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Israel Men's National Basketball Team
The Israel men's national basketball team () represents Israel in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Israeli Basketball Association. Israel is currently ranked 39th in the FIBA Men's World Ranking, FIBA World Ranking. Israel has qualified for the EuroBasket 30 times throughout their history. They have also made two appearances at the FIBA Basketball World Cup, World Cup, and one at the Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics. Israel also participated at the Basketball at the Asian Games, Asian Games from 1966 to 1974. The most success Israel has had on the international stage to date, is finishing as the runners-up at EuroBasket 1979, as well as winning two gold medals (Basketball at the 1966 Asian Games, 1966, Basketball at the 1974 Asian Games, 1974), and one silver medal (Basketball at the 1970 Asian Games, 1970) at the Asian Games. History 1952 Olympic Games The Israeli national team played in their first international competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Beit-Halahmy
Ariel Avraham Beit-Halahmy (; born 4 February 1966) is an Israeli professional basketball coach who is the current head coach for Hapoel Afula of the Israeli Premier League and the Israel national team. Early life Beit-Halahmy grew up in Givat Shmuel and played for the Elitzur Givat Shmuel basketball youth team. Coaching career Early years (1999–2015) In 1999, Beit-Halahmy started his coaching career with Elitzur Givat Shmuel. In his fourth season with Givat Shmuel, Beit-Halahmy led the team to the Israeli League semi-finals, and reached the Israeli State Cup Final, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 2003, Beit-Halahmy was named Elitzur Ashkelon head coach. In his second season with Asheklon, he led the team to Israeli League playoffs as the third seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv in the semi-finals. On 12 July 2006, Beit-Halahmy was named Ironi Nahariya's new head coach, signing a two-year deal. On 5 November 2008, Beit-H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the third appearance of the sport of Basketball at the Summer Olympics, basketball as an official Olympic medal event. 23 nations entered the competition. The top six teams at the Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics qualified automatically, as did the winners of the 1950 FIBA World Championship (Argentina national basketball team, Argentina), the top two teams at the 1951 EuroBasket (USSR national basketball team, USSR and Czechoslovakia national basketball team, Czechoslovakia), and the host country (Finnish national basketball team, Finland). Thirteen other nations competed in a qualifying round to determine the last six places in the sixteen-team Olympic tournament. Medalists Qualifying rounds Nations that lost two games in the qualifying rounds were eliminated. When there were only two teams left in each group, those teams advanced to the main tournament. Group A Group A consisted of Cuba, Belgium, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Men's National Basketball Team
The Japan national basketball team, also known as Akatsuki Japan (), is the national team representing Japan in international basketball competitions and is administered by the Japan Basketball Association (JBA), (Japanese: 日本バスケットボール協会, ''Nihon Basukettobōru Kyōkai''). As the 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, Japan has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. Japan is one of the most successful basketball teams in Asia. It has won the Asian Basketball Championships twice and is the second leading nation in qualifications to the event. The team has qualified for the Olympic Games 7 times and for the FIBA World Cup six times. History The beginning (1917–1936) Japan's national team had its first international tournament at the 3rd Far Eastern Games held in Tokyo in 1917, at which Japan was represented by the team of the Kyoto YMCA. Later, the team was a founding member of the Olympics Basketball competition in Berlin 1936. Establishment as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran Men's National Basketball Team
The Iran men’s national basketball team (Persian language, Persian: تیم ملی بسکتبال مردان ایران) represents Iran in international basketball, and are governed by the Islamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation (IRIBF). Iran is one of Asia’s most successful federations. Since the turn of the century, they’ve won three FIBA Asia Cup tournaments, while also claiming a silver and bronze medal at the competition. Iran has also qualified for every edition of the FIBA World Cup since 2010, and have participated in two Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games (2008, 2020). History Early years In 1948, the Iran national basketball team participated in the 1948 London Olympics, their first appearance in the competition. In 1951, Iran participated in the first Asian Games held in Delhi and placed third in Asia. In 1959, Iran participated in the EuroBasket held in Turkey. 2007 FIBA Asia Championship Placed in the dreaded "Group of Death" alongside Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Men's National Basketball Team
The France men's national basketball team () represents France in international basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. France is currently ranked fourth in the FIBA Men's World Ranking, FIBA World Ranking. France has been a regular at the EuroBasket, qualifying for 39 appearances all-time. Their best finish came in EuroBasket 2013, 2013, winning the gold medal. They have also come away with three silver (EuroBasket 1949, 1949, EuroBasket 2011, 2011, EuroBasket 2022, 2022) and six bronze medals (EuroBasket 1937, 1937, EuroBasket 1951, 1951, EuroBasket 1953, 1953, EuroBasket 1959, 1959, EuroBasket 2005, 2005, EuroBasket 2015, 2015). France has also won two bronze medals at the FIBA World Cup in 2014 FIBA World Cup, 2014 and 2019 FIBA World Cup, 2019. While at the Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics, France has won four silver medals (Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948, Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000, Basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 FIBA World Championship
The 1954 FIBA Basketball World Cup, FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship – 1954) was the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was held by the International Basketball Federation, from 23 October to 5 November 1954. Brazil hosted the event at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro. Twelve nations participated in the tournament. Competing nations Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Classification round All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games. Final round All teams play one game against each other for a total of seven games. The teams with the best records are awarded medals. Awards Top scorers All-tournament team Final standings * sourcFIBA References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:1954 Fiba World Championship 1954 FIBA World Championship, FIBA Basketball Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt Men's National Basketball Team
The Egypt national basketball team represents Egypt in international basketball competitions. The team is directed by the Egyptian Basketball Federation. Winning the title of the EuroBasket 1949 has been the team's most celebrated achievement. They are the only non-European nation to win the competition. In addition its 5th-place finish at the 1950 FIBA World Championship as well as its 9th-place finish at the Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, remain the best results ever of an African nation at each tournament. The title of the EuroBasket 1949, is the most prestigious basketball title of an African nation as well. At the FIBA Africa Championship, Egypt holds a record number of 17 medals (alongside Angola national basketball team, Angola). Egypt joined the FIBA, International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) in 1934 and has Africa's longest basketball tradition. History EuroBasket 1937 The Egyptians finished last at the second European basketball cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanon Men's National Basketball Team
The Lebanon men's national basketball team (; ), controlled by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB), has represented Lebanon in basketball since its inception in 1947. The squad is governed by FIBA, and is part of the FIBA Asia zone. Lebanon has achieved success throughout its history, finishing as runners-up in the FIBA Asia Cup on four occasions: 2001, 2005, 2007, and most recently in 2022. The team has also made appearances in the FIBA World Championship on four occasions (2002, 2006, 2010, and 2023), but have not progressed beyond the preliminary round. History Early history (1949–1953) Basketball arrived in Lebanon in the mid-1920s, initially introduced at the American University of Beirut. The official organization of basketball in the country began in 1949 with the establishment of the Lebanese Basketball Federation (). This period also saw the founding of the Lebanese Volleyball Federation, marking a key moment for Lebanese sports development. The early years o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union Men's National Basketball Team
The Soviet Union men's national basketball team () was the national basketball team that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams. Based on the number of medals, the basketball program of the former Soviet Union remains one of the most successful in the history of international basketball competitions, behind that of the United States but ahead of Spain. History EuroBasket 1947 The Soviets first competed in the European championship at EuroBasket 1947. They quickly established their dominance of the European field, winning both preliminary round games, all three semifinal round games, and the championship match against defending gold medallists Czechoslovakia. The Soviets outscored their opponents by an aggregate 126 points over their 6 wins, an average margin of victory of 21 points. EuroBasket 1951 After refusing to host EuroBasket 1949 as was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslavia Men's National Basketball Team
The Yugoslavia men's national basketball team ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije, Кошаркашка репрезентација Југославије; ; ) represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1943 until 1992 in international basketball, and was controlled by the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia. After World War II, the team steadily improved their rankings and came to be one of the dominant forces of world basketball in the 1970s and the 1980s, along with the United States and Soviet Union, capturing five Olympic medals and eight World Cups, thirteen medals in total, along with another thirteen on the continental level at EuroBasket. Twelve FIBA Hall of Fame members emerged from the Yugoslav national team: Krešimir Ćosić, Dražen Dalipagić, Ivo Daneu, Mirza Delibašić, Vlade Divac, Dragan Kićanović, Radivoj Korać, Toni Kukoč, Dražen Petrović, Zoran Slavnić, Jure Zdovc and Dino Rađa. History 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechoslovakia Men's National Basketball Team
The Czechoslovakia national basketball team (, ) represented Czechoslovakia in international basketball from 1932 to 1992. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia set up their own national teams. Both teams are recognized as the successor to the Czechoslovak team. Medals * EuroBasket 1935 – Bronze medal * EuroBasket 1946 – Champions * EuroBasket 1947 – Silver medal * EuroBasket 1951 – Silver medal * EuroBasket 1955 – Silver medal * EuroBasket 1957 – Bronze medal * EuroBasket 1959 – Silver medal * EuroBasket 1967 – Silver medal * EuroBasket 1969 – Bronze medal * EuroBasket 1977 – Bronze medal * EuroBasket 1981 – Bronze medal * EuroBasket 1985 – Silver medal History EuroBasket 1935 The Czechoslovak side came in third place at the first European basketball championship, the EuroBasket 1935 held by the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Europe continental federation. They defeated France i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroBasket 1953
The 1953 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1953, was the eighth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) entered the competition. The competition was hosted by the Soviet Union, champions of EuroBasket 1951. Moscow was the location of the event. Results First round In the preliminary round, the 17 teams were split up into four groups. One of the groups had five teams, with the other three having four each. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final round, while the remaining nine teams were relegated to classification play. Group A Group B Group C Group D Lebanon refused to play Israel for political reasons; they received zero points for the match, as opposed to the usual 1 point for a loss. Classification round 1 The first classification round was played in two round-robin groups. Teams advanced into the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
