List of men's national basketball teams

Active teams

The International Basketball Federation, or FIBA recognizes 213 national teams divided into 5 zones, each roughly corresponding to a continent (North America and South America are grouped under the Americas.)

The newest national team are Kosovo which were recognized in 2015.

There are more FIBA-recognized teams than FIFA-recognized teams (211).

FIBA Africa

FIBA Africa, which has 54 national teams, is divided into 7 zones.

FIBA Americas

FIBA Americas (formerly the Pan-American Basketball Confederation), which controls North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, has 43 national teams, divided into three areas. The Central American and Caribbean Confederations of Basketball (CONCECABA) is further divided into the Central America and Caribbean zone.

FIBA Asia

FIBA Asia (formerly the Asian Basketball Confederation) is divided into 6 zones and has 44 national teams.

FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe has 50 member nations under it.

 Great Britain, a combined team of England, Scotland and Wales, competed in Eurobasket 2009 and played at the 2012 Olympics. Starting September 30, 2016, England, Scotland and Wales rescinded their FIBA memberships and operate internationally as the British Basketball Federation.

FIBA Oceania

FIBA Oceania has 22 member nations under it.

Defunct teams

 Czechoslovakia - split into two teams; no team carried over the records of Czechoslovakia

 Czech Republic

 Slovakia

 East Germany - merged into

 West Germany; West Germany assumes the records of a unified  Germany team

 South Vietnam - merged into

 North Vietnam; North Vietnam assumes the records of a unified  Vietnam team

 South Yemen - merged into

 North Yemen; North Yemen assumes the records of a unified  Yemen team

 Soviet Union - split into 15 different national teams; no team carried over the records of the Soviet Union. National teams descended from  Soviet Union are:

The three Baltic states and Russia which played international basketball prior to 1945 inherited their old records prior to being merged with  Soviet Union:

 Estonia

 Latvia

 Lithuania

 Russia

The Unified Team (a.k.a. the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) team) for the 1992 Summer Olympics was a one-off team.

 United Arab Republic - merger of two teams;

 Egypt

 Syria

Later split into two teams:

 Syria retained its old records as Syria.

 United Arab Republic (later renamed as Egypt) retained the old records as Egypt

 Yugoslavia - split into five teams; no team carried over the records of Yugoslavia. Other national teams descended from  Yugoslavia are:

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Croatia

 Macedonia

 Slovenia

 Serbia and Montenegro - split into two teams

 Montenegro

 Serbia; retained Serbia and Montenegro's records. A team later split from Serbia:

 Kosovo

 Netherlands Antilles - replaced by:

 Aruba

FIBA country codes

FIBA uses IOC country codes for most countries which are IOC members. For non-IOC members and exceptions, FIBA uses the following codes:

 England: ENG

 Gibraltar: GIB

 Marshall Islands: MIS (IOC: MHL)

 Montserrat: MAT

 New Caledonia: CAL

 Norfolk Island: NIS

 Northern Mariana Islands: SAI

 Scotland: SCO

 Tahiti: TAH

 Turks and Caicos Islands: TCI

 Wales: WAL