Switzerland men's national basketball team
FIBA ranking | 62 1 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1932 (co-founders) | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Swiss Basketball | ||
Coach | Ilias Papatheodorou | ||
Nickname(s) | Nati (National Team) Rossocrociati (Red Crosses) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 3 | ||
Medals | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 5 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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First international | |||
Switzerland 19–39 France (Geneva, Switzerland; 5 March 1932) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Switzerland 68–19 Scotland (Paris, France; 11 May 1951) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Switzerland 53–130 Spain (Geneva, Switzerland; 24 November 1988) |
The Switzerland men's national basketball team (French: Équipe de Suisse de basketball, German: Schweizer Basketballnationalmannschaft, Italian: Nazionale di pallacanestro della Svizzera, Romansh: Squadra naziunala da ballape da la Svizra) represents Switzerland in international basketball. The managing body for the national team is Swiss Basketball.
Switzerland has competed at five
History
EuroBasket 1935
Switzerland hosted the first
EuroBasket 1946
Switzerland did not play in the European championship again until the post-war, at
EuroBasket 1951
The next Swiss entry into the European Basketball Championship was at the EuroBasket 1951 tournament in Paris. Switzerland finished the preliminary round with a 1–3 record, 4th in their group. They fared little better in the first classification, taking 3rd in the group with a 1–2 record. In the second classification round, the Swiss won the classification 13-16 and 13/14 games to finish in 13th place of 18 teams, with a 4–5 record.
EuroBasket 1953
EuroBasket 1955
Switzerland competed next at the
Later years
The
Competitive record
FIBA World Cup
Olympic Games
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EuroBasket
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Results and fixtures
Win Loss
2023
19 July 2023 | Kosovo | 76–49 | Switzerland | Prizren, Kosovo |
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20:45 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 23–8, 27–14, 8–11 | |||
6 | Boxscore | Pts: Rocak 12 Rebs: Tutonda 7 Asts: Fofana 3 |
Arena: Sezai Surroi Sports Hall Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Beniamino Attard (ITA), Franko Gracin (CRO) |
22 July 2023 | Switzerland | 46–60 | Denmark | Fribourg, Switzerland |
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17:30 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 6–18, 17–9, 13–12, 10–21 | |||
3 | Boxscore | Pts: Lundberg 14 Rebs: Dibba 10 Asts: Lundberg, Zohore 3 |
Arena: Salle Saint-Lèonard Attendance: 540 Referees: Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Łukasz Jankowski (POL) |
29 July 2023 | Switzerland | 72–76 | Kosovo | Fribourg, Switzerland |
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17:30 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 18–15, 22–21, 11–20 | |||
7 | Boxscore | Pts: Artis 22 Rebs: Hajrizi 8 Asts: Artis 4 |
Arena: Salle Saint-Lèonard Attendance: 840 Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Alexandre Deman (FRA), Valentin Oliot (FRA) |
2 August 2023 | Denmark | 94–81 | Switzerland | Næstved, Denmark |
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18:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 26–9, 27–21, 23–26 | |||
9 | Boxscore | Pts: De la Fuente 22 Rebs: Fofana, Martin 5 Asts: Fofana 9 |
Arena: Næstved Arena Attendance: 1,280 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU) |
2024
22 February 2024 | Switzerland | 72–53 | Azerbaijan | Fribourg, Switzerland |
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19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 19–8, 21–15, 22–10 | |||
5 | Boxscore | Pts: LeDay 22 Rebs: Donat, LeDay 6 Asts: Mammadov 4 |
Arena: Salle Saint-Lèonard Attendance: 1,120 Referees: Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE), Joaquin García (ESP), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA) |
25 February 2024 | Ireland | 63–86 | Switzerland | Dublin, Ireland |
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Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 15–19, 14–22, 20–23 | |||
4 | Boxscore | Pts: Anabir 15 Rebs: Jurkovitz 8 Asts: Fofanfa 6 |
Arena: National Basketball Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Javier Torres (ESP), Chess van Looy (BEL) |
21 November 2024 | Switzerland | vs. | Kosovo | Switzerland |
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24 November 2024 | Azerbaijan | vs. | Switzerland | Azerbaijan |
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2025
20 February 2025 | Switzerland | vs. | Ireland | Switzerland |
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23 February 2025 | Kosovo | vs. | Switzerland | Kosovo |
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Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers matches on 22 and 25 February 2024 against Azerbaijan and Ireland.[2]
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Laurent Zoccoletti | Natan Jurkovitz | |
PF
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Killian Martin | Michel-Ofik Nzege | |
SF | Anthony Polite | Noé Anabir | Dylan Ducommun |
SG | Robert Zinn | Noah Burrell | |
PG | Selim Fofana | Boris Mbala | Yuri Solcà |
Head coach position
- Sébastian Roduit – (2008–2012)
- Petar Aleksić – (2013–2017)
- Gianluca Barilari – (2017–2021)
- Ilias Papatheodorou – (2021–present)[3]
Notable players
- Thabo Sefolosha – First Swiss-born player to get drafted and play in the NBA.
- Clint Capela
Past rosters
3 René Karlen, 4 Raymond Lambercy, 5 Mottier, 6 Jean Pare, 7 Radle, 8 Sidler, 9 Marcel Wuilleumier (Coach: ?)
1936 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 21 teams
1 Fernand Bergmann, 2 Pierre Carlier, 3 René Karlen, 4 Georges Laederach, 5 Raymond Lambercy, 6 Jean Pollet, 7 Jean Pare, 8 Marcel Wuilleumier (Coach: ?)
3 Georges Stockly, 4 Fernand Keller, 5 Theo Winkler, 7 Georges Gallay, 8 Henry Gujer, 10 Robert Geiser, 12 Jean Pollet, 13 Jean Pare, 15 René Wohler, 20 Louis Sanguin (Coach: ?)
1948 Olympic Games: finished 21st among 23 teams
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3 Georges Stockly, 4 Henry Gujer, 5 Theo Winkler, 6 Arthur Bugna, 7 Henri Baumann, 8 Roger Domenjoz, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 René Wohler, 11 René Chiappino, 12 Bernard Dutoit, 13 Albert Hermann, 14 Roger Prahin, 15 Francis Perroud (Coach: ?)
1952 Olympic Games: finished 20th among 23 teams
3 Georges Stockly, 4 Pierre Albrecht, 5 Jacques Redard, 6 Gérald Cottier, 7 Henri Baumann, 8 Roger Domenjoz, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 René Wohler, 11 René Chiappino, 12 Marcel Moget, 13 Maurice Chollet, 14 Roger Prahin, 15 Bernard Schmied, 16 Jean-Pierre Voisin (Coach: ?)
3 André Laverniaz, 4 Pierre Albrecht, 5 Jacques Redard, 6 Henri Devaud, 7 Albert Hermann, 8 René Hofmann, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 Gérald Cottier, 11 René Chiappino, 12 Jean Emery, 13 Pierre Wittwer, 14 Michel Currat, 15 Jean-Pierre Voisin, 16 Ruggero Balmelli (Coach: ?)
4 Pierre Albrecht, 5 Jacques Redard, 6 Michel Currat, 7 Henri Baumann, 8 V Bally, 9 C Sevelley, 10 Gérald Cottier, 11 Marcos Bossy, 12 René Chiappino, 13 M Etter, 14 C Lambrecht, 15 Jean-Pierre Voisin, 16 P Worte, 17 M Robert (Coach: ?)
Kit
Manufacturer
- Erima
- 2017: Li-Ning[4]
- 2018: 14Fourteen
Sponsor
See also
- Sport in Switzerland
- Switzerland women's national basketball team
- Switzerland men's national under-20 basketball team
- Switzerland men's national under-18 basketball team
- Switzerland men's national under-16 basketball team
- Switzerland men's national 3x3 team
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Switzerland during the 2027 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers in February 2024". Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Un entraîneur de renom à la tête de l'équipe de Suisse". Retrieved 13 July 2021. (in French)
- ^ a b FIBA EuroBasket 2017, FIBA.com, Retrieved 31 August 2017.
External links
- Official website (in French, German, and Italian)
- Switzerland FIBA profile
- Switzerland National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
- Switzerland Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
Videos
- Switzerland v Iceland – Full Game – EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers Youtube.com video