German national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 29  9 |
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| Joined FIBA | 1934 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | Deutscher Basketball Bund (DBB) | ||
| Coach | Chris Fleming | ||
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| Appearances | 5 | ||
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| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals |
 Bronze: 2002
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| Appearances | 24 | ||
| Medals |
 Gold: 1993 Silver: 2005
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The German national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions. It is organized and run by the German Basketball Federation. (German: Deutscher Basketball Bund)
Their biggest successes are the victory in the European Championship of EuroBasket 1993, at home in Germany, the silver medal in the EuroBasket 2005, and the FIBA World Championship bronze medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship.
The team is the successor of the West Germany national basketball team, the basketball side that represented West Germany in international competition. Between 1955 and 1973, Germany temporarily competed with an East German national basketball team as well.
The first German presence in the European basketball championships was at EuroBasket 1951 in Paris. West Germany finished the preliminary round with a 1–2 record, third place in their group. They were again 1–2 in the first classification round, but this combined with a three-way tie-breaker put them second in that group. They then lost the classification 9–12 and 11/12 games to finish 12th place of 18 teams.
West Germany competed again at the EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow. Their 1–2 record in preliminary pool play put them third in their four-team group, relegating them to the classification rounds. In the first round, they again took 3rd of 4 with a 1–2 record. They then beat Lebanon 58–56 in the 13–16 semifinals to advance to the 13/14 game, in which they were defeated by Romania.
At the EuroBasket 1955 in Budapest, West Germany again was 1–2 in the preliminary round, taking third place of the four-team group to be relegated to the classification tournament. They won one game in the first classification round, losing 3 to take fifth place of the five-team group despite having scored exactly as many points as their opponents over the course of the four games. Their final game was a match-up against Denmark for 17th place, which West Germany won 51–49.
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