Cyprus men's national basketball team

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Cyprus
Cyprus bball.jpg
FIBA ranking79 Decrease 4 (9 August 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1974
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationΚυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης (CBF)
CoachLinos Gavriel
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances4
MedalsSilver Silver: (1990, 1994)
Bronze Bronze: (1988, 1992)
Games of the Small States of Europe
Appearances14
MedalsGold Gold: (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017)
Silver Silver: (1989, 1993)
Bronze Bronze: (1991)
First international
 Bulgaria 90–45 Cyprus 
(Damascus, Syria; 17 April 1982)
Biggest win
 Monaco 40–108 Cyprus 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 1 June 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Czechoslovakia 135–60 Cyprus 
(Prievidza, Slovakia; 22 June 1993)

The Cyprus men's national basketball team (Greek: Εθνική ομάδα μπάσκετ της Κύπρου) represents Cyprus in international basketball, and is controlled by the Cyprus Basketball Federation. The national team is coached by Linos Gavriel.

Cyprus joined FIBA in 1974, although to date they have not qualified for any major tournaments. However, they have had success at smaller competitions such as the Games of the Small States of Europe, winning it nine times.

History[]

Cyprus made its first appearance on the international scene in qualification for EuroBasket 1983. Although the national team would come up short in their attempt, with an (0-4) record.[2] Furthermore, Cyprus has taken part at lower level tournaments, where they have been impressive. Cyprus has won two bronze medals, and two silver medals at the European Championship for Small Countries, while also taking home one bronze, two silver, and nine gold medals at the Games of the Small States of Europe.

EuroBasket 2022 qualification[]

Main article: EuroBasket 2022 qualification

Cyrus took part in qualifying for EuroBasket 2022, and were drawn into Group C for the first round of pre-qualifiers. The first test for the national team was against Portugal, at home in Nicosia. Cyprus would eventually prevail, in a tough match 69–67. Looking to stay perfect, the team played their next match on the road at Luxembourg. Immediately, Cyprus would run out to a big first quarter lead, and never looked back, winning 53–67. Cyprus dropped their final two matches of group play, to finish with an (2-2) record to advance.

During the second round of pre-qualifiers, Cyprus were placed into Group D, with Austria, and Great Britain. However, the national team failed to win a match, and finished with an (0-4) record. Cyprus blew an opportunity to advance to the final stage of qualifiers, but would have one more chance to make amends in the third round.

Heading into the final window of pre-qualifiers, Cyprus had to finish atop of Group F if they were to achieve their goal. Unfortunately, for the national team, they would duplicate the results they accumulated in the second round. With an (0-4) record once again, Cyprus ended the pre-qualifiers (2-10) overall. This result eliminated any chance for the team to advance.[3]

Competitive record[]

Team[]

Current roster[]

Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers matches on 18 and 20 February 2021 against Albania and Portugal.[4]

Cyprus men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 1 29 – (1991-05-26)26 May 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) APOEL Cyprus
G/F 2 26 – (1994-08-16)16 August 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Apollon Cyprus
F 4 Ioannis Pasiali 23 – (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Keravnos Cyprus
PG 5 Simon Michael 28 – (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Keravnos Cyprus
G 6 Stefanos Iliadis 26 – (1994-09-17)17 September 1994 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) APOEL Cyprus
F/C 7 Kyprianos Maragkos 27 – (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) APOEL Cyprus
PF 8 Sotirios Manolopoulos 33 – (1987-11-16)16 November 1987 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Petrolina Cyprus
PG 10 21 – (1999-03-27)27 March 1999 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Petrolina Cyprus
C 11 24 – (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Paralimni Cyprus
F 12 27 – (1994-01-04)4 January 1994 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Petrolina Cyprus
PG 13 Filippos Tigkas 18 – (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Apollon Cyprus
PF 14 20 – (2000-11-10)10 November 2000 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Omonia Cyprus
PF 15 35 – (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Keravnos Cyprus
F 99 Nikos Stylianou 32 – (1988-11-09)9 November 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Keravnos Cyprus
Head coach
  • Cyprus
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 18 February 2021

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Head coach position[]

  • Greece – (2007 – 2011)
  • Cyprus – (2012)
  • Greece – (2013 – 2017)
  • Cyprus – (2017 – present)

Results and fixtures[]

  Win   Loss

2020[]

20 February 2020
2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers - 1st round
 Cyprus  41–97
0 		 Belarus Nicosia, Cyprus
0
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 5–22, 13–19, 8–25, 15–31
Pts: 8
Rebs: 8
Asts: three players 2 		Boxscore Pts: 19
Rebs: 11
Asts: 8 		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Blaž Zupančič (SLO)
23 February 2020
2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers - 1st round
 Albania  71–64
0 		 Cyprus Durrës, Albania
0
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 13–16, 22–15, 22–16
Pts: Moore 20
Rebs: Hysenagolli 11
Asts: four players 2 		Boxscore Pts: 17
Rebs: , Stylianou 6
Asts: Razis 6 		Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Referees: Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Ivan Miličević (BIH), Jasmina Juras (SRB)
26 November 2020
2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers - 1st round
 Portugal  74–56
0 		 Cyprus Matosinhos, Portugal* [note 1]
0
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 27–12, 14–11, 16–12
Pts: Fonseca 12
Rebs: Fonseca 6
Asts: 5 		Boxscore Pts: 15
Rebs: , 7
Asts: 5 		Arena:
Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Nikola Perlić (CRO), Maxime Boubert (FRA)
28 November 2020
2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers - 1st round
 Belarus  89–53
0 		 Cyprus Matosinhos, Portugal* [note 1]
0
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 24–9, 26–13, 15–22
Pts: 17
Rebs: Parakhouski 12
Asts: Rubinshteyn 5 		Boxscore Pts: 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
 Cyprus  88–66
0 		 Albania Nicosia, Cyprus* [note 1]
0
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 14–12, 26–15, 30–17
Pts: Iliadis 21
Rebs: 7
Asts: 6 		Boxscore Pts: 17
Rebs: Hysenagolli 9
Asts: 5 		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Referees: Ilya Putenko (RUS), Péter Praksch (HUN), Franko Gracin (CRO)
20 February 2021
2023 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers - 1st round
 Cyprus  52–84
0 		 Portugal Nicosia, Cyprus* [note 1]
0
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 9–24, 16–17, 14–22
Pts: Stylianou 15
Rebs: Maragkos 7
Asts: three players 2 		Boxscore Pts: 21
Rebs: 11
Asts: 6 		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Referees: Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Ilya Putenko (RUS)

Kit[]

Manufacturer[]

  • 2012–2015: Champion
  • 2015–2018:
  • 2019–present:

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Cyprus results during qualification for EuroBasket 1983".
  3. ^ "Cyprus during the EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Cyprus during the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers in Feb. 2021". Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Statement regarding the November 2020 and February 2021 Qualifiers". Retrieved 18 September 2020.

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