The Armenia men's national basketball team (, ''Hayastani basketboli azgayin havak'akan'') represents

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in international

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. The team is controlled by the

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. After gaining independence from the

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, the national team did not take part in international competition until the

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. All games were played at the FMF Futsal Arena in Ciorescu. Armenia won its first ever gold in this championship by beating ...

, where they won the gold medal. Armenia would win the tournament once again in

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History

gained

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from the

in 1991. They would become a member of

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in 1992. Although the national team would not enter the international scene until the

. Armenia went on to win the tournament by defeating

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in the final 79–71. After Armenia's triumph at their maiden competition, they entered European Pre-Qualifiers for the

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. Their first two matches during World Cup pre-qualifying were home victories in

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against

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and

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. However, Armenia would only win one out of their next four matches, to finish the pre-qualifiers at a record of (3–3); failing to advance. Following Armenia's ouster from World Cup qualifying, the team participated in the second round of EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers. Armenia would eventually finish the round with a (2–2) record, before having to withdraw from qualifying due to financial constraints. In 2022, Armenia made its return to international play by entering the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. The national team would make it all the way to the final to beat

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84–68, and finishing the tournament undefeated.

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup

Championship for Small Countries

EuroBasket

Results and fixtures

2024

2025

Team

Current roster

Roster for friendlies vs Costa Rica on June 6 and 8, 2026.

Head coach position

Tigran Gyokchyan Tigran Gyokchyan (in Armenian Տիգրան Գյոկչյան, in Western Armenian Տիգրան Կէօքճեան; born January 3, 1965) is an Armenian basketball coach who currently coaches the Lebanese women's national basketball team and is the ...

– (2015–2016) * Nikša Bavčević – (2017–2018) *

Rex Kalamian Rex Kalamian is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the head coach for the Armenia men's national basketball team. He previously had ...

– (2022–)

Past rosters

: finished 1st among 8 teams ---- 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 1st among 6 teams

References

External links

Official website

Armenia FIBA profileArmenia National Team – Men
at Eurobasket.com {{FIBA Europe teams

Armenia national basketball team 2016 establishments in Armenia National sports teams established in 2016