Bulgaria | ||||
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FIBA ranking | 51 | |||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | |||
National federation | Bulgarian Basketball Federation | |||
Coach | Lubomir Minchev | |||
Nickname(s) | The Lions | |||
Olympic Games | ||||
Appearances | 4 (First in 1952) | |||
Medals | Fifth Place: (1956) | |||
FIBA World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 1 (First in1959) | |||
Medals | Seventh Place: (1959) | |||
FIBA EuroBasket | ||||
Appearances | 24 (First in1935) | |||
Medals |
Runners-Up: (1957) |
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Runners-Up: (1957)
The Bulgarian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Bulgaria in all international competitions. Their achievements range from winning the Balkan Championship in 1950, to earning Runners-Up at the 1957 Euro Basket Championship. Other successes came with the team reaching the Quarter-Finals at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1959 FIBA World Championship.
Champions Runners-Up Semi-Finals Other Top Results
Roster for the EuroBasket 2017 qualification.
The Bulgarian side came in eighth place at the first European basketball championship, the EuroBasket 1935 held by the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Europe continental federation. They lost to Italy in the preliminary round but then decisively defeated Hungary. Following this, the Bulgarians lost their classification matches to Belgium and Italy. The team finished off the tournament reaching the Quarter-Finals.