Georgia men's national basketball team

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Georgia
Georgian Basketball Federation logo.png
FIBA ranking37 Decrease 1 (9 August 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1992
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationGBF
CoachIlias Zouros
Nickname(s)ჯვაროსნები
jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
Appearances5
MedalsNone
First international
 Poland 91–68 Georgia 
(Birmingham, England; 24 May 1995)
Biggest win
 Georgia 103–43 Azerbaijan 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 2 September 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 90–43 Georgia 
(Siena, Italy; 28 February 1998)

The Georgia men's national basketball team (Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული საკალათბურთო ნაკრები) represents the country of Georgia in international basketball matches, and is controlled by the Georgian Basketball Federation. Georgia became a member of FIBA in 1992, after they gained independence from the Soviet Union. The national team played their first official match against Poland in 1995.

Georgia's accomplishments on the international stage have been clinching qualification to the European Basketball Championship four times. Their best result came at their debut trip to the tournament in 2011. While Georgia has qualified for the top European event, they have yet to achieve qualification to the top global tournament at the FIBA World Cup.

History[]

Soviet era[]

Until 1991 Georgia was a part of the Soviet Union, and players born in Georgia played for the Soviet Union national team. Notable players born in Georgia who played for the Soviet Union and won medals in Olympic Games, FIBA World Cup and EuroBasket include: Nodar Dzhordzhikiya, Otar Korkia, Guram Minashvili, Vladimer Ugrekhelidze, Levan Moseshvili, Zurab Sakandelidze, Mikheil Korkia and Nikolay Deryugin.

Independent Georgia[]

After gaining independence from the Soviet Union, on several occasions the Georgian national team unsuccessfully tried to qualify for the EuroBasket, Europe's biggest basketball competition and major tournament. Although the national team did play on the EuroBasket Division B level three times and gained promotion in 2009 after defeating Belarus in play-offs.[2] However, after the expansion of the EuroBasket in 2011 from 16 to 24 teams, Georgia qualified to the competition for the first time.

EuroBasket 2011[]

Main article: EuroBasket 2011

The national team played five matches in Group D. They finished their preliminary group with an 2-3 record, with wins against Belgium and Ukraine, to advance. In their second round group phase, Georgia lost all five of their matches to finish their maiden voyage to the EuroBasket in 11th place.[3]

EuroBasket 2013[]

Main article: EuroBasket 2013

After finishing second in qualifying group, Georgia qualified for its second EuroBasket tournament. After a comfortable 84–67 victory in the opening match over Poland, Georgia lost their four remaining matches and finished the tournament with an 1-4 record.[4] To this date, the Eurobasket 2013 was the only tournament, where Georgia could not win more than one match.

EuroBasket 2015[]

Main article: EuroBasket 2015

Georgia qualified to the EuroBasket for the third successive time in 2015. After three consecutive losses to start the tournament, the national team finally earned their first win in group play against Macedonia 90–75. They followed it up with another victory to end the opening phase of the event against Croatia, 71–58[5] to move on to the knockout stages for the first time. There they suffered a narrow hard fought defeat to the tournament favourites, and eventual silver medalist Lithuania 81–85.[6]

EuroBasket 2017[]

Main article: EuroBasket 2017

During the EuroBasket 2017 qualification Georgia topped its group after an 90–84[7] victory over Montenegro and qualified to EuroBasket for the fourth successive time. Once the competition began, the national team got off to a quick start, avenging their EuroBasket 2015 knockout stage defeat to Lithuania 79-77.[8] The rest of the group stage didn't go as well for the Georgian side though. As the team could only manage to pullout one more victory against Israel, before falling to Italy to finish the tournament with an 2-3 record and being eliminated.[9]

EuroBasket 2022[]

Main article: EuroBasket 2022

Georgia will co-host the EuroBasket 2022, and they have automatically qualified for the 2022 finals tournament. This will make it the fifth successive time that Georgia has qualified for the event overall. Tbilisi will be one of the host cities, and will be used for several group phase matches at the brand new Tbilisi Basketball Arena.[10]

The Foundation[]

The core of the national team that has consistently qualified to Europe's biggest basketball competition consisted of captain Zaza Pachulia, Viktor Sanikidze, Manuchar Markoishvili, Tornike Shengelia, Giorgi Tsintsadze and Giorgi Shermadini. These pioneers in the Georgian basketball community have set the standard for future generations of the national team to build upon, and maintain.

Competitive record[]

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[]

  Win   Loss

2020[]

20 February 2020
EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers
 Georgia  96–88
00(OT) 		  Switzerland Tbilisi, Georgia
0
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 25–21, 16–24, 21–26, Overtime: 17–9
Pts: Burjanadze 21
Rebs: Shermadini 13
Asts: McFadden 6 		Boxscore Pts: Kazadi 22
Rebs: Jurkovitz, Kazadi 10
Asts: Kazadi 10 		Arena: Tbilisi Sports Palace
Attendance: 7,099[11]
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Tanel Suslov (EST), Goran Sljivić (AUT)
23 February 2020
EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers
 Serbia  90–94
0 		 Georgia Belgrade, Serbia
0
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 20–23, 19–24, 23–29
Pts: Avramović 27
Rebs: Raduljica, Zagorac 5
Asts: Jaramaz 6 		Boxscore Pts: McFadden 33
Rebs: Shermadini 11
Asts: McFadden 7 		Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Attendance: 5,257[12]
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Carsten Straube (GER), Luis Castillo (ESP)
28 November 2020
EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers
 Finland  85–91
0 		 Georgia Espoo, Finland* [note 1]
0
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 21–22, 25–21, 20–26
Pts: Salin 22
Rebs: Valtonen 6
Asts: Valtonen 5 		Boxscore Pts: Shermadini 27
Rebs: Shermadini 10
Asts: McFadden 10 		Arena: Espoo Metro Areena
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Alexey Davydov (BUL), Geert Jacobs (BEL)
30 November 2020
EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers
 Switzerland   84–91
0 		 Georgia Espoo, Finland* [note 1]
0
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 15–19, 15–19, 30–26
Pts: M. Mlađan 19
Rebs: M. Mlađan 7
Asts: Kazadi 10 		Boxscore Pts: McFadden 24
Rebs: Shermadini 8
Asts: McFadden 6 		Arena: Espoo Metro Areena
Referees: Janusz Calik (POL), Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Beniamino Attard (ITA)

2021[]

19 February 2021
EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers
 Georgia  66–92
0 		 Serbia Tbilisi, Georgia* [note 1]
0
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 21–24, 20–28, 15–27
Pts: Shermadini 20
Rebs: Shermadini 8
Asts: three players 3 		Boxscore Pts: Petrušev 27
Rebs: Petrušev 6
Asts: Anđušić 5 		Arena: Tbilisi Sports Palace
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Oskars Lucis (LAT), Kerem Baki (TUR)
21 February 2021
EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers
 Georgia  70–78
0 		 Finland Tbilisi, Georgia* [note 1]
0
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 13–19, 27–8, 13–21
Pts: Shermadini 19
Rebs: Shermadini 12
Asts: 5 		Boxscore Pts: Murphy, Valtonen 14
Rebs: Salin 5
Asts: Salin 5 		Arena: Tbilisi Sports Palace
Referees: Tolga Şahin (TUR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Kerem Baki (TUR)

Team[]

Current roster[]

Roster for the EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers matches on 19 and 21 February 2021 against Serbia and Finland.[14]

Georgia men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 3 Conner Frankamp 25 – (1995-07-16)16 July 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Murcia Spain
PG 5 24 – (1996-04-10)10 April 1996 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) TSU Tbilisi Georgia (country)
G/F 6 27 – (1993-07-16)16 July 1993 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Georgia (country)
SF 7 Beka Burjanadze 27 – (1994-01-03)3 January 1994 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Gran Canaria Spain
SG 8 28 – (1992-02-27)27 February 1992 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Rustavi Georgia (country)
C 9 Giorgi Shermadini 31 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Tenerife Spain
SG 10 Duda Sanadze 28 – (1992-07-25)25 July 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Borac Serbia
F/C 12 23 – (1998-01-11)11 January 1998 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Caen France
PF 15 22 – (1998-04-15)15 April 1998 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Georgia (country)
SF 17 Mikheil Berishvili 33 – (1987-04-12)12 April 1987 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Qatar
SG 24 27 – (1993-08-17)17 August 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) TSU Tbilisi Georgia (country)
F/C 33 30 – (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Georgia (country)
PG 44 29 – (1991-05-26)26 May 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Georgia (country)
C 99 Ilia Londaridze 31 – (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Kutaisi Georgia (country)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 February 2021

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Giorgi Shermadini Ilia Londaridze
PF Giorgi Korsantia Beka Bekauri Aleksandre Phevadze
SF Beka Burjanadze Mikheil Berishvili Kakhaber Jintcharadze
SG Merab Bokolishvili Duda Sanadze Saba Lobjanidze
PG Conner Frankamp Givi Bakradze Luka Zakradze

Head coach history[]

Name Years active
Georgia (country) Besik Liparteliani 1995–1997
Georgia (country) Levan Moseshvili 1997–1999
Georgia (country) Zurab Tomaradze 1999–2001
Croatia Dražen Brajković 2001–2005
Canada Gordon Herbert 2005–2007
Canada Ken Shields 2007–2008
Serbia Igor Kokoškov 2008–2015
Greece Ilias Zouros 2016–

Past rosters[]

2011 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 24 teams

4 Giorgi Gamqrelidze, 5 Vladimir Boisa, 6 Anatoli Boisa, 7 Zaza Pachulia, 8 Giorgi Tsintsadze, 9 Giorgi Shermadini, 10 Lasha Parghalava, 11 Manuchar Markoishvili, 12 MarQuez Haynes, 13 Viktor Sanikidze, 14 Tornike Shengelia, 15 Nikoloz Tskitishvili (Coach: Serbia Igor Kokoškov)

2013 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 24 teams

4 Nika Metreveli, 5 Otar Pkhakadze, 6 Duda Sanadze, 7 Beka Burjanadze, 8 Giorgi Tsintsadze, 9 Giorgi Shermadini, 10 Ricky Hickman, 11 Manuchar Markoishvili, 12 Levan Patsatsia, 13 Viktor Sanikidze, 14 Besik Lezhava, 15 Nikoloz Tskitishvili (Coach: Serbia Igor Kokoškov)

2015 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 24 teams

0 Jacob Pullen, 4 Nika Metreveli, 7 Zaza Pachulia (C), 8 Giorgi Tsintsadze, 9 Giorgi Shermadini, 10 Duda Sanadze, 11 Manuchar Markoishvili, 12 Levan Patsatsia, 13 Viktor Sanikidze, 15 Beka Burjanadze, 23 Tornike Shengelia, 25 Besik Lezhava (Coach: Serbia Igor Kokoškov)

2017 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 24 teams

3 Michael Dixon, 4 Giorgi Gamqrelidze, 6 Anatoli Boisa, 7 Zaza Pachulia (C), 8 Giorgi Tsintsadze, 9 Giorgi Shermadini, 10 Duda Sanadze, 11 Manuchar Markoishvili, 17 Mikheil Berishvili, 23 Tornike Shengelia, 35 Goga Bitadze, 99 Ilia Londaridze (Coach: Greece Ilias Zouros)

Head-to-head record[]

Kit[]

Manufacturer[]

2015–present: Spalding[15]

[]

2015: Natakhtari[15]

2019: Georgian Railway

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 will be played behind closed doors in select host cities.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Montenegro, Georgia promoted to Division A - TalkBasket.net". TalkBasket.net. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Georgia | EuroBasket (2011) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Georgia | EuroBasket (2013) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Georgia - Croatia | EuroBasket (2015) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Lithuania - Georgia | EuroBasket (2015) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Montenegro v Georgia - 17 Sep - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Georgia battle past Lithuania, exact revenge for 2015 loss". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Georgia at the EuroBasket 2017". Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Georgia to build a new sports complex for European Basketball Championship". Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Impressive attendances open FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers". Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Fans keep showing out as first window of FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers concludes". Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Statement regarding the November 2020 and February 2021 Qualifiers". Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Georgia during the EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers". Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b Georgia | EuroBasket 2015 - PHOTO GALLERY Archived 23 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine, eurobasket2015.org, Retrieved 22 Oct 2015.

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