Belarus men's national basketball team

The Belarus men's national basketball team (Belarusian: Нацыянальная зборная Беларусі па баскетболе) represents 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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Belarus women's national basketball team.

Belarus
FIBA ranking52 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1992
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBBF
CoachRostislav Vergun
Nickname(s)Белыя крылы
(The White Wings)
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Home
Away
First international
 Belarus 88–80 Lithuania 
(Wrocław, Poland; 31 May 1993)
Biggest win
 Belarus 121–50 Azerbaijan 
(Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 101–53 Belarus 
(Alcoy, Spain; 3 December 1997)

The national team played in their first official match the following year versus Lithuania. While Belarus doesn't have a long tradition on the international stage, they have competed in the pursuit to qualify for the EuroBasket. Although they have yet to clinch that feat, and are Europe's most populous nation to have never qualified for a major international basketball competition.

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. They were one of the more prominent teams internationally during this era.

Later 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. For qualification to the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Belarus competed in the 2019 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualiers. They finished with an 1–3 record in their preliminary group, but it was enough to advance to the first round of the qualifiers. There they were placed in Group A, and right away the national team was 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 an 1–5 record and failed to qualify.[2]

Belarus later went on to compete in EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers, but were eliminated in a heartbreaking match to Denmark, in the third and final pre-qualifying window 69–66.[3]

Competitive record

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers matches played on 26 and 28 November 2020 against Albania and Cyprus.[4]

Belarus men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 3 Benjamin-Pavel Dodoo 29 – (1991-04-29)29 April 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Minsk
SF 5 Aliaksei Trastsinetski 34 – (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Minsk
PF 7 Maksim Salash 24 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Minsk
C 9 Artsiom Parakhouski 33 – (1987-10-06)6 October 1987 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Free agent
F 12 Aliaksandr Pustahvar 35 – (1985-04-03)3 April 1985 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Minsk
SG 13 Andrei Rahozenka 23 – (1997-07-13)13 July 1997 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Minsk
C 15 Aliaksandr Semianiuk 27 – (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Vostok-65
F 16 Yauheni Beliankou 25 – (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Minsk
F 20 Daniil Barysevich 19 – (2001-01-06)6 January 2001 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Minsk
G 22 Roman Rubinshteyn 24 – (1996-05-22)22 May 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Irkutsk
C 30 Uladzimir Verameyenka 36 – (1984-07-21)21 July 1984 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Minsk
PG 31 Andrei Stabrouski 22 – (1997-12-29)29 December 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Minsk
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Andrei Krivonos
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 November 2020

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Head coach position
  • Aliaksandr Papkou – (2008 – 2009)
  • Mikhail Feiman – (2010)
  • Andrei Krivonos – (2011 – 2012)
  • Ruslan Baidakov – (2013 – 2014)
  • Dušan Gvozdić – (2014)
  • Aleksander Krutikov – (2015 – 2019)
  • Rostislav Vergun – (2019 – present)[5]

Recent results and upcoming fixtures

  Win   Loss

2020

2021

See also

Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches in the November 2020 and February 2021 windows will be played behind closed doors in select host cities.[6]

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. "Belarus during the 2019 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers in July 2019". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. "Belarus during the EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. "Belarus during the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers in Nov. 2020". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. "Rostislav Vergun named head coach of Belarus national team". Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. "Statement regarding the November 2020 and February 2021 Qualifiers". Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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