Bangladesh men's national basketball team

The Bangladesh national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Bangladesh. It is administered by the Bangladesh Basketball Federation. The team's top achievement to date was the bronze medal at the 2010 South Asian Games.

Bangladesh Bangladesh
FIBA ranking92
Joined FIBA1978
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationBangladesh Basketball Federation
CoachItaly Fabio Fossati
Nickname(s)BBF
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances4
MedalsNone
South Asian Games
Appearances1
Medals Bronze: 2010
SABA Championship
Appearances8
Medals Gold: 2013

Silver: 2002 ,2014, 2017, 2018

Bronze: 2021

Olympic Games and World Championship record edit

Bangladesh has never qualified for Basketball at the Summer Olympics or the FIBA World Championship.

Asian Championship record edit

Bangladesh won their 1st international Championship in 2013, winning the FIBA Asia SABA Championship.

Bangladesh has yet to prove it can compete against Asia's basketball elite. The team still waits for its first victory at the FIBA Asia Championship. Its best finish was 13th in 1979.

Past rosters edit

Bangladesh men's national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 12 Mithun Kumar Biswas 31 – (1989-10-01)October 1, 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 7 Md Shamsuzzaman Khan 26 – (1994-07-25)July 25, 1994 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SF Mithun Sarkar 36 – (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 6 Md Shahanur Rahman 22 – (1998-09-28)September 28, 1998 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PG 10 Md Naimur Rahman 27 – (1994-02-14)February 14, 1994 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
SG 8 Md Tareq Aziz 28 – (1993-01-06)January 6, 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 23 Saiful Islam 24 – (1996-12-08)December 8, 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 11 Md Masud Rana 23 – (1997-10-10)October 10, 1997 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 13 Md Abdul Alim 30 – (1991-02-24)February 24, 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 24 Md Mamunur Rahman 24 – (1996-08-03)August 3, 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 14 Md Rofikuzzaman 22 – (1999-01-01)January 1, 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PG 9 Mohammad Raniur Rahman 26 – (1994-12-28)December 28, 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
  •   Wasif Ali
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Ranjit Chandra Das
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 12 May 2021

Competitions edit

FIBA Asia Cup edit

Year Position Pld W L
  1960 Not a FIBA member
  1963
  1965
  1967
  1969
  1971
  1973
  1975
  1977
  1979 13th place 8 0 8
  1981 Did not enter
  1983
  1985
  1987
  1989 15th place 6 0 6
  1991 Did not enter
  1993 18th place 5 0 5
  1995 Did not enter
  1997 15th place 6 0 6
  1999 Did not enter
  2001
  2003 Did not qualify
  2005
  2007 Did not enter
  2009
  2011 Did not qualify
  2013 Did not enter
  2015 Did not qualify
  2017
  2022
  2025
Total 4/31 25 0 25

Asian Gmaes edit

SABA Championship edit

SABA Championship
Year Host city Position
2002   Assam, India 2nd
2013   Dhaka, Bangladesh 1st
2014   Kathmandu, Nepal 2nd
2015   Bengaluru, India 4th
2016   Bengaluru, India 4th
2017   Male, Maldives 2nd
2018   Dhaka, Bangladesh 2nd
2021   Dhaka, Bangladesh 3rd

References edit

External links edit