Tajikistan national basketball team

Tajikistan Tajikistan
FIBA ranking 133 (T) [1]
Joined FIBA 1994
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation Basketball Federation of Republic Tajikistan
Olympic Games
Appearances None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
Asian Championship
Appearances None
Uniforms
Light
Dark

The Tajikistan national basketball team represents Tajikistan in international competitions. It is administrated by the Basketball Federation of Republic Tajikistan.[2]

Back in the Soviet era, Pamir Dushanbe participated in Soviet Basketball League Competitions, Tajik SSR national team participated in Spartakiads, Boris Sokolovsky had played for both of these teams. Tajik SSR-born Dmitry Sukharev[3][4] was a member of Unified Team national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games.

Despite its active Soviet past, Tajikistan national team currently remains inactive and the only international tournament that the team participated was 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games.[5][6]

Competitions

Year Rank Pld W L
Saudi Arabia 2005Group stage404

Notable players

  • Umed Aknazarov
  • Shukur Mansurov
  • Villa Ochildiev


References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ↑ FIBA National Federations – Tajikistan, fiba.com, accessed 25 Sep 2016.
  3. ↑ http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Dmitry-Sukharev/Summary/27268
  4. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dmitry-sukharev-1
  5. ↑ http://www.toptj.com/News/2011/10/05/tadzhikskiy_basketbol_vne_mirovogo_reytinga
  6. ↑ http://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/sportsphilosophy/421685.html


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