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Cyprus
File:Cyprus Basketball Federation logo.png
FIBA rankingT-88 Steady
Joined FIBA1972
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationCyprus Basketball Federation
CoachPanayiotis Yiannaras
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances4
Medals (2) 1990, 1994
(2) 1988, 1992
Alex Liatsos playing for the Cypriot national basketball team against Austria (with Christoph Nagler and Rasid Mahalbasic) in August 2012

The Cypriot national basketball team is the national team of Cyprus. It is run by the Cyprus Basketball Federation. It is affiliated to FIBA, in the FIBA Europe zone.

History

The team participates at international and European tournaments. The only international tournament it took part in 2005, were the World University Games, where it finished 26th out of 30 participating nations.

Cyprus national basketball team was two-time Promotion Cup finalist (1990, 1994).

The team's results have improved considerably in recent years. Cyprus has repeatedly retained the European minor countries tournament since 1995, while Cyprus made their first appearance in a Eurobasket semifinal phase in 2003.

Currently, Cyprus plays in Division B of the Eurobasket system. The team participates in the Group B of the EuroBasket 2009 B Qualifying Campaign and has opponents the national teams of Belarus, Switzerland, Romania and Albania. The matches are taking place in September 2008.[needs update]

Competitive record

At FIBA EuroBasket

Year Position Pld W L
1995 Did not Qualify 5 0 5
1997 Did not Qualify 6 2 4
1999 Did not Qualify 8 3 5
2001 Did not Qualify 11 5 6
2003 Did not Qualify 15 4 11
2005 Did not Qualify 6 3 3
2007 Did not Qualify 6 1 5
2009 Did not Qualify 8 3 5
2011 Did not Qualify 6 0 6
2013 Did not Qualify 8 0 8
Total 58 21 37

Roster

Roster from the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe. Template:FIBA roster header1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:left;" | Iakovos Panteli | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 27 – (1985-10-03)3 October 1985 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | AEK Larnaca B.C. | style="text-align:center;" | Cyprus |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | 5 | style="text-align:left;" | Christopher Razis | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 23 – (1989-07-07)7 July 1989 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Οettinger Rockets Gotha | style="text-align:center;" | Germany |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G/F | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:left;" | Andreas Pilavas | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 29 – (1983-09-01)1 September 1983 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Keravnos B.C. | style="text-align:center;" | Cyprus |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G/F | style="text-align:center;" | 7 | style="text-align:left;" | Andreas Sizopoulos | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 29 – (1983-07-30)30 July 1983 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | APOEL B.C. | style="text-align:center;" | Cyprus |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 8 | style="text-align:left;" | Anthony Lamar King | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 28 – (1985-01-22)22 January 1985 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Artland Dragons | style="text-align:center;" | Germany |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SF | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:left;" | Nikolaos Stylianou | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 24 – (1988-11-09)9 November 1988 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | OFI Crete | style="text-align:center;" | Greece |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | PG | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:left;" | Georgios Palalas | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 32 – (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | AEK Larnaca B.C. | style="text-align:center;" | Cyprus |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | SG | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:left;" | Grigoris Pantouris | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 30 – (1982-07-22)22 July 1982 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Keravnos B.C. | style="text-align:center;" | Cyprus |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | PG | style="text-align:center;" | 13 | style="text-align:left;" | Stefanos Iliadis | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 18 – (1994-09-17)17 September 1994 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Apollon Limassol BC | style="text-align:center;" | Cyprus |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:left;" | Christos Loizides | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 22 – (1991-05-26)26 May 1991 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | AEK Larnaca B.C. | style="text-align:center;" | Cyprus |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 15 | style="text-align:left;" | Joseph "JoJo" Garcia Roundy | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 37 – (1975-09-09)9 September 1975 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | PG | style="text-align:center;" | 20 | style="text-align:left;" | Simon Michail | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 20 – (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Keravnos B.C. | style="text-align:center;" | Cyprus |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 22 | style="text-align:left;" | Christodoulos Kaskiris | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 32 – (1979-12-22)22 December 1979 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | AEK Larnaca B.C. | style="text-align:center;" | Cyprus |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | 24 | style="text-align:left;" | Panagiotis Trisokkas | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 32 – (1980-08-29)29 August 1980 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | ENP Basketball | style="text-align:center;" | Cyprus |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 25 | style="text-align:left;" | George Theocharides | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 27 – (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Keravnos B.C. | style="text-align:center;" | Cyprus |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | G | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Vasilis Kounas | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1984-10-25)25 October 1984 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | APOEL B.C. | style="text-align:center;" | Cyprus |-

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Head coach
Assistant coach
  • Nicos Lambrias
  • Club field describes current pro club (2014–15)
  • Age – describes age:
    on 1 June 2013, on 11 September 2012, on 24 August 2011

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Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Champion [1]

References

  1. ^ Cyprus Basketball Federation, http://www.basketball.org.cy/, Retrieved 1 October 2015. Template:Gr icon

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