The Russia men's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national
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 ...
team of Russia, administered by the
Russian Basketball Federation
Russian Basketball Federation (), also known as RBF, is a national governing body of basketball in Russia. It was founded in 1991, and is the successor to the Soviet Basketball Federation. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA banned R ...
. It represented the country in men's international under-16 and under-17 basketball competitions.
After the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
, FIBA banned Russian teams and officials from participating in FIBA basketball competitions.
FIBA U16 European Championship
The FIBA U16 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U16 European Championship, originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Cadets. It's a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1971 edition. Through the 20 ...
participations
See also
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Russia men's national basketball team
The Russia men's national basketball team () represents Russia in international basketball competition. They are organized and run by the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF). The team came into existence after the dissolution of the Soviet Uni ...
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Russia men's national under-19 basketball team
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Soviet Union men's national under-16 basketball team
The Soviet Union men's national under-16 basketball team was a men's junior national basketball team of the Soviet Union. It represented the country in international under-16 (under age 16) basketball competitions, until the dissolution of the Sov ...
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Russia women's national under-17 basketball team
References
External links
Archived recordsof Russia team participations
Basketball in Russia
u17
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 ...
Men's national under-17 basketball teams
1993 establishments in Russia
National sports teams established in 1993
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