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The '''Albania national basketball team''' is the ] side that represents ] in international competitions. {{Short description|Men's national basketball team representing Albania}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Albania women's national basketball team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox national basketball team
| country = Albania
| logo = Federata Shqiptare e Basketbollit.svg
| logo_width = 200px
| nickname = ''Kuq e Zinjtë''<br>(The Red and Blacks)<br>''Shqiponjat''<br>(The Eagles)
| coach = ]
| fiba_ranking = {{FIBA World Rankings|ALB}}
| joined_fiba = 1947
| fiba_zone = FIBA Europe
| national_fed = ]
| wc_appearances = None
| wc_medals =
| zone_championship = ]
| zone_appearances = 2 (''first in ]'')
| zone_medals = None
| h_pattern_b = _redsides_2
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| h_shorts = ffffff
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| first_game = {{bk|ITA|1946}} 60–15 {{bk-rt|ALB|1946}}<br>(], Czechoslovakia; 27 April 1947)
| largest_win = {{bk|ALB|1946}} 112–77 {{bk-rt|ISL}}<br>(], West Germany; 15 May 1975)
| largest_loss = {{bk|BEL}} 114–11 {{bk-rt|ALB|1946}}<br>(], Czechoslovakia; 28 April 1947)
}}


The '''Albania men's national basketball team''' ({{langx|sq|Kombëtarja e basketbollit të Shqipërisë}}) represents ] in international ] competitions. The national team is governed by the ].
==Eurobasket 1947==


Albania has competed at the ] twice throughout their history, in ] and ]. While the team has appeared on the continental level in the past, Albania still looks to obtain qualification to reach the ].
Albania first competed in the European championship at ]. Their debut performance ended without a win, as they lost all three preliminary games, both semifinal round games, and the 13th/14th place classification match to finish 14th out of 14 teams.


==Eurobasket 1957== ==History==
===20th century===
Basketball was introduced in ] in the early 20th century, and it became popular in the 1920s following the end of ] as sports societies and clubs were being formed all over the country, and basketball was soon introduced to the major towns and cities in Albania. Basketball was played informally by teams representing different sports clubs, and it wasn't until September 1945 that a National Basketball Committee was formed that would be responsible for dealing with the issues basketball teams in the country faced. The committee paved the way for the creation of the ] (ABA) a year later in 1946, which became a member of ] in 1947. Their main goals were to enable clubs to compete in national competitions, as well as to promote the sport. The first ] in Albania was held in 1946, and a year later the first ] also took place. In 1951 the ABA created the ], which was a competition open to all professional and amateur basketball clubs in Albania, with the women's and youth versions of the competition both starting in 1952. During the ] in Albania, the ] was held between 1959 and 1989, where basketball was one of the more popular sports on display at the country's biggest sports events. In 1999, the ABA held the first ]s for men and ], which is played between the winners of the league and cup.


Albania first competed in a ] at ] held in ], ], shortly after joining FIBA as an affiliate national team. In the preliminary round of the competition Albania was placed in Group D, with ], ] and ]. Albania's first game in a major tournament came against Italy, which was a 15–60 loss.<ref></ref> In their next two matches, Albania would suffer heavy defeats at the hands of Belgium 114–11 and to Egypt 19–104. In the next round, Albania were placed in the lower bracket Group 3 to determine who finishes between 7th and 10th place. There, the national team were up against ] and ]. Albania would go on to lose 19–73 to Romania and 27–44 to Austria. The team then went on to face ] in the final game to determine 13th and 14th place, where they would lose 13–90 to Yugoslavia to finish in last place out of 14 teams.<ref></ref> During the tournament, Albania registered a record of (0–6), while averaging just 17.3 points per game. Their highest point tally came against Austria where they scored 27 points, which was also the match where the team had its smallest margin of defeat at 17 points. Albania conceded an average of 80.3 points per game, with their highest scoring opponent being Belgium.
Ten years later, at ] in ], the Albanians fared no better. They lost ten matches out of ten played, going 0-3 in the preliminary round and 0-7 in the classification round to finish 16th of 16.

Ten years after their debut tournament appearance at the Euros, Albania competed at ] in ], ]. Albania were placed in Group A in the preliminary round with ], Yugoslavia and ]. The national team lost 57–89 to Yugoslavia in their opening match, and then went on to lose 71–37 to Czechoslovakia and 65–42 against Scotland to finish bottom of the group. During the classification round, Albania faced ], Italy, ], Belgium, ], Austria and Scotland. Albania would lose all seven games in the classification round, which sent the team toward finishing at the bottom of another EuroBasket tournament, this time out of 16 teams.<ref></ref> Albania during the competition averaged 47.6 points per game, with their highest points tally coming against Turkey in a 64–97 defeat. Albania conceded an average of 78.4 points per game during their ten games played at the event. Despite putting up better statistical numbers than those in 1947, Albania could not manage to earn a victory at the Euros for the second consecutive tournament.

After EuroBasket 1957, Albania failed to reach a major tournament again throughout the rest of the 20th century. Although the national team did go on to attempt to qualify on numerous occasions, including for the ]. That was where Albania competed in qualification to reach the ] for the first time. However, the team was defeated in all three of its games during qualifying to come up short.<ref>{{cite web|title=Besnik Dizdari: E vërteta e pjesëmarrjes së Shqipërisë në Lojërat Olimpike|url=http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/besnik-dizdari-e-verteta-e-pjesemarrjes-se-shqiperise-ne-lojerat-olimpike/}}</ref> Also, during qualifying for ], where Albania put up record feats in their attempt to make it back on to the continental stage. It was where the team earned their highest margin of victory versus an opponent to that point, against ] 112–77; as well as earning their first three game winning streak.<ref>{{cite web|title=Albania results during qualification for EuroBasket 1975|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605222340/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/eurobasket/1975_BELGRADE_PR.htm}}</ref> Although even behind heroic performances, Albania would narrowly miss out on clinching qualification.

===21st century===
In 2002, Albania entered a smaller competition, the ]. Albania would begin the tournament in Group A, where the team would eventually earn a (2–1) record. However, due to point differential, Albania missed out on advancing to the knockout phase and were relegated to the classification round. There, the team defeated ], but lost to ] to finish the tournament in sixth place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Albania at the 2002 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/207-fiba-eurobasket-division-c/2657/teams/albania|publisher=fiba.basketball|date=15 June 2002}}</ref>

After achieving nearly similar results at the competition in ], Albania were poised to change the narrative at the ] tournament. The national team quickly set the tone, as they went undefeated (3–0) in the group stage to advance. In the semis, Albania won a high scoring affair against ] 111–101, to send the team into the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115132213/http://www.archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/16/rid/5026/sid/3488/tid/232/_/2006_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Men/statistic.html|title=Albania v Andorra – 2006 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries game results|publisher=Archive.fiba.com|date=2 June 2006}}</ref> Although the team would fall short of winning the competition, losing a tightly contested match to ] to finish as the runners-up.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115130710/http://www.archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/3488/tid/232/_/2006_European_Promotion_Cup_for_Men/index.html|title=Albania at the 2006 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries|publisher=Archive.fiba.com|date=3 June 2006}}</ref>

Entering ] for ], Albania struggled to a (1–5) record during the qualifiers, picking up their lone victory against ] and missing out to qualify.<ref>{{cite web|title=Albania during the EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/205-fiba-eurobasket-qualifiers/9603/teams/albania|publisher=fiba.basketball|access-date=17 September 2016}}</ref> During the process for Albania to qualify for the ], the national team went through ]. However, Albania were overwhelmed in all four of their matches in the pre-qualifying stage, and failed to advance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Albania during the 2019 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/200-fiba-basketball-world-cup-qualifiers/10594/teams/albania|publisher=fiba.basketball|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

Following Albania's lost attempt to qualify for the 2019 World Cup, the team directed their attention toward ] ]. Although Albania would display similar results which caused the team to miss out on the World Cup, and being eliminated.<ref>{{cite web|title=Albania during the EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/204-fiba-eurobasket-pre-qualifiers/10909/teams/albania|publisher=fiba.basketball|access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref>

==Competitive record==
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===FIBA World Cup===
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|-
!colspan=5|]
!rowspan=23|
!colspan=3|]
|-
!Year
!Position
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=5|''Did not enter''
|colspan=3 rowspan=5|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA|1889}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|CHI}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA|1960}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|URU}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|colspan=3 rowspan=2|''EuroBasket served<br>as qualifiers''
|-
|{{flagicon|PUR|1952}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=2|''Did not enter''
|colspan=3 rowspan=2|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|COL}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]||colspan=4|''Did not qualify''
|6||0||6
|-
|{{flagicon|ARG}} ]||colspan=4|''Did not enter''
|colspan=3|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|colspan=3 rowspan=2|''EuroBasket served<br>as qualifiers''
|-
|{{flagicon|GRE}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} ]||colspan=4|''Did not enter''
|colspan=3|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=5|''Did not qualify''
|colspan=3 rowspan=3|''EuroBasket served<br>as qualifiers''
|-
|{{flagicon|TUR}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} ]
|4||0||4
|-
|{{flagicon|PHI}}{{flagicon|JPN}}{{flagicon|IDN}} ]
|6||1||5
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} ]||colspan=4|''To be determined''
|colspan=3|''To be determined''
|-
!Total!!0/19!! !! !! !!16 !!1 !!15
|}

===Olympic Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=5|]
!rowspan=24|
!colspan=3|]
|-
!Year
!Position
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} ]||colspan=4|''No national representative''
|-
|{{flagicon|UK}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=6|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]
|colspan=3 rowspan=3|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|MEX}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} ]||colspan=4|''Did not qualify''
|3||0||3
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=4|''Did not enter''
|colspan=3 rowspan=4|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|URS}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=9|''Did not qualify''
|6||1||5
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
|colspan=3 rowspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|GRE}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|UK}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|BRA}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} ]
|-
!Total!!0/20!! !! !! !!9 !!1 !!8
|}

===Championship for Small Countries===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=5|]
|-
!Year
!Position
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
|-
|{{flagicon|MLT}} ]||6th||5||3||2
|-
|{{flagicon|AND}} ]||5th||5||3||2
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|ALB}} ]||bgcolor=silver|{{silver02}}||5||4||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total!!15!!10!!5
|}
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===EuroBasket===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=5|]
!rowspan=45|
!colspan=3|Qualification
|-
!Year
!Position
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
|-
|{{flagicon|SUI}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=4|''No national representative''
|-
|{{flagicon|LAT}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|LTU|1918}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|SUI}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|TCH}} ]||14th||6||0||6
|-
|{{flagicon|EGY|1922}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=4|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA|1794}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|URS|1936}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|HUN|1949}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|BUL|1948}} ]||16th||10||0||10
|-
|{{flagicon|TUR}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=5|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|POL|1928}} ]
|colspan=3 rowspan=3|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|4||0||4
|-
|{{flagicon|FRG}} ]
|4||1||3
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} ]||colspan=4|''Did not enter''
|colspan=3|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} ]||colspan=4|''Did not qualify''
|5||3||2
|-
|{{flagicon|BEL}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=7|''Did not enter''
|colspan=3 rowspan=7|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|TCH}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|FRG}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|GRE}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]||colspan=4|''Did not qualify''
|4||1||3
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} ]||colspan=4|''Did not enter''
|colspan=3|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|GRE}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=3|''Did not qualify''
|6||1||5
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]
|5||1||4
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} ]
|5||1||4
|-
|{{flagicon|TUR}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=2|''Did not enter''
|colspan=3 rowspan=2|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|SCG}} ]||colspan=4|'']''
|6||0||6
|-
|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]||colspan=4|'']''
|8||0||8
|-
|{{flagicon|POL}} ]||colspan=4|'']''
|8||2||6
|-
|{{flagicon|LTU}} ]||colspan=4|'']''
|8||0||8
|-
|{{flagicon|SVN}} ]||colspan=4|''Did not qualify''
|8||0||8
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}}{{flagicon|CRO}}{{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|LAT}} ]||colspan=4|''Did not enter''
|colspan=3|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|FIN}}{{flagicon|ISR}}{{flagicon|ROU}}{{flagicon|TUR}} ]||colspan=4 rowspan=3|''Did not qualify''
|6||1||5
|-
|{{flagicon|CZE}}{{flagicon|GEO}}{{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|GER}} ]
|8||0||8
|-
|{{flagicon|CYP}}{{flagicon|FIN}}{{flagicon|POL}}{{flagicon|LAT}} ]
|8||1||7
|-
!Total!!2/38!!16 !!0 !!16 !!93 !!12 !!81
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===Mediterranean Games===
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|-
!Year
!Position
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
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|-
|{{flagicon|GRE}} ]||8th||5||0||5
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} ]||6th||6||1||5
|-
!colspan=2|Total!!11!!1!!10
|}
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==Results and fixtures==
{{See also|Albania men's national basketball team results (2020–present)}}
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===2023===
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|date = 19 July 2023
|time = 20:30 (])
|teamA = {{bk-rt|ALB}}
|scoreA = 83
|teamB = '''{{bk|ROU}}'''
|scoreB = '''87'''
|Q1 = '''22'''–21
|Q2 = 20–'''23'''
|Q3 = 22–'''25'''
|Q4 = '''19'''–18
|report =
|points1 = ] 20
|rebounds1 = ] 11
|assist1 = ] 4
|points2 = ] 18
|rebounds2 = ] 9
|assist2 = ] 8
|location = ], Albania
|arena = ]
|attendance =
|referee = Kerem Baki (TUR), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Martin Vulić (CRO)
|result = L
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|round = ]
|date = 26 July 2023
|time = 18:00 (])
|teamA = '''{{bk-rt|SVK}}'''
|scoreA = '''86'''
|teamB = {{bk|ALB}}
|scoreB = 63
|Q1 = '''30'''–27
|Q2 = '''16'''–10
|Q3 = '''19'''–3
|Q4 = 21–'''23'''
|report =
|points1 = ] 19
|rebounds1 = ] 9
|assist1 = ] 3
|points2 = ] 19
|rebounds2 = ] 7
|assist2 = ], ] 2
|location = ], Slovakia
|arena = ]
|attendance = 1,300
|referee = Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Can Mavisu (TUR), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)
|result = L
}}
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|round = ]
|date = 29 July 2023
|time = 18:30 (])
|teamA = '''{{bk-rt|ROU}}'''
|scoreA = '''72'''
|teamB = {{bk|ALB}}
|scoreB = 63
|Q1 = 10–'''23'''
|Q2 = '''26'''–16
|Q3 = '''20'''–16
|Q4 = '''16'''–8
|report =
|points1 = ] 17
|rebounds1 = ] 9
|assist1 = ''three players'' 5
|points2 = ] 16
|rebounds2 = ] 11
|assist2 = ] 7
|location = ], Romania
|arena = ]
|attendance = 1,000
|referee = Haris Bijedić (BIH), Petar Pešić (SRB), Nermin Hodžić (BIH)
|result = L
}}
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|date = 5 August 2023
|time = 20:30 (])
|teamA = {{bk-rt|ALB}}
|scoreA = 64
|teamB = '''{{bk|SVK}}'''
|scoreB = '''89'''
|Q1 = '''21'''–15
|Q2 = 13–'''26'''
|Q3 = 15–'''28'''
|Q4 = 15–'''20'''
|report =
|points1 = ] 14
|rebounds1 = ] 7
|assist1 = ] 7
|points2 = ] 20
|rebounds2 = ], ] 5
|assist2 = ], ] 6
|location = ], Albania
|arena = ]
|attendance = 150
|referee = Martin Horozov (BUL), ] (TUR), Nemanja Ninković (SRB)
|result = L
}}

===2024===
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|round = ]
|date = 25 February 2024
|time = 18:00 (])
|teamA = '''{{bk-rt|ARM}}'''
|scoreA = '''84'''
|teamB = {{bk|ALB}}
|scoreB = 79
|Q1 = '''24'''–23
|Q2 = '''24'''–19
|Q3 = 14–'''17'''
|Q4 = '''22'''–20
|report =
|points1 = ] 31
|rebounds1 = ] 8
|assist1 = ] 11
|points2 = ] 19
|rebounds2 = ] 10
|assist2 = ] 5
|location = ], Armenia
|arena = ]
|attendance = 3,000
|referee = Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Emmouil Tsolakos (GRE)
|result = L
}}
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|date = 21 November 2024
|time = 19:30 (])
|teamA = {{bk-rt|ALB}}
|scoreA = 63
|teamB = '''{{bk|AUT}}'''
|scoreB = '''99'''
|Q1 = 18–'''27'''
|Q2 = 17–'''23'''
|Q3 = 12–'''32'''
|Q4 = 16–'''17'''
|report =
|points1 = ] 16
|rebounds1 = ] 6
|assist1 = ] 4
|points2 = ] 23
|rebounds2 = ] 7
|assist2 = ] 4
|location = ], Albania
|arena = ]
|attendance = 250
|referee = Arnau Padros (ESP), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE)
|result = L
}}

===2025===
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==Team==
===Current roster===
Roster for the ] match on 21 November 2024 against ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Albania during the 2027 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers in November 2024|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-basketball-world-cup-2027-european-pre-qualifiers/teams/albania|accessdate=21 November 2024}}</ref>

{{FIBA roster header|team=Albania men's national basketball team
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{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 1 | nat = ALB | name = Marvin Prodani | pos = G | m = 1.95 | year = 2002 | month = 3 | date = 21 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 21 | clublink = ]}}
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{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 6 | nat = ITA | name = Viktorio Hida | pos = F/C | m = 2.03 | year = 2006 | month = 6 | date = 28 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 21 | clublink = ]}}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 8 | nat = ALB | name = Julian Hamati | pos = SF | m = 2.00 | year = 1992 | month = 11 | date = 16 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 21 | clublink = ]}}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 9 | nat = GRE | name = Xhuljan Tola | pos = C | m = 2.11 | year = 2003 | month = 6 | date = 21 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 21 | clublink = ]}}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 11 | nat = ALB | name = Xhersido Hajdari | pos = C | m = 2.07 | year = 2002 | month = 4 | date = 4 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 21 | clublink = ]}}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 12 | nat = ENG | name = Elvisi Dusha | pos = PG | m = 1.89 | year = 1994 | month = 7 | date = 15 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 21 | clublink = ]}}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 13 | nat = KOS | name = Daniel Lekndreaj | pos = G/F | m = 1.92 | year = 1997 | month = 11 | date = 16 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 21 | clublink = ]}}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 21 | nat = ALB | name = Frenki Lilaj | pos = F/C | m = 2.05 | year = 1998 | month = 2 | date = 26 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 21 | clublink = ]}}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 22 | nat = ALB | name = Eldi Hysa | pos = SG | m = 1.95 | year = 1999 | month = 8 | date = 30 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 21 | clublink = ]}}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 31 | nat = ALB | name = Giseld Ndreca | pos = SG | m = 1.93 | year = 2001 | month = 1 | date = 27 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 21 | clublink = ]}}
{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 55 | nat = ITA | name = Rei Pullazi | pos = PF | m = 2.03 | year = 1993 | month = 10 | date = 3 | compyear = 2024 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 21 | clublink = ]}}
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| head_coach =
*{{flagicon|ALB}} ]
| asst_coach=
*{{flagicon|ALB}} Endri Rumani
*{{flagicon|ALB}} Aldi Germau
|otherlegend=
* '''(C)''' Team captain
*'''Club''' – describes last<br />club before the competition
*'''Age''' – describes age<br />on 21 November 2024
}}

===Depth chart===
{{Basketball depth chart
| line_color = FF0000
| alt_color = 000000
| starter_c = Xhuljan Tola
| starter_pf = Julian Hamati
| starter_sf = Rei Pullazi
| starter_sg = Daniel Lekndreaj
| starter_pg = Elvisi Dusha
| bench 1_c = Frenki Lilaj
| bench 1_pf = Viktorio Hida
| bench 1_sf = Çelis Taflaj
| bench 1_sg = Eldi Hysa
| bench 1_pg = Marvin Prodani
| bench 2_c = Xhersido Hajdari
| bench 2_pf =
| bench 2_sf =
| bench 2_sg = Giseld Ndreca
| bench 2_pg =
| bench 3_c =
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==Head coach history==
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*{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} Rexhep Rama – (1946)
*{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} Naim Pilku – (1947–1959)
*{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} ] – (1960)
*{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} Naim Pilku – (1963)
*{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} ] – (1963–1965)
*{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} Astrit Greva – (1969)
*{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} ] – (1971–1974)
*{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} ] – (1975)
*{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} ] – (1976–1977)
*{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} ] – (1978)
*{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} ] – (1984–1985)
*{{flagicon|ALB|1946}} Astrit Greva – (1985–1991)
*{{flagicon|ALB}} ] – (1992–1997)
*{{flagicon|ALB}} Arben Fagu – (1998–2001)<ref></ref>
*{{flagicon|ALB}} ] – (2002)
*{{flagicon|ALB}} Roland Avrami – (2002–2004)
*{{flagicon|ALB}} Korab Llazani – (2005–2006)<ref></ref>
*{{flagicon|ALB}} Arben Fagu – (2006)
*{{flagicon|ALB}} Roland Avrami – (2006–2009)
*{{flagicon|New Zealand}} ] – (2010–2011)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dickel hopes for return to Rams' glory days |url=http://rams.org.nz/node/108 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315184228/http://rams.org.nz/node/108 |archive-date=15 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ALB}} Fatmir Cuka – (2011–2012)<ref></ref>
*{{flagicon|ALB}} Roland Avrami – (2012–2013)<ref></ref>
*{{flagicon|CYP}} ] – (2015–2017)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://telesport.al/qiprioti-constantinides-trajneri-ri-kombetares/ |title=Qiprioti Constantinides, trajneri i ri i kombëtares |access-date=10 March 2016 |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215135033/https://telesport.al/qiprioti-constantinides-trajneri-ri-kombetares/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|GRE}} Antonios Doukas – (2017–2018)
*{{flagicon|ALB}} ] – (2019–2023)
*{{flagicon|GRE}} Antonios Doukas – (2023)
*{{flagicon|ALB}} ] – (2023–present)
}}

==Past rosters==
''']:''' finished '''14th''' among 14 teams

3 Muntaz Peshkopia, 4 Naim Pilku, 5 Bajram Kurani, 6 Çerçiz Zavalani, 7 Dilaver Toptani, 8 Ferdin Toptani, 9 Vlash Koljaka,<br>10 Dhimitraq Goga (Coach: {{flagicon|ALB|1946}} Naim Pilku)
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''']:''' finished '''16th''' among 16 teams

3 Ilo Teneqexhi, 4 ], 5 Dhimitraq Goga, 6 Kiço Gjata, 7 Ferdinand Qirici, 8 Muhamet Përmeti, 9 Fatmir Meka,<br>10 Muhamet Sokoli, 11 Salvador Sotiri, 12 Muhamet Moursakou, 13 Jorgji Çako (Coach: {{flagicon|ALB|1946}} Naim Pilku)

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Honorable players
The best player in Albania is Arber Tota who has the records for points in a game with 64 points against Apollonia October 1992, followed by Igli Panariti with 54 points aginst Partizani in 1986. The first foreign player to play in Albania was Seva Miheev who won rookie of the year in 1967 with 15.5 points per game, 10 rebounds per game and 12.3 assists per game.
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Men's national basketball team representing Albania This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Albania women's national basketball team.

Albania
FIBA ranking99 Decrease 5 (26 November 2024)
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationFSHB
CoachErkand Karaj
Nickname(s)Kuq e Zinjtë
(The Red and Blacks)
Shqiponjat
(The Eagles)
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
Appearances2 (first in 1947)
MedalsNone
Home jersey Team colours Home Away jersey Team colours Away
First international
 Italy 60–15 Albania 
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 27 April 1947)
Biggest win
 Albania 112–77 Iceland 
(Wolfenbüttel, West Germany; 15 May 1975)
Biggest defeat
 Belgium 114–11 Albania 
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 April 1947)

The Albania men's national basketball team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e basketbollit të Shqipërisë) represents Albania in international basketball competitions. The national team is governed by the Albanian Basketball Association.

Albania has competed at the EuroBasket twice throughout their history, in 1947 and 1957. While the team has appeared on the continental level in the past, Albania still looks to obtain qualification to reach the FIBA World Cup.

History

20th century

Basketball was introduced in Albania in the early 20th century, and it became popular in the 1920s following the end of World War I as sports societies and clubs were being formed all over the country, and basketball was soon introduced to the major towns and cities in Albania. Basketball was played informally by teams representing different sports clubs, and it wasn't until September 1945 that a National Basketball Committee was formed that would be responsible for dealing with the issues basketball teams in the country faced. The committee paved the way for the creation of the Albanian Basketball Association (ABA) a year later in 1946, which became a member of FIBA in 1947. Their main goals were to enable clubs to compete in national competitions, as well as to promote the sport. The first National Championship in Albania was held in 1946, and a year later the first Women's National Championship also took place. In 1951 the ABA created the Republic's Cup, which was a competition open to all professional and amateur basketball clubs in Albania, with the women's and youth versions of the competition both starting in 1952. During the Communist regime in Albania, the National Spartakiad was held between 1959 and 1989, where basketball was one of the more popular sports on display at the country's biggest sports events. In 1999, the ABA held the first Albanian Basketball Supercups for men and women, which is played between the winners of the league and cup.

Albania first competed in a European Championship at EuroBasket 1947 held in Prague, Czechoslovakia, shortly after joining FIBA as an affiliate national team. In the preliminary round of the competition Albania was placed in Group D, with Italy, Belgium and Egypt. Albania's first game in a major tournament came against Italy, which was a 15–60 loss. In their next two matches, Albania would suffer heavy defeats at the hands of Belgium 114–11 and to Egypt 19–104. In the next round, Albania were placed in the lower bracket Group 3 to determine who finishes between 7th and 10th place. There, the national team were up against Romania and Austria. Albania would go on to lose 19–73 to Romania and 27–44 to Austria. The team then went on to face Yugoslavia in the final game to determine 13th and 14th place, where they would lose 13–90 to Yugoslavia to finish in last place out of 14 teams. During the tournament, Albania registered a record of (0–6), while averaging just 17.3 points per game. Their highest point tally came against Austria where they scored 27 points, which was also the match where the team had its smallest margin of defeat at 17 points. Albania conceded an average of 80.3 points per game, with their highest scoring opponent being Belgium.

Ten years after their debut tournament appearance at the Euros, Albania competed at EuroBasket 1957 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Albania were placed in Group A in the preliminary round with Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Scotland. The national team lost 57–89 to Yugoslavia in their opening match, and then went on to lose 71–37 to Czechoslovakia and 65–42 against Scotland to finish bottom of the group. During the classification round, Albania faced Turkey, Italy, Finland, Belgium, West Germany, Austria and Scotland. Albania would lose all seven games in the classification round, which sent the team toward finishing at the bottom of another EuroBasket tournament, this time out of 16 teams. Albania during the competition averaged 47.6 points per game, with their highest points tally coming against Turkey in a 64–97 defeat. Albania conceded an average of 78.4 points per game during their ten games played at the event. Despite putting up better statistical numbers than those in 1947, Albania could not manage to earn a victory at the Euros for the second consecutive tournament.

After EuroBasket 1957, Albania failed to reach a major tournament again throughout the rest of the 20th century. Although the national team did go on to attempt to qualify on numerous occasions, including for the 1972 Summer Olympics. That was where Albania competed in qualification to reach the Olympic Games for the first time. However, the team was defeated in all three of its games during qualifying to come up short. Also, during qualifying for EuroBasket 1975, where Albania put up record feats in their attempt to make it back on to the continental stage. It was where the team earned their highest margin of victory versus an opponent to that point, against Iceland 112–77; as well as earning their first three game winning streak. Although even behind heroic performances, Albania would narrowly miss out on clinching qualification.

21st century

In 2002, Albania entered a smaller competition, the 2002 European Championship for Small Countries. Albania would begin the tournament in Group A, where the team would eventually earn a (2–1) record. However, due to point differential, Albania missed out on advancing to the knockout phase and were relegated to the classification round. There, the team defeated Gibraltar, but lost to Moldova to finish the tournament in sixth place.

After achieving nearly similar results at the competition in 2004, Albania were poised to change the narrative at the 2006 tournament. The national team quickly set the tone, as they went undefeated (3–0) in the group stage to advance. In the semis, Albania won a high scoring affair against Andorra 111–101, to send the team into the final. Although the team would fall short of winning the competition, losing a tightly contested match to Azerbaijan to finish as the runners-up.

Entering qualification for EuroBasket 2017, Albania struggled to a (1–5) record during the qualifiers, picking up their lone victory against Slovakia and missing out to qualify. During the process for Albania to qualify for the 2019 FIBA World Cup, the national team went through European Pre-Qualifiers. However, Albania were overwhelmed in all four of their matches in the pre-qualifying stage, and failed to advance.

Following Albania's lost attempt to qualify for the 2019 World Cup, the team directed their attention toward EuroBasket 2022 qualifying. Although Albania would display similar results which caused the team to miss out on the World Cup, and being eliminated.

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup

World Cup Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Argentina 1950 Did not enter Did not enter
Brazil 1954
Chile 1959
Brazil 1963
Uruguay 1967
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970 Did not qualify EuroBasket served
as qualifiers
Puerto Rico 1974
Philippines 1978 Did not enter Did not enter
Colombia 1982
Spain 1986 Did not qualify 6 0 6
Argentina 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
Canada 1994 Did not qualify EuroBasket served
as qualifiers
Greece 1998
United States 2002 Did not enter Did not enter
Japan 2006 Did not qualify EuroBasket served
as qualifiers
Turkey 2010
Spain 2014
China 2019 4 0 4
PhilippinesJapanIndonesia 2023 6 1 5
Qatar 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/19 16 1 15

Olympic Games

Olympic Games Qualifying
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Nazi Germany 1936 No national representative
United Kingdom 1948 Did not enter
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960 Did not enter
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972 Did not qualify 3 0 3
Canada 1976 Did not enter Did not enter
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992 Did not qualify 6 1 5
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total 0/20 9 1 8

Championship for Small Countries

FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
Year Position Pld W L
Malta 2002 6th 5 3 2
Andorra 2004 5th 5 3 2
Albania 2006 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 1
Total 15 10 5

EuroBasket

EuroBasket Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Switzerland 1935 No national representative
Latvia 1937
Lithuania 1939
Switzerland 1946
Czechoslovakia 1947 14th 6 0 6
Egypt 1949 Did not enter
France 1951
Soviet Union 1953
Hungary 1955
Bulgaria 1957 16th 10 0 10
Turkey 1959 Did not enter
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1961
Poland 1963 Did not enter
Soviet Union 1965
Finland 1967
Italy 1969 Did not qualify 4 0 4
West Germany 1971 4 1 3
Spain 1973 Did not enter Did not enter
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975 Did not qualify 5 3 2
Belgium 1977 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1979
Czechoslovakia 1981
France 1983
West Germany 1985
Greece 1987
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1989
Italy 1991 Did not qualify 4 1 3
Germany 1993 Did not enter Did not enter
Greece 1995 Did not qualify 6 1 5
Spain 1997 5 1 4
France 1999 5 1 4
Turkey 2001 Did not enter Did not enter
Sweden 2003
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Division B 6 0 6
Spain 2007 Division B 8 0 8
Poland 2009 Division B 8 2 6
Lithuania 2011 Division B 8 0 8
Slovenia 2013 Did not qualify 8 0 8
FranceCroatiaGermanyLatvia 2015 Did not enter Did not enter
FinlandIsraelRomaniaTurkey 2017 Did not qualify 6 1 5
Czech RepublicGeorgia (country)ItalyGermany 2022 8 0 8
CyprusFinlandPolandLatvia 2025 8 1 7
Total 2/38 16 0 16 93 12 81

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games
Year Position Pld W L
Greece 1991 8th 5 0 5
Italy 2009 6th 6 1 5
Total 11 1 10

Results and fixtures

See also: Albania men's national basketball team results (2020–present)

  Win   Loss

2023

Albania  v  Romania
19 July 2023 EuroBasket 2025 pre-qualifiers – 3rd round Albania  83–87  Romania Durrës, Albania
20:30 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 20–23, 22–25, 19–18
Pts: Lekndreaj 20
Rebs: Lekndreaj 11
Asts: Dusha 4 		Boxscore Pts: Richard 18
Rebs: Diculescu 9
Asts: Richard 8 		Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Referees: Kerem Baki (TUR), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Martin Vulić (CRO)
Slovakia  v  Albania
26 July 2023 EuroBasket 2025 pre-qualifiers – 3rd round Slovakia  86–63  Albania Levice, Slovakia
18:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 30–27, 16–10, 19–3, 21–23
Pts: Brodziansky 19
Rebs: Mokráň 9
Asts: Majerčák 3 		Boxscore Pts: Dusha 19
Rebs: Tola 7
Asts: Lekndreaj, F. Lilaj 2 		Arena: Športová hala Levice
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Can Mavisu (TUR), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)
Romania  v  Albania
29 July 2023 EuroBasket 2025 pre-qualifiers – 3rd round Romania  72–63  Albania Pitești, Romania
18:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 10–23, 26–16, 20–16, 16–8
Pts: Popa 17
Rebs: Diculescu 9
Asts: three players 5 		Boxscore Pts: Lekndreaj 16
Rebs: Lekndreaj 11
Asts: Dusha 7 		Arena: Pitești Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Petar Pešić (SRB), Nermin Hodžić (BIH)
Albania  v  Slovakia
5 August 2023 EuroBasket 2025 pre-qualifiers – 3rd round Albania  64–89  Slovakia Durrës, Albania
20:30 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 13–26, 15–28, 15–20
Pts: F. Lilaj 14
Rebs: Hamati 7
Asts: Hysa 7 		Boxscore Pts: Hlivák 20
Rebs: Mokráň, Pavelka 5
Asts: Hlivák, Majerčák 6 		Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Attendance: 150
Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Özlem Yalman (TUR), Nemanja Ninković (SRB)

2024

Armenia  v  Albania
25 February 2024 2027 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 1st round Armenia  84–79  Albania Yerevan, Armenia
18:00 (UTC+4) Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 24–19, 14–17, 22–20
Pts: Spight 31
Rebs: Tavitian 8
Asts: Jones 11 		Boxscore Pts: Lekndreaj 19
Rebs: Lilaj 10
Asts: Lekndreaj 5 		Arena: Karen Demirchyan Complex
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Emmouil Tsolakos (GRE)
Albania  v  Austria
21 November 2024 2027 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 1st round Albania  63–99  Austria Durrës, Albania
19:30 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 17–23, 12–32, 16–17
Pts: Hamati 16
Rebs: Hamati 6
Asts: Dusha 4 		Boxscore Pts: Landesberg 23
Rebs: Brajkovic 7
Asts: Vujošević 4 		Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Attendance: 250
Referees: Arnau Padros (ESP), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE)

2025

Albania  v  Armenia
20 February 2025 2027 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 1st round Albania  vs.  Armenia Albania
Boxscore
Austria  v  Albania
23 February 2025 2027 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 1st round Austria  vs.  Albania Austria
Boxscore

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers match on 21 November 2024 against Austria.

Albania men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 1 Marvin Prodani 22 – (2002-03-21)21 March 2002 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Besëlidhja Eagles Albania
SF 4 Çelis Taflaj 26 – (1998-03-12)12 March 1998 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Elachem Vigevano Italy
F/C 6 Viktorio Hida 18 – (2006-06-28)28 June 2006 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Don Bosco Livorno Italy
SF 8 Julian Hamati 32 – (1992-11-16)16 November 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Besëlidhja Eagles Albania
C 9 Xhuljan Tola 21 – (2003-06-21)21 June 2003 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Charilaos Trikoupis Greece
C 11 Xhersido Hajdari 22 – (2002-04-04)4 April 2002 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Besëlidhja Eagles Albania
PG 12 Elvisi Dusha 30 – (1994-07-15)15 July 1994 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Bristol Hurricanes England
G/F 13 Daniel Lekndreaj 27 – (1997-11-16)16 November 1997 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Prishtina Kosovo
F/C 21 Frenki Lilaj 26 – (1998-02-26)26 February 1998 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Tirana Albania
SG 22 Eldi Hysa 25 – (1999-08-30)30 August 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Besëlidhja Eagles Albania
SG 31 Giseld Ndreca 23 – (2001-01-27)27 January 2001 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Tirana Albania
PF 55 Rei Pullazi 31 – (1993-10-03)3 October 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Trapani Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Albania Endri Rumani
  • Albania Aldi Germau
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 November 2024

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Xhuljan Tola Frenki Lilaj Xhersido Hajdari
PF Julian Hamati Viktorio Hida
SF Rei Pullazi Çelis Taflaj
SG Daniel Lekndreaj Eldi Hysa Giseld Ndreca
PG Elvisi Dusha Marvin Prodani

Head coach history

Past rosters

1947 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 14 teams

3 Muntaz Peshkopia, 4 Naim Pilku, 5 Bajram Kurani, 6 Çerçiz Zavalani, 7 Dilaver Toptani, 8 Ferdin Toptani, 9 Vlash Koljaka,
10 Dhimitraq Goga (Coach: Albania Naim Pilku)

1957 EuroBasket: finished 16th among 16 teams

3 Ilo Teneqexhi, 4 Feti Borova, 5 Dhimitraq Goga, 6 Kiço Gjata, 7 Ferdinand Qirici, 8 Muhamet Përmeti, 9 Fatmir Meka,
10 Muhamet Sokoli, 11 Salvador Sotiri, 12 Muhamet Moursakou, 13 Jorgji Çako (Coach: Albania Naim Pilku)

See also

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. EuroBasket 1947 – Albania v Italy game results
  3. EuroBasket 1947 tournament results
  4. EuroBasket 1957 tournament results
  5. "Besnik Dizdari: E vërteta e pjesëmarrjes së Shqipërisë në Lojërat Olimpike".
  6. "Albania results during qualification for EuroBasket 1975".
  7. "Albania at the 2002 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". fiba.basketball. 15 June 2002.
  8. "Albania v Andorra – 2006 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries game results". Archive.fiba.com. 2 June 2006.
  9. "Albania at the 2006 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Archive.fiba.com. 3 June 2006.
  10. "Albania during the EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  11. "Albania during the 2019 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  12. "Albania during the EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  13. "Albania during the 2027 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers in November 2024". Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  14. Arben Fagu: Basketbolli ynë për t’u vajtuar, s’ka e s’mund të kemi më një Agim Fagu
  15. Korab Llazani: Basketbolli ynë me probleme të trashëguara, Kosova nivel tjetër
  16. "Dickel hopes for return to Rams' glory days". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
  17. Basketboll, rikthehet Fatmir Cuka
  18. Roland Avrami: Shqiperia eshte rritur jo vetem ne centimentra
  19. "Qiprioti Constantinides, trajneri i ri i kombëtares". Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

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