Belarus men's national basketball team

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Belarus
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FIBA ranking NR (1 March 2024) [1]
Joined FIBA 1992
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation BBF
Coach Rostislav Vergun
Nickname(s)Белыя крылы
(The White Wings)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
EuroBasket
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First international
Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Belarus 88–80 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg
(Wrocław, Poland; 31 May 1993)
Biggest win
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 121–50 Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
(Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 101–53 Belarus  Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg
(Alcoy, Spain; 3 December 1997)

The Belarus men's national basketball team represented Belarus in international basketball matches, and are controlled by the Belarusian Basketball Federation. They came into existence in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The team played in their first official match the following year versus Lithuania. They are Europe's most populous nation to have never qualified for a major international basketball competition.

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After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA suspended Belarus from participating in international competitions. [2]

History

Prior to independence

Before 1992, Belarus was occupied by the Soviet Union, with Belarusian born players taking part on the Soviet Union national team.

Ensuing years

After Belarus gained independence from the Soviet Union, their first attempt to qualify for the premier European basketball tournament came in 1993. They ultimately came up short in their attempt. Throughout the rest of the 1990s and 2000s, Belarus were unsuccessful at securing qualification. During qualifying for the EuroBasket 2017, Belarus was stationed into Group D with another opportunity to reach the EuroBasket finals. The team began the qualifiers with two loses, before earning their first victory at home against Portugal. [3] Belarus went on to win twice more to conclude the qualifiers at a record of (3–3), but it wasn't enough as the team was eliminated. [4]

For qualification to the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Belarus first went through European Pre-Qualifiers. Belarus would finish with a (1–3) record in their pre-qualifying group, but would advance to the first round of the qualifiers; due to owning the point difference in their head-to-head against Portugal. [5] There, they were placed in Group A, and right away the national team were overwhelmed in their first two matches by dominant performances from Slovenia and Montenegro respectively. They eventually notched their first win in the group in a rematch against Slovenia, but to no avail. Belarus finished with a (1–5) record and failed to advance. [6]

Belarus later went on to compete in EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers, but were eliminated in a match to Denmark, in the final pre-qualifying window 69–66. [7]

Competitive record

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 25 and 28 November 2021 against Turkey and Greece. [9]

Belarus men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 1 Darol Ernandez 32 – (1989-11-15)15 November 19892.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
F 3 Benjamin-Pavel Dudu 30 – (1991-04-29)29 April 19911.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
PG 4 Uladzislau Blizniuk 22 – (1999-01-08)8 January 19991.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
SF 5 Aliaksei Trastsinetski 35 – (1986-03-02)2 March 19862.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
PF 7 Maksim Salash 25 – (1996-05-06)6 May 19962.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Burgos Flag of Spain.svg
C 9 Artsiom Parakhouski 34 – (1987-10-06)6 October 19872.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Parma Flag of Russia.svg
SG 11 Uladzislau Mikulski 23 – (1998-04-11)11 April 19981.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Borisfen Flag of Belarus.svg
F 12 Yauheni Beliankou 26 – (1995-06-11)11 June 19951.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
C 17 Vadzim Stubeda 21 – (2000-06-27)27 June 20002.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
SG 30 Kiryl Sitnik 32 – (1989-10-23)23 October 19891.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Dynamo Flag of Russia.svg
PG 31 Andrei Stabrouski 23 – (1997-12-29)29 December 19971.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg
G 95 Ivan Aladka 26 – (1995-02-09)9 February 19951.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Rusichi Flag of Russia.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 November 2021

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Head coach position

Recent results and upcoming fixtures

  Win  Loss

2020

26 November 2020 Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg90–50Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Matosinhos, Portugal* [note 1]
16:30Scoring by quarter:21–16, 24–7, 23–20, 22–7
Pts: Parakhouski 17
Rebs: Parakhouski 10
Asts: Mikulski, Trastsinetski 5		 Boxscore Pts: Lekndreaj 15
Rebs: Shima 7
Asts: Strazimiri 3		Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos
Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Guido Giovannetti (ITA), Maxime Boubert (FRA)
28 November 2020 Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg89–53Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Matosinhos, Portugal* [note 1]
15:00Scoring by quarter:24–9, 24–9, 26–13, 15–22
Pts: Rahozenka 17
Rebs: Parakhouski 12
Asts: Rubinshteyn 5		 Boxscore Pts: Michail 9
Rebs: Koumis 6
Asts: Giannaras 3		Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos
Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Nikola Perlić (CRO), Maxime Boubert (FRA)

2021

18 February 2021 Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg75–57Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Nicosia, Cyprus* [note 1]
16:00Scoring by quarter:14–12, 25–11, 17–6, 19–28
Pts: Amarante 14
Rebs: Queiroz, Ventura 6
Asts: Ventura 6		 Boxscore Pts: Blizniuk, Vikentsyeu 12
Rebs: Vikentsyeu 6
Asts: Blizniuk 5		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Nemanja Ninković (SRB)
20 February 2021 Albania  Flag of Albania.svg72–93Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Nicosia, Cyprus* [note 1]
19:00Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 15–19, 16–26, 17–23
Pts: Taflaj 16
Rebs: Hysenagolli 10
Asts: Bedini, Hysenagolli 4		 Boxscore Pts: Beliankou 26
Rebs: Salash, Vikentsyeu 6
Asts: Blizniuk 7		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Referees: Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Péter Praksch (HUN), Franko Gracin (CRO)
8 August 2021 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg92–83Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Riga, Latvia* [note 2]
19:30 (UTC+3)Scoring by quarter:21–20, 24–24, 20–23, 27–16
Pts: Bertāns 20
Rebs: Meiers 9
Asts: Strēlnieks, Zoriks 5		 Boxscore Pts: Parakhouski 16
Rebs: Parakhouski 7
Asts: Sitnik 6		Arena: Arena Riga
Referees: Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO)
9 August 2021 Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg77–72Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Riga, Latvia* [note 2]
19:30 (UTC+3)Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 19–20, 22–22, 17–11
Pts: Sitnik 20
Rebs: Parakhouski 11
Asts:four players 2		 Boxscore Pts: Richard 14
Rebs: Uta 8
Asts: Tohătan 6		Arena: Arena Riga
Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO)
12 August 2021 Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg60–83Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Riga, Latvia* [note 2]
19:30 (UTC+3)Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 20–23, 16–24, 9–16
Pts: Rubinshteyn, Stabrouski 15
Rebs: Rubinshteyn 5
Asts: Aladka 4		 Boxscore Pts: Gražulis 22
Rebs: Gražulis 9
Asts: Zoriks 8		Arena: Arena Riga
Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Radomir Vojinović (MNE)
13 August 2021 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg66–94Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Riga, Latvia* [note 2]
19:30 (UTC+3)Scoring by quarter: 8–26, 15–24, 25–20, 18–24
Pts: Richard 15
Rebs: Cățe 7
Asts: Gheorghe 6		 Boxscore Pts: Parakhouski 21
Rebs: Parakhouski 11
Asts: Beliankou, Blizniuk 6		Arena: Arena Riga
Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO)
25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svgAnnulledFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Note:
28 November 2021 (2021-11-28) Greece  Flag of Greece.svgAnnulledFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Note:

2022

25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svgCancelledFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Note: The game, originally scheduled for 25 February 2022, was postponed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [13]
28 February 2022 (2022-02-28) Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svgCancelledFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Note: The game, originally scheduled for 28 February 2022, was postponed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [14]
30 June 2022 (2022-06-30) Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgCancelledFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Note:
3 July 2022 (2022-07-03) Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svgCancelledFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Note:

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches in the November 2020 and February 2021 windows were played behind closed doors in select host cities. [11]
  2. 1 2 3 4 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches during the European Pre-Qualifiers second round window in August 2021 were played in a single location in select host cities. [12]

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