Azerbaijan men's national basketball team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Azerbaijan women's national basketball team.
The Azerbaijan men's national basketball team (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan milli basketbol komandası) is the national basketball team of Azerbaijan. The team is controlled by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation.
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FIBA ranking | 105 ![]() | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1994 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Azerbaijan Basketball Federation | ||
Coach | Tahir Bakhshiyev | ||
Nickname(s) | Milli komanda (The National Team) | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | None | ||
Championship for Small Countries | |||
Appearances | 4 | ||
Medals | ![]() | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Medina, Saudi Arabia; 9 April 2005) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001) |
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Since becoming members of FIBA in 1994, Azerbaijan has mostly taken part in smaller competitions such as the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, winning it twice, in 2006 and 2008. The national team also won a title at the Islamic Solidarity Games in their lone appearance in 2005.