Azerbaijan men's national basketball team

Azerbaijan
FIBA ranking104 Increase 1 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1994
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationAzerbaijan Basketball Federation
CoachTahir Bakhshiyev
Nickname(s)Milli komanda
(The National Team)
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances4
MedalsGold Gold: (2006, 2008)
First international
 Belarus 121–50 Azerbaijan 
(Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001)
Biggest win
 Somalia 29–106 Azerbaijan 
(Medina, Saudi Arabia; 9 April 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Belarus 121–50 Azerbaijan 
(Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001)

The Azerbaijan men's national basketball team (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan milli basketbol komandası) is the national basketball team of Azerbaijan. The team is controlled by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation.

Since becoming members of FIBA in 1994, Azerbaijan has mostly taken part in smaller competitions such as the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, winning it twice, in 2006 and 2008. The national team also won a title at the Islamic Solidarity Games in their lone appearance in 2005.

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.