Switzerland men's national basketball team

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Switzerland
Swiss Basketball logo.svg
FIBA ranking57 Increase 1 (18 September 2022)[1]
Joined FIBA1932 (co-founders)
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationSwiss Basketball
CoachIlias Papatheodorou
Nickname(s)Nati
(National Team)
Rossocrociati
(Red Crosses)
Olympic Games
Appearances3
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
Appearances5
MedalsNone
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

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2021

25 November 2021 Austria  80–64  Switzerland Schwechat, Austria
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
19:45 (UTC+1)
Boxscore Arena: Globus Arena
13 November 2022 Austria  vs.  Switzerland Graz, Austria
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]

Switzerland men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 1 Michel-Ofik Nzege 29 – (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Saint-Chamond France
G 2 Boris Mbala 26 – (1996-01-19)19 January 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Fribourg Switzerland
F 3 Yoan Granvorka 25 – (1997-06-09)9 June 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Union Neuchâtel Switzerland
PF 4 Petar Kozić 20 – (2002-01-20)20 January 2002 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Jura Switzerland
G 6 Jonathan Kazadi 31 – (1991-06-09)9 June 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Jena Germany
PG 7 Selim Fofana 22 – (1999-07-08)8 July 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Union Neuchâtel Switzerland
SG 9 Roberto Kovac 32 – (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Massagno Switzerland
PG 10 Robert Zinn 27 – (1995-02-22)22 February 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Fribourg Switzerland
G/F 11 David Vučković 18 – (2004-03-16)16 March 2004 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Yverdon Switzerland
PF 13 Killian Martin 24 – (1998-04-03)3 April 1998 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Union Neuchâtel Switzerland
PF 20 Arnaud Cotture 26 – (1995-08-09)9 August 1995 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Fribourg Switzerland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Dimitris Menoudakos
  • Switzerland Patrick Pembele
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 June 2022

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
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

Notable players

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

2017: Tissot[4]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Switzerland during the EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers in June/July 2022". Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Un entraîneur de renom à la tête de l'équipe de Suisse". Retrieved 13 July 2021. (in French)
  4. ^ a b FIBA EuroBasket 2017, FIBA.com, Retrieved 31 August 2017.

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