The Iceland men's national under-20 basketball team is the national representative for
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
in men's international under-20
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
tournaments. They are organized and run by the
Icelandic Basketball Association
The Icelandic Basketball Association (''Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ'') is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketbal ...
. The team competes at the
FIBA U20 EuroBasket
The FIBA U20 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U20 European Championship, originally known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under'. It is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 edition. Through ...
.
History
Iceland competed at the
2017 FIBA U20 European Championship
The 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 20th edition of the FIBA U20 European Championship. The competition took place in three Greek cities, Chania, Rethymno and Heraklion, on the island of Crete, from 15 to 23 July 2017.
Venues
Part ...
where the team made it to the final eight before bowing out against Israel.
FIBA U20 EuroBasket
The FIBA U20 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U20 European Championship, originally known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under'. It is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 edition. Through ...
participations
See also
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Iceland men's national basketball team
The Iceland men's national basketball team () represents Iceland in international basketball tournaments. The team is controlled by the Icelandic Basketball Association.
Iceland has qualified for the EuroBasket three times in their history, wi ...
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Iceland men's national under-19 basketball team
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Iceland women's national under-20 basketball team
References
External links
Official websiteof Iceland team participations
National sports teams of Iceland
Men's national under-20 basketball teams
2005 establishments in Iceland
National sports teams established in 2005
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