Hungary men's national basketball team

Between 1948 and 1964, Hungary qualified for the Summer Olympics on four out of five occasions. Its best performance was at the 1960 event in Rome, Italy, when it finished 9th with a (5-3) record.

The Hungarian side came in ninth place at the first European Basketball Championship, the EuroBasket 1935 held by the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Europe continental federation. They faced the eventual champions Latvia in the preliminary round, falling 46–12. In the classification matches, the Hungarians lost to Bulgaria, then defeated Romania to finish ninth with a 1–2 record.

After not competing in the 1937 edition, the Hungarians returned to the EuroBasket 1939. Once again, Hungary was one of eight teams that qualified for the event. Hungary lost its first six games. The biggest defeat was a massive blowout to the host Lithuania, 79-15. Yet, in their last game, Hungary showed a strong performance as the defeated Finland 45-16 which provided some reconciliation for their loss against Lithuania. Hungary eventually finished the tournament seventh in the eight team field.

The next European competition was the EuroBasket 1946. Hungary placed second in their preliminary round group of four, losing to Italy but defeating Luxembourg and Poland. This qualified the Hungarians for the semifinals, which they lost to Czechoslovakia. In the bronze medal match, the Hungarians defeated France, 38–32.

Hungary competed at the EuroBasket 1947 the next year. Their 1–1 record in the preliminary phase was sufficient for them to advance to the semifinal groups; However, they lost all three games there. In the 7th/8th place classification match, they defeated Bulgaria 59–29 to finish seventh of the fourteen teams.

Hungary's next appearance at the EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow, resulted in the team's second EuroBasket medal. Their preliminary group adversaries included hosts and defending champions Soviet Union, who gave Hungary their only loss in the pool. Their 2–1 record put Hungary in second place in the pool and advanced them to the final round. There, they lost again to the Soviets as well as fellow perennial powers Czechoslovakia and France. Hungary defeated the other four teams in the round, however, and their 4–3 record put them in a tie with Czechoslovakia, France, and Israel. The Hungarians came out on top of the tie-breaker, as they finished an overall second place behind the Soviet Union to take the silver medal.

The hungarian capital Budapest gained the hosting rights for the EuroBasket 1955. The results of the preliminary round were hardly surprising for the Hungarians, as they won all three of their games to proceed to the final round. Their first match in that round was against Czechoslovakia, and the Hungarians quickly found themselves in the bottom half of the final round group with a 75–65 loss. Their next four games, however, were much different and Hungary defeated Poland, Italy, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia to rise to a 4–1 record. This put them in a tie for the lead of the group with the Soviet Union, which had lost to Czechoslovakia.

In a game that was never particularly close, the Hungarians handed the Soviets only their second loss, 82–68, in 34 games and four EuroBasket tournaments. Hungary advanced to 5–1, in sole lead of the pool, which they never relinquished. Hungary then finished it all off in victorious fashion over Romania to win the gold medal, and end the tournament at 6–1.

At the EuroBasket 1957 Hungary cruised to a 3-0 record in their preliminary phase group, with their only true test coming in a narrow 66-65 victory over Romania. It was enough for national team to advance to the final round of the competition. There, they lost in turn to each of the other three preliminary pool winners, finishing at 4–3 in the round to take 4th place overall.

EuroBasket 2017 marked the first EuroBasket appearance for the national team since 1999. With no real expectations heading into it, Hungary surprised many with their performance in the preliminary stage getting their first EuroBasket victory since 1969. They finished with a 2-3 record, with wins over the Czech Republic, and Romania. It was enough for the national team to advance to the knockout stage. There they matched up against Serbia, where they put up an valiant effort in defeat against the eventual runners-up 86-78.[2]

At the EuroBasket 2022 qualification, Hungary surprisingly defeated defending Champion Slovenia 77-75. Benedek Váradi labelled the victory as "among the most important" in his career.[3]

Roster for the EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers matches played on 20 and 23 February 2020 against Slovenia and Ukraine.[4]

Hungary national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 3 Marcell Pongó 22 – (1997-03-03)3 March 1997 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Nürnberg F 5 Rosco Allen 26 – (1993-05-05)5 May 1993 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Gunma Crane Thunders PF 6 Ákos Keller 30 – (1989-03-29)29 March 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Zadar G 9 Dávid Vojvoda 29 – (1990-09-04)4 September 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Szolnoki Olaj F 10 Zsolt Szabó 33 – (1986-04-22)22 April 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) ZTE F 11 Szilárd Benke 24 – (1995-05-22)22 May 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Falco F 15 Csaba Ferencz 34 – (1985-05-24)24 May 1985 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Körmend C 16 Balint Horti 30 – (1989-11-26)26 November 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Pécsi NKA F 20 Zoltán Perl 24 – (1995-07-28)28 July 1995 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Falco F 21 Marko Filipovity 23 – (1996-07-30)30 July 1996 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Alba Fehérvár G/F 25 Benedek Varadi 25 – (1995-02-05)5 February 1995 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Falco PG 40 Darrin Govens 32 – (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Minsk	Head coach Stojan Ivković Assistant coach(es) Peter Por Gabor Forray Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 20 February 2020

2016-2019: Spalding[5]

2019: K&H Bank

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