Azerbaijan men's national basketball team

The Azerbaijan national basketball team (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan milli baskebol komandası) is the national basketball team of Azerbaijan. The team is controlled by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation.

Azerbaijan
FIBA ranking104 1 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1991
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationAzerbaijan Basketball Federation
CoachSamit Nuruzade[2]
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances3
Medals Gold: (2006, 2008)
First international
 Belarus 121–50 Azerbaijan
(Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001)
Biggest win
 Somalia 29–106 Azerbaijan
(Medina, Saudi Arabia; 9 April 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Belarus 121–50 Azerbaijan
(Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001)

Azerbaijan has been a FIBA member since 1991, although they have not fielded a senior national team in any competition in over five years.

Current roster

At the 2013 EuroBasket Qualification:[3] (last publicized squad)

Azerbaijan men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 6 Zaur Pashayev 28 – (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Kutaisi 2010
7 Orhan Aydin Haciyeva 22 – (1989-10-01)1 October 1989
8 Fuad Niftaliyev 31 – (1980-08-21)21 August 1980
9 Aleksandr Rindin 27 – (1985-04-05)5 April 1985
10 Anar Hajiyev 24 – (1988-06-02)2 June 1988
11 Rasim Bashak 32 – (1980-01-17)17 January 1980
12 Charles Edward Davis 28 – (1984-04-18)18 April 1984
13 Rasim Bashak 31 – (1981-01-14)14 January 1981
14 Rasim Bashak 22 – (1990-06-25)25 June 1990
15 Tahir Bakhshiyev 30 – (1982-03-07)7 March 1982
20 Jaycee Don Carroll 29 – (1983-04-16)16 April 1983 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
22 Rustam Aliyev 18 – (1994-04-04)4 April 1994
32 Zaur Gushanov 25 – (1987-03-24)24 March 1987
Head coach
  • Elkhan Aliyev
Assistant coach(es)
  • Elshan Yusubov
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 14 August 2012

Competitive record

At EuroBasket

EuroBasket Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
2003Did not qualify 606
2013Did not qualify 844

At the Championship for Small Countries

Championship for Small Countries
Year Position Pld W L
20044th422
2006541
2008541
Total14104

Achievements

Champions: 2006, 2008
Fourth place': 2004
Champions: 2005

Past rosters

2012:

PositionPlayerCurrent Club
GuardJaycee CarrollReal Madrid
GuardAli AskarovRedeemer University
GuardAnar SariyevNTD Devon Baku
GuardZaur PashayevBC Kutaisi 2010
ForwardTahir BakhshiyevNTD Devon Baku
ForwardRasim BaşakTürk Telekom
CenterAmil HamzayevGala BC Baku
CenterAlexandr RindinUral Great-2 Perm
GuardZaur GushanovGala BC Baku
ForwardNik Caner-MedleyAstana
GuardKonstantin BerkovGala BC Baku
GuardOrhan AydınUşak Sportif

Coach: Samit Nuruzade

See also

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. Rəyasət Heyətinin iclası basketball.az, 12.03.2016
  3. Azerbaijan | 2013 EuroBasket Qualification, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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