Russian national basketball team
Russia Россия |
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Association | Rossijskaja Federazija Basketbola ( Russian Российская Федерация Баскетбола ) |
FIBA member since | 1993 |
FIBA world rankings | 12 |
Trainer | Sergei Bazarevich |
World championships | |
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Participation in the finals | 4th |
Best results | Silver ( 1994 , 1998 ) |
Olympic games | |
Participation in the finals | 3 |
Best results | Bronze ( 2012 ) |
Continental championships | |
championship | European Championship |
Participation in the finals | 13 |
Best results | Gold ( 2007 ) Silver ( 1993 ) Bronze ( 1997 , 2011 ) |
Homepage | russiabasket.ru |
(As of September 4, 2015) |
The Russian men's national basketball team represents Russia at international or friendly matches.
history
The Russian national basketball team was founded after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1992. She took over the legal successor to the national basketball team of the Soviet Union . The first successes came immediately with second places at the European Championships in 1993 and the World Cup in 1994. These results could be almost achieved four years later with third place at the 1997 European Championships and second place at the 1998 World Cup. The first qualification for the Olympic 2000 succeeded. However, the Russian national team remained there without success and ended up in 8th place.
At the beginning of the new millennium, a long period of failure began for Russian basketball players. The Russians took 10th place at the 2002 World Cup and were just as unable to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games as they did for the 2006 World Cup. Although they were always present at the European Championships in those years, the team did not rank among the first three. In March 2006 David Blatt was appointed coach of the Russian national team. With him, the Russians managed to win their first title at the 2007 European Championship since the end of the Soviet Union. Also under his leadership, the Russians achieved third place at the 2011 European Championships and the 2012 Olympic Games.
Current squad
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Performing in international tournaments
Olympic Summer Games
- 1996 - did not qualify
- 2000 - 8th place
- 2004 - did not qualify
- 2008 - preliminary round
- 2012 - bronze medal
- 2016 - did not qualify
World championships
- 1994 - silver medal
- 1998 - silver medal
- 2002 - 10th place
- 2006 - did not qualify
- 2010 - 7th place
- 2014 - did not qualify
- 2019 - 12th place