Belarus men's national basketball team

The Belarus men's national basketball team () represented Belarus in international basketball matches, and are controlled by the Belarusian Basketball Federation. They came into existence in 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The team played in their first official match the following year versus Lithuania. They are Europe's most populous nation to have never qualified for a major international basketball competition.

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA suspended Belarus from participating in international competitions.

History Prior to independence Before 1992, Belarus was occupied by the Soviet Union, with Belarusian born players taking part on the Soviet Union national team.

Ensuing years After Belarus gained independence from the Soviet Union, their first attempt to qualify for the premier European basketball tournament came in 1993. They ultimately came up short in their attempt. Throughout the rest of the 1990s and 2000s, Belarus were unsuccessful at securing qualification. During qualifying for the EuroBasket 2017, Belarus was stationed into Group D with another opportunity to reach the EuroBasket finals. The team began the qualifiers with two loses, before earning their first victory at home against Portugal. Belarus went on to win twice more to conclude the qualifiers at a record of (3–3), but it wasn't enough as the team was eliminated.

For qualification to the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Belarus first went through European Pre-Qualifiers. Belarus would finish with a (1–3) record in their pre-qualifying group, but would advance to the first round of the qualifiers; due to owning the point difference in their head-to-head against Portugal. There, they were placed in Group A, and right away the national team were overwhelmed in their first two matches by dominant performances from Slovenia and Montenegro respectively. They eventually notched their first win in the group in a rematch against Slovenia, but to no avail. Belarus finished with a (1–5) record and failed to advance.

Belarus later went on to compete in EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers, but were eliminated in a match to Denmark, in the final pre-qualifying window 69–66.

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup World CupQualificationYearPosition1950 to 1990Part of Soviet Union 1994Did not qualifyEuroBasket servedas qualifiers 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 20191028 2023DisqualifiedDisqualified 2027BannedBanned 2031To be determinedTo be determinedTotal0/9 1028

Olympic Games Olympic GamesQualifyingYearPosition1948 to 1992Part of Soviet Union1996 to 2020Did not qualifyDid not qualify 2024BannedBannedTotal0/7

EuroBasket EuroBasketQualificationYearPosition1947 to 1991Part of Soviet Union 1993Did not qualify514 1995624 19971046 19991037 20011569 20031679 2005Division B642 2007Division B853 2009Division B1073 2011Division B844 2013Did not qualify826 20151266 2017633 2022844 2025BannedBanned 2029To be determinedTo be determinedTotal0/15 1285870

Team Current roster Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 25 and 28 November 2021 against Turkey and Greece.

Depth chart

Head coach position Aliaksandr Papkou – (2008–2009) Mikhail Feiman – (2010) Andrei Krivonos – (2011–2012) Ruslan Baidakov – (2013–2014) Dušan Gvozdić – (2014) Aleksander Krutikov – (2015–2019) Rostislav Vergun – (2019–present)

Belarus men's national basketball team

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