Bangladesh men's national basketball team

Bangladesh

FIBA ranking	140 (15 September 2025) [1]
Joined FIBA	1978
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Bangladesh Basketball Federation (BBF)
Coach	Fabio Fossati
Nickname	BBF
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	0
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances	4
Medals	None
South Asian Games
Appearances	1
Medals	Bronze: 2010
SABA Championship
Appearances	8
Medals	Gold: 2013 Silver: 2002, 2014, 2017, 2018 Bronze: 2021
Home Away
First international
Bangladesh 73–114 Hong Kong   (Nagoya, Japan; 30 November 1979)
Biggest win
Bangladesh 90–80 Sri Lanka   (Malé, Maldives; 20 May 2017)
Biggest defeat
Bangladesh 71–171 Malaysia   (Nagoya, Japan; 5 December 1979)
Medal record SABA Championship 2013 Bangladesh 2002 India 2014 Nepal 2017 Maldives 2018 Bangladesh 2021 Bangladesh South Asian Games 2010 Bangladesh

The Bangladesh national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Bangladesh. It is administered by the Bangladesh Basketball Federation. The team's top achievement to date was the bronze medal at the 2010 South Asian Games.

Olympic Games and World Championship record

Bangladesh has never qualified for Basketball at the Summer Olympics or the FIBA World Championship.

Asian Championship record

Bangladesh won their 1st international Championship in 2013, winning the FIBA Asia SABA Championship.

Bangladesh has yet to prove it can compete against Asia's basketball elite. The team still waits for its first victory at the FIBA Asia Championship. Its best finish was 13th in 1979.

Past rosters

Bangladesh men's national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 12 Mithun Kumar Biswas 31 – (1989-10-01)October 1, 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) F 7 Md Shamsuzzaman Khan 26 – (1994-07-25)July 25, 1994 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) SF Mithun Sarkar 36 – (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) SF 6 Md Shahanur Rahman 22 – (1998-09-28)September 28, 1998 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) PG 10 Md Naimur Rahman 27 – (1994-02-14)February 14, 1994 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) SG 8 Md Tareq Aziz 28 – (1993-01-06)January 6, 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 23 Saiful Islam 24 – (1996-12-08)December 8, 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) SG 11 Md Masud Rana 23 – (1997-10-10)October 10, 1997 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 13 Md Abdul Alim 30 – (1991-02-24)February 24, 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) C 24 Md Mamunur Rahman 24 – (1996-08-03)August 3, 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) F 14 Md Rofikuzzaman 22 – (1999-01-01)January 1, 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) PG 9 Mohammad Raniur Rahman 26 – (1994-12-28)December 28, 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Head coach Wasif Ali Assistant coach(es) Ranjit Chandra Das Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 12 May 2021

Results and fixtures

  Win  Loss

2021

Bangladesh   v   Sri Lanka

15 November 2021 2021 SABA Championship	Bangladesh	56–67	Sri Lanka	Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Dhaka
10:00 BST (UTC+6)	Scoring by quarter:15–14, 15–16, 15–11, 11–26
		[Boxscore]

Bangladesh   v   Maldives

17 November 2021 2021 SABA Championship	Bangladesh	86–65	Maldives	Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Dhaka
11:00 BST (UTC+6)	Scoring by quarter:25–10, 19–15, 16–21, 26–19
		[Boxscore]

India   v   Bangladesh

19 November 2021 2021 SABA Championship	India	106–41	Bangladesh	Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Dhaka
10:00 BST (UTC+6)	Scoring by quarter:33–11, 26–15, 28–6, 19–9
		[Boxscore]

Competitions history

Olympic Games

Basketball at the Olympic Games records
Host	Round	Position	GP	W	L
1936	Part of Pakistan
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972	Did not qualify
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028	To be determined
Total	0/21	0 Title	0	0	0

FIBA World Cup

FIBA World Cup records
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	Won	Lost
1950	Did not participate/Part of Pakistan
1954
1959
1963
1967
1970
1974	Did not qualify
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2019
2023
2027	To be determined
Total	0/19	0 Title	0	0	0

FIBA Asia Cup

FIBA Asia Cup records
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	Won	Lost
1960	Did not participate Part of   Pakistan
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973	Not a FIBA member
1975
1977
1979	Group stage	13th place	8	0	8
1981	Did not enter
1983
1985
1987
1989	Group stage	15th place	6	0	6
1991	Did not enter
1993	Group stage	18th place	5	0	5
1995	Did not enter
1997	Group stage	15th place	6	0	6
1999	Did not enter
2001
2003	Did not qualify
2005
2007	Did not enter
2009
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Did not enter
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2022
2025
Total	4/31	0 Title	25	0	25

FIBA Asia Cup qualification

FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers records
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	Won	Lost
2022	DNQ	5/5	8	3	5
2025	Withdraw
Total	2/2	0 Title	8	3	5

SABA Championship

SABA Championship records
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	Won	Lost
2002	Runners-up	2/7	The full data of the tournament have not been found
2013	Champion	1/7	The full data of the tournament have not been found
2014	Runners-up	2/5	4	3	1
2015	Round robin	4/6	5	2	3
2016	Round robin	4/4	3	1	2
2017	Runner-up	2/5	4	3	1
2021	Round robin	3/4	3	1	2
Total	7/7	1 Title	19	10	9

Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Solidarity Games records
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	Won	Lost
2005	Did not participate
2010	Tournament did not held
2013	Did not participate
2017
2021
2025
Total	0/5	0 Title	0	0	0

References

1. "FIBA World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.

External links

• Bangladesh league on Asiabasket.com