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| FIBA ranking | 68  3 (15 September 2023) [1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | Kazakhstan Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Renatas Kurilionokas | ||
| Nickname(s) | Snow Leopards [2] | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
The Kazakhstan national basketball team represents Kazakhstan in basketball international competitions. They belong to the FIBA Asia zone.
Kazakhstan's best finish in international competition was in the 2002 Asian Games, beating the Philippines in the bronze medal game, and a fourth-place finish in the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 losing out to Korea in the third-place game. At 2014 Asian Games, Kazakhstan end up on a 4th place after losing to Japan in third place match.
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
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| 1960 to 1991 | Part of Soviet Union | |||
 1993 | did not enter | |||
 1995 | 5th place | 8 | 6 | 2 |
 1997 | 13th place | 6 | 2 | 4 |
 1999 | Withdrew | |||
 2001 | did not enter | |||
| 2003 | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
 2005 | 10th place | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4th place | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 9th place | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | did not enter | |||
 2013 | 8th place | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 11th place | 8 | 2 | 6 |
 2017 | 16th place | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | to be determined | |||
| Total | 10/31 | 67 | 28 | 39 |
| Year | Rank | P | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
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| 1951 to 1990 | Part of Soviet Union | ||||||
| 1994 | 5/9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – |
 1998 | 4/12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 2002 | 3/12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 2006 | 7/20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – |
| 2010 | did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | 4/16 | 10 | 4 | 6 | – | – | – |
| 2018 | 13/15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Total | 6/18 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opposition: Palestine (21 February)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan
Opposition: Jordan (24 February)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan [3]
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Opposition: Palestine (21 February)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan
Opposition: Jordan (24 February)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan [4]
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Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. [5]
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| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Mikhail Yevstigneyev | Alexander Zhigulin | |
| PF | Anton Ponomarev | Maxim Marchuk | Denis Degtyarev |
| SF | Pavel Ilin | Nikolay Bazhkin | Roman Marchuk |
| SG | Rustam Yargaliyev | Vassiliy Savchenko | |
| PG | Azim Yagodkin | Rustam Murzagaliyev |
Vitaliy Strebkov – 2005–2009 Vadim Burakov – 2010
Matteo Boniciolli – 2012–2013 Vitaliy Strebkov – 2014–2015
Eduard Skrypets – 2016–2017 Mikhail Karpenko – 2017–2018
Renatas Kurilionokas – 2018–2019
Emil Rajković – 2020–2021 Oleg Kisilev – 2022–2024Other current notable players from Kazakhstan:
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Roster for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship: Head coach: Vitaliy Strebkov
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| 5 | G | Jerry Jamar Johnson | BC Astana | 23 April 1982 (aged 33) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| 6 | G | Rustam Murzagaliyev | BC Astana | 24 May 1992 (aged 23) | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| 7 | F | Maxim Marchuk | BC Astana | 17 January 1994 (aged 21) | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| 8 | F | Maxim Smirnov | BC Caspiy Aktau | 25 December 1986 (aged 28) | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| 9 | F | Anatoly Bose | BC Astana | 6 December 1988 (aged 26) | 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| 10 | C | Pavel Ilin | BC Astana | 24 May 1992 (aged 23) | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| 11 | C | Anton Ponomarev | BC Astana | 31 October 1988 (aged 26) | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| 12 | F | Dmitriy Klimov | BC Astana | 5 September 1988 (aged 27) | 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| 13 | G | Rustam Yargaliyev | BC Astana | 20 December 1986 (aged 28) | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
| 14 | F | Dmitriy Gavrilov | BC Barsy Atyrau | 27 November 1986 (aged 28) | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| 15 | C | Alexandr Zhigulin | BC Astana | 26 April 1994 (aged 21) | 2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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