Ukraine men's national basketball team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ukraine women's national basketball team.
The Ukraine men's national basketball team (Ukrainian: збірна України з баскетболу) represents Ukraine in international basketball competitions. They are controlled by the Basketball Federation of Ukraine.
Quick Facts FIBA ranking, Joined FIBA ...
FIBA ranking | 36 1 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | FBU | ||
Coach | Vitaly Stepanovsky | ||
Nickname(s) | Синьо-жовті (The Blue and Yellow) Збірна (The National Team) | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 | ||
Medals | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 9 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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First international | |||
Ukraine 87–76 England (Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Iceland 62–105 Ukraine (Reykjavík, Iceland; 22 November 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Italy 99–62 Ukraine (Vršac, Serbia and Montenegro; 18 September 2005) |
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After Ukrainian Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, and joining FIBA in 1992, the national team played their first official match against England on 30 May 1993. Their biggest success so far on the international stage has been qualifying for the EuroBasket nine times, and reaching the FIBA World Cup for the first time in 2014.