The Bulgaria women's national basketball team (Bulgarian: България отбор жени национален по баскетбол) represents Bulgaria in international women's basketball, and is controlled by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. Their achievements range from winning the 1958 EuroBasket Women's Championship, and the Balkan Championship in 1960. Other successes came with the team finishing as runners-up at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1959 FIBA Women's World Cup. The national team has several members playing their professional basketball careers in the United States WNBA.
Competitive record
| Year
|
Result
|
| 1976 |
Third place
|
| 1980 |
Runners-up
|
| Year
|
Result
|
| 1959 |
Runners-up
|
| 1964 |
Third place
|
| Year
|
Result
|
| 1984 |
Runners-up
|
Balkan Championship
| Year
|
Result
|
| 1960 |
Champions
|
Summer Universiade
| Year
|
Result
|
| 1961 |
Champions
|
| 1977 |
Third place
|
Current roster
Roster for EuroBasket Women 2025 qualifiers.[3]
| Bulgaria women's national basketball team roster
|
| Players |
Coaches
|
| Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Age – Date of birth |
Height |
Club |
Ctr.
|
| C
|
00
|
Khaalia Hillsman
|
28 – (1996-08-01)1 August 1996
|
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
|
Beşiktaş JK
|
|
| G
|
1
|
Valeria Aleksieva
|
24 – (2000-08-10)10 August 2000
|
1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
|
BC Šiauliai-Vilmers
|
|
| F
|
5
|
Yuliyana Valcheva
|
25 – (1999-05-03)3 May 1999
|
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
|
Montana 2003
|
|
| PF
|
6
|
Katrin Stoichkova
|
25 – (1999-11-14)14 November 1999
|
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
|
Rhodigium Basket AD
|
|
| F
|
7
|
Borislava Hristova
|
28 – (1996-07-12)12 July 1996
|
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
|
Spar Girona
|
|
| G
|
8
|
Denitsa Manolova
|
18 – (2006-09-06)6 September 2006
|
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
|
Rilski Sportist
|
|
| C
|
9
|
Aleksandra Petrova
|
26 – (1998-07-25)25 July 1998
|
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
|
BC Beroe
|
|
| G
|
12
|
Viktoriya Ivanova
|
20 – (2004-03-11)11 March 2004
|
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
|
Les Sangliers Wooltz
|
|
| SF
|
13
|
Radostina Dimitrova
|
30 – (1994-10-19)19 October 1994
|
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
|
BC Beroe
|
|
| F
|
15
|
Violeta Grigorova
|
22 – (2002-01-11)11 January 2002
|
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
|
Rilski Sportist
|
|
| PF
|
16
|
Zlatka Madankova
|
22 – (2002-11-16)16 November 2002
|
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
|
BC Beroe
|
|
| G
|
19
|
Deana Stoyanovska
|
20 – (2004-03-19)19 March 2004
|
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
|
BC Beroe
|
|
| SG
|
20
|
Ivana Nikolova
|
23 – (2001-06-13)13 June 2001
|
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
|
Levhartice Chomutov
|
|
| PG
|
23
|
Gergana Ivanova
|
25 – (1999-09-22)22 September 1999
|
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
|
A.Dil Brixia Basket
|
|
| F
|
27
|
Yana Karamfilova
|
19 – (2005-12-16)16 December 2005
|
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
|
BC Beroe
|
|
| PG
|
33
|
Karina Konstantinova
|
25 – (1999-10-21)21 October 1999
|
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
|
Rutronik Stars Keltern
|
|
| C
|
34
|
Preslava Koleva
|
25 – (1999-08-12)12 August 1999
|
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
|
BC Pharmaserv Marburg
|
|
| F
|
35
|
Gabriela Nikolova
|
27 – (1997-06-01)1 June 1997
|
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
|
Montana 2003
|
|
| SG
|
77
|
Iva Kostova
|
30 – (1994-09-02)2 September 1994
|
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
|
US Le Poinçonnet
|
|
| F
|
99
|
Iliyana Georgieva
|
21 – (2003-10-30)30 October 2003
|
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
|
ASD Nuova Jolly
|
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Matea Tavić
- Manuel Markov
- Legend
|
References
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