The Moldova men's national basketball team ( ro, Echipa națională de baschet a Moldovei, russian: Сборная Молдовы по баскетболу) represents
Moldova in international
basketball. The team is governed by the
Basketball Federation of Moldova.
In the past, Moldova has mostly competed in smaller competitions such as the
European Championship for Small Countries, where they won silver medals in
2008
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and
2012
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.
History
The
Basketball Federation of Moldova was founded in 1991, after gaining
independence from the
Soviet Union. In 1992, Moldova became members of
FIBA, with the national team playing in their first international match against
Latvia
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a year later. A qualifier for the 1993
EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the E ...
, in which they would lose 110–64.
Throughout the rest of the 1990s, Moldova wouldn't take part in any tournament until 2002, when the team entered the
2002 European Championship for Small Countries. Moldova went on to place fifth overall in the competition which featured eight teams. In
2006
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, Moldova entered the tournament for the second time, making it to the semi-finals before losing to
Azerbaijan. After the loss, the team was relegated to the bronze medal match where they would fall once again, this time to
Andorra.
Two years later, at the
2008
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tournament, Moldova made it back to the semi-finals after going undefeated (3–0) in the group stage for the second consecutive tournament. This time, Moldova would prove too much for Andorra in an 85–74 victory to reach the final. There, the team would lose in a tightly contested match to Azerbaijan 78–80 to come away with the silver medal. For Moldova's next four appearances at the tournament, their best result would be another silver medal finish at the
2012
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competition.
Competitive record
FIBA World Cup
Championship for Small Countries
EuroBasket
Team
Current roster
Roster for the
2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
The 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 16th edition of this tournament. It was hosted by San Marino.
Teams
Seven teams played in the competition, with the return of Norway, 17 years after their last appearance in a FIBA c ...
.
Depth chart
Head coach position
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Alexandru Sestopal – (2010–2014)
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Vladimir Polyakh – (2015–2016)
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Oleg Pravdiuk – (2017–2018)
Past rosters
2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
The 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 15th edition of this tournament. It was hosted by Moldova.
Armenia won its first ever gold in this championship by beating Andorra in the final, 79–71.
Teams
After the withdrawal o ...
: finished 5th among 8 teams
See also
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Sport in Moldova
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Moldova women's national basketball team
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Moldova men's national under-18 basketball team
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Moldova men's national under-16 basketball team
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Moldovan National Division
References
External links
Official websiteMoldova FIBA profileMoldova National Team – Men
at Eurobasket.com
at FIBA Archive
{{National sports teams of Moldova
Men's national basketball teams
National sports teams of Moldova
1992 establishments in Moldova
Basketball in Moldova