Austria national basketball team

Austria
FIBA ranking	55 1 (18 September 2018)
Joined FIBA	1934
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	ÖBV
Coach	Kęstutis Kemzūra
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	6
Medals	None
Uniforms
Light	Dark

The Austrian national basketball team is administered by the Austrian Basketball Federation.^[1] Austria qualified for the EuroBasket six times, reaching the 11th place in 1947 and 1951 for their best performance. Until 1977, Austria was one of Europe's major teams in terms of qualifications to major events.

History

EuroBasket 1947

Austria first competed in the European championship at EuroBasket 1947, placing 12th of 14 teams. Initially, they struggled and lost both of their preliminary round games and the first semifinal round game. Then, they defeated Albania to place second in group and set up a match against the Netherlands for 11th and 12th place, which Austria lost after a long battle.

EuroBasket 1951

The Austrians appeared again at EuroBasket 1951 in Paris. They were eliminated from championship contention after finishing 1–3 in pool play and 4th in their group. They won all three of their first round classification games, however, advancing to the 9–12 classification semifinals. A loss to the Netherlands but a win over West Germany gave Austria 11th place of the 18 teams.

EuroBasket 1955

Austria's appearance at EuroBasket 1955 in Budapest began with a 2–2 showing in preliminary round play. This was good enough for third rank in the pool, and Austria was bumped to classification play. There, they were able to win only 1 of 4 games (the win coming against West Germany), placing 4th of the 5 teams in the group. Playing against Luxembourg and then Switzerland in classification 13–16 playoffs, Austria won both games to finish 13th of 18 teams.

EuroBasket 1957

In Sofia for the EuroBasket 1957 competition, Austria was defeated thrice in the preliminary round. Their 0–3 record put them last in their group and sent them to the classification pool. They won 2 games there, finishing 2–5 to take an overall 14th place in the 16-team tournament.

Later years

Austria went on to qualify to the EuroBasket twice but did not repeat its strong showings of 1951 and 1955.

Current roster

Roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe):

Austria men's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
PG	5	Schreiner, Thomas	7004111380000000000♠30 – (1987-02-03)3 February 1987	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	CB Miraflores
PF	7	Lamesic, Davor	7004123360000000000♠33 – (1983-10-24)24 October 1983	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	Wels
C	12	Pöltl, Jakob	7003796200000000000♠21 – (1995-10-15)15 October 1995	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	Toronto Raptors
F	13	Ogunsipe, Marvin	7003782800000000000♠21 – (1996-02-26)26 February 1996	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	FC Bayern Munich
C	14	Radoš, Jozo	7003970900000000000♠26 – (1991-01-02)2 January 1991	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	Klosterneuburg Dukes
C	24	Mahalbašić, Rašid	7003976500000000000♠26 – (1990-11-07)7 November 1990	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	EWE Baskets Oldenburg
PG	31	Danek, Benedikt	7004113010000000000♠30 – (1986-08-24)24 August 1986	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Traiskirchen Lions
PG	34	Lanegger, Moritz	7003998800000000000♠27 – (1990-03-29)29 March 1990	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	London Lions
PG	42	Klepeisz, Thomas	7003949500000000000♠25 – (1991-08-04)4 August 1991	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
PF	44	Kramer, Filip	7003918600000000000♠25 – (1992-06-08)8 June 1992	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	Kapfenberg Bulls
G	51	Guettl, Benedikt	7003856600000000000♠23 – (1994-02-18)18 February 1994	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Traiskirchen Lions
F	52	Douvier, Bryce	7003937600000000000♠25 – (1991-12-01)1 December 1991	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Blu Basket 1971

Head coach

Kęstutis Kemzūra

Assistant coach(es)

Stefan Grassegger
Robertas Kuncaitis

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 2 August 2017

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Jakob Pöltl	Davor Lamesic	Jozo Rados
PF	Rašid Mahalbašić	Bryce Douvier	Filip Kramer
SF	Thomas Schreiner	Marvin Ogunsipe
SG	Moritz Lanegger		Benedikt Guettl
PG	Thomas Klepeisz	Benedikt Danek

Head coaches

Miodrag Stefanović - 1951
Janos Gerdov - 1955
Herbert Haselbacher - 1957, 1959
Jan Hluchy - 1977
Hubert Schreiner
Neno Ašćerić – 2008–2012
Werner Sallomon – 2013–2016
Kęstutis Kemzūra – 2016–present

Competitive record

Austria national team before game

Austria versus Croatia in 2012

At EuroBasket

FIBA EuroBasket					Qualification
Year	Position	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L
1935–1945	Did not qualify
1947	12th	5	1	4
1935–1949	Did not qualify
1951	11th	9	5	4
1953	Did not qualify
1955	13th	10	4	6
1957	14th	10	2	8
1959	16th	7	1	6
1961	Did not enter				Did not enter
1963	Did not qualify				2	1	1
1965					3	1	2
1967					3	1	2
1969					4	3	1
1971					4	1	3
1973					6	2	4
1975					4	2	2
1977	12th	7	0	7	15	11	4
1979	Did not qualify				5	0	5
1981					4	3	1
1983					5	3	2
1985					5	3	2
1987					9	4	5
1989					4	1	3
1991					3	1	2
1993					6	2	4
1995					5	1	4
1997					6	1	5
1999					3	1	2
2001					16	5	11
2003					6	3	3
2005	Division B				8	5	3
2007	Division B				8	3	5
2009	Division B				8	4	4
2011	Division B				6	4	2
2013	Did not qualify				8	3	5
2015					12	8	4
2017					6	2	4
Total		41	12	29

At World Cup

Main round					Qualification
Year	Pos.	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L
1950	Did not qualify				5	0	5
2019	Did not qualify				10	3	7
2023	To be determined

At Promotion Cup

Promotion Cup
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1992	Champion	5	5	0
1996	Champion	5	5	0
Total		10	10	0

Past rosters

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1947 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 14 teams

Herbert Haselbacher, Richard Pollak, Walter Ledl, Hans Zsak, Hans Bohman, Franz Gluck, Schmidt, Vostatek, Schreiweis, Eder, Ganglberger, Paulin, Pitsch

1951 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 17 teams

Herbert Haselbacher, Walter Ledl, Ewald Polansky, Richard Pollak, Hans Zsak, Felix Schober, Peter Vecernik, Hans Bohman, Franz Gluck, Praschl, Puschner, Binder (Coach: Miodrag Stefanović)

1955 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 18 teams

Peter Vecernik, Alfred Probst, Karl Thiering, Oskar Doppes, Ewald Polansky, Karl Privoznik, Hackl, Karall, Machek, Schurer, Schmidt, Brousek, Gebhardt, Baczinsky (Coach: Janos Gerdov)

1957 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams

Ewald Polansky, Karl Thiering, Friedrich Walz, Alfred Probst, Herwig Schon, Schurer, Vranitzky, Waldingbrett, Grohs, Karall, Brousek, Waschkau (Coach: Herbert Haselbacher)

1959 EuroBasket: finished 16th among 17 teams

Oskar Doppes, Ewald Polansky, Herwig Schon, Ernst Tutschek, Karl Privoznik, Walter Ledl, Karl Thiering, Alfred Probst, Peter Kotas, Franz Havlicek, Friedrich Walz, Heinz Vybiral (Coach: Herbert Haselbacher)

1977 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 12 teams

Helmut Zimmel, Walter Fuchs, Peter Wolf, Herbert Haselbacher, Wolfgang Vlk, Friedrich Miklas, Peter Bilik, Peter Poiger, Herbert Watzke, Bernhard Slavicek, Erich Tecka, Werner Meisinger (Coach: Jan Hluchy)

Roster for the EuroBasket 2017 qualification: