Bangladesh men's national basketball team

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Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh Basketball Federation.png
FIBA ranking 92
Joined FIBA 1978
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federationBangladesh Basketball Federation
Coach Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fossati
Nickname(s)BBF
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances4
MedalsNone
South Asian Games
Appearances1
Medals Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze: 2010
SABA Championship
Appearances8
Medals Gold medal with cup.svg Gold: 2013

Silver medal with cup.svg Silver: 2002 ,2014, 2017, 2018

Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze: 2021

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.

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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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PF 12 Mithun Kumar Biswas 31 – (1989-10-01)October 1, 19891.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 7 Md Shamsuzzaman Khan 26 – (1994-07-25)July 25, 19941.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SF Mithun Sarkar 36 – (1985-01-01)January 1, 19851.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 6 Md Shahanur Rahman 22 – (1998-09-28)September 28, 19981.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PG 10 Md Naimur Rahman 27 – (1994-02-14)February 14, 19941.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
SG 8 Md Tareq Aziz 28 – (1993-01-06)January 6, 19931.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 23 Saiful Islam 24 – (1996-12-08)December 8, 19961.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 11 Md Masud Rana 23 – (1997-10-10)October 10, 19971.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 13 Md Abdul Alim 30 – (1991-02-24)February 24, 19911.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 24 Md Mamunur Rahman 24 – (1996-08-03)August 3, 19961.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 14 Md Rofikuzzaman 22 – (1999-01-01)January 1, 19991.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PG 9 Mohammad Raniur Rahman 26 – (1994-12-28)December 28, 19941.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
  • Flag of Bangladesh.svg Wasif Ali
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Bangladesh.svg Ranjit Chandra Das
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 12 May 2021

Competitions

FIBA Asia Cup

YearPositionPldWL
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1960 Not a FIBA member
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 1963
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1965
Flag of South Korea.svg 1967
Flag of Thailand.svg 1969
Flag of Japan.svg 1971
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1973
Flag of Thailand.svg 1975
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1977
Flag of Japan.svg 1979 13th place808
Flag of India.svg 1981 Did not enter
Flag of Hong Kong.svg 1983
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1985
Flag of Thailand.svg 1987
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1989 15th place606
Flag of Japan.svg 1991 Did not enter
Flag of Indonesia.svg 1993 18th place505
Flag of South Korea.svg 1995 Did not enter
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1997 15th place606
Flag of Japan.svg 1999 Did not enter
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2001
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2003 Did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 2005
Flag of Japan.svg 2007 Did not enter
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2009
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2011 Did not qualify
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2013 Did not enter
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2015 Did not qualify
Flag of Lebanon.svg 2017
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2022
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2025
Total4/3125025

SABA Championship

SABA Championship
YearHost cityPosition
2002 Flag of India.svg Assam, India 2nd
2013 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka, Bangladesh 1st
2014 Flag of Nepal.svg Kathmandu, Nepal 2nd
2015 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru, India 4th
2016 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru, India 4th
2017 Flag of Maldives.svg Male, Maldives 2nd
2018 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka, Bangladesh 2nd
2021 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka, Bangladesh 3rd

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