FIBA ranking | 96 2 (15 August 2024) [1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1988 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Federació Andorrana de Basquetbol | ||
Coach | David Eudal | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | None | ||
Championship for Small Countries | |||
Appearances | 13 | ||
Medals | (5) 1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014 (3) 2010, 2016, 2021 (2) 2006, 2022 | ||
Games of the Small States of Europe | |||
Appearances | 14 | ||
Medals | (1) 1989 (1) 2015 | ||
First international | |||
Andorra – Luxembourg (Serravalle, San Marino; 23 May 1985) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Moldova 43–97 Andorra (Serravalle, San Marino; 30 June 2018) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Cyprus 97–56 Andorra (Monaco; 6 June 2007) Andorra 49–90 Montenegro (Serravalle, San Marino; 31 May 2017) |
The Andorra national basketball team is the national team of Andorra. The national team has always represented in the EuroBasket Division C. It also takes part well in Games of the Small States of Europe.
Despite not joining FIBA until 1988, Andorra made its debut in the 1985 Games of the Small States of Europe where, after winning their first game ever against Luxembourg, finished in the last position after losing to Cyprus and Malta.
Andorra would come back to competition in 1989, where it achieved its first great success by winning the tournament at the 1989 Games of the Small States of Europe, played in Cyprus after beating the home team in the final by 54–52. [2] In 1991, the team could not repeat success and ended in the fourth position of the 1991 edition, that Andorra hosted.
In 1994, Andorra would make its debut at the FIBA Promotion Cup. In its first participation, the team ended in the seventh position after losing all its five games.
Four years later, the team conquered its first Promotion Cup title by ending unbeaten in the 1998 edition. Andorra would repeat success in 2000 European Promotion Cup for Men for starting to be one of the top teams in the Promotion Cup, later renamed as European Championship for Small Countries.
In 2009, Andorra achieved the bronze medal at the 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe by taking advantage to Iceland in a three-way tie.
During the 2010s, Andorra always qualified for the final of the Championship for Small Countries, being only beaten by more powerful teams like Denmark or Armenia.
At the Championship for Small Countries
| At the Games of the Small States
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This was the Andorran list for the 2024 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.
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Team | GP | W | L | Pct. |
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Albania | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Armenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Azerbaijan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
Cyprus | 10 | 1 | 9 | .100 |
Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Gibraltar | 14 | 12 | 2 | .857 |
Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Iceland [3] | 13 | 2 | 11 | .154 |
Luxembourg | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 |
Malta | 20 | 14 | 6 | .700 |
Moldova | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
Monaco | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
Montenegro | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
San Marino | 20 | 13 | 7 | .650 |
Scotland | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 |
Wales | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 |
Total | 129 | 66 | 63 | .512 |
Most capped players
| Top scorers
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Date | Change | Pos. | Points |
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11 Oct 2017 | 88th | 27.6 | |
28 Nov 2017 | 3 | 91st | 27.6 |
28 Feb 2018 | 15 | 106th | 22.9 |
3 Jul 2018 | 6 | 100th | 33.8 |
18 Sep 2018 | 6 | 94th | 60.4 |
4 Dec 2018 | 11 | 83rd | 113.6 |
26 Feb 2019 | 2 | 81st | 113.6 |
16 Sep 2019 | 4 | 77th | 113.6 |
3 Mar 2020 | 1 | 78th | 110.9 |
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