Bangladesh men's national basketball team

Bangladesh Bangladesh
FIBA ranking141 Increase 4 (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1978
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationBangladesh Basketball Federation
CoachItaly Fabio Fossati
Nickname(s)BBF
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances4
MedalsNone
South Asian Games
Appearances1
Medals Bronze: 2010
SABA Championship
Appearances8
Medals Gold: 2013

Silver: 2002 ,2014, 2017, 2018

Bronze: 2021
Medal record
SABA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bangladesh
Silver medal – second place 2002 India
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nepal
Silver medal – second place 2017 Maldives
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bangladesh
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Bangladesh

The Bangladesh national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Bangladesh. It is administered by the Bangladesh Basketball Federation. The team's top achievement to date was the bronze medal at the 2010 South Asian Games.

Olympic Games and World Championship record

Bangladesh has never qualified for Basketball at the Summer Olympics or the FIBA World Championship.

Asian Championship record

Bangladesh won their 1st international Championship in 2013, winning the FIBA Asia SABA Championship.

Bangladesh has yet to prove it can compete against Asia's basketball elite. The team still waits for its first victory at the FIBA Asia Championship. Its best finish was 13th in 1979.

Past rosters

Bangladesh men's national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 12 Mithun Kumar Biswas 31 – (1989-10-01)October 1, 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 7 Md Shamsuzzaman Khan 26 – (1994-07-25)July 25, 1994 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SF Mithun Sarkar 36 – (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 6 Md Shahanur Rahman 22 – (1998-09-28)September 28, 1998 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PG 10 Md Naimur Rahman 27 – (1994-02-14)February 14, 1994 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
SG 8 Md Tareq Aziz 28 – (1993-01-06)January 6, 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 23 Saiful Islam 24 – (1996-12-08)December 8, 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 11 Md Masud Rana 23 – (1997-10-10)October 10, 1997 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 13 Md Abdul Alim 30 – (1991-02-24)February 24, 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 24 Md Mamunur Rahman 24 – (1996-08-03)August 3, 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 14 Md Rofikuzzaman 22 – (1999-01-01)January 1, 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PG 9 Mohammad Raniur Rahman 26 – (1994-12-28)December 28, 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
  • Bangladesh Wasif Ali
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bangladesh Ranjit Chandra Das
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 12 May 2021

Competitions

FIBA Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
Philippines 1960 Part of  Pakistan
Taiwan 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 1969
Japan 1971
Philippines 1973 Not a FIBA member
Thailand 1975
Malaysia 1977
Japan 1979 13th place 8 0 8
India 1981 Did not enter
Hong Kong 1983
Malaysia 1985
Thailand 1987
China 1989 15th place 6 0 6
Japan 1991 Did not enter
Indonesia 1993 18th place 5 0 5
South Korea 1995 Did not enter
Saudi Arabia 1997 15th place 6 0 6
Japan 1999 Did not enter
China 2001
China 2003 Did not qualify
Qatar 2005
Japan 2007 Did not enter
China 2009
China 2011 Did not qualify
Philippines 2013 Did not enter
China 2015 Did not qualify
Lebanon 2017
Indonesia 2022
Saudi Arabia 2025
Total 4/31 25 0 25

SABA Championship

SABA Championship
Year Host city Position
2002 India Assam, India 2nd
2013 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh 1st
2014 Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal 2nd
2015 India Bengaluru, India 4th
2016 India Bengaluru, India 4th
2017 Maldives Male, Maldives 2nd
2018 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh 2nd
2021 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh 3rd

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.