Soviet Union men's national basketball team

Soviet Union
FIBA rankingDefunct
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationSoviet Basketball Federation
CoachVarious
Olympic Games
Appearances9
MedalsGold Gold: (1972, 1988)
Silver Silver: (1952, 1956, 1960, 1964)
Bronze Bronze: (1968, 1976, 1980)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances9
MedalsGold Gold: (1967, 1974, 1982)
Silver Silver: (1978, 1986, 1990)
Bronze Bronze: (1963, 1970)
FIBA EuroBasket
Appearances21
MedalsGold Gold: (1947, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1979, 1981, 1985)
Silver Silver: (1975, 1977, 1987)
Bronze Bronze: (1955, 1973, 1983, 1989)
First international
 Soviet Union 50–11 Yugoslavia 
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 27 April 1947)
Biggest win
 Soviet Union 118–14 Denmark 
(Moscow, Soviet Union; 25 May 1953)
Biggest defeat
 Soviet Union 55–89 United States 
(Melbourne, Australia; 1 December 1956)

The Soviet Union men's national basketball team (Russian: Сбо́рная СССР по баскетболу, romanized: sbórnaya SSSR po basketbolu) was the national basketball team that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.

Based on the number of medals, the basketball program of the former Soviet Union remains one of the most successful in the history of international basketball competitions, behind that of the United States but ahead of Spain.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "archive.fiba.com: Key Figures".
  2. ^ "archive.fiba.com: Key Figures".
  3. ^ "archive.fiba.com: Key Figures". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 31 December 2023.