Moldova national basketball team

Moldova
FIBA ranking	88 (T)
Joined FIBA	1985
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	None
Uniforms
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The Moldavian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Moldova in international competitions. It is governed by the Basketball Federation of Moldova (FBRM).^[1]

To date, the team won two silver medals at the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.

Competitive record

At EuroBasket

EuroBasket						Qualification
Year	Position	Pld	W	L		Pld	W	L
1993	Did not qualify					0	0	3

At the Championship for Small Countries

Championship for Small Countries
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
2002	5th place	5	4	1
2006	Fourth place	5	3	2
2008	Runners-up	5	4	1
2010	Fourth place	5	1	4
2012	Runners-up	4	2	2
2016	5th place	5	3	2
Total		29	17	12

U18 European Championship Division C

Year	Position	Host
1997	1	U18 European Championship Men Division C 1997
1999	–	U18 European Championship Men Division C 1999
2001	–	U18 European Championship Men Division C 2001
2003	–	U18 European Championship Men Division C 2003
2005	–	U18 European Championship Men Division C 2005
2007	3	U18 European Championship Men Division C 2007

Current roster

At the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: ^[2]

Moldova men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. SG 3 Nicolai Cojuhari 24 – 18 March 1992 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) C 5 Alexei Onila 27 – 30 March 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) G 7 Casian Statnic 20 – 27 October 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) F 8 Evgheni Nartov 28 – 2 September 1987 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) SG 9 Sergiu Chiriac 22 – 12 July 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) F 10 Vladimir Colesnicov 35 – 20 August 1980 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) C 12 Emil Ostafiiciuc 21 – 2 August 1994 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) SG 13 Anton Rulevski 28 – 17 March 1988 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) F 14 Eugeniu Melnic 37 – 14 April 1979 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 21 Vitalie Oprea 30 – 15 February 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) F 22 Egor Nistor 23 – 6 June 1993 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) PG 27 Denis Melniciuc 23 – 23 September 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach Vladimir Polyakh Assistant coaches Aleksey Beskov Ruslan Varzari Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 28 June 2016

External links

• Eurobasket.com – Moldova Men National Team
• Basketball Federation of Moldova
• Archived records of Moldova team participations
• Presentation on Facebook

References

1. FIBA National Federations – Moldova, fiba.com, accessed 22 October 2014.
2. Moldova | 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.