Switzerland men's national basketball team
FIBA ranking | 57 1 (18 September 2022)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1932 (co-founders) | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Swiss Basketball | ||
Coach | Ilias Papatheodorou | ||
Nickname(s) | Nati (National Team) Rossocrociati (Red Crosses) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 3 | ||
Medals | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 5 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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First international | |||
Switzerland 19–39 France (Geneva, Switzerland; 5 March 1932) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Switzerland 68–19 Scotland (Paris, France; 11 May 1951) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Switzerland 53–130 Spain (Geneva, Switzerland; 24 November 1988) |
The Switzerland men's national basketball team (French: Équipe de Suisse de basketball, German: Schweizer Basketballnationalmannschaft, Italian: Nazionale di pallacanestro della Svizzera, Romansh: Squadra naziunala da ballape da la Svizra) represents Switzerland in international basketball. The managing body for the national team is Swiss Basketball.
Switzerland has competed at five EuroBasket tournaments (1935, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1955) in their history. The national team has also made three appearances at the Olympic Games (1936, 1948, 1952). However, Switzerland has struggled over the past decades to once again qualify to international competitions. They also continue their pursuit to clinch their debut trip to the FIBA World Cup.
History
EuroBasket 1935
Switzerland hosted the first European Basketball Championship in Geneva at EuroBasket 1935. The national team finished fourth in the ten team tournament, defeating Romania and Italy in the preliminary round to advance to the semifinals. There they lost to Latvia, resulting in a playoff for third place against Czechoslovakia which the Swiss lost 25–23.
EuroBasket 1946
Switzerland did not play in the European championship again until the post-war, at EuroBasket 1946, which they hosted. There, they placed second in their three-team preliminary group after losing to the eventual champions Czechoslovakia 20–17, but defeating Belgium 38–33. That preliminary round finish put the Swiss into a 5th/6th place playoff against the Netherlands, which Switzerland won 36–25.
EuroBasket 1951
The next Swiss entry into the European Basketball Championship was at the EuroBasket 1951 tournament in Paris. Switzerland finished the preliminary round with a 1–3 record, 4th in their group. They fared little better in the first classification, taking 3rd in the group with a 1–2 record. In the second classification round, the Swiss won the classification 13-16 and 13/14 games to finish in 13th place of 18 teams, with a 4–5 record.
EuroBasket 1953
EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow was the fourth appearance of the Swiss. The tournament began poorly for the team, as they finished last in their preliminary pool at 0–3. It got somewhat better for them after that, as they took second in their first classification pool with 2 wins and a loss. They dropped their 9-12 semifinal to Belgium, but defeated Finland in the 11/12 final to take 11th of 17 overall.
EuroBasket 1955
Switzerland competed next at the EuroBasket 1955 tournament in Budapest. Their 2–2 record in preliminary round put them in 3rd of the five-team group and relegated them to the classification rounds. They had similar results there, again taking a 2–2 record and 3rd of 5 teams. They won their classification 13-16 semifinal, but lost to Austria in the 13/14 game to finish 14th of 18 teams.
Later years
The 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1955 EuroBasket are the last major international basketball tournaments that the country qualified for. Since then, it lost its international significance despite occasional strong showings at qualification games. E.g. Switzerland surprisingly beat former European Champion Russia at the qualification for the 2015 EuroBasket.
Competitive record
FIBA World Cup
Olympic Games
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EuroBasket
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Results and fixtures
Win Loss
2021
25 November 2021 | Austria | 80–64 | Switzerland | Schwechat, Austria |
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20:15 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 26–14, 21–20, 15–15 | |||
Pts: Vujošević 20 Rebs: Mbemba 12 Asts: Vujošević 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kovac 13 Rebs: Cotture 8 Asts: Cotture 6 |
Arena: Multiversum Referees: Blaž Zupančič (SVN), Nikola Perlić (CRO), Jan Baloun (CZE) |
28 November 2021 | Switzerland | 66–43 | Cyprus | Fribourg, Switzerland |
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17:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 20–20, 11–4, 14–8 | |||
Pts: Kovac 16 Rebs: Fofana, Jurkovitz 7 Asts: Cotture, Jurkovitz 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: four players 6 Rebs: Mantovani 6 Asts: Michail 2 |
Arena: Salle Saint-Lèonard Attendance: 1,725 Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Franko Gracin (CRO), Alberto Sánchez (ESP) |
2022
24 February 2022 | Switzerland | 83–72 | Ireland | Fribourg, Switzerland |
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19:30 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 13–23, 20–15, 22–20 | |||
Pts: Mlađan 24 Rebs: Jurkovitz 10 Asts: Zinn 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: Badmus 20 Rebs: Blount 9 Asts: Flood 5 |
Arena: Salle Saint-Lèonard Attendance: 768 Referees: Alfred Jovović (CRO), Anastasios Kardaris (GRE), Javier Sánchez (ESP) |
27 February 2022 | Switzerland | 80–61 | Austria | Fribourg, Switzerland |
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16:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 17–18, 26–7, 14–18 | |||
Pts: Kovac 18 Rebs: Jurkovitz 7 Asts: Cotture 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Murati 14 Rebs: Ogunsipe 6 Asts: Klepeisz 3 |
Arena: Salle Saint-Lèonard Attendance: 1,417 Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Ofer Manheim (ISR), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA) |
30 June 2022 | Cyprus | 71–63 | Switzerland | Nicosia, Cyprus |
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21:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 21–19, 11–6, 17–17 | |||
Pts: Stylianou 14 Rebs: Mantovani 7 Asts: three players 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kazadi, Nzege 17 Rebs: Mbala 12 Asts: Kazadi 8 |
Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall Attendance: 800 Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Jan Baloun (CZE), Ofer Manheim (ISR) |
3 July 2022 | Ireland | 82–88 | Switzerland | Dublin, Ireland |
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17:15 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 22–20, 18–30, 17–13 | |||
Pts: Badmus 23 Rebs: Igiehon 7 Asts: Flood 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kovac 22 Rebs: Kazadi 8 Asts: Kazadi 9 |
Arena: National Basketball Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Stoica Ciprian (ROU), Alberto Sánchez Sixto (ESP), Stylianos Symeonidis (GRE) |
25 August 2022 | Switzerland | 74–64 | Austria | Fribourg, Switzerland |
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19:30 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 16–21, 27–20, 14–10 | |||
Pts: Zinn 14 Rebs: Kazadi 8 Asts: Zoccoletti 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Murati 11 Rebs: Rados 6 Asts: Klepeisz 6 |
Arena: Salle Saint-Lèonard Attendance: 653 Referees: Petr Hrůša (CZE), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Anastasios Kardaris (GRE) |
28 August 2022 | Croatia | 84–53 | Switzerland | Opatija, Croatia |
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20:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 28–16, 20–15, 14–12 | |||
Pts: Matković 17 Rebs: Matković 12 Asts: Gnjidić, Simon 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Fofana 10 Rebs: Rocak 5 Asts: Kazadi 3 |
Arena: Sportska dvorana Marino Cvetković Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA) |
10 November 2022 | Poland | vs. | Switzerland | Lublin, Poland |
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19:45 (UTC+1) | ||||
Boxscore | Arena: Globus Arena |
13 November 2022 | Austria | vs. | Switzerland | Graz, Austria |
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17:05 (UTC+1) | ||||
Boxscore | Arena: Raiffeisen Sportpark |
2023
23 February 2023 | Switzerland | vs. | Croatia | |
Boxscore |
26 February 2023 | Switzerland | vs. | Poland | |
Boxscore |
Team
Current roster
Roster for the EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers matches on 30 June and 3 July 2022 against Cyprus and Ireland.[2]
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Michel-Ofik Nzege | Arnaud Cotture | |
PF | Killian Martin | Petar Kozić | |
SF | Boris Mbala | Yoan Granvorka | |
SG | Roberto Kovac | Robert Zinn | David Vučković |
PG | Jonathan Kazadi | Selim Fofana |
Head coach position
- Sébastian Roduit – (2008–2012)
- Petar Aleksić – (2013–2017)
- Gianluca Barilari – (2017–2021)
- Ilias Papatheodorou – (2021–present)[3]
Notable players
- Thabo Sefolosha – First Swiss-born player to get drafted and play in the NBA.
- Clint Capela
Past rosters
1935 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 10 teams
3 René Karlen, 4 Raymond Lambercy, 5 Mottier, 6 Jean Pare, 7 Radle, 8 Sidler, 9 Marcel Wuilleumier (Coach: ?)
1936 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 21 teams
1 Fernand Bergmann, 2 Pierre Carlier, 3 René Karlen, 4 Georges Laederach, 5 Raymond Lambercy, 6 Jean Pollet, 7 Jean Pare, 8 Marcel Wuilleumier (Coach: ?)
1946 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 10 teams
3 Georges Stockly, 4 Fernand Keller, 5 Theo Winkler, 7 Georges Gallay, 8 Henry Gujer, 10 Robert Geiser, 12 Jean Pollet, 13 Jean Pare, 15 René Wohler, 20 Louis Sanguin (Coach: ?)
1948 Olympic Games: finished 21st among 23 teams
3 Georges Stockly, 4 Henry Gujer, 5 Jean Pollet, 6 Maurice Chollet, 7 Claude Chevalley, 8 Pierre Albrecht, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 Robert Geiser, 11 Jean Tribolet, 12 Claude Landini, 13 Jean Pare, 14 Bernard Dutoit, 15 Henri Baumann, 16 Gérald Piaget (Coach: ?)
1951 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 17 teams
3 Georges Stockly, 4 Henry Gujer, 5 Theo Winkler, 6 Arthur Bugna, 7 Henri Baumann, 8 Roger Domenjoz, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 René Wohler, 11 René Chiappino, 12 Bernard Dutoit, 13 Albert Hermann, 14 Roger Prahin, 15 Francis Perroud (Coach: ?)
1952 Olympic Games: finished 20th among 23 teams
3 Georges Stockly, 4 Pierre Albrecht, 5 Jacques Redard, 6 Gérald Cottier, 7 Henri Baumann, 8 Roger Domenjoz, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 René Wohler, 11 René Chiappino, 12 Marcel Moget, 13 Maurice Chollet, 14 Roger Prahin, 15 Bernard Schmied, 16 Jean-Pierre Voisin (Coach: ?)
1953 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 17 teams
3 André Laverniaz, 4 Pierre Albrecht, 5 Jacques Redard, 6 Henri Devaud, 7 Albert Hermann, 8 René Hofmann, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 Gérald Cottier, 11 René Chiappino, 12 Jean Emery, 13 Pierre Wittwer, 14 Michel Currat, 15 Jean-Pierre Voisin, 16 Ruggero Balmelli (Coach: ?)
1955 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 18 teams
4 Pierre Albrecht, 5 Jacques Redard, 6 Michel Currat, 7 Henri Baumann, 8 V Bally, 9 C Sevelley, 10 Gérald Cottier, 11 Marcos Bossy, 12 René Chiappino, 13 M Etter, 14 C Lambrecht, 15 Jean-Pierre Voisin, 16 P Worte, 17 M Robert (Coach: ?)
Kit
Manufacturer
- Erima
- 2017: Li-Ning[4]
- 2018: 14Fourteen
Sponsor
See also
- Sport in Switzerland
- Switzerland women's national basketball team
- Switzerland men's national under-18 basketball team
- Switzerland men's national under-16 basketball team
- Switzerland men's national 3x3 team
Notes
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Switzerland during the EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers in June/July 2022". Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Un entraîneur de renom à la tête de l'équipe de Suisse". Retrieved 13 July 2021. (in French)
- ^ a b FIBA EuroBasket 2017, FIBA.com, Retrieved 31 August 2017.
External links
- Official website (in French, German, and Italian)
- Switzerland FIBA profile
- Switzerland National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
- Switzerland Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
Videos
- Switzerland v Iceland – Full Game – EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers Youtube.com video
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