Armenia men's national basketball team
The Armenia men's national basketball team (Armenian: Հայաստանի բասկետբոլի ազգային հավաքական, Hayastani basketboli azgayin havak'akan) represents Armenia in international basketball. The team is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Armenia.
| FIBA ranking | 84 1 (1 March 2024) | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | BFA | ||
| Coach | Rex Kalamian | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Championship for Small Countries | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals | Gold: (2016, 2022) | ||
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| First international | |||
| Armenia 83–64 Moldova (Ciorescu, Moldova; 28 June 2016) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Armenia 92–40 Wales (Ciorescu, Moldova; 30 June 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Denmark 90–64 Armenia (Copenhagen, Denmark; 28 July 2018) | |||
After gaining independence from the Soviet Union, the national team did not take part in international competition until the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, where they won the gold medal. Armenia would win the tournament once again in 2022.
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