Nepal men's national basketball team

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

Nepal
FIBA ranking153 (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA2000
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationNepal Basketball Association
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Asia Cup
AppearancesNone
SABA Championship
Appearances3
Medals Bronze: 2013, 2015

The Nepal national basketball team represents Nepal in international basketball competitions and is managed by the Nepal Basketball Association (NeBA).[2] (Nepali: नेपाल बास्केटबल संघ)

Nepal joined the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) in 2000 and is Asia's youngest member. Already, the team has succeeded at the regional level as it won two bronze medals at the SABA Championship.

Roster

Roster for the 2018 FIBA Asia Cup 2021 SABA Pre-Qualifier.

Nepal National Basketball Team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
PG 4 Nischal Pokharel ? – (2007-01-13)January 13, 2007 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Pokhara BC
SF 5 Saurav Shrestha 23 – (1994-07-13)July 13, 1994 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Himalayan Hounds
C 6 Bibak Khanal 18 – (2000-06-17)June 17, 2000 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Tribhuwan Army Club
SF 7 Binod Maharjan 28 – (1990-01-18)January 18, 1990 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Tribhuwan Army Club
C 8 Diveshwar Shah 17 – (2000-12-16)December 16, 2000 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) AMK Kirtipur
PG 9 Sakshyam Joshi 30 – (1988-06-10)June 10, 1988 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Golden Gate International College
PF 10 Mabindra Bhandari 21 – (1997-05-07)May 7, 1997 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Himalayan Hounds
PF 11 Nischal Maharjan 19 – (1998-08-12)August 12, 1998 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Tribhuwan Army Club
SG 12 Chheden Sherpa 10 – (2008-01-28)January 28, 2008 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Phoenix Suns
SF 13 Manish KC 18 – (1999-09-01)September 1, 1999 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Himalayan Hounds
PG 14 Bijaya Burja 25 – (1993-01-19)January 19, 1993 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Himalayan Hounds
SG 15 Aayush Singh 24 – (1993-11-10)November 10, 1993 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Tribhuwan Army Club
Rabin Khatri 27 – (1990-11-17)November 17, 1990 Tribhuwan Army Club
Binod Shrestha 33 – (1985-04-23)April 23, 1985 Golden Gate International College
Assistant coach(es)
  • Biku Maharjan
  • Bikash Shahi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current pro club

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Competitions

International

Continental

SABA Championship

SABA Championship
Year Host city Position
2002 Guwahati, India Did not participate
2013 Dhaka, Bangladesh 3rd
2014 Kathmandu, Nepal 4th
2015 Bengaluru, India 3rd
2016 Bengaluru, India 3rd
2017 Male, Maldives 4th
2018 Dhaka, Bangladesh 5th
2021 Dhaka, Bangladesh Did not participate

South Asian Games

South Asian Games
Year Host city Position
1987 Kolkata, India Did not participate
1991 Colombo, Sri Lanka Did not participate
1995 Chennai, India Did not participate
2010 Dhaka, Bangladesh 4th
2019 Kathmandu, Nepal 3rd

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ^ Profile | Nepal, Fiba.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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