Norway national basketball team

Norway

FIBA ranking	108 10 (18 September 2018)
Joined FIBA	1968
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Norwegian Basketball Association
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Eurobasket
Appearances	None
First international
Switzerland 91–64 Norway (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; 4 April 1979)
Biggest win
San Marino 48–88 Norway (Serravalle, San Marino; 26 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands 93–47 Norway (Kavadarci, Macedonia; 24 May 1995)

The Norwegian national basketball team, regulated by Norges Basketballforbund, is the basketball side that represents Norway in international competitions.

History

Norway's first match was played in 1966, when Norway lost 39-74 to Iceland. The most capped player is Torgeir Bryn, with 111 caps.

Norway has tried qualifying for the Eurobasket competition several times, but never made it. They only entered the Olympic qualification once, for the 1988 Summer Olympics. Norway is one of Europe's most populous nations to never qualify for a major international basketball competition, alongside Belarus and Slovakia.

The men's team has been inactive since the 2011 Nordic Championship in Sweden, whilst the women's team last played at the 2012 Nordic Championship on home soil.

In 2018, Norway made its return to FIBA competitions by playing the European Championship for Small Countries, after an abscense of 17 years. The team finished as runner-up after losing 59–75 in the final against Malta.

Competitive record

FIBA EuroBasket Qualification Year Pos. Pld W L Pld W L 1967–1977 Did not qualify 1979 Did not qualify 3 0 3 1981 4 1 3 1983 Did not enter 1985 Did not qualify 9 5 4 1987 4 3 1 1989 3 0 3 1991 4 1 3 1993 4 0 4 1995 Did not enter Did not enter 1997 Did not qualify 5 0 5 1999 3 0 3 2001 9 3 6 2003–2017 Did not enter Did not enter

Olympic Games Qualification Year Pos. Pld W L Pld W L 1980 Did not qualify 4 0 4 1988 Did not qualify 3 0 3 Championship for Small Countries Year Pos. Pld W L 1996 5 4 1 2018 5 4 1

Current roster

At the 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries:

Norway men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Magnus Midtvedt 7004103070000000000♠28 – (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Centrum Tigers G 5 Harald Frey 7003770000000000000♠21 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Montana State Bobcats men's basketball G 6 Stian Berg 7003994500000000000♠27 – (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Asker Aliens G 7 Lars Espe 7003721300000000000♠19 – (1998-09-26)26 September 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Barry Buccaneers G 8 Bouna Ndiaye 7003938000000000000♠25 – (1992-10-20)20 October 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) GET Vosges G 9 Nikolas Skouen 7004103750000000000♠28 – (1990-01-29)29 January 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Frøya Ambassadors F 10 Karamo Jawara 7003986300000000000♠27 – (1991-06-25)25 June 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Bahía San Agustín G 11 Stian Mjos 7004107110000000000♠29 – (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Bærum Basket G 12 Eivind Lamo 7003791600000000000♠21 – (1996-10-23)23 October 1996 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Gimle Basket G 13 Alex Dakin 7003930600000000000♠25 – (1993-01-02)2 January 1993 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Bærum Basket F 14 Sjur Berg 7003820300000000000♠22 – (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Alaska Anchorage Seawolves F 15 Johannes Dolven 7003808100000000000♠22 – (1996-05-11)11 May 1996 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Barry Buccaneers	Head coach Matthias Eckhoff Assistant coaches Audun Eskeland Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 26 June 2018

Past rosters

At the 2001 EuroBasket Qualification:^[1]

Norway men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 5 Nima Taheri 7003721200000000000♠19 – (1979-08-20)20 August 1979 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Kristiansand Pirates 6 Orji Nnamdi Okoroafor 7003702400000000000♠19 – (1980-02-24)24 February 1980 7 Hans Calix Black Ndiaye 7003657500000000000♠18 – (1981-05-18)18 May 1981 8 Oyvind Brauti Fritzen 7003676100000000000♠18 – (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 9 Marco Elsafadi 7003819900000000000♠22 – (1976-12-06)6 December 1976 10 Fred Raimo Erlandsen 7004101660000000000♠27 – (1971-07-19)19 July 1971 11 Frode Loftesnes 7003943300000000000♠25 – (1973-07-21)21 July 1973 12 Torgeir Bryn 7004126910000000000♠34 – (1964-08-19)19 August 1964 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Aris BC 13 Torbjoern Brauti Fritzen 7003740400000000000♠20 – (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 PF 15 Lars Gunnar Sonsteby 7004106020000000000♠29 – (1970-05-09)9 May 1970	Head coach Assistant coaches Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 May 1999

Notable players

• Torgeir Bryn - the first Scandinavian and the only Norwegian who has played in the NBA and the most capped player for the Norway national basketball team, with 111 matches.

References

External links

• Official site
• Eurobasket