Russia men's national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 9  2 |
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| Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | RBF | ||
| Coach | Sergei Bazarevich | ||
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| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals |
 Bronze: 2012
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| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 | ||
| Medals |
 Silver: 1994, 1998
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| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 13 | ||
| Medals |
 Gold: 2007 Silver: 1993 Bronze: 1997, 2011
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The Russian national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball matches. It is organized and run by the Russian Basketball Federation. (Russian: Россия Федерация Баскетбола)
The team came into existence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its powerful basketball team.
It has won 2 silver medals at the FIBA World Cup. Its most recent success was winning bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
As the heir of the immensely successful USSR national basketball team, Russia still produces many elite basketball players and celebrated international titles on several occasions. Yet, the team sometimes struggles to live up to its enormous expectations.
At the 2011 EuroBasket in Lithuania, after a bitter struggle with the Macedonian national team, Russia won the bronze medal. Overall, the Russian team finished the tournament having suffered only one defeat in 11 matches, which was against France in the semifinals. Standout player Andrei Kirilenko was honored as one of the tournament's best players.
Because of this result, the Russian team did not win the right to qualify directly for the Olympic tournament in London but had to take part in the 2012 qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games in Venezuela 2–8 July. Russia won all the qualifying matches and booked its ticket to London.
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