Cyprus national basketball team

Cyprus
FIBA ranking	T-88
Joined FIBA	1972
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Cyprus Basketball Federation
Coach	Panayiotis Yiannaras
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	None
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances	4
Medals	Silver: 1990, 1994 Bronze: 1988, 1992
Uniforms
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Alex Liatsos playing for the Cypriot national basketball team against Austria (with Christoph Nagler and Rasid Mahalbasic) in August 2012

The Cypriot national basketball team is the national team of Cyprus. It is run by the Cyprus Basketball Federation. It is affiliated to FIBA, in the FIBA Europe zone.

History

The team participates at international and European tournaments. The only international tournament it took part in 2005, were the World University Games, where it finished 26th out of 30 participating nations.

Cyprus national basketball team was two-time Promotion Cup finalist (1990, 1994).

The team's results have improved considerably in recent years. Cyprus has repeatedly retained the European minor countries tournament since 1995, while Cyprus made their first appearance in a Eurobasket semifinal phase in 2003.

Currently, Cyprus plays in Division B of the Eurobasket system. The team participates in the Group B of the EuroBasket 2009 B Qualifying Campaign and has opponents the national teams of Belarus, Switzerland, Romania and Albania. The matches are taking place in September 2008.

Competitive record

At the Championship for Small Countries Championship for Small Countries Year Position Pld W L 1988 Third place 5 4 1 1990 Runners-up 5 3 2 1992 Third place 5 4 1 1994 Runners-up 5 4 1 Total 20 15 5

At the Games of the Small States Games of the Small States of Europe Year Position Pld W L 1995 Champions 4 4 0 1997 Champions 2001 Champions 4 4 0 2003 Champions 4 4 0 2005 Champions 4 4 0 2007 Disqualified 5 3 2 2009 Champions 5 5 0 2013 Champions 4 4 0

At EuroBasket

EuroBasket						Qualification
Year	Position	Pld	W	L		Pld	W	L
1983	Did not qualify					4	0	4
1985						5	2	3
1987						4	0	4
1989	Did not enter					Did not enter
1991
1993	Did not qualify					6	2	4
1995						5	0	5
1997						6	2	4
1999						8	3	5
2001						11	5	6
2003						15	4	11
2005	Division B					6	3	3
2007	Division B					6	1	5
2009	Division B					8	3	5
2011	Division B					6	0	6
2013	Did not qualify					8	0	8
2015	Did not enter					Did not enter
2017	Did not qualify					6	2	4

Roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2017 qualification.

Cyprus men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club PF 1 Loizides, Christos 25 – 26 May 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) ETHA Engomis C 3 King, Anthony 31 – 22 January 1985 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Gaziantep PG 5 Michail, Simon 24 – 19 June 1992 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Keravnos B.C. G/F 6 Pilavas, Andreas 32 – 1 September 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) ETHA Engomis F/C 7 Trisokkas, Panagiotis 36 – 29 August 1980 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) AEK Larnaca B.C. G/F 8 Kilaras, Gabriel 26 – 9 January 1990 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) APOEL B.C. SG 9 Sizopoulos, Andreas 33 – 30 July 1983 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) AEK Larnaca B.C. PG 11 Koronides, Aristides 34 – 20 April 1982 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) APOEL B.C. SG 12 Pantouris, Grigoris 34 – 22 July 1982 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) APOEL B.C. PF 15 Theocharides, George 31 – 4 June 1985 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Keravnos B.C. C 22 Kaskiris, Christodoulos 36 – 22 December 1979 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) APOEL B.C. G 27 Razis, Christopher 27 – 7 July 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Rethymno Cretan G 44 Panteli, Iakovos 30 – 3 October 1985 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) AEK Larnaca B.C. SF 99 Stylianou, Nikolaos 27 – 9 November 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Keravnos B.C.	Head coach Panayiotis Yiannaras Assistant coach(es) Nikolas Papadopoulos Nicos Lambrias Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 26 August 2016

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Anthony King	Tolis Kaskiris
PF	Panagiotis Trisokkas	George Theocharides	Christos Loizides
SF	Nikos Stylianou	Andreas Pilavas	Gabriel Kilaras
SG	Andreas Sizopoulos	Grigoris Pantouris	Aristides Koronides
PG	Iakovos Panteli	Christopher Razis	Simon Michail

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Champion ^[1]

References

1. Cyprus Basketball Federation, http://www.basketball.org.cy/, Retrieved 1 October 2015. (Greek)

External links

• Official site
• Profile at FIBA Europe