Azerbaijan men's national basketball team
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FIBA ranking | 104 ![]() | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1994 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Azerbaijan Basketball Federation | ||
Coach | Tahir Bakhshiyev | ||
Nickname(s) | Milli komanda (The National Team) | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | None | ||
Championship for Small Countries | |||
Appearances | 4 | ||
Medals | ![]() | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Medina, Saudi Arabia; 9 April 2005) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001) |
The Azerbaijan men's national basketball team (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan milli basketbol komandası) is the national basketball team of Azerbaijan. The team is controlled by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation.
Since becoming members of FIBA in 1994, Azerbaijan has mostly taken part in smaller competitions such as the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, winning it twice, in 2006 and 2008. The national team also won a title at the Islamic Solidarity Games in their lone appearance in 2005.
History
[edit]After Azerbaijan obtained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation was founded in 1993, and became members of FIBA in 1994. During Azerbaijan's early years, the national team did not appear in any international competition until they entered EuroBasket 2003 qualifiers.[2]
Following Azerbaijan's failed qualification process for EuroBasket 2003, the national team entered their first international tournament at the 2004 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. Azerbaijan would complete the event at a (2–2) record, for a fourth place finish.[3] A year later, the national team entered the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games, where Azerbaijan finished the competition winning the gold medal.[4]
In 2006, Azerbaijan participated in the 2006 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, in which the team went (4–1), and reached the final to defeat Albania 66–57 to win the title.[5] At the event in 2008, Azerbaijan repeated as champions, this time in an 78–80 victory over Moldova.[6] After the tournament, Azerbaijan did not appear at an international event until EuroBasket 2013 qualifiers. However, Azerbaijan would eventually be eliminated from qualifying following a (4–4) record.[7]
Ten years after Azerbaijan competed in their last international competition, the national team made its return at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. Azerbaijan went on to close out the tournament in fourth place.[8]
Competitive record
[edit] FIBA World Cup[edit]
Championship for Small Countries[edit]
Islamic Solidarity Games[edit]
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Results and fixtures
[edit]Win Loss
2024
[edit]22 February 2024 | Switzerland ![]() | 72–53 | ![]() | Fribourg, Switzerland |
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19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 19–8, 21–15, 22–10 | |||
Pts: Fofana 19 Rebs: Nzege 10 Asts: Fofana, Zinn 5 | Boxscore | Pts: LeDay 22 Rebs: Donat, LeDay 6 Asts: Mammadov 4 | Arena: Salle Saint-Lèonard Attendance: 1,120 Referees: Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE), Joaquin García (ESP), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA) |
25 February 2024 | Azerbaijan ![]() | 87–77 | ![]() | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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14:00 (UTC+4) | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 24–25, 16–16, 28–17 | |||
Pts: Aydın 27 Rebs: Hall 14 Asts: Shirzadov 6 | Boxscore | Pts: Berisha 20 Rebs: Kapiti 6 Asts: Mala 6 | Arena: Sarkhadchi Sport Center Referees: Andžej Urbanovič (LTU), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT), Viktor Nagy (HUN) |
21 November 2024 | Ireland ![]() | vs. | ![]() | Ireland |
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Boxscore |
24 November 2024 | Azerbaijan ![]() | vs. | ![]() | Azerbaijan |
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Boxscore |
2025
[edit]20 February 2025 | Kosovo ![]() | vs. | ![]() | Kosovo |
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Boxscore |
23 February 2025 | Azerbaijan ![]() | vs. | ![]() | Azerbaijan |
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Team
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers matches on 22 and 25 February 2024 against Switzerland and Kosovo.[9]
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Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Saadettin Donat | Donta Hall | Ercan Donat |
PF | Zach LeDay | Amil Hamzayev | Akbar Mammadov |
SF | Orhan Aydın | Endar Poladkhanli | |
SG | Ulaş Turgut | Zaur Pashayev | Elshad Shirzadov |
PG | Kamran Mammadov | Shirzad Shirzadov |
Head coach position
[edit]Rimas Kurtinaitis – (2002–2006)
Elkhan Aliyev – (2008–2016)
Samit Nuruzade – (2016–2018)
Aleksandar Trifunović – (2022)
Tahir Bakhshiyev – (2024–present)
Past rosters
[edit]2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 4th among 6 teams[10]
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See also
[edit]- Sport in Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan women's national basketball team
- Azerbaijan men's national under-20 basketball team
- Azerbaijan men's national under-18 basketball team
- Azerbaijan men's national under-16 basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "EuroBasket 2003 qualifiers results". linguasport.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Azerbaijan at the 2004 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Archive.fiba.com. 12 June 2004.
- ^ "Azerbaijan national basketball team became the winner of the Solidarity Games". today.az. 21 April 2005.
- ^ "Azerbaijan at the 2006 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". fibaeurope.com. 4 June 2006.
- ^ "Azerbaijan at the 2008 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". fibaeurope.com. 23 June 2008.
- ^ "EuroBasket 2013 qualifiers results". linguasport.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Azerbaijan at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Azerbaijan during the 2027 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers in February 2024". Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Azerbaijan at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved 3 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Azerbaijani and English)
- Azerbaijan FIBA profile
- Azerbaijan National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com