The Romania men's national basketball team ( ro, Echipa națională de baschet a României) represents
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
in international
basketball
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competition. The team is administered by the
Romanian Basketball Federation
The Romanian Basketball Federation (FRB) ( ro, Federatia Română de Baschet) is the governing body of basketball in Romania. It was founded in 1931, and they became members of FIBA in 1932 as co-founders.
The Romanian Basketball Federation opera ...
(FRB).
Romania has qualified for the EuroBasket 18 times throughout their history. Their best tournament results occurred in 1957 and 1967 respectively, where they finished fifth. The national team has also appeared at the
Olympic Games
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once, in 1952. However, Romania has yet to clinch qualification for their first trip to the FIBA World Cup.
Geneva
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, the Romania national team finished in last place in the then ten team tournament. Losing all three of their matches; 42-9 to
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, 66-23 to
France
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, and 24-17 to
Hungary
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.
EuroBasket 1947
Romania returned to the European championship twelve years later in
Prague
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, for the
EuroBasket 1947
The 1947 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1947, was the fifth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Fourteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) too ...
. Romania finished with a record of 1-2 after the preliminary round, which eliminated them from championship contention but they earned their first ever EuroBasket victory against the
Netherlands
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. The Romanians added two more in the classification semifinal, as they defeated
Austria
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and
Albania
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. This put them in a classification match against
Italy
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for 9th and 10th place, which Romania lost 55-39. The national team thus placed tenth again, but this time they had outranked four teams to do so, due to the expansion of the tournament to 14.
EuroBasket 1951
The Romanian national team entered the
EuroBasket 1951
The 1951 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1951, was the seventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) en ...
in
Paris
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, but withdrew before any games were played, so official records gave them three preliminary round losses, each with a score of 2-0.
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
in
Helsinki
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, where the national team finished 23rd. It was the first and only time they qualified for the Olympic Basketball Tournament.
EuroBasket 1953
The
EuroBasket 1953
The 1953 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1953, was the eighth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) en ...
in
Moscow
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was the next European tournament in which the Romanians actually played. They finished in 3rd place in their preliminary round group with a 1-2 record and advanced to the classification rounds. They won 3 of their 4 games there, finishing in a three-way tie for the top spot of the group. They lost out on the tiebreaker though and were relegated to the 13th-16th place semifinals. Winning that game and their next, the Romanians finished in 13th place of the 17 teams in the tournament.
EuroBasket 1955
Romania was much more successful two years later, at the
EuroBasket 1955
The 1955 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1955, was the ninth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) enter ...
in
Budapest
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. A preliminary round loss to the global power house
Soviet Union
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mattered little, as the national team won their other three preliminary matches against
Sweden
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,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
and
Luxembourg
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to take second place in the group behind the Soviets to advance to the final round. There, they won games against
Poland
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to finish 2-5 in the final round to take 7th place in the 18-team tournament.
EuroBasket 1957
Romania came within a single point of winning their preliminary pool at
EuroBasket 1957
The 1957 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1957, was the tenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIB ...
in
Sofia
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, losing to
Hungary
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in the narrow match. They beat their other two opponents
Belgium
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and
Finland
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to finish in second place in the pool to advance into the final round. There, they matched up again with Hungary, but the game wasn't as close as the Hungarians cruised to a 76-61 victory. The national team also lost to the other three pool winners, to finish with a 3-4 record to end the tournament in 5th place.
Later years
The team repeated its most successful campaign at the
EuroBasket 1967
The 1967 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1967, was the fifteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.
Venues
First round Group A – Helsinki
Group B – Tampere
Knocko ...
when it finished 5th again. The following years, the team had some successful performances but after 1987, it ceded completely from Europe's elite events. After 30 years of absence, Romania returned to the EuroBasket in 2017 when the country gained hosting rights alongside
Finland
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,
Israel
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and
Turkey
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. However, the national team ended its participation with five losses in its five games played.
EuroBasket 2022 qualification
After defeating both
Slovakia
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and
Cyprus
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twice, the Tricolorii advanced to the final qualification round where they came short of their second EuroBasket qualification since 1987. The team was coached by Tudor Costescu.
Cyprus
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and
Portugal
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.
Depth chart
Head coach position
Notable players
* Andrei Folbert – First Romanian Basketball "Maestru Emerit Al Sportului"
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Gheorghe Mureșan
Gheorghe Dumitru Mureșan (; born 14 February 1971), also known as "Ghiță" (), is a Romanian former professional basketball player. At , he is tied with Manute Bol for the tallest player ever to have played in the NBA.
Early life
Mureșan was ...
– First Romanian to play in the NBA
*
Constantin Popa
Constantin Popa ( he, קונסטנטין פופה; born February 18, 1971) is a Romanian-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player.
Biography
Popa played for Dinamo Bucharest in his native Romania before going overseas to play colle ...
*
Horia Demian
Horia Demian (1942–1989) was a Romanian basketball player who played for U Cluj (Ştiinţa Cluj between 1951–1965, currently U-BT Cluj-Napoca) from 1960 until 197 During that period, U Cluj finished second in one season and third in four sea ...
*
Ernie Grunfeld
Ernest Grunfeld (born April 24, 1955) is a Romanian-American former professional basketball player and former general manager in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In college at the University of Tennessee, he set a new record as the sch ...
Past rosters
1935 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 10 teams
3 Nae Alexandrescu, 4 Balteanu, 5 O.Belitoreanu, 6 M.Bercus, 7 E.Dumitrescu, 8 Nicu Grozavescu, 9 Samy Grunstein, 10 C.Riegler (Coach: C. O. Lecca)
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1947 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 14 teams
3
Constantin Herold
Constantin Herold (4 February 1912 – 28 August 1984) was a Romanian multi-sport athlete that practiced through his career 14 sports. He was mostly known for his activity in basketball, where he was a player and coach. On 17 June 2005, he receiv ...
, 4 N.Badulescu, 5 H.Dlugos, 6 S.Ferencz, 7 H.Kevorkian, 8 P.Marossi, 9 Alexandru Popescu, 10 S.Sadeanu, 11 Gh.Teodorescu, 12 I.Vulescu, 13 Vasile Popescu, 14 A.Neagu, 21 C.Babaliescu (Coach: C.Virgolici)
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1952 Olympic Games: finished 23rd among 23 teams
3
Cornel Călugăreanu
Corneliu Călugăreanu (30 July 1930 – 2011) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of ...
Liviu Naghy
Liviu Naghy (November 20, 1929 in Oradea – 1989) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the ...
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Mihai Nedef
Mihai Nedef (November 8, 1931 – 10 June 2017) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well a ...
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Cezar Niculescu
Cezar Niculescu (born 27 July 1927) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Oly ...
Vasile Popescu
Vasile Popescu (May 1, 1925 in Bucharest – 2003) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the ...
Mihai Nedef
Mihai Nedef (November 8, 1931 – 10 June 2017) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well a ...
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Cezar Niculescu
Cezar Niculescu (born 27 July 1927) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Oly ...
Liviu Naghy
Liviu Naghy (November 20, 1929 in Oradea – 1989) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the ...
, 14 Vasile Kadar (Coach: Alexandru Popescu)
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1955 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 18 teams
3 E.Ganea, 4 R.Popovici, 5
Mihai Nedef
Mihai Nedef (November 8, 1931 – 10 June 2017) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well a ...
Liviu Naghy
Liviu Naghy (November 20, 1929 in Oradea – 1989) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the ...
, 14 Vasile Kadar, 15 Corneliu Calugareanu (Coach:
Vasile Popescu
Vasile Popescu (May 1, 1925 in Bucharest – 2003) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the ...
)
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1957 EuroBasket
The 1957 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1957, was the tenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIB ...
: finished 5th among 16 teams
3 Grigore Costescu, 4 A.Borbely, 5
Mihai Nedef
Mihai Nedef (November 8, 1931 – 10 June 2017) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well a ...
, 6 Andrei Folbert, 7 Emanoil Răducanu, 8 Alexandru Berecky, 9 Emil Niculescu, 10 Alexandru Fodor, 11 Mihai Erdogh, 12 Armand Nováček, 13
Liviu Naghy
Liviu Naghy (November 20, 1929 in Oradea – 1989) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the ...
Mihai Nedef
Mihai Nedef (November 8, 1931 – 10 June 2017) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well a ...
Constantin Herold
Constantin Herold (4 February 1912 – 28 August 1984) was a Romanian multi-sport athlete that practiced through his career 14 sports. He was mostly known for his activity in basketball, where he was a player and coach. On 17 June 2005, he receiv ...
)
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1961 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 19 teams
4 Aurel Popovici, 5 Emil Niculescu, 6 Horatiu Giurgiu, 7 Mihai Nedef, 8 Nicolae Viciu, 9 Mihai Albu, 10 Pavel Visner, 11 Dragos Nosievici, 12 Cristian Popescu, 13 Armand Nováček, 14
Horia Demian
Horia Demian (1942–1989) was a Romanian basketball player who played for U Cluj (Ştiinţa Cluj between 1951–1965, currently U-BT Cluj-Napoca) from 1960 until 197 During that period, U Cluj finished second in one season and third in four sea ...
, 15 Gheorghe Valeriu (Coach:
Constantin Herold
Constantin Herold (4 February 1912 – 28 August 1984) was a Romanian multi-sport athlete that practiced through his career 14 sports. He was mostly known for his activity in basketball, where he was a player and coach. On 17 June 2005, he receiv ...
)
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1963 EuroBasket
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: finished 11th among 16 teams
4
Horia Demian
Horia Demian (1942–1989) was a Romanian basketball player who played for U Cluj (Ştiinţa Cluj between 1951–1965, currently U-BT Cluj-Napoca) from 1960 until 197 During that period, U Cluj finished second in one season and third in four sea ...
, 5 Emil Niculescu, 6 Marian Spiridon, 7 Mihai Nedef, 8 Mihai Kiss, 9 Mihai Albu, 10 Horatiu Giurgiu, 11 Dragos Nosievici, 12 Cristian Popescu, 13 Pavel Visner, 14 Mircea Cimpeanu, 15 Gheorghe Valeriu (Coach:
Vasile Popescu
Vasile Popescu (May 1, 1925 in Bucharest – 2003) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the ...
Horia Demian
Horia Demian (1942–1989) was a Romanian basketball player who played for U Cluj (Ştiinţa Cluj between 1951–1965, currently U-BT Cluj-Napoca) from 1960 until 197 During that period, U Cluj finished second in one season and third in four sea ...
, 5 Gheorghe Novac, 6 Marian Spiridon, 7 Mihai Nedef, 8 Nicolae Ionescu, 9 Mihai Albu, 10 Alin Savu, 11 Dragos Nosievici, 12 Cristian Popescu, 13 Armand Nováček, 14 Ekehardt Jekely, 15 Aurel Popovici (Coach:
Vasile Popescu
Vasile Popescu (May 1, 1925 in Bucharest – 2003) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the ...
)
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1967 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 16 teams
4 Adolf Cernea, 5 Gheorghe Novac, 6 Dragos Nosievici, 7 Alin Savu, 8 Ekehardt Jekely, 9 Mihai Albu, 10 Gheorghe Barau, 11 Nicolae Birsan, 12 Cristian Popescu, 13 Titus Tarau, 14 Radu Diaconescu, 15
Horia Demian
Horia Demian (1942–1989) was a Romanian basketball player who played for U Cluj (Ştiinţa Cluj between 1951–1965, currently U-BT Cluj-Napoca) from 1960 until 197 During that period, U Cluj finished second in one season and third in four sea ...
(Coach: Alexandru Popescu)
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1969 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams
4 Francisc Dikay, 5 Matei Ruhring, 6 Dragos Nosievici, 7 Constantin Dragomirescu, 8 Ekehardt Jekely, 9 Mihai Albu, 10 Petru Czmor, 11 Radu Diaconescu, 12 Gheorghe Novac, 13 Titus Tarau, 14 Mihai Dimancea, 15 Adolf Cernea (Coach: Alexandru Popescu)
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1971 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams
4 Dan Georgescu, 5 Mircea Chivulescu, 6 Nicolae Pirsu, 7 Alin Savu, 8 Dan Niculescu, 9 Mihai Albu, 10 Constantin Dragomirescu, 11 Radu Diaconescu, 12 Gheorghe Cimpeanu, 13 Titus Tarau, 14 Gheorghe Oczelak, 15 Vasile Popa (Coach: Alexandru Popescu)
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1973 EuroBasket: finished 9th among 12 teams
4 Gheorghe Cimpeanu, 5 Mircea Chivulescu, 6 Nicolae Pirsu, 7 Nicolae Manaila, 8 Dan Niculescu, 9 Dan Georgescu, 10 Costel Cernat, 11 Radu Diaconescu, 12 Gheorghe Novac, 13 Titus Tarau, 14 Gheorghe Oczelak, 15 Vasile Popa (Coach: Alexandru Popescu)
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1975 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 12 teams
4 Dan Georgescu, 5 Georghe Mihuta, 6 Vasile Zdrenghea, 7 Dan Moisescu, 8 Nicolae Pirsu, 9 Dan Niculescu, 10 Costel Cernat, 11 Radu Diaconescu, 12 Gheorghe Novac, 13 Titus Tarau, 14 Gheorghe Oczelak, 15 Vasile Popa (Coach:
Mihai Nedef
Mihai Nedef (November 8, 1931 – 10 June 2017) was a Romanian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well a ...
)
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1985 EuroBasket
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: finished 10th among 12 teams
4 Florentin Ermurache, 5 Attila Szabó, 6 Viorel Constantin, 7 Ioan Ionescu, 8 Doru Rădulescu, 9 Dan Niculescu, 10 Costel Cernat, 11 Roman Opsitaru, 12 Anton Netolitzchi, 13 Victor Jacob, 14 Marian Marinache, 15 Alexandru Vinereanu (Coach: Gheorghe Novac)
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1987 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 12 teams
4 Florentin Ermurache, 5 Sorin Ardeleanu, 6 Robert Reisenbuchler, 7 Ioan Ionescu, 8 Petre Brănișteanu, 9 Dan Niculescu, 10 Costel Cernat, 11 Andrei Constantin, 12 Anton Netolitzchi, 13
Constantin Popa
Constantin Popa ( he, קונסטנטין פופה; born February 18, 1971) is a Romanian-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player.
Biography
Popa played for Dinamo Bucharest in his native Romania before going overseas to play colle ...
, 14 Gabriel David, 15 Alexandru Vinereanu (Coach: Gheorghe Novac)
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2017 EuroBasket
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Vlad Moldoveanu
Vlad-Sorin Moldoveanu (born February 11, 1988) is a Romanian professional basketball player who last played for CSO Voluntari. He also represents the Romanian national basketball team in international competition. Standing at , he plays at the po ...
Octavian Calota
Octavian Calota-Popa (born November 22, 1984) is a Romanian basketball player which plays for CSM Petrolul Ploiești, CSM Ploiești of the Romanian Liga Națională (men's basketball), Liga Națională and the Romania national basketball team, Rom ...
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Alexandru Olah
Alexandru Lucian Olah (born 15 October 1993) is a Romanian basketball player for Rapid București of the Liga Națională. He also plays for the Romanian national team.
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On 20 January 2018, Olah signed a 2-week try-out contr ...
Nandor Kuti
Nandor Kuti (born 10 January 1997) is a Romanian professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională, and the Romanian national team. He participated at the EuroBasket 2017
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