India men's national basketball team

India
FIBA ranking76 Increase 6 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationBasketball Federation of India
CoachScott Flemming
Nickname(s)Indian Cagers[2]
Olympic Games
Appearances1
MedalsNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances26
MedalsNone
SABA Championship
Appearances6
Medals Gold : (2002, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021)
South Asian Games
Appearances5
Medals Gold : (1987, 1991, 1995, 2019)
Silver: (2010)

The India men's national basketball team represents India in international men's basketball. It is controlled by Basketball Federation of India.[3] The team made significant improvements as the sport of basketball is becoming more popular.[4]

A 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia,[5] India has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. Throughout its history, Team India qualified for the FIBA Asia Championship 26 times and is placed in the top five in appearances in this tournament. Further, India's basketball team won four gold medals and one silver medal at the South Asian Games and became the most successful team in the South Asian region. India have also won the SABA Championship six times.[6] Team India celebrated its victory at the 2014 Lusofonia Games after they finished the tournament with a 4–0 record as they beat 11–time African Champions Angola in the final.[7]

Its most famous moment came at the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup with the win against home favorites and most successful Asian team China by seven points.[3][8] This win has been labelled as the biggest basketball win in the nation's history.[9]

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  4. ^ "Basketball becoming popular". Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ Jai Prakash, "Indian basketball team to feature in Dubai tournament" Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Yahoo Cricket India, 3 June 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ^ Pakistan basketball team named for 11th South Asian Games Archived 23 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine, gz2010.cn, accessed 25 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Lusofonia Games '14: Indian men win historic gold; Women settle for bronze - Ekalavyas | Ekalavyas". Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  8. ^ "FIBA LiveStats". www.fibalivestats.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  9. ^ "5th FIBA Asia Cup: India beats China for biggest basketball win in the nation's history - Ekalavyas | Ekalavyas". Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.