroBasket and FIBA World Cup. Although they have yet to clinch that feat, and are Europe's most populous nation to have never qualified for a major international basketball competition.
History[]
Prior to independence[]
Before 1992, Belarus was occupied by the Soviet Union, with Belarusian born players taking part on the Soviet Union national team. They were one of the more prominent teams internationally during this era.
Ensuing years[]
After Belarus gained independence from the Soviet Union, their first attempt to qualify for the premier European basketball tournament came in 1993. They ultimately came up short in their attempt. Throughout the rest of the 1990s and 2000s, Belarus showed promise, but were unsuccessful at securing qualification. During qualifying for the EuroBasket 2017, Belarus was stationed into Group D with another opportunity to reach the EuroBasket finals. The team began the qualifiers with two tough loses, before earning their first victory at home against Portugal.[2] After the pivotal win, Belarus went on to win twice more to conclude the qualifiers at a record of (3–3), but it wasn't enough as the team was eliminated.[3]
For qualification to the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Belarus first went through European Pre-Qualifiers. Belarus would finish with a (1–3) record in their pre-qualifying group, but would advance to the first round of the qualifiers; due to owning the point difference in their head-to-head against Portugal.[4] There, they were placed in Group A, and right away the national team were overwhelmed in their first two matches by dominant performances from Slovenia and Montenegro respectively. They eventually notched their first win in the group in a rematch against Slovenia, but to no avail. Belarus finished with a (1–5) record and failed to advance.[5]
Belarus later went on to compete in EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers, but were eliminated in a heartbreaking match to Denmark, in the final pre-qualifying window 69–66.[6]
Competitive record[]
FIBA World Cup[]
Olympic Games[]
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EuroBasket[]
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Team[]
Current roster[]
Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 25 and 28 November 2021 against Turkey and Greece.[7]
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Depth chart[]
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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C | ||
PF | ||
SF | ||
SG | ||
PG |
Head coach position[]
- – (2008–2009)
- – (2010)
- – (2011–2012)
- – (2013–2014)
- Dušan Gvozdić – (2014)
- – (2015–2019)
- Rostislav Vergun – (2019–present)[8]
Recent results and upcoming fixtures[]
Win Loss
2020[]
26 November 2020 2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 1st round
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Belarus | 90–50 | Albania | Matosinhos, Portugal* [note 1] |
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16:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 24–7, 23–20, 22–7 | |||
Pts: Parakhouski 17 Rebs: Parakhouski 10 Asts: , 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: 15 Rebs: Shima 7 Asts: 3 |
Arena: Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Guido Giovannetti (ITA), Maxime Boubert (FRA) |
28 November 2020 2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 1st round
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Belarus | 89–53 | Cyprus | Matosinhos, Portugal* [note 1] |
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15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 24–9, 26–13, 15–22 | |||
Pts: 17 Rebs: Parakhouski 12 Asts: Rubinshteyn 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Michail 9 Rebs: 6 Asts: 3 |
Arena: Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Nikola Perlić (CRO), Maxime Boubert (FRA) |
2021[]
18 February 2021 2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 1st round
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Portugal | 75–57 | Belarus | Nicosia, Cyprus* [note 1] |
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16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 25–11, 17–6, 19–28 | |||
Pts: 14 Rebs: , Ventura 6 Asts: Ventura 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: , 12 Rebs: 6 Asts: 5 |
Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Nemanja Ninković (SRB) |
20 February 2021 2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 1st round
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Albania | 72–93 | Belarus | Nicosia, Cyprus* [note 1] |
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19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 15–19, 16–26, 17–23 | |||
Pts: Taflaj 16 Rebs: Hysenagolli 10 Asts: , Hysenagolli 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: 26 Rebs: , 6 Asts: 7 |
Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall Referees: Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Péter Praksch (HUN), Franko Gracin (CRO) |
8 August 2021 2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 2nd round
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Latvia | 92–83 | Belarus | Riga, Latvia* [note 2] |
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19:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 24–24, 20–23, 27–16 | |||
Pts: Bertāns 20 Rebs: Meiers 9 Asts: Strēlnieks, Zoriks 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Parakhouski 16 Rebs: Parakhouski 7 Asts: 6 |
Arena: Arena Riga Referees: Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO) |
9 August 2021 2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 2nd round
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Belarus | 77–72 | Romania | Riga, Latvia* [note 2] |
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19:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 19–20, 22–22, 17–11 | |||
Pts: 20 Rebs: Parakhouski 11 Asts: four players 2 |
Boxscore | Pts: Richard 14 Rebs: 8 Asts: Tohătan 6 |
Arena: Arena Riga Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO) |
12 August 2021 2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 2nd round
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Belarus | 60–83 | Latvia | Riga, Latvia* [note 2] |
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19:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 20–23, 16–24, 9–16 | |||
Pts: Rubinshteyn, 15 Rebs: Rubinshteyn 5 Asts: 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Gražulis 22 Rebs: Gražulis 9 Asts: Zoriks 8 |
Arena: Arena Riga Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Radomir Vojinović (MNE) |
13 August 2021 2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 2nd round
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Romania | 66–94 | Belarus | Riga, Latvia* [note 2] |
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19:30 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 8–26, 15–24, 25–20, 18–24 | |||
Pts: Richard 15 Rebs: Cățe 7 Asts: 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Parakhouski 21 Rebs: Parakhouski 11 Asts: , 6 |
Arena: Arena Riga Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO) |
25 November 2021 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 1st round
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Belarus | 84–70 | Turkey | Minsk | ||
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19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 23–17, 18–19, 23–17 | |||||
Pts: 26 Rebs: Parakhouski 9 Asts: 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hazer 17 Rebs: Birsen 10 Asts: Tuncer 5 |
Arena: Minsk Sports Palace Attendance: 2,263 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Michał Proć (POL), Marek Kúkelčík (SVK) |
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28 November 2021 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 1st round
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Greece | 77–67 | Belarus | Thessaloniki | ||
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17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 22–12, 20–18, 19–19 | |||||
Pts: Agravanis, Kaselakis 14 Rebs: Agravanis 7 Asts: Gkikas 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: 17 Rebs: Parakhouski 15 Asts: five players 5 |
Arena: Alexandreio Melathron Nikos Galis Hall Attendance: 3,103 Referees: Oskars Lūcis (LAT), Carsten Straube (GER), Dariusz Zapolski (POL) |
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2022[]
TBD 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 1st round
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Belarus | vs. | Great Britain | |||
Boxscore | ||||||
Note: The game, originally scheduled for 25 February 2022, was postponed due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[11] |
TBD 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 1st round
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Great Britain | vs. | Belarus | |||
Boxscore | ||||||
Note: The game, originally scheduled for 28 February 2022, was postponed due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12] |
See also[]
- Sport in Belarus
- Belarus women's national basketball team
- Belarus men's national under-18 basketball team
- Belarus men's national under-16 basketball team
- Soviet Union men's national basketball team
Notes[]
- ^ a b c d Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches in the November 2020 and February 2021 windows were played behind closed doors in select host cities.[9]
- ^ a b c d Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches during the European Pre-Qualifiers second round window in August 2021 were played in a single location in select host cities.[10]
References[]
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Belarus secure first victory in FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers". Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Belarus during the EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Belarus during the 2019 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Belarus during the 2019 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Belarus during the EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Belarus during the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers in Nov. 2021". Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Rostislav Vergun named head coach of Belarus national team". Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Statement regarding the November 2020 and February 2021 Qualifiers". Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Find out who is hosting the European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Gameday 3 fixture between Belarus and Great Britain postponed". fiba.basketball. 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Gameday 4 fixtures Netherlands - Russia and Great Britain - Belarus postponed". fiba.basketball. 25 February 2022.
External links[]
- Official website (in Belarusian)
- Belarus at FIBA site
- Belarus National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
- Belarus Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
- Men's national basketball teams
- Basketball in Belarus
- National sports teams of Belarus
- 1992 establishments in Belarus