EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's global governing body. It is considered the flagship event of FIBA.
EuroBasket Women is a biennial international basketball competition held between the nations of Europe for women's national basketball team. Eurobasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and also for Olympic Games.
Sergei Alexandrovich Belov was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Soviet Union national basketball team. He is considered to be one of the best European basketball players of all time, and was given the honour of lighting the Olympic Cauldron with the Olympic flame during the 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, in Moscow.
The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, also known as the Basketball World Cup for Women or simply the FIBA Women's World Cup, is an international basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially. It was created by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Its inaugural game was in 1953 in Chile, three years after the first men's World Championship. For most of its early history, it was not held in the same year as the men's championship, and was not granted a consistent quadrennial cycle until 1967. After the 1983 event, FIBA changed the scheduling so that the women's tournament would be held in even-numbered non-Olympic years, a change that had come to the men's tournament in 1970.
Sergei Valerianovich Bazarevich is a Russian professional retired basketball player and coach. He played in 10 games for the Atlanta Hawks, during the 1994–95 NBA season. At 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and 175 lb (79 kg), he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
National team appearances in the FIBA Basketball World Cup are the number of appearances that individual country's basketball national teams have made at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. A total of 59 countries have made at least one appearance in the FIBA international senior men's basketball competition.
The 1993 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1993, was the 28th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Germany between 22 June and 4 July 1993. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Berlin, Karlsruhe and Munich hosted the tournament. Hosts Germany won their first FIBA European title by defeating Russia with a 71–70 score in the final. Germany's Chris Welp was voted the tournament's MVP. This edition of the FIBA EuroBasket tournament also served as qualification for the 1994 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth to the top five teams in the final standings.
Vladimir Pyotrovich Tkachenko is a Ukrainian-Russian retired professional basketball player. Tkachenko won two Summer Olympic Games medals and three FIBA World Cup medals with the senior men's Soviet Union national basketball team. He was also named both the Euroscar and the Mr. Europa in 1979. His club career lasted 16 years. He became a FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2015.
Basketballin Greece erupted with the senior men's Greek national team's win at the 1987 EuroBasket in Athens, which caused a general basketball euphoria in the country. Since then, men's Greek national teams have achieved consistent international success, leading Greece to join Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Italy, Spain, France, and Lithuania in the circle of European basketball powers. In addition to the national team's triumph in 1987, Greece also won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket, silver medals at the 1989 EuroBasket, and the 2006 FIBA World Cup, as well as the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket.
The Serbia men's national under-16 basketball team is the boy's basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Serbia, that represents Serbia in international under-16 men's basketball competitions, consisting mainly of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The event was originally referred to as the FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets.
The Soviet Union women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team was the women's basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international under-18 and under-19 competitions, until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. In 1992, CIS women's national under-18 basketball team represented the Commonwealth of Independent States in international under-18 competitions. After 1992, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.
The Soviet Union men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team was a men's junior national basketball team of the Soviet Union. It represented the country in international under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions, until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. In 1992, CIS men's national under-18 basketball team represented the Commonwealth of Independent States in international under-18 competitions. After 1992, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.
The Soviet Union women's national under-16 basketball team was a national basketball team of the Soviet Union. It represented the country in international under-16 women's basketball competitions, until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. After 1992, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.
The Yugoslavia men's national under-16 basketball team was the boy's basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, that represented SFR Yugoslavia in international under-16 men's basketball competitions, consisted mainly of the European Championship for Cadets, nowadays known as the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.
The Croatia men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team are boy's basketball teams, administered by the Croatian Basketball Federation, that represents Croatia in international men's basketball competitions. The Croatia men's national under-16 basketball team represents Croatia at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where it has a chance to qualify to the FIBA Under-17 World Championship.
The Wales men's national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of Wales, administered by the Basketball Wales. It represents the country in men's international under-16 basketball competitions.
The England men's national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of England, administered by the Basketball England. It represents the country in men's international under-16 basketball competitions.
The Czechoslovakia men's national under-16 basketball team was a national basketball team of Czechoslovakia. It represented the country in men's international under-16 basketball competitions.
Gold: 3 (1973, 1975, 1981)
Bronze: 3 (1971, 1977, 1987)
