The Netherlands men's national 3x3 team is the

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team representing the

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in international men's competitions, organized and run by the

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. 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

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two-point buzzer-beater in overtime. The men's team is also a two time world silver medallist at the

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(2017, 2018) and a two times European bronze medallist at the

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(2016, 2022). The most successful Dutch player is

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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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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''

References

External links

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FIBA profile
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