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competition. They are organized and run by the

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(RBF). The team came into existence after the dissolution of the

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and its

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. In the post-Soviet era, the Russia national team consisting of Soviet players under the guidance of

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won the silver medal at

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. It also won silver at the

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in consecutive appearances in

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and

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. However, Belov's departure saw Russia face multiple disappointments, until David Blatt took over as head coach. Under Blatt's guidance, the national team became champions at

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, and also won bronze medals at EuroBasket 2011 and the

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. After Blatt left the staff in late 2012, Russian national basketball experienced a deep crisis due to corruption in the RBF, and the federation's conflict with

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. Following a failed performance at EuroBasket 2015, Russia did not qualify for the

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. The situation stabilized after members of the RBF, including president Yulia Anikeeva, were dismissed. The current head coach is Zoran Lukić. After the

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, FIBA banned Russian teams and officials from participating in FIBA basketball and FIBA 3x3 Basketball competitions.

History

Early history (1992–2000)

The history of post-Soviet basketball in Russia dates back to 1992. The head coach back then was Yuri Selikhov. The first major tournament Russia participated in was the

in Germany. The roster included players from the USSR era, among them were Sergey Bazarevich, and Dmitry Sukharev. Russia became runners-up, losing in the final to

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, 70–71. Sergey Belov was appointed new head coach of the national team after the EuroBasket. Russia debuted at the 1994 World Cup, reaching the final, losing only to the

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, 91–137. At the EuroBasket 1995, Russia displayed a very mediocre performance at the tournament, where the national team eventually finished up in 7th place, with an (5-4) record overall. Two years later Russia beat

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108–89, to claim the bronze medal. At the 1998 World Cup, Russia took home the silver medal. The final tournament under the guidance of Belov was the EuroBasket 1999 in France. In the quarterfinals, the national team lost to

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, and in the classification matches defeated

, but lost to

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in the fifth-place match.

Decline (2000–2006)

Belov was replaced by Stanislav Eremin as the new head coach in the new century. Russia debuted at their first

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, in

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, in 2000. Russia lost two matches in the preliminary round and got to the quarterfinals from the bottom of the group, losing there to USA, 85–70. In the classification rounds, Russia lost to

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, 86–83, in double

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, finishing the Games in 8th place. At the EuroBasket 2001, the Russians took the overall 5th place. In the preliminary round, Russia won two out of three matches, defeating

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but falling to

. Russia qualified to the quarterfinals as one of the top teams from their group, but lost to Spain, 62–55. Russia won both matches in the classification phase, defeating

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and France. At the 2002 World Cup in

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, Russia exhibited a lackluster outing during the competition and failed to medal, ending in 10th place. In 2002, Sergey Elevich was named the new head coach until 2003, when he was replaced by Sergei Babkov, who also coached for two years. However, Russia played poorly during this time, producing no outstanding results.

Blatt era (2006–2012)

On 9 March 2006, the new head coach of the national team became American-

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i David Blatt. The period under Blatt's guidance was marked by some great moments. Russia won

, defeating the host nation

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. In the first quarter of the final, the Russians were 10 points down, losing offensive and defensive rebounds and failing to counter Pau Gasol. The team also started the game cold from the three-point line. However, in the 4th quarter Russia came back. With a minute and a half remaining in regulation Spain led by five points, but then David Blatt took a timeout, and Russia decreased the gap. In the final three seconds J. R. Holden converted on a difficult shot and Russia took the lead by one point. Spain quickly called timeout one second later. Out of the timeout Spain immediately got the ball in to Gasol, for a potential game winner, but the shot was off the mark, and Russia prevailed 60–59. Andrey Kirilenko was named MVP of the tournament. At the

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, in the first match they defeated

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, but then lost to

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, Lithuania,

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, and

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. In the group phase Russia took fifth and finished their performance. At EuroBasket 2009, Russia was without its leader Kirilenko and Holden for personal reasons, and

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due to injury. They were replaced by young players Fedor Dmitriev, Egor Vyaltsev, and Kelly McCarty. The Russians still managed to reach the quarterfinals, but were eventually eliminated by

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, to finish 7th in the tournament. On 12 December 2009, Russia received a wild card for the 2010 World Cup. In the preliminary phase, Russia finished second in their group after victories over

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, the

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, and Greece, but failed to win against

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. In the round of 16, they defeated

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, but finished their performance in the quarterfinals, losing to the

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, 79–89. Russia as in the last EuroBasket finished 7th, after losing to Argentina and defeating

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Russia participated at the EuroBasket 2011, winning 10 of 11 matches. They failed to reach the final after losing to France. In the bronze medal game, Russia in a tight game subdued

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. Kirilenko was named to the All-Tournament Team. Notwithstanding their third place, Russia did not directly qualify for the

in London, but qualified instead through the qualifying tournament in

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in early July 2012, where they did not lose a single match. At the 2012 Olympics, Russia took the top position in their preliminary phase group, losing only to Australia before advancing. In the quarterfinals Russia defeated Lithuania, but then lost to Spain, 59–67. In the third-place match, Russia defeated Argentina, the Olympic champions of 2004, 81–77. Kirilenko became member of the All-Olympics Team according to

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. He was ranked third in blocks and steals, sixth in scoring and eighth in rebounding. On 30 October 2012, Blatt decided to step down as head coach of the national team.

Corruption in the RBF and decline (2012–2016)

In late December a new head coach was chosen,

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coach Fotis Katsikaris. 19 July 2013, three days before the training for the upcoming

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, he decided not to coach the national team. On the next day he published an open letter in which he explained his decision. He felt that his actions were met with opposition from the administration of the

, especially from acting president Yulia Anikeeva (the future president of the RBF who was arrested in 2016 for corruption), and criticized the dismissal of general manager Oleg Ushakov. Katsikaris was replaced by Vasily Karasev. Losing 4 out of 5 matches in the preliminary round against

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and

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(only winning against

). Team Russia finished in 24th place at the EuroBasket 2013, the worst result ever for the national team. Karasev was then replaced by Evgeny Pashutin on 29 November 2013. A vast majority of its players declined participating in the EuroBasket 2015, including Timofey Mozgov, Sergey Karasev, Pavel Podkolzin,

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, Evgeny Voronov, Artem Vikhrov, Evgeny Valiev, and Sergey Tokarev. Anton Ponkrashov and Egor Vyaltsev were initially dismissed from the national team, but then returned.

in the last moment allowed team Russia to participate in spite of the disqualification of the RBF. Russia lost four matches in a row to

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, and

(only winning against

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), and so failed to qualify for the

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; they finished 17th. Pashutin resigned on 29 October 2015. An executive committee of the RBF on 20 January 2016 named a new head coach, Sergey Bazarevich. Russia planned to prepare for the

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, but FIBA suspended the RBF in July 2015. However, later their membership was restored in November 2015. Their disqualification was annulled in late May 2016, and in September 2016 team Russia qualified for the EuroBasket.

Return to European success; Ban (2016–)

At the

, Russia defeated four of their five opponents

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, and

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in the preliminary round, losing only to

before advancing. In the knockout stage Russia beat Croatia, and in the quarterfinals closely defeated Greece to reach the semifinals. Serbia though proved to be too tough this time around defeating Russia 87–79 to reach the final. The bronze medal match between Russia and

was won by Spain, 93–85. After the

, FIBA banned Russian teams and officials from participating in FIBA basketball and FIBA 3x3 Basketball competitions.

Honours

Medals table (since 1992)

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup

Olympic Games

FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup

EuroBasket

Results and fixtures

2021

2022

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

Depth chart

Notable players

* Sergei Panov: 2006

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champion. * J. R. Holden:

champion. *

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: Was the youngest European basketball player to be drafted,

champion, and

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; FIBA Europe Player of the Year in 2007. Flag bearer at 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony for Russia. *

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and

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(

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champion.

Head coach position

* Yuri Selikhov – 1992–1993 *

– 1993–2000 * Stanislav Eremin – 1999–2002 * Sergey Elevich – 2003–2004 * Sergei Babkov – 2004–2005 * David Blatt – 2006–2012 * Fotis Katsikaris – 2012–2013 * Vasiliy Karasev – 2013 * Evgeny Pashutin – 2014–2015 * Sergey Bazarevich – 2016–2021 * Zoran Lukić – 2021–present

Past rosters

1993 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams 4 Vladimir Gorin, 5 Dmitry Shakulin, 6 Dmitry Sucharev, 7 Maksim Astanin, 8 Vitaly Nosov, 9 Sergei Bazarevich, 10 Sergei Babkov, 11 Mikhail Mikhailov, 12 Vasily Karasev, 13

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, 14 Sergei Panov, 15 Vladislav Kondratov (Coach: Yuri Selikhov) ---- 1994 FIBA World Cup: finished 2nd among 16 teams 4 Sergei Bazarevich, 5 Sergei Babkov, 6 Evgeni Kisurin, 7 Mikhail Mikhailov, 8

, 9 Dmitri Domani, 10 Sergei Panov, 11 Evgeni Pashutin, 12 Igor Grachev, 13 Sergei Ivanov, 14 Vasily Karasev, 15 Vitaly Nosov (Coach:

) ---- 1995 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 14 teams 4 Vasily Karasev, 5 Igor Kudelin, 6 Dmitri Domani, 7 Evgeni Kisurin, 8 Evgeniy Pashutin, 9 Sergei Bazarevich, 10 Sergei Babkov, 11 Mikhail Mikhailov, 12

, 13 Sergei Ivanov, 14 Sergei Panov, 15 Vitaly Nosov (Coach:

) ---- 1997 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 16 teams 4 Vasily Karasev, 5 Igor Kudelin, 6 Igor Kurashov, 7 Evgeni Kisurin, 8 Evgeniy Pashutin, 9 Dmitry Shakulin, 10 Sergei Babkov, 11 Mikhail Mikhailov, 12 Zakhar Pashutin, 13

, 14 Sergei Panov, 15 Vitaly Nosov (Coach:

) ---- 1998 FIBA World Cup: finished 2nd among 16 teams 4 Vasily Karasev, 5 Igor Kudelin, 6 Zakhar Pashutin, 7 Evgeni Kisurin, 8 Dmitri Domani, 9 Valeri Tikhonenko, 10 Sergei Babkov, 11 Mikhail Mikhailov, 12 Nikita Morgunov, 13 Igor Kurashov, 14 Sergei Panov, 15 Vitaly Nosov (Coach:

) ---- 1999 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 16 teams 4 Vasily Karasev, 5 Igor Kudelin, 6 Alexander Petrenko, 7 Evgeni Kisurin, 8 Evgeniy Pashutin, 9 Valeri Tikhonenko, 10 Sergei Babkov, 11 Igor Kurashov, 12 Zakhar Pashutin, 13 Ruslan Avleev, 14 Sergei Panov, 15 Vitaly Nosov (Coach:

) ----

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: finished 8th among 12 teams 4 Sergei Chikalkin, 5 Valentin Kubrakov, 6 Aleksandr Bashminov, 7 Evgeni Kisurin, 8 Nikita Morgunov, 9 Sergei Bazarevich, 10 Evgeniy Pashutin, 11 Zakhar Pashutin, 12

, 13

, 14 Sergei Panov, 15 Ruslan Avleev (Coach: Stanislav Eremin) ---- 2001 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams 4 Anton Ioudine, 5 Alexandre Bachminov, 6 Sergei Panov, 7 Igor Kudelin, 8 Sergei Chikalkin, 9 Nikita Morgunov, 10 Evgeniy Pashutin, 11 Zakhar Pashutin, 12 Alexander Miloserdov, 13

, 14 Aleksey Savrasenko, 15 Petr Samoylenko (Coach: Stanislav Eremin) ---- 2002 FIBA World Cup: finished 10th among 16 teams 4 Vasily Karasev, 5 Aleksandr Bashminov, 6 Sergei Panov, 7 Igor Kudelin, 8 Sergei Chikalkin, 9 Nikita Morgunov, 10 Evgeniy Pashutin, 11 Zakhar Pashutin, 12

, 13

, 14 Ruslan Avleev, 15 Aleksey Savrasenko (Coach: Stanislav Eremin) ---- 2003 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams 4 Vasily Karasev, 5 Denis Ershov, 6 Fedor Likholitov, 7 Mikhail Soloviev, 8 Valentin Kubrakov, 9 Petr Samoylenko, 10

, 11 Zakhar Pashutin, 12 Sergei Monia, 13

, 14 Dmitri Domani, 15 Aleksey Savrasenko (Coach: Sergei Elevich) ---- 2005 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 16 teams 4 Anton Ponkrashov, 5 J.R. Holden, 6 Fedor Likholitov, 7 Vitaly Fridzon, 8 Nikita Morgunov, 9 Petr Samoylenko, 10

, 11 Zakhar Pashutin, 12 Sergei Monia, 13

, 14 Andrei Ivanov, 15 Aleksey Savrasenko (Coach: Sergei Babkov) ---- 2007 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 16 teams 4 Nikita Shabalkin, 5 J.R. Holden, 6 Sergei Bykov, 7

), 8 Nikita Morgunov, 9 Petr Samoylenko, 10

, 11 Zakhar Pashutin, 12 Sergei Monia, 13 Anton Ponkrashov, 14 Aleksey Savrasenko, 15 Nikolay Padius (Coach: David Blatt) ---- 2008 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams 4 Andrey Vorontsevich, 5 J.R. Holden, 6 Sergei Bykov, 7

(C), 8 Nikita Morgunov, 9 Petr Samoylenko, 10

, 11 Zakhar Pashutin, 12 Sergei Monia, 13 Vitaly Fridzon, 14 Aleksey Savrasenko, 15 Victor Keyru (Coach: David Blatt) ---- 2009 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams 4 Andrey Vorontsevich, 5 Nikita Kurbanov, 6 Sergei Bykov, 7 Vitaly Fridzon, 8 Kelly McCarty, 9 Dmitri Sokolov, 10 Fedor Dmitriev, 11 Egor Vyaltsev, 12 Sergei Monia, 13 Anton Ponkrashov, 14 Aleksei Zozulin, 15 Timofey Mozgov (Coach: David Blatt) ---- 2010 FIBA World Cup: finished 7th among 24 teams 4 Andrey Vorontsevich, 5 Evgeny Kolesnikov, 6 Sergei Bykov, 7 Vitaly Fridzon, 8 Alexander Kaun, 9 Alexey Zhukanenko, 10

, 11 Anton Ponkrashov, 12 Sergei Monia, 13 Dmitry Khvostov, 14 Evgeny Voronov, 15 Timofey Mozgov (Coach: David Blatt) ---- 2011 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 24 teams 4 Andrey Vorontsevich, 5 Timofey Mozgov, 6 Sergei Bykov, 7 Vitaly Fridzon, 8

, 9 Nikita Shabalkin, 10

, 11 Semyon Antonov, 12 Sergei Monia, 13 Dmitry Khvostov, 14 Anton Ponkrashov, 15

(Coach: David Blatt) ----

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: finished 3rd among 12 teams 4

, 5 Timofey Mozgov, 6 Sergey Karasev, 7 Vitaly Fridzon, 8 Alexander Kaun, 9 Evgeny Voronov, 10

, 11 Semyon Antonov, 12 Sergei Monia, 13 Dmitry Khvostov, 14 Anton Ponkrashov, 15

(Coach: David Blatt) ---- 2013 EuroBasket: finished 21st among 24 teams 4 Sergey Karasev, 5 Dmitri Sokolov, 6 Evgeny Valiev, 7 Vitaly Fridzon, 8 Evgeny Voronov, 9 Dmitry Kulagin, 10

, 11 Semyon Antonov, 12 Sergei Monia, 13 Dmitry Khvostov, 14 Aleksey Savrasenko, 15 Anton Ponkrashov (Coach: Vasily Karasev) ---- 2015 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 24 teams 1 Andrey Zubkov, 4 Evgeny Baburin, 5 Ruslan Pateev, 7 Vitaly Fridzon, 9 Egor Vyaltsev, 11 Semyon Antonov, 12 Sergei Monia, 13 Dmitry Khvostov, 14 Anton Ponkrashov (C), 20 Andrey Vorontsevich, 32 Andrey Desyatnikov, 41 Nikita Kurbanov (Coach: Evgeniy Pashutin) ---- 2017 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 24 teams 1

, 4 Evgeny Baburin, 7 Vitaly Fridzon, 8 Vladimir Ivlev, 11 Semyon Antonov, 12 Andrey Zubkov, 13 Dmitry Khvostov, 15 Timofey Mozgov, 20 Andrey Vorontsevich, 22 Dmitry Kulagin, 30 Mikhail Kulagin, 41 Nikita Kurbanov (Coach: Sergei Bazarevich) ---- 2019 FIBA World Cup: finished 12th among 32 teams 2 Andrei Sopin, 3 Sergey Karasev, 4 Evgeny Baburin, 6 Grigory Motovilov, 7 Vitaly Fridzon, 8 Vladimir Ivlev, 11 Semyon Antonov, 12 Andrey Zubkov, 20 Andrey Vorontsevich, 30 Mikhail Kulagin, 31 Evgeny Valiev, 41 Nikita Kurbanov (Coach: Sergei Bazarevich)

Kit

Manufacturer

1993–2015: Reebok
2015–March 1, 2022:

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Sponsor

2015–present: Norilsk Nickel

References

External links

Official website

Russia
at FIBA site
Russian National Team - Men
at Eurobasket.com

at FIBA Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Russia National Basketball Team Men's national basketball teams FIBA EuroBasket–winning countries 1992 establishments in Russia National sports teams established in 1992

History

Early history (1992–2000)

Decline (2000–2006)

Blatt era (2006–2012)

Corruption in the RBF and decline (2012–2016)

Return to European success; Ban (2016–)

Honours

Medals table (since 1992)

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup

Olympic Games

FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup

EuroBasket

Results and fixtures

2021

2022

Team

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable players

Head coach position

Past rosters

Kit

Manufacturer

Sponsor

See also

References

External links