Cyprus men's national basketball team

The Cyprus men's national basketball team (Greek: Εθνική ομάδα μπάσκετ της Κύπρου) represents Cyprus in international basketball, and is controlled by the Cyprus Basketball Federation. The national team is coached by Linos Gavriel.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Cyprus women's national basketball team.

Cyprus
FIBA ranking83 4 (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1974
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationΚυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης (CBF)
CoachLinos Gavriel
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances4
Medals Silver: (1990, 1994)
Bronze: (1988, 1992)
Games of the Small States of Europe
Appearances14
Medals Gold: (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017)
Silver: (1989, 1993)
Bronze: (1991)
First international
 Bulgaria 90–45 Cyprus 
(Damascus, Syria; 17 April 1982)
Biggest win
 Monaco 40–108 Cyprus 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 1 June 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Czechoslovakia 135–60 Cyprus 
(Prievidza, Slovakia; 22 June 1993)

Cyprus joined FIBA in 1974, although to date they have not qualified for any major tournaments. However, they have had success at smaller competitions such as the Games of the Small States of Europe, winning it nine times.

History

Cyprus made its first appearance on the international scene in qualification for EuroBasket 1983. Although the national team would come up short in their attempt, with an (0-4) record.[2] Furthermore, Cyprus has taken part at lower level tournaments, where they have been impressive. Cyprus has won two bronze medals, and two silver medals at the European Championship for Small Countries, while also taking home one bronze, two silver, and nine gold medals at the Games of the Small States of Europe.

EuroBasket 2022 qualification
Main article: EuroBasket 2022 qualification

Cyrus took part in qualifying for EuroBasket 2022, and were drawn into Group C for the first round of pre-qualifiers. The first test for the national team was against Portugal, at home in Nicosia. Cyprus would eventually prevail, in a tough match 69–67. Looking to stay perfect, the team played their next match on the road at Luxembourg. Immediately, Cyprus would run out to a big first quarter lead, and never looked back, winning 53–67. Cyprus dropped their final two matches of group play, to finish with an (2-2) record to advance.

During the second round of pre-qualifiers, Cyprus were placed into Group D, with Austria, and Great Britain. However, the national team failed to win a match, and finished with an (0-4) record. Cyprus blew an opportunity to advance to the final stage of qualifiers, but would have one more chance to make amends in the third round.

Heading into the final window of pre-qualifiers, Cyprus had to finish atop of Group F if they were to achieve their goal. Unfortunately, for the national team, they would duplicate the results they accumulated in the second round. With an (0-4) record once again, Cyprus ended the pre-qualifiers (2-10) overall. This result eliminated any chance for the team to advance.[3]

Competitive record

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers matches on 18 and 20 February 2021 against Albania and Portugal.[4]

Cyprus men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C 1 Christos Loizides 29 – (1991-05-26)26 May 1991 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) APOEL
G/F 2 Rafail Eleftheriou 26 – (1994-08-16)16 August 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Apollon
F 4 Ioannis Pasiali 23 – (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Keravnos
PG 5 Simon Michael 28 – (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Keravnos
G 6 Stefanos Iliadis 26 – (1994-09-17)17 September 1994 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) APOEL
F/C 7 Kyprianos Maragkos 27 – (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) APOEL
PF 8 Sotirios Manolopoulos 33 – (1987-11-16)16 November 1987 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Petrolina
PG 10 Ioannis Giannaras 21 – (1999-03-27)27 March 1999 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Petrolina
C 11 Michalis Koumis 24 – (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Paralimni
F 12 Roberto Mantovani 27 – (1994-01-04)4 January 1994 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Petrolina
PG 13 Filippos Tigkas 18 – (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Apollon
PF 14 Georgios Tretiakov 20 – (2000-11-10)10 November 2000 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Omonia
PF 15 George Theocharides 35 – (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Keravnos
F 99 Nikos Stylianou 32 – (1988-11-09)9 November 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Keravnos
Head coach
  • Linos Gavriel
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 18 February 2021

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Head coach position
  • Christos Stylianidis – (2007 – 2011)
  • Antonis Konstantinides – (2012)
  • Panagiotis Yiannaras – (2013 – 2017)
  • Linos Gavriel – (2017 – present)

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2020
26 November 2020 Portugal  74–56  Cyprus Matosinhos, Portugal* [note 1]
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 27–12, 14–11, 16–12
Pts: Fonseca 12
Rebs: Fonseca 6
Asts: Lisboa 5		 Boxscore Pts: Koumis 15
Rebs: Koumis, Mantovani 7
Asts: Michail 5		 Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos
Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Nikola Perlić (CRO), Maxime Boubert (FRA)
28 November 2020 Belarus  89–53  Cyprus Matosinhos, Portugal* [note 1]
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 24–9, 26–13, 15–22
Pts: Rahozenka 17
Rebs: Parakhouski 12
Asts: Rubinshteyn 5		 Boxscore Pts: Michail 9
Rebs: Koumis 6
Asts: Giannaras 3		 Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos
Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Nikola Perlić (CRO), Maxime Boubert (FRA)

2021
18 February 2021 Cyprus  88–66  Albania Nicosia, Cyprus* [note 1]
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 14–12, 26–15, 30–17
Pts: Iliadis 21
Rebs: Koumis 7
Asts: Eleftheriou 6		 Boxscore Pts: Pullazi 17
Rebs: Hysenagolli 9
Asts: Shestani 5		 Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Referees: Ilya Putenko (RUS), Péter Praksch (HUN), Franko Gracin (CRO)
20 February 2021 Cyprus  52–84  Portugal Nicosia, Cyprus* [note 1]
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 9–24, 16–17, 14–22
Pts: Stylianou 15
Rebs: Maragkos 7
Asts: three players 2		 Boxscore Pts: Borovnjak 21
Rebs: Borovnjak 11
Asts: Barbosa 6		 Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Referees: Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Ilya Putenko (RUS)
25 November 2021 Cyprus  73–81  Ireland Nicosia, Cyprus
19:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 14–24, 19–22, 23–15
Pts: Giannaras 16
Rebs: Koumis 8
Asts: Michail 5		 Boxscore Pts: Blount 21
Rebs: Carroll 12
Asts: Hosford 7		 Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Referees: Ofer Manheim (ISR), Ilya Putenko (RUS), Zoran Mitrovski (MKD)
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
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Franko Gracin (CRO), Alberto Sánchez (ESP)

2022
24 February 2022 Cyprus  vs.  Austria
Boxscore
27 February 2022 Ireland  vs.  Cyprus
Boxscore
30 June 2022 Cyprus  vs.   Switzerland
Boxscore
3 July 2022 Austria  vs.  Cyprus
Boxscore

Kit

Manufacturer
  • 2012–2015: Champion
  • 2015–2018: LEGEA
  • 2019–present: Caan Athletics

See also

Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches in the November 2020 and February 2021 windows were played behind closed doors in select host cities.[5]

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. "Cyprus results during qualification for EuroBasket 1983".
  3. "Cyprus during the EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. "Cyprus during the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers in Feb. 2021". Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. "Statement regarding the November 2020 and February 2021 Qualifiers". Retrieved 18 September 2020.

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