FIBA ranking Coach Panayiotis Yiannaras Appearances None Location Cyprus | FIBA zone FIBA Europe Appearances None Appearances None Joined FIBA 1972 | |
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National federation Cyprus Basketball Federation | ||
The Cypriot national basketball team is the national basketball team of Cyprus. It is run by the Cyprus Basketball Federation. It is affiliated to FIBA, in the FIBA Europe zone.
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History
The team participates at international and European tournaments. The only international tournament it took a part of in 2005, was the World University Games, where it finished 26th out of 30 participating nations.
Cyprus national basketball team was a two-time Promotion Cup finalist (1990, 1994).
The team's results have improved considerably in recent years. Cyprus has repeatedly retained in the European minor countries tournament since 1995, while Cyprus made their first appearance in a EuroBasket semifinal phase in 2003.
Currently, Cyprus plays in Division B of the EuroBasket system. The team participated in the Group B of the EuroBasket 2009 B Qualifying Campaign, and had as opponents, the national teams of Belarus, Switzerland, Romania, and Albania. Those games took place in September 2008.
Roster
Roster for the EuroBasket 2017 qualification.
Head coach position
Manufacturer
2015: Champion