Luxembourg men's national basketball team

The Luxembourg national basketball team (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuergesch Basketballnationalequipe, French: Équipe du Luxembourg de basketball, German: Luxemburgische Basketballnationalmannschaft) represents Luxembourg in men's international basketball tournaments. They are controlled by the Luxembourg Basketball Federation.

Luxembourg

FIBA ranking	74 3 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA	1946
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Luxembourg Basketball Federation (FLBB)
Coach	Ken Diederich
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	3
Medals	None
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances	5
Medals	Silver: (1992, 2004) Bronze: (1990)
Games of the Small States of Europe
Appearances	15
Medals	Silver: (1985, 1991, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2019) Bronze: (1993, 2003, 2005, 2015)
Home Away

Luxembourg has qualified for the EuroBasket three times, in 1946, 1951, and 1955. Their best result came in eighth place at their first EuroBasket appearance in 1946. Although the national team has yet to qualify for the FIBA World Cup or Summer Olympics.

History

A match against Netherlands in 1959

Against Ireland in 2009

Against Poland in 2014

EuroBasket 1946

Luxembourg's first EuroBasket appearance was at EuroBasket 1946 in Geneva. They found themselves heavily over-matched in the preliminary round. Losing all of their matches and being outscored by 113 points over three games finishing in last place in the group. The semifinal round, which was essentially a 7th–10th place classification round for Luxembourg, saw their first win. They defeated England 50–27. This advanced them to a playoff for 7th and 8th places; they were defeated by Belgium to finish 8th out of the ten team competition.

EuroBasket 1951

Luxembourg next competed at the EuroBasket 1951 competition in Paris. They lost all four of their preliminary round games, putting them in fifth place in their group of 5. Since they were seeded into a group of five teams rather than a group of four teams (the 18 teams were divided into 4 groups, 2 groups with 5 teams and 2 groups with 4 teams), Luxembourg had to play an elimination game against Denmark for the right to advance into the classification rounds. The winner could potentially place as high as 9th; the loser was relegated to 17th place.

Luxembourg was able to get a final half-court shot off before time expired, but the ball bounced off the rim and the team was served their fifth and final loss of the tournament.

EuroBasket 1955

At EuroBasket 1955 in Budapest was where Luxembourg next appeared. They lost all four of their preliminary round games, and were relegated to the classification rounds. In the first round, Luxembourg was able to win 2 games against Denmark and Sweden, finishing third in the group. There they lost their 13th–16th place semifinal, but won the 15th/16th place final to finish the tournament 15th out of the 18 teams.

Later years

After EuroBasket 1955 the national team has struggled qualifying for major international basketball tournaments. Though, they have competed at smaller competitions such as the European Championship for Small Countries and Games of the Small States of Europe.

Competitive record

EuroBasket EuroBasket Qualification Year Pos. Pld W L Pld W L 1946 8th 5 1 4 1947 Did not enter Did not enter 1949 1951 17th 5 0 5 1953 Did not enter Did not enter 1955 15th 10 3 7 1957 Did not enter Did not enter 1959 1961 1963 1965 Did not qualify 3 1 2 1967 3 0 3 1969 Did not enter Did not enter 1971 1973 1975 Did not qualify 5 0 5 1977 5 1 4 1979 3 1 2 1981 Did not enter Did not enter 1983 1985 Did not qualify 5 3 2 1987 4 1 3 1989 Did not enter Did not enter 1991 1993 Did not qualify 6 0 6 1995 6 0 6 1997 5 1 4 1999 5 1 4 2001 6 0 6 2003 11 1 10 2005 Division B 6 0 6 2007 Division B 8 0 8 2009 Division B 8 0 8 2011 Division B 6 0 6 2013 Did not qualify 8 0 8 2015 12 0 12 2017 6 1 5 2021 4 2 6 Total 20 4 16

FIBA World Cup World Cup Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1950 to 2014 Did not qualify 2019 Did not enter 2023 To be determined Total Championship for Small Countries FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Year Pos. Pld W L 1988 4th 5 2 3 1990 5 3 2 1992 5 3 2 1994 4th 5 2 3 2004 5 4 1 Total 25 14 11 Games of the Small States of Europe Games of the Small States of Europe Year Pos. Pld W L 1985 3 1 2 1987 6th 3 1 2 1989 4th 4 2 2 1991 5 3 2 1993 5 2 3 1995 4 2 2 1997 4th 4 1 3 2001 5th 3 1 2 2003 4 2 2 2005 4 2 2 2007 5 4 1 2009 5 3 2 2013 4 3 1 2015 3 1 2 2017 4th 5 2 3 2019 5 3 1 Total 65 33 32

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2017 qualification.

Luxembourg national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 2 Avedyan, Arlen 24 – 20 February 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [N.A.] SF 5 Grun, Thomas 21 – February 28, 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Gladiators Trier PG 10 Arbaut, Patrick 28 – 21 December 1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Basket Esch PF 11 Kox, Jean 26 – 6 January 1990 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Musel Pikes C 12 Kalmes, Joe 20 – November 24, 1995 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Musel Pikes PF 13 Picard, Samy 28 – 8 June 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Amicale Steinsel PF 14 Gint, Dean 25 – 28 March 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Sparta Bertrange SG 21 Biernbaum, Raul 26 – September 28, 1989 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) AB Contern PG 22 Melcher, Bob 21 – 9 December 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Amicale Steinsel SG 23 Delgado Ferreira, Jairo 31 – 17 July 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Etzella Ettelbruck SF 25 Welter, Tom 22 – 16 December 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Musel Pikes PF 31 Laurent, Alex 23 – 6 June 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Amicale Steinsel	Head coach Ken Diederich Assistant coach(es) Mike Smith Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 5 September 2015

See also

• Sport in Luxembourg
• Luxembourg women's national basketball team
• Luxembourg national under-19 basketball team
• Luxembourg national under-17 basketball team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Luxembourgish)
• Luxembourg at FIBA site
• Luxembourg National Team - Men at Eurobasket.com