Slovakia national basketball team

Slovakia Slovenská republika

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FIBA ranking	T-88th
Joined FIBA	1993
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	SBA
Coach	Peter Bálint (2011/2012)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Eurobasket
Appearances	None
Uniforms
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The Slovak national basketball team is a team that is selected by the Basketball Federation of Slovak Republic to compete in major international basketball events in representation of Slovakia. Slovakia are one of the newest national basketball teams in the world, having split from the Czechoslovakia national basketball team after the dissolution of the unified state in 1993, with the Czech Republic national basketball team continuing as the successor of the Czechoslovak team.

Competitions

Eurobasket Qualification

• 1995: 4th in group A
• 1997: 6th in group A
• 1999: 5th in group A
• 2001: 6th in group A

Eurobasket Pre-Qualification

• 2003: 3rd in group B

Eurobasket Division B

• 2005: 2nd in group B
• 2007: 4th in group B
• 2009: 3rd in group C
• 2011: 2nd in group C

Eurobasket 2005 B division

Switzerland 56 – 73 Slovakia
Malta 53 – 107 Slovakia
Slovakia 70 – 67 Ireland
Slovakia 60 – 66 Switzerland
Slovakia 100 – 39 Malta
Ireland 82 – 68 Slovakia

Slovakia national team roster 2014:

   4 Milan Žiak        PG 190 ŠKP Banská Bystrica/SVK 
   5 Anton Gavel       PG 190 Bayern Mníchov/GER
   6 Nenad Miloševič   SG 188 Inter Bratislava/SVK
   7 Oliver Tot        PG 198 Kimball Union Academy/USA
   9 Martin Bilík "C   SF 195 Inter Bratisla/SVK
   10 Richard Korner   PF 197 ŠKP Banská Bystrica/SVK
   11 Marek Jašš       SF 193 BC Prievidza/SVK
   12 Peter Sedmák     PF 204 Balkan Botevgrad/BUL
   13 Michal Baťka     C 204 Inter Bratislava/SVK
   14 Tomáš Mrviš      SF 200 MBK Handlová/SVK
   15 Peter Dorazil    PF 200 ŠKP Banská Bystrica/SVK

See also

• Slovakia women's national basketball team
• Czechoslovakia national basketball team

External links

Official site of Slovak Basketball Association (in Slovak)