Moldova men's national basketball team
FIBA ranking | 137 (7 December 2021)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Basketball Federation of Moldova | ||
Coach | Vacant | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | None | ||
Championship for Small Countries | |||
Appearances | 7 | ||
Medals | Silver: (2008, 2012) | ||
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First international | |||
Latvia 110–64 Moldova (Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Moldova 100–54 Gibraltar (Durrës, Albania; 29 May 2006) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Czech Republic 126–69 Moldova (Wrocław, Poland; 31 May 1993) |
The Moldova men's national basketball team (Romanian: Echipa națională de baschet a Moldovei, Russian: Сборная Молдовы по баскетболу) represents Moldova in international basketball. The team is governed by the Basketball Federation of Moldova.
In the past, Moldova has mostly competed in smaller competitions such as the European Championship for Small Countries, where they won silver medals in 2008 and 2012.
History[]
The Basketball Federation of Moldova was founded in 1991, and joined FIBA in 1992. Moldova would play in their first international match after gaining independence from the Soviet Union a year later. A qualifier for the 1993 EuroBasket, in which the national team would lose to Latvia.
Throughout the rest of the 1990's, Moldova wouldn't take part in any tournament until 2002, when the team entered the 2002 European Championship for Small Countries. Moldova went on to place fifth overall in the competition which featured eight teams.[2] In 2006, Moldova entered the tournament for second time making it to the semi-finals before losing to Azerbaijan. After the loss, the team was relegated to the bronze medal match where they would fall once again, this time to Andorra.[3]
Two years later at the 2008 tournament, Moldova made it back to semi-finals after going undefeated (3–0) in the group stage for the second consecutive tournament. This time around Moldova would prove too much for Andorra in an 85–74 victory to reach the final.[4] There, the team would lose in a tightly contested match to Azerbaijan 78–80 to come away with the silver medal.[5] For Moldova's next four appearances at the tournament, their best result would be another silver medal finish at the 2012 competition.[6]
Competitive record[]
FIBA World Cup[]
Championship for Small Countries[]
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EuroBasket[]
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Team[]
Current roster[]
Roster for the 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.[7]
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Depth chart[]
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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C | ||
PF | ||
SF | ||
SG | ||
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Head coach position[]
Past rosters[]
2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 5th among 8 teams[8]
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See also[]
- Sport in Moldova
- Moldova women's national basketball team
- Moldova men's national under-20 basketball team
- Moldova men's national under-18 basketball team
- Moldova men's national under-16 basketball team
- Moldovan National Division
References[]
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Moldova at the 2002 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Archive.fiba.com. 15 June 2002.
- ^ "Moldova at the 2006 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Archive.fiba.com. 3 June 2006.
- ^ "Moldova v Andorra – 2008 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries game results". Archive.fiba.com. 21 June 2008.
- ^ "Moldova at the 2008 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Archive.fiba.com. 22 June 2008.
- ^ "Moldova at the 2012 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Archive.fiba.com. 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Moldova at the 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Moldova at the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
External links[]
- Official website
- Moldova at FIBA site
- Moldova National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
- Moldova Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
- Men's national basketball teams
- National sports teams of Moldova
- 1992 establishments in Moldova
- Basketball in Moldova