The Netherlands men's national 3x3 team is the
3x3 basketball
3x3 basketball (stylized as ''ƐX3'', pronounced ''three-ex-three'') is a Variations of basketball, variation of basketball played three-a-side, with one Backboard (basketball), backboard and in a basketball court, half-court setup. This basketba ...
team representing the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
in international men's competitions, organized and run by the
Nederlandse Basketball Bond
Basketball Netherlands () is the governing body of basketball in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1947, and are headquartered in Nieuwegein.
Basketball Nederland operates the Netherlands men's national basketball team, Netherlands men's national ...
. In 2024, the team won the gold medal at the
Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
With the 5x5 national team qualifying just once for the FIBA World Cup back in 1986, the Netherlands shifted the focus onto 3x3 basketball instead and managed to qualify for the first two ever Olympic competitions. The team finished 5th in 2020 and became Olympic champion in 2024, defeating host country France in the final with a
Worthy de Jong
Worthy Donovan Rafael de Jong (born 14 March 1988) is a Dutch 3x3 basketball Olympic Gold medal winning player and former professional 5x5 player. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), De Jong plays the shooting guard or the small forward position ...
two-point buzzer-beater in overtime.
The men's team is also a two time world silver medallist at the
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
The FIBA 3x3 World Cup is a 3x3 (basketball), 3x3 basketball tournament for national teams organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The debut of the tournament originally named as the FIBA 3x3 World Championship was held in Au ...
(2017, 2018) and a two times European bronze medallist at the
FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
The FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup had its inaugural tournament in 2014 in Bucharest, Romania. There are two events in the championship, one men's event and one women's event. Each team has four players (three on court and one on the bench). The match is pl ...
(2016, 2022). The most successful Dutch player is
Dimeo van der Horst
Dimeo van der Horst (born 23 June 1991) is a Dutch 3x3 basketball player who plays for the Netherlands men's national 3x3 team. Standing at , Van der Horst primarily plays as point guard.
Born in Amsterdam, he played 11 seasons of professiona ...
who won three medals (Olympic gold, world silver and European bronze) with the squad.
Competitions
Summer Olympics
World Cup
European Championships
Team
Current roster
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; Head coach
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; Assistant coach
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*(C) Team captain
*Age – describes age
on 22 June 2022
List of players
This list contains all players who played for the Netherlands 3x3 team:
World rankings
''Updated as of 13 May 2017''
See also
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Netherlands men's national basketball team
References
External links
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FIBA profile
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Basketball teams in the Netherlands
Men's national 3x3 basketball teams
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