Uzbekistan men's national under-16 basketball team

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The Uzbekistan national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of Uzbekistan, administered by the Basketball Federation of Uzbekistan. [1] It represents the country in international under-16 (under age 16) basketball competitions.

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  1. Profile - Uzbekistan, FIBA.com, Retrieved 3 July 2016.