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

Cyprus Cyprus
FIBA ranking82 Increase 5 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1974
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationΚυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης (CBF)
CoachLinos Gavriel
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances4
MedalsSilver Silver: (1990, 1994)
Bronze Bronze: (1988, 1992)
Games of the Small States of Europe
Appearances14
MedalsGold Gold: (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017)
Silver Silver: (1989, 1993)
Bronze Bronze: (1991)

The Cyprus national basketball team (Greek: Εθνική ομάδα μπάσκετ της Κύπρου) represents Cyprus in international basketball, and is controlled by the Cyprus Basketball Federation. The national team is coached by Linos Gavriel.

Cyprus joined FIBA in 1974, although to date they have not qualified for any major tournaments. However, they have had success at smaller competitions such as the Games of the Small States of Europe, winning it nine times.

History

Cyprus made its first appearance on the international scene in qualification for EuroBasket 1983. Although the national team would come up short in their attempt, with an (0-4) record.[2] Furthermore, Cyprus has taken part at lower level tournaments, where they have been impressive. Cyprus has won two bronze medals, and two silver medals at the European Championship for Small Countries, while also taking home one bronze, two silver, and nine gold medals at the Games of the Small States of Europe.

EuroBasket 2021 qualification

Main article: EuroBasket 2021 qualification

Cyrus took part in qualifying for EuroBasket 2021, and were drawn into Group C, for the first round of pre-qualifiers. The first test for the national team was against Portugal, at home in Nicosia. Cyprus would eventually prevail, in a tough match 69–67. Looking to stay perfect, the team played their next match on the road at Luxembourg. Immediately, Cyprus would run out to a big first quarter lead, and never looked back, winning 53–67. Cyprus dropped their final two matches of group play, to finish with an (2-2) record to advance.

During the second round of pre-qualifiers, Cyprus were placed into Group D, with Austria, and Great Britain. However, the national team failed to win a match, and finished with an (0-4) record. Cyprus blew an opportunity to advance to the final stage of qualifiers, but would have one more chance to make amends in the third round.

Cyprus heading into the final window of pre-qualifiers, had to finish atop of Group F, if they were to achieve their goal. Unfortunately, for the national team, they would duplicate the results they accumulated in the second round. With an (0-4) record once again, Cyprus ended the pre-qualifiers (2-10) overall. This result eliminated any chance for the team to advance.

Competitive record

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers matches played on 3 to 17 August 2019 against Slovakia and Romania.[3]

Cyprus national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 1 Christos Loizides 28 – (1991-05-26)26 May 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Keravnos B.C. Cyprus
G 3 Aristidis Christou 23 – (1996-07-26)26 July 1996 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) ETHA Engomis Cyprus
F 4 Ioannis Pasiali 21 – (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) AEK Larnaca B.C. Cyprus
G 5 Simon Michail 27 – (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Keravnos B.C. Cyprus
G 6 Stefanos Iliadis 24 – (1994-09-17)17 September 1994 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Apollon Limassol B.C. Cyprus
PG 10 Ioannis Giannaras 20 – (1999-03-27)27 March 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) APOEL Cyprus
C 11 Michalis Koumis 22 – (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) AEK Greece
F 12 Petros Papamichael 23 – (1995-08-31)31 August 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) ETHA Engomis Cyprus
PF 14 Georgios Tretiakov 18 – (2000-11-10)10 November 2000 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Achilleas Cyprus
PF 16 Pavlos Stavrinides 19 – (1999-11-01)1 November 1999 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) ETHA Engomis Cyprus
G 27 Panagiotis Markou 23 – (1996-02-01)1 February 1996 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Keravnos B.C. Cyprus
G 30 Christopher Razis 30 – (1989-07-07)7 July 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Vechta Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 3 August 2019

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Head coach position

Results and fixtures

EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers

First round

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 4 3 1 314 276 +38 7 Advance to second round
2  Cyprus 4 2 2 276 285 −9 6
3  Luxembourg 4 1 3 285 314 −29 5 Transfer to third round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
23 November 2017 Cyprus  69–67  Portugal Nicosia
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–26, 21–9, 7–16
Pts: Kounas 20
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Panteli 3 		Boxscore Pts: Gomes 23
Rebs: Gomes 11
Asts: Barroso 3 		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Erez Gurion (ISR), Alexandru Olaru (ROU)
22 February 2018 Luxembourg  53–67  Cyprus Luxembourg City
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 8–23, 26–21, 8–11, 11–12
Pts: Schumacher 16
Rebs: Gindt, Laurent 2
Asts: Vujakovic 5 		Boxscore Pts: Sizopoulos 26
Rebs: Michail, Sizopoulos 2
Asts: five players 3 		Arena: d'Coque
Attendance: 500
Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Paul Walton (GBR), Christoph Rohacky (AUT)
25 February 2018 Portugal  76–64  Cyprus Sines
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 21–17, 12–11, 23–20
Pts: Barroso 18
Rebs: Gomes 12
Asts: Gomes, Oliveira 3 		Boxscore Pts: Kounas 16
Rebs: King 12
Asts: King, Michail 3 		Arena: Pavilhão dos Desportos de Sines
Referees: Alfred Jovović (CRO), Vincent Delestrée (BEL), Gellért Kapitány (HUN)
1 July 2018 Cyprus  76–89  Luxembourg Nicosia
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 12–22, 25–15, 22–29
Pts: Stylianou 18
Rebs: Biggs, Theocharides 7
Asts: Kounas 4 		Boxscore Pts: Laurent 29
Rebs: Vujakovic 8
Asts: Melcher 9 		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Referees: Petar Denkovski (MKD), Tamás Földházi (HUN), Sergii Tyslenko (UKR)

Second round

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 4 3 1 324 300 +24 7[a] Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Great Britain 4 3 1 319 279 +40 7[a] Transfer to third round
3  Cyprus 4 0 4 248 312 −64 4
Source: FIBA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Austria 171–160 Great Britain
13 September 2018 Austria  72–690(OT)  Cyprus Schwechat
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 4–12, 23–15, 15–14, Overtime: 14–11
Pts: Murati 17
Rebs: Ogunsipe 8
Asts: Schreiner 9 		Boxscore Pts: Michail 16
Rebs: King 8
Asts: Michail 4 		Arena: Multiversum
Attendance: 450
Referees: Marko Vučkovič (SLO), Tomislav Vovk (CRO), Ivor Matějek (CZE)
2 December 2018 Cyprus  71–81  Austria Nicosia
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 13–17, 16–24, 21–20
Pts: Stylianou 19
Rebs: Biggs 6
Asts: Razis 5 		Boxscore Pts: Klepeisz 21
Rebs: Rados 9
Asts: Lanegger 6 		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Bernard Vassallo (MLT), Alin Faur (ROU)
3 December 2018 Cyprus  61–75  Great Britain Nicosia
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 14–21, 10–19, 17–19
Pts: Biggs 16
Rebs: Michail 8
Asts: Michail, Sizopoulos 3 		Boxscore Pts: Hesson 21
Rebs: Clark 9
Asts: Okereafor 6 		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 600
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Ilya Putenko (RUS), Ofer Manheim (ISR)
21 February 2019 Great Britain  84–47  Cyprus Manchester
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 17–8, 17–15, 22–8
Pts: Hesson 18
Rebs: Olaseni 13
Asts: Soko 4 		Boxscore Pts: Biggs, Sizopoulos 11
Rebs: Sizopoulos 5
Asts: Razis 4 		Arena: Belle Vue Sports Village
Attendance: 1,483
Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)

Third round

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 4 4 0 336 275 +61 8 Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Slovakia 4 2 2 293 301 −8 6
3  Cyprus 4 0 4 272 324 −52 4
Source: FIBA
3 August 2019 Slovakia  67–60  Cyprus Bratislava
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 17–26, 18–14, 13–7
Pts: Brodziansky 23
Rebs: Brodziansky 12
Asts: Ihring 5 		Boxscore Pts: Razis 12
Rebs: Koumis 6
Asts: Michail 6 		Arena: Eurovia Aréna
Attendance: 1,053
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Janusz Calik (POL), Andrei Sharapa (BLR)
7 August 2019 Cyprus  70–85  Romania Nicosia
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 29–17, 13–25, 17–16
Pts: Markou, Razis 17
Rebs: Loizides 5
Asts: Michail 8 		Boxscore Pts: Cățe 19
Rebs: Cățe 10
Asts: Tohatan 3 		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 400
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Martin Horozov (BUL), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT)
14 August 2019 Cyprus  79–83  Slovakia Nicosia
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 19–15, 20–18, 21–28
Pts: Markou 21
Rebs: Loizides, Stavrinides 4
Asts: Michail 7 		Boxscore Pts: Baťka, Brodziansky 13
Rebs: Brodziansky 11
Asts: Brodziansky 6 		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 500
Referees: Gentian Cici (ALB), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Thomas Bissuel (FRA)
17 August 2019 Romania  89–63  Cyprus Ploiești
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 21–12, 21–19, 20–14
Pts: Popa 22
Rebs: Cățe 15
Asts: Watson 6 		Boxscore Pts: Michail 19
Rebs: Koumis 9
Asts: Razis 7 		Arena: Olimpia Sports Hall
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Erez Gurion (ISR), Stanislav Valeev (RUS)

Kit

Manufacturer

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Cyprus results during qualification for EuroBasket 1983".
  3. ^ "Cyprus during the EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers in Aug. 2019". Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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