Georgia national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 47 7 |
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| Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | Georgian Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Ilias Zouros | ||
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| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Medals | 0 | ||
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| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Medals | 0 | ||
| FIBA EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2011) | ||
| Medals | 0 | ||
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The Georgia men's national basketball team (Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული საკალათბურთო ნაკრები) represents the country of Georgia in international basketball competitions. It is controlled by Georgian Basketball Federation, the GBF, that was established on June 4, 1991 after Georgia became independent from Soviet Union. The country is a FIBA member since 1992. The first official game was played against Poland in 1995.
The team made its EuroBasket debut in 2011. They qualified for three following tournaments in 2013, 2015 and 2017 as well.
Until 1991 Georgia was a part of Soviet Union and players born in Georgia played for the Soviet Union national basketball team. Notable players born in Georgia who played for Soviet Union and won medals in Olympic Games, FIBA World Cup and EuroBasket include: Nodar Dzhordzhikiya, Otar Korkia, Guram Minashvili, Vladimer Ugrekhelidze, Levan Moseshvili, Zurab Sakandelidze and Mikheil Korkia.
After gaining independence from Soviet Union, on several occasions Georgian national team unsuccessfully tried to qualify for the EuroBasket, Europe's biggest basketball competition and major tournament. The team also played in EuroBasket Division B three times and gained promotion in 2009 after defeating Belarus in play-offs. After the expansion of EuroBasket in 2011 from 16 to 24 teams, Georgia qualified to competition for the first time and since then they played at every tournament.
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