North Macedonia men's national basketball team
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The North Macedonia men's national basketball team (Macedonian: Кошаркарска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, romanized: Košarkarska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in international basketball and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. They joined FIBA in 1993, after they gained independence from Yugoslavia. That same year the national team played their first official match against Estonia. Prior to 1993, Macedonian players took part on the Yugoslavia national team.
FIBA ranking | 58 1 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1993 (1936 within Yugoslavia) | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | BFNM | ||
Coach | Aleksandar Jončevski | ||
Nickname(s) | Лавови ( Lions) Црвено-Жолти (The Red and Yellow) Фаланга (Phalanx) | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 5 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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First international | |||
Estonia 74–60 Macedonia (Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993)[2] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Macedonia 105–66 Luxembourg (Skopje, Macedonia; 3 September 2005) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Croatia 128–72 Macedonia (Wrocław, Poland; 1 June 1993) |
Macedonia debuted in their first international tournament at the EuroBasket in 1999. They have appeared five times at the event overall, with their top performance coming in 2011, finishing in fourth place.