Denmark men's national basketball team

The Denmark men's national basketball team () represents Denmark in international basketball competition. The national team is controlled by the Danish Basketball Association.

In the 1950s, the Denmark national team competed regularly at the EuroBasket, the top European tournament. Their best appearance came in their debut appearance in 1951. Since then, the team has struggled to maintain consistency, but won gold at the European Championship for Small Countries in 2010. Denmark has yet to qualify to play on the global stage at the FIBA World Cup.

History EuroBasket 1951 Denmark debuted in the European championships at the EuroBasket 1951 in Paris. They went 0–4 in the preliminary round and ended up in last place in their group. In a direct elimination match against Luxembourg, Denmark took a 46–45 lead with 5 seconds left. A final half-court shot by Luxembourg bounced off the rim, giving Denmark its first ever win at the EuroBasket tournament and advancing the team to the first classification round. They picked up another win there, against Scotland, finishing in third place in the group at 1–2. Their third win of the tournament came against Portugal in the 13th–16th place classification semifinal. Denmark then lost to Switzerland in the 13th/14th place match to finish 14th of the 18 teams with a record of 3–7.

EuroBasket 1953 Two years later, at the EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow, Denmark did not fare as well. They dropped eight of their matches (three in the preliminary round, three in the first classification round, and the two second-round classification games) on their way to a 16th-place finish out of the 17 teams in the tournament.

EuroBasket 1955 At the EuroBasket 1955 in Budapest, Denmark lost all eight of their matches and finished last of the 18 teams at the event.

Later years After the EuroBasket 1955, the Danish national team regressed and never qualified for a major tournament again. They did achieve some success on a lower level, at the European Championship for Small Countries, where they won gold in 2010.

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup World CupQualificationYearPosition 1950No national representative 1954Did not qualify 1959Did not enterDid not enter 1963 1967 1970Did not qualifyEuroBasket servedas qualifiers 1974 1978 1982 1986Did not enterDid not enter 1990Did not qualifyEuroBasket servedas qualifiers 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014Did not enterDid not enter 2019 2023Did not qualify404 20271028 2031To be determinedTo be determinedTotal0/19 14 2 12

Olympic Games Olympic GamesQualifyingYearPosition 1936No national representative 1952Did not enter 1956Did not qualify 1960Did not enterDid not enter 1964 1968 1972Did not qualify303 1976Did not enterDid not enter 1980 1984 1988Did not qualify404 1992Did not enterDid not enter1996 to 2016 2020 2024Did not qualifyDid not qualify 2028To be determinedTo be determinedTotal0/19 7 0 7

Championship for Small Countries FIBA European Championship for Small CountriesYearPosition 2010550Total550

EuroBasket EuroBasketQualificationYearPosition1935 to 1949No national representative 195114th1037 195316th808 195518th808 1957Did not enter 1959 1961 1963Did not enter 1965 1967Did not qualify312 1969303 1971413 1973615 1975Did not enterDid not enter 1977Did not qualify523 1979413 1981422 1983Did not enterDid not enter 1985Did not qualify431 1987422 1989312 1991413 19931037 1995Did not enterDid not enter 1997Did not qualify523 199915510 2001514 200315411 2005Division B642 2007Did not qualify14212 2009Division B808 2011Did not enterDid not enter 2013 2015Did not qualify12210 2017624 202218612 202520911 2029To be determinedIn progressTotal3/3626 3 23 178 61 117

Results and fixtures

2025

2026

2027

Team Current roster Roster for the EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers match on 27 August 2026 against Romania.

Depth chart

Head coach position Per Huyghebaert – (1991–1994) Allan Foss – (2004–2009) / Peter Hoffman – (2010–2011) Pieti Poikola – (2013–2016) Erez Bittman – (2017–2021) Arnel Dedić – (2021–2022) Allan Foss – (2022–present)

Past rosters 1951 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 18 teams

3 Knud Lundberg, 4 Knud Norskov, 5 Erik Korsbjerg, 6 Erik Wilbek, 7 Peter Tantholdt, 8 Belger Can, 9 Bent Sondergaard, 10 Erik Melbye, 11 Sven Thomsen, 12 John Christensen, 13 Ove Nielsen, 14 Kai Sogaard, 15 Erik Carlsen, 16 Niels Mygind (Coach: ?)

1953 EuroBasket: finished 16th among 17 teams

3 Kai Sorensen, 4 Knud Norskov, 5 Knud Lundberg, 6 Peter Tantholdt, 7 John Christensen, 8 Erik Madsen, 10 Torben Starup-Hansen, 11 Ivan Rasmussen, 12 Ove Nielsen, 13 Erik Wilbek, 14 Per Meilsøe, 15 Willi Mouritsen, 16 John Nielsen (Coach: ?)

1955 EuroBasket: finished 18th among 18 teams

3 Kai Sogaard, 4 Erik Korsbjerg, 5 Peter Tantholdt, 6 Per Meilsøe, 7 An Lillelund, 8 Ivan Rasmussen, 9 Ove Nielsen, 10 T Storup, 11 P Hintz, 12 T Malmquist, 13 Willi Mouritsen, 14 S Sparre (Coach: ?)

Kit Manufacturer 2018–present: Spalding

Denmark men's national basketball team

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