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Andorra men's national basketball team

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

The Andorra national basketball team is the national team of Andorra. The national team has always represented in the EuroBasket Division C. It also takes part well in Games of the Small States of Europe.

Andorra
FIBA ranking94 Steady (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1988
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationFederació Andorrana de Basquetbol
CoachDavid Eudal
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances13
Medals (5) 1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014
(3) 2010, 2016, 2021
(2) 2006, 2022
Games of the Small States of Europe
Appearances14
Medals (1) 1989
(1) 2015
First international
Andorra Andorra – Luxembourg 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 23 May 1985)
Biggest win
 Moldova 43–97 Andorra Andorra
(Serravalle, San Marino; 30 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Cyprus 97–56 Andorra Andorra
(Monaco; 6 June 2007)
Andorra Andorra 49–90 Montenegro 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 31 May 2017)

History edit

Despite not joining FIBA until 1988, Andorra made its debut in the 1985 Games of the Small States of Europe where, after winning their first game ever against Luxembourg, finished in the last position after losing to Cyprus and Malta.

Andorra would come back to competition in 1989, where it achieved its first great success by winning the tournament at the 1989 Games of the Small States of Europe, played in Cyprus after beating the home team in the final by 54–52.[2] In 1991, the team could not repeat success and ended in the fourth position of the 1991 edition, that Andorra hosted.

In 1994, Andorra would make its debut at the FIBA Promotion Cup. In its first participation, the team ended in the seventh position after losing all its five games.

Four years later, the team conquered its first Promotion Cup title by ending unbeaten in the 1998 edition. Andorra would repeat success in 2000 European Promotion Cup for Men for starting to be one of the top teams in the Promotion Cup, later renamed as European Championship for Small Countries.

In 2009, Andorra achieved the bronze medal at the 2009 Games of the Small States of Europe by taking advantage to Iceland in a three-way tie.

During the 2010s, Andorra always qualified for the final of the Championship for Small Countries, being only beaten by more powerful teams like Denmark or Armenia.

Competitive record edit

At the Championship for Small Countries edit

Championship for Small Countries
Year Position Pld W L
  1988 Did not enter
  1990
  1992
  1994 8th 5 0 5
  1996 6th 5 1 4
  1998   4 4 0
  2000   5 5 0
  2002 4th 5 2 3
  2004   4 4 0
  2006   5 3 2
  2008 4th 5 2 3
  2010   5 4 1
  2012   4 4 0
  2014   4 4 0
  2016   5 4 1
  2018 5th 4 2 2
  2021   4 3 1
  2022   5 3 2
Total 69 45 24

At the Games of the Small States edit

Games of the Small States of Europe
Year Position Pld W L
  1985 4th 3 1 2
  1987 Did not enter
  1989   3 3 0
  1991 4th 5 2 3
  1993 4th 5 2 3
  1995 6th 3 0 3
  1997 6th 3 0 3
  2001 7th 3 0 3
  2003 5th 4 2 2
  2005 5th 4 0 4
  2007 4th 5 1 4
  2009   5 3 2
  2013 4th 4 1 3
  2015 4th 3 0 3
  2017 5th 5 2 3
  2019 Did not enter
Total 55 17 38

Roster edit

This was the Andorran list for the 2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.

Andorra men's national basketball team - 2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
PG 4 Dot Martí 23 – (1997-11-28)28 November 1997 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Léguevinois  
PF 5 Xavier Isern 35 – (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sedis Hidrology  
PG 6 Martí Obiols 19 – (2002-03-11)11 March 2002 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Baricentro Barberà  
PG 7 Sergi Serrato 19 – (2002-06-09)9 June 2002 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Sedis Hidrology  
SG 8 Guillem Colom 29 – (1991-09-16)16 September 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) MoraBanc Andorra  
SF 9 Oriol Fernández 33 – (1988-03-01)1 March 1988 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
PF 10 Bruno Bartolomé 21 – (1999-11-20)20 November 1999 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Innova Chef  
SG 11 Jordi Moliné 26 – (1995-05-07)7 May 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
PF 12 Àlex Peral 21 – (2000-07-12)12 July 2000 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Sedis Hidrology  
PF 13 Alexis Bartolomé 22 – (1998-09-23)23 September 1998 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Liberbank Oviedo  
PF 15 Albert Pons 20 – (2001-03-07)7 March 2001 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sedis Hidrology  
C 17 Aarón Guzmán 23 – (1998-07-09)9 July 1998 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Enerdrink UDEA Algeciras  
Head coach
  •   David Eudal
Legend
  • Age – describes age
    on 10 August 2021

Head to head against other national basketball teams edit

  • Included all FIBA competitions and all GSSE editions.
  • Updated as of 3 July 2022.
Team GP W L Pct.
  Albania 2 0 2 .000
  Armenia 3 1 2 .333
  Austria 1 0 1 .000
  Azerbaijan 3 3 0 1.000
  Cyprus 10 1 9 .100
  Denmark 1 0 1 .000
  Gibraltar 13 11 2 .846
  Ireland 2 0 2 .000
  Iceland[3] 13 2 11 .154
  Luxembourg 11 4 7 .364
  Malta 18 12 6 .667
  Moldova 9 7 2 .778
  Monaco 3 2 1 .667
  Montenegro 2 0 2 .000
  San Marino 18 12 6 .667
  Scotland 7 2 5 .286
  Wales 8 5 3 .625
Total 124 62 62 .500

Individual records edit

As of 15 August 2021

Notable players edit

 
Guillem Colom

Progression in the FIBA World Ranking edit

Date Change Pos. Points
11 Oct 2017   88th 27.6
28 Nov 2017   3 91st 27.6
28 Feb 2018   15 106th 22.9
3 Jul 2018   6 100th 33.8
18 Sep 2018   6 94th 60.4
4 Dec 2018   11 83rd 113.6
26 Feb 2019   2 81st 113.6
16 Sep 2019   4 77th 113.6
3 Mar 2020   1 78th 110.9

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ Cyprus results of the 1989 GSSE at the Cyprus Basketball Federation
  3. ^ "Iceland national basketball team results". Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

External links edit

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