Belarus women's national basketball team

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Belarus
FIBA ranking NR (15 February 2024) [1]
FIBA zone FIBA Europe (suspended)
National federation Belarusian Basketball Federation
Coach Nataliya Trafimava
Olympic Games
Appearances2
MedalsNone
World Cup
Appearances 2
MedalsNone
EuroBasket
Appearances8
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The Belarus women's national basketball represented Belarus in international women's basketball tournaments. The team is controlled by the Belarusian Basketball Federation.

Contents

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIBA suspended Belarus from participating in basketball and 3x3 basketball competitions. [2]

Competitive record

Belarus was part of the Soviet Union until 1991.

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2021. [3] [4]

Belarus women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 4 Alena Karasevich 27 – (1994-04-04)4 April 19941.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Olimpia Grodno Flag of Belarus.svg
PG 5 Aliaksandra Tarasava 32 – (1988-06-23)23 June 19881.72 m (5 ft 8 in) TK Hannover Flag of Germany.svg
SF 7 Yuliya Rytsikava 34 – (1986-09-08)8 September 19861.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Horizont Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
SG 8 Tatsiana Likhtarovich 33 – (1988-03-29)29 March 19881.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Basket Esch Flag of Luxembourg.svg
PG 9 Volha Ziuzkova 38 – (1983-06-14)14 June 19831.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Horizont Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
PF 10 Anastasiya Verameyenka 33 – (1987-07-10)10 July 19871.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Horizont Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
PF 13 Maryia Papova 26 – (1994-07-13)13 July 19941.88 m (6 ft 2 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg Flag of Russia.svg
G 17 Yuliya Vasilevich 19 – (2001-06-21)21 June 20011.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Olimpia Grodno Flag of Belarus.svg
PF 18 Hanna Brych 24 – (1997-03-08)8 March 19971.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Kazanochka Kazan Flag of Russia.svg
PG 20 Alex Bentley 30 – (1990-10-27)27 October 19901.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Dynamo Kursk Flag of Russia.svg
C 21 Viktoryia Hasper 33 – (1988-01-09)9 January 19881.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Horizont Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
SF 23 Yanina Inkina 23 – (1997-10-16)16 October 19971.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Horizont Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksei Pyntsikau
  • Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Zlatan Prešić
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 June 2021

3x3 team

Natallia Dashkevich and Maryna Ivashchanka both stand 1.90m (6 ft 3in) and hence have a size advantage against most opponents. Belarus finished with bronze at the 2019 European Games on home soil. [5]

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References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. "Federations implement bans on athletes and teams from Russia and Belarus". www.insidethegames.biz. March 3, 2022.
  3. "Итоговый ростер женской сборной Беларуси на Евробаскет-2021". belarus.basketball (in Belarusian). 12 June 2021.
  4. "Team Roster Belarus". fiba.basketball. 16 June 2021.
  5. One question for all women’s teams at FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament FIBA, 18 May 2021. Accessed 1 July 2021.