Belgium men's national basketball team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Belgium women's national basketball team.
The Belgium men's national basketball team[lower-alpha 1] has represented Belgium in international basketball since 1928. The supervising body for the national team is Basketball Belgium.
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FIBA ranking | 39 ![]() | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1933 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Basketball Belgium | ||
Coach | Dario Gjergja | ||
Nickname(s) | Lions | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 3 | ||
Medals | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 18 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Brussels, Belgium; 6 May 1928) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 April 1947) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Sofia, Bulgaria; 23 June 1957) |
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Belgium has qualified for the EuroBasket 18 times throughout their history, achieving their best result at the event in 1947, where they finished in fourth place. Moreover, Belgium has competed at the Olympic Games on three occasions, in 1936, 1948, and 1952. However, Belgium is still in pursuit of making their first appearance at the FIBA World Cup.
The team is nicknamed and also represents itself as Belgian Lions.