Cyprus men's national basketball team

The Cyprus national basketball team (Greek: Εθνική ομάδα μπάσκετ της Κύπρου) represents Cyprus in international basketball, and is controlled by the Cyprus Basketball Federation. The national team is coached by Linos Gavriel.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Cyprus women's national basketball team.

Cyprus
FIBA ranking76 2 (3 March 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1974
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationΚυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης (CBF)
CoachLinos Gavriel
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances4
Medals Silver: (1990, 1994)
Bronze: (1988, 1992)
Games of the Small States of Europe
Appearances14
Medals Gold: (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017)
Silver: (1989, 1993)
Bronze: (1991)

Cyprus joined FIBA in 1974, although to date they have not qualified for any major tournaments. However, they have had success at smaller competitions such as the Games of the Small States of Europe, winning it nine times.

History

Cyprus made its first appearance on the international scene in qualification for EuroBasket 1983. Although the national team would come up short in their attempt, with an (0-4) record.[2] Furthermore, Cyprus has taken part at lower level tournaments, where they have been impressive. Cyprus has won two bronze medals, and two silver medals at the European Championship for Small Countries, while also taking home one bronze, two silver, and nine gold medals at the Games of the Small States of Europe.

EuroBasket 2021 qualification

Cyrus took part in qualifying for EuroBasket 2021, and were drawn into Group C, for the first round of pre-qualifiers. The first test for the national team was against Portugal, at home in Nicosia. Cyprus would eventually prevail, in a tough match 69–67. Looking to stay perfect, the team played their next match on the road at Luxembourg. Immediately, Cyprus would run out to a big first quarter lead, and never looked back, winning 53–67. Cyprus dropped their final two matches of group play, to finish with an (2-2) record to advance.

During the second round of pre-qualifiers, Cyprus were placed into Group D, with Austria, and Great Britain. However, the national team failed to win a match, and finished with an (0-4) record. Cyprus blew an opportunity to advance to the final stage of qualifiers, but would have one more chance to make amends in the third round.

Cyprus heading into the final window of pre-qualifiers, had to finish atop of Group F, if they were to achieve their goal. Unfortunately, for the national team, they would duplicate the results they accumulated in the second round. With an (0-4) record once again, Cyprus ended the pre-qualifiers (2-10) overall. This result eliminated any chance for the team to advance.

Competitive record

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers matches played on 3 to 17 August 2019 against Slovakia and Romania.[3]

Cyprus national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C 1 Christos Loizides 28 – (1991-05-26)26 May 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Keravnos B.C.
G 3 Aristidis Christou 23 – (1996-07-26)26 July 1996 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) ETHA Engomis
F 4 Ioannis Pasiali 21 – (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) AEK Larnaca B.C.
G 5 Simon Michail 27 – (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Keravnos B.C.
G 6 Stefanos Iliadis 24 – (1994-09-17)17 September 1994 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Apollon Limassol B.C.
PG 10 Ioannis Giannaras 20 – (1999-03-27)27 March 1999 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) APOEL
C 11 Michalis Koumis 22 – (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) AEK
F 12 Petros Papamichael 23 – (1995-08-31)31 August 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) ETHA Engomis
PF 14 Georgios Tretiakov 18 – (2000-11-10)10 November 2000 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Achilleas
PF 16 Pavlos Stavrinides 19 – (1999-11-01)1 November 1999 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) ETHA Engomis
G 27 Panagiotis Markou 23 – (1996-02-01)1 February 1996 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Keravnos B.C.
G 30 Christopher Razis 30 – (1989-07-07)7 July 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Vechta
Head coach
  • Linos Gavriel
Assistant coach(es)
  • Constantinos Demetriou
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 3 August 2019

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Head coach position
  • Christos Stylianidis – (2007 - 2011)
  • Antonis Konstantinides – (2012)
  • Panagiotis Yiannaras – (2013 - 2017)
  • Linos Gavriel – (2017 - present)

Results and fixtures

EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers

First round

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 4 3 1 314 276 +38 7 Advance to second round
2  Cyprus 4 2 2 276 285 −9 6
3  Luxembourg 4 1 3 285 314 −29 5 Transfer to third round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Second round

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 4 3 1 324 300 +24 7[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Great Britain 4 3 1 319 279 +40 7[lower-alpha 1] Transfer to third round
3  Cyprus 4 0 4 248 312 −64 4
Source: FIBA
Notes:
  1. Austria 171–160 Great Britain

Third round

Group F
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 4 4 0 336 275 +61 8 Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Slovakia 4 2 2 293 301 −8 6
3  Cyprus 4 0 4 272 324 −52 4
Source: FIBA

Kit

Manufacturer
  • 2012-2015: Champion
  • 2015-2018: LEGEA
  • 2019-Present: Caan Athletics

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. "Cyprus results during qualification for EuroBasket 1983".
  3. "Cyprus during the EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers in Aug. 2019". Retrieved 3 August 2019.

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