The Tajikistan men's national basketball team (Tajik: Тими миллии мардонаи баскетболбозони Тоҷикистон) represents Tajikistan in international basketball and is controlled by the Tajikistan Basketball Federation, the governing body of basketball in Tajikistan.[2]
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| FIBA ranking | NR (15 August 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1994 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | Tajikistan Basketball Federation | ||
| Nickname(s) | Шерҳои форсӣ (The Persian Lions) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
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History
editBack in the Soviet era, Pamir Dushanbe participated in Soviet Basketball League Competitions, Tajik SSR national team participated in Spartakiads, Boris Sokolovsky played for both of these teams. Tajik SSR-born Dmitri Sukharev[3][4] was a member of the Unified Team national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games.
Despite its active Soviet past, the Tajikistan national team currently remains inactive and the only international tournament that the team participated in was the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games.[5][6]
Competitions
edit| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L |
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 2005 |
Group stage | 4 | 0 | 4 |
FIBA Asia Cup
edit| Year | Rank | P | W | L |
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| 1960 to 1991 | Part of Soviet Union | |||
 1993 |
Not a FIBA member | |||
 1995 |
Did not enter | |||
| 1997
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 1999
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 2001
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| 2003
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 2005
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| 2007
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| 2009
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| 2011
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 2013
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 2017
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| 2022
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| 2025
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| Total | 0/31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notable players
edit- Umed Aknazarov
- Shukur Mansurov
- Villa Ochildiev
References
edit- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ FIBA National Federations – Tajikistan, Fiba.com, accessed 25 Sep 2016.
- ^ "Dmitry Sukharev Player Profile, Dynamo Saint Petersburg (Russia), Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Dmitry Sukharev Olympic Stats". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Таджикский баскетбол - вне мирового рейтинга". Toptj.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Не самая баскетбольная страна. О баскетболе в Таджикистане". Sports.ru. Retrieved 12 March 2019.