Bangladesh men's national basketball team

Bangladesh
FIBA ranking142 1 (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA1978
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationBangladesh Basketball Federation
Coach Fabio Fossati
Nickname(s)BBF
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances4
MedalsNone
South Asian Games
Appearances1
Medals Bronze: 2010
SABA Championship
Appearances8
Medals Gold: 2013

Silver: 2002, 2014, 2017, 2018

Bronze: 2021

The Bangladesh national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Bangladesh. It is administered by the Bangladesh Basketball Federation. The team's top achievement to date was the bronze medal at the 2010 South Asian Games.

Olympic Games and World Championship record

Bangladesh has never qualified for Basketball at the Summer Olympics or the FIBA World Championship.

Asian Championship record

Bangladesh won their 1st international Championship in 2013, winning the FIBA Asia SABA Championship.

Bangladesh has yet to prove it can compete against Asia's basketball elite. The team still waits for its first victory at the FIBA Asia Championship. Its best finish was 13th in 1979.

Past rosters

Bangladesh men's national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 12 Mithun Kumar Biswas 31 – (1989-10-01)October 1, 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 7 Md Shamsuzzaman Khan 26 – (1994-07-25)July 25, 1994 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SF Mithun Sarkar 36 – (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 6 Md Shahanur Rahman 22 – (1998-09-28)September 28, 1998 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PG 10 Md Naimur Rahman 27 – (1994-02-14)February 14, 1994 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
SG 8 Md Tareq Aziz 28 – (1993-01-06)January 6, 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 23 Saiful Islam 24 – (1996-12-08)December 8, 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 11 Md Masud Rana 23 – (1997-10-10)October 10, 1997 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 13 Md Abdul Alim 30 – (1991-02-24)February 24, 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 24 Md Mamunur Rahman 24 – (1996-08-03)August 3, 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 14 Md Rofikuzzaman 22 – (1999-01-01)January 1, 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PG 9 Mohammad Raniur Rahman 26 – (1994-12-28)December 28, 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
  • Wasif Ali
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ranjit Chandra Das
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 12 May 2021

Competitions

FIBA Asia Cup

Year Position Pld W L
1960 Part of  Pakistan
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973 Not a FIBA member
1975
1977
1979 13th place 8 0 8
1981 Did not enter
1983
1985
1987
1989 15th place 6 0 6
1991 Did not enter
1993 18th place 5 0 5
1995 Did not enter
1997 15th place 6 0 6
1999 Did not enter
2001
2003 Did not qualify
2005
2007 Did not enter
2009
2011 Did not qualify
2013 Did not enter
2015 Did not qualify
2017
2022
2025
Total 4/31 25 0 25

SABA Championship

SABA Championship
Year Host city Position
2002 Assam, India 2nd
2013 Dhaka, Bangladesh 1st
2014 Kathmandu, Nepal 2nd
2015 Bengaluru, India 4th
2016 Bengaluru, India 4th
2017 Male, Maldives 2nd
2018 Dhaka, Bangladesh 2nd
2021 Dhaka, Bangladesh 3rd

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.