Armenia national basketball team

Armenia (Հայաստան)
FIBA ranking N/A
Joined FIBA 1991
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation BFA
Coach Lebanon Tigran Gyokchyan
Olympic Games
Appearances 0
Medals None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 0
Medals None
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances 1
Medals (1) 2016
Uniforms
Light
Dark
First international
Armenia Armenia 83–64 Moldova 
(Ciorescu, Moldova; 28 June 2016)
Biggest win
Armenia Armenia 92–40 Wales 
(Ciorescu, Moldova; 30 June 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Andorra 70–63 Armenia Armenia
(Ciorescu, Moldova; 29 June 2016)

The Armenia national basketball team (Armenian: Հայաստանի բասկետբոլի ազգային հավաքական, Hayastani basketboli azgayin havak'akan) is the national basketball team representing Armenia. The national team is directed by the Basketball Federation of Armenia. The head of the federation is Hrachya Rostomyan since 2006.

History

In December 2015 it was announced that the men's national team would play its first official tournament ever on Summer 2016, after joining the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.[1] The team finally won the tournament by beating Andorra in the final game by 79–71.

Competitive record

Championship for Small Countries
Year Position Pld W L
Moldova 20161st, gold medalist(s)541

Current roster

Players

Roster for the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.

Armenia men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club
G 11 Spight, Andre 21 – (1995-02-17)17 February 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Arizona State United States
PG 13 Amirkhanov, Amiran 30 – (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Almaty Legion Kazakhstan
SF 7 Khachaturyan, Artur 23 – (1992-08-04)4 August 1992 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Kharkiv Ukraine
PG 4 Polukhin, Sergey 20 – (1995-09-17)17 September 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Elbrus Cherkessk Russia
G 10 Danielyan, Mike 28 – (1987-11-08)8 November 1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Bayer Uerdingen Germany
SF 6 Tavakalyan, Artyom 20 – (1995-09-24)24 September 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Delaware State United States
PF 8 Pogosyan, Mikayel 21 – (1995-06-08)8 June 1995 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Thiel College United States
C 9 Zargaryan, Zareh 27 – (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Cal State Dominguez Hills United States
PF 5 Konstantinov, Andrey 20 – (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Arsenal Tula Russia
PF 12 Dunston, Bryant 30 – (1986-05-28)28 May 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Anadolu Efes Turkey
C 14 Mirzoyants, Konstantin 27 – (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Tambov Russia
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Armenia Andrey Pavlenko
  • Armenia Suren Stepanyants
Physical trainer
  • Armenia Vahram Sargsyan

Legend
  • Club – describes roster
    during the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 June 2016

References

  1. "European Basketball Championship 2016 venues are known". Armenpress. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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