Belarus men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Belarus women's national basketball team.

Belarus
FIBA rankingNR (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1992
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBBF
CoachRostislav Vergun
Nickname(s)Белыя крылы
(The White Wings)
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
First international
 Belarus 88–80 Lithuania 
(Wrocław, Poland; 31 May 1993)
Biggest win
 Belarus 121–50 Azerbaijan 
(Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 101–53 Belarus 
(Alcoy, Spain; 3 December 1997)

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.[2]

History

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Prior to independence

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

Ensuing years

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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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

Competitive record

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Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 25 and 28 November 2021 against Turkey and Greece.[9]

Belarus men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 1 Darol Ernandez 32 – (1989-11-15)15 November 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Minsk Belarus
F 3 Benjamin-Pavel Dudu 30 – (1991-04-29)29 April 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Minsk Belarus
PG 4 Uladzislau Blizniuk 22 – (1999-01-08)8 January 1999 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Minsk Belarus
SF 5 Aliaksei Trastsinetski 35 – (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Minsk Belarus
PF 7 Maksim Salash 25 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Burgos Spain
C 9 Artsiom Parakhouski 34 – (1987-10-06)6 October 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Parma Russia
SG 11 Uladzislau Mikulski 23 – (1998-04-11)11 April 1998 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Borisfen Belarus
F 12 Yauheni Beliankou 26 – (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Minsk Belarus
C 17 Vadzim Stubeda 21 – (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Minsk Belarus
SG 30 Kiryl Sitnik 32 – (1989-10-23)23 October 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Dynamo Russia
PG 31 Andrei Stabrouski 23 – (1997-12-29)29 December 1997 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Minsk Belarus
G 95 Ivan Aladka 26 – (1995-02-09)9 February 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Rusichi Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 November 2021

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Head coach position

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Recent results and upcoming fixtures

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  Win   Loss

2020

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26 November 2020 Belarus  90–50  Albania Matosinhos, Portugal* [note 1]
16:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 24–7, 23–20, 22–7
Pts: Parakhouski 17
Rebs: Parakhouski 10
Asts: Mikulski, Trastsinetski 5 		Boxscore Pts: Lekndreaj 15
Rebs: Shima 7
Asts: Strazimiri 3 		Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos
Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Guido Giovannetti (ITA), Maxime Boubert (FRA)
28 November 2020 Belarus  89–53  Cyprus Matosinhos, Portugal* [note 1]
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 24–9, 26–13, 15–22
Pts: Rahozenka 17
Rebs: Parakhouski 12
Asts: Rubinshteyn 5 		Boxscore Pts: Michail 9
Rebs: Koumis 6
Asts: Giannaras 3 		Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos
Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Nikola Perlić (CRO), Maxime Boubert (FRA)

2021

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18 February 2021 Portugal  75–57  Belarus Nicosia, Cyprus* [note 1]
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 25–11, 17–6, 19–28
Pts: Amarante 14
Rebs: Queiroz, Ventura 6
Asts: Ventura 6 		Boxscore Pts: Blizniuk, Vikentsyeu 12
Rebs: Vikentsyeu 6
Asts: Blizniuk 5 		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Nemanja Ninković (SRB)
20 February 2021 Albania  72–93  Belarus Nicosia, Cyprus* [note 1]
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 15–19, 16–26, 17–23
Pts: Taflaj 16
Rebs: Hysenagolli 10
Asts: Bedini, Hysenagolli 4 		Boxscore Pts: Beliankou 26
Rebs: Salash, Vikentsyeu 6
Asts: Blizniuk 7 		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Referees: Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Péter Praksch (HUN), Franko Gracin (CRO)
8 August 2021 Latvia  92–83  Belarus Riga, Latvia* [note 2]
19:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 24–24, 20–23, 27–16
Pts: Bertāns 20
Rebs: Meiers 9
Asts: Strēlnieks, Zoriks 5 		Boxscore Pts: Parakhouski 16
Rebs: Parakhouski 7
Asts: Sitnik 6 		Arena: Arena Riga
Referees: Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO)
9 August 2021 Belarus  77–72  Romania Riga, Latvia* [note 2]
19:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 19–20, 22–22, 17–11
Pts: Sitnik 20
Rebs: Parakhouski 11
Asts: four players 2 		Boxscore Pts: Richard 14
Rebs: Uta 8
Asts: Tohătan 6 		Arena: Arena Riga
Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO)
12 August 2021 Belarus  60–83  Latvia Riga, Latvia* [note 2]
19:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 20–23, 16–24, 9–16
Pts: Rubinshteyn, Stabrouski 15
Rebs: Rubinshteyn 5
Asts: Aladka 4 		Boxscore Pts: Gražulis 22
Rebs: Gražulis 9
Asts: Zoriks 8 		Arena: Arena Riga
Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Radomir Vojinović (MNE)
13 August 2021 Romania  66–94  Belarus Riga, Latvia* [note 2]
19:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 8–26, 15–24, 25–20, 18–24
Pts: Richard 15
Rebs: Cățe 7
Asts: Gheorghe 6 		Boxscore Pts: Parakhouski 21
Rebs: Parakhouski 11
Asts: Beliankou, Blizniuk 6 		Arena: Arena Riga
Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO)
25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) Belarus  Annulled  Turkey
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28 November 2021 (2021-11-28) Greece  Annulled  Belarus
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2022

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25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) Belarus  Cancelled  Great Britain
Note: The game, originally scheduled for 25 February 2022, was postponed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]
28 February 2022 (2022-02-28) Great Britain  Cancelled  Belarus
Note: The game, originally scheduled for 28 February 2022, was postponed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[14]
30 June 2022 (2022-06-30) Turkey  Cancelled  Belarus
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3 July 2022 (2022-07-03) Belarus  Cancelled  Greece
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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches in the November 2020 and February 2021 windows were played behind closed doors in select host cities.[11]
  2. ^ a b c d Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches during the European Pre-Qualifiers second round window in August 2021 were played in a single location in select host cities.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Federations implement bans on athletes and teams from Russia and Belarus". www.insidethegames.biz. 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Belarus secure first victory in FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers". 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Belarus during the EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Belarus during the 2019 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Belarus during the 2019 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Belarus during the EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. ^ "FIBA decisions on Russia and Belarus for upcoming competitions". fiba.basketball. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Belarus during the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers in Nov. 2021". Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Rostislav Vergun named head coach of Belarus national team". 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Statement regarding the November 2020 and February 2021 Qualifiers". Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Find out who is hosting the European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Gameday 3 fixture between Belarus and Great Britain postponed". fiba.basketball. 24 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Gameday 4 fixtures Netherlands - Russia and Great Britain - Belarus postponed". fiba.basketball. 25 February 2022.
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