Kazakhstan men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Kazakhstan women's national basketball team.

Kazakhstan
FIBA ranking70 1 (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA1992
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationKazakhstan Basketball Federation
CoachRenatas Kurilionokas
Nickname(s)Snow Leopards [2]
Asian Championship
Appearances9
MedalsNone

The Kazakhstan national basketball team represents Kazakhstan in basketball international competitions. They belong to the FIBA Asia zone.

History

Kazakhstan's best finish in international competition was in the 2002 Asian Games, beating the Philippines in the bronze medal game, and a fourth-place finish in the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 losing out to Korea in the third-place game. At 2014 Asian Games, Kazakhstan end up on a 4th place after losing to Japan in third place match.

Competitions

FIBA Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
1960 to 1991 Part of Soviet Union
1993 did not enter
1995 5th place 8 6 2
1997 13th place 6 2 4
1999 Withdrew
2001 did not enter
2003 7th place 7 3 4
2005 10th place 7 4 3
2007 4th place 8 4 4
2009 9th place 8 4 4
2011 did not enter
2013 8th place 9 3 6
2015 11th place 8 2 6
2017 16th place 3 0 3
2022 15th place 3 0 3
2025 did not qualify
Total 10/31 67 28 39

Asian Games

Main article: Basketball at the Asian Games
Year Rank P W L PF PA PD
1951 to 1990 Part of Soviet Union
1994 5/9 6 3 3 – – –
1998 4/12 5 2 3 – – –
2002 3/12 7 4 3 – – –
2006 7/20 10 6 4 – – –
2010 did not enter – – – – – –
2014 4/16 10 4 6 – – –
2018 13/15 2 0 2 – – –
Total 6/18 40 19 21 0 0 0

Team

Current roster

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Opposition: Palestine (21 February)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan
Opposition: Jordan (24 February)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan[3]

Kazakhstan national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 5 Anthony Clemmons 25 – (1994-08-15)15 August 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Dinamo Sassari
PG 6 Shaim Kuanov 28 – (1991-07-28)28 July 1991 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) BC Tobol
SF 7 Nikolay Bazhin 29 – (1990-12-09)9 December 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Astana
SG 9 Vadim Chsherbak 26 – (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) BC Astana
PG 10 Rustam Murzagaliyev 27 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Astana
C 11 Anton Ponomarev 31 – (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Tobol
PF 17 Alexandr Zhigulin 25 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Astana
C 20 Anton Bykov 30 – (1989-04-18)18 April 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Tobol
PF 21 Roman Marchuk 26 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) PSC Sinegoryie
C 22 Askar Maidekin 22 – (1997-05-28)28 May 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Astana
C 24 Dmitriy Gavrilov 33 – (1986-11-27)27 November 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Astana
SG 25 Maxim Marchuk 26 – (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Astana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Yevgeniy Issakov
  • Marko Velickovic
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Past roster

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Opposition: Palestine (21 February)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan
Opposition: Jordan (24 February)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan[4]

Kazakhstan national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 5 Anthony Clemmons 25 – (1994-08-15)15 August 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PG 6 Shaim Kuanov 28 – (1991-07-28)28 July 1991 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) BC Tobol
SF 7 Nikolay Bazhin 29 – (1990-12-09)9 December 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Astana
SG 9 Vadim Chsherbak 26 – (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) BC Astana
PG 10 Rustam Murzagaliyev 27 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Astana
C 11 Anton Ponomarev 31 – (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Tobol
PF 17 Alexandr Zhigulin 25 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Astana
C 20 Anton Bykov 30 – (1989-04-18)18 April 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Tobol
PF 21 Roman Marchuk 26 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) PSC Sinegoryie
C 22 Askar Maidekin 22 – (1997-05-28)28 May 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Astana
C 24 Dmitriy Gavrilov 33 – (1986-11-27)27 November 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Astana
SG 25 Maxim Marchuk 26 – (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Astana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Yevgeniy Issakov
  • Marko Velickovic
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[5]

Kazakhstan men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 1 Denis Degtyarev 26 – (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Astana
G 2 Azim Yagodkin 25 – (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) BC Caspiy Aktau
SF 5 Roman Marchuk 24 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Caspiy Aktau
G 6 Rustam Murzagaliyev 25 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Astana
SF 7 Nikolay Bazhkin 26 – (1990-12-09)9 December 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Barsy Atyrau
SG 9 Pavel Ilin 25 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Barsy Atyrau
SG 10 Vassiliy Savchenko 30 – (1987-06-13)13 June 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) BC Barsy Atyrau
PF 11 Anton Ponomarev 28 – (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Astana
SG 13 Rustam Yargaliyev 30 – (1986-12-20)20 December 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Astana
C 15 Mikhail Yevstigneyev 33 – (1984-07-05)5 July 1984 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Barsy Atyrau
C 17 Alexander Zhigulin 23 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Astana
SF 25 Maxim Marchuk 23 – (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Astana
Head coach
  • Mikhail Karpenko
Assistant coach(es)
  • Renatas Kurilionokas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 8 August 2017

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Mikhail Yevstigneyev Alexander Zhigulin
PF Anton Ponomarev Maxim Marchuk Denis Degtyarev
SF Pavel Ilin Nikolay Bazhkin Roman Marchuk
SG Rustam Yargaliyev Vassiliy Savchenko
PG Azim Yagodkin Rustam Murzagaliyev

Head coach position

  • Vitaliy Strebkov – 2005–2009
  • Vadim Burakov – 2010
  • Matteo Boniciolli – 2012–2013
  • Vitaliy Strebkov – 2014–2015
  • Eduard Skrypets – 2016–2017
  • Mikhail Karpenko – 2017–2018
  • Renatas Kurilionokas – 2018–2019
  • Emil Rajković – 2020–2021
  • Oleg Kisilev – 2022–2024

Notable players

Other current notable players from Kazakhstan:

Kazakhstan roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG Jerry Johnson 35 – (1982-04-23)23 April 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) BC Neptūnas
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 12 March 2018

Past rosters

Roster for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship: Head coach: Vitaliy Strebkov

# Pos Name Club Date of Birth Height
5 G Jerry Jamar Johnson BC Astana (1982-04-23)23 April 1982 (aged 33) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
6 G Rustam Murzagaliyev BC Astana (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 23) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
7 F Maxim Marchuk BC Astana (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 21) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
8 F Maxim Smirnov BC Caspiy Aktau (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 28) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
9 F Anatoly Bose BC Astana (1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (aged 26) 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
10 C Pavel Ilin BC Astana (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 23) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
11 C Anton Ponomarev BC Astana (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 (aged 26) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
12 F Dmitriy Klimov BC Astana (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 (aged 27) 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
13 G Rustam Yargaliyev BC Astana (1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 28) 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
14 F Dmitriy Gavrilov BC Barsy Atyrau (1986-11-27)27 November 1986 (aged 28) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
15 C Alexandr Zhigulin BC Astana (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 (aged 21) 2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Kit

2015: ISKER[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ^ The official website of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship - Power Ranking: Week 1, FIBA.com, 2 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Kazakhstan at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  4. ^ "Kazakhstan at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  5. ^ 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
  6. ^ Behind the Scenes - FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, FIBA.com, Retrieved 11 Feb 2016.

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