Ukraine men's national basketball team

Ukraine
FIBA ranking36 Steady (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1992
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationFBU
CoachVitaly Stepanovsky
Nickname(s)Синьо-жовті
(The Blue and Yellow)
Збірна
(The National Team)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
EuroBasket
Appearances9
MedalsNone
First international
 Ukraine 87–76 England 
(Wrocław, Poland; 30 May 1993)
Biggest win
 Iceland 62–105 Ukraine 
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 22 November 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 99–62 Ukraine 
(Vršac, Serbia and Montenegro; 18 September 2005)

The Ukraine men's national basketball team (Ukrainian: збірна України з баскетболу) represents Ukraine in international basketball competitions. They are controlled by the Basketball Federation of Ukraine.

After Ukrainian Independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, and joining FIBA in 1992, the national team played their first official match against England on 30 May 1993. Their biggest success so far on the international stage has been qualifying for the EuroBasket nine times, and reaching the FIBA World Cup for the first time in 2014.

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