Belgium men's national basketball team
The Belgium men's national basketball team has represented Belgium in international basketball since 1928. The supervising body for the national team is Basketball Belgium.
| FIBA ranking | 39 (1 March 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Joined FIBA | 1933 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | Basketball Belgium | ||
| Coach | Dario Gjergja | ||
| Nickname(s) | Lions | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 18 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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| First international | |||
| Belgium 17–31 France (Brussels, Belgium; 6 May 1928) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Belgium 114–11 Albania (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 April 1947) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Italy 91–50 Belgium (Sofia, Bulgaria; 23 June 1957) | |||
Belgium has qualified for the EuroBasket 18 times throughout their history, achieving their best result at the event in 1947, where they finished in fourth place. Moreover, Belgium has competed at the Olympic Games on three occasions, in 1936, 1948, and 1952. However, Belgium is still in pursuit of making their first appearance at the FIBA World Cup.
The team is nicknamed and also represents itself as Belgian Lions.
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