Azerbaijan men's national basketball team

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

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Azerbaijan women's national basketball team.

Azerbaijan
FIBA ranking104 1 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1991
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationAzerbaijan Basketball Federation
CoachSamit Nuruzade[2]
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances3
Medals 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)

Azerbaijan has been a FIBA member since 1991, although they have not fielded a senior national team in any competition in over five years.

Current roster

At the 2013 EuroBasket Qualification:[3] (last publicized squad)

Azerbaijan men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 6 Zaur Pashayev 28 – (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Kutaisi 2010
7 Orhan Aydin Haciyeva 22 – (1989-10-01)1 October 1989
8 Fuad Niftaliyev 31 – (1980-08-21)21 August 1980
9 Aleksandr Rindin 27 – (1985-04-05)5 April 1985
10 Anar Hajiyev 24 – (1988-06-02)2 June 1988
11 Rasim Bashak 32 – (1980-01-17)17 January 1980
12 Charles Edward Davis 28 – (1984-04-18)18 April 1984
13 Rasim Bashak 31 – (1981-01-14)14 January 1981
14 Rasim Bashak 22 – (1990-06-25)25 June 1990
15 Tahir Bakhshiyev 30 – (1982-03-07)7 March 1982
20 Jaycee Don Carroll 29 – (1983-04-16)16 April 1983 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
22 Rustam Aliyev 18 – (1994-04-04)4 April 1994
32 Zaur Gushanov 25 – (1987-03-24)24 March 1987
Head coach
  • Elkhan Aliyev
Assistant coach(es)
  • Elshan Yusubov
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 14 August 2012

Competitive record

At EuroBasket

EuroBasket Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
2003Did not qualify 606
2013Did not qualify 844

At the Championship for Small Countries

Championship for Small Countries
Year Position Pld W L
20044th422
2006541
2008541
Total14104

Achievements
Champions: 2006, 2008
Fourth place': 2004
Champions: 2005

Past rosters

2012:

PositionPlayerCurrent Club
GuardJaycee CarrollReal Madrid
GuardAli AskarovRedeemer University
GuardAnar SariyevNTD Devon Baku
GuardZaur PashayevBC Kutaisi 2010
ForwardTahir BakhshiyevNTD Devon Baku
ForwardRasim BaşakTürk Telekom
CenterAmil HamzayevGala BC Baku
CenterAlexandr RindinUral Great-2 Perm
GuardZaur GushanovGala BC Baku
ForwardNik Caner-MedleyAstana
GuardKonstantin BerkovGala BC Baku
GuardOrhan AydınUşak Sportif

Coach: Samit Nuruzade

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. Rəyasət Heyətinin iclası basketball.az, 12.03.2016
  3. Azerbaijan | 2013 EuroBasket Qualification, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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