Switzerland men's national basketball team
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The Switzerland men's national basketball team (French: Équipe de Suisse de basketball, German: Schweizer Basketballnationalmannschaft, Italian: Nazionale di pallacanestro della Svizzera, Romansh: Squadra naziunala da ballape da la Svizra) represents Switzerland in international basketball. The managing body for the national team is Swiss Basketball.
FIBA ranking | 62 1 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1932 (co-founders) | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | Swiss Basketball | ||
Coach | Ilias Papatheodorou | ||
Nickname(s) | Nati (National Team) Rossocrociati (Red Crosses) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 3 | ||
Medals | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 5 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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First international | |||
Switzerland 19–39 France (Geneva, Switzerland; 5 March 1932) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Switzerland 68–19 Scotland (Paris, France; 11 May 1951) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Switzerland 53–130 Spain (Geneva, Switzerland; 24 November 1988) |
Switzerland has competed at five EuroBasket tournaments (1935, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1955) in their history. The national team has also made three appearances at the Olympic Games (1936, 1948, 1952). However, Switzerland has struggled over the past decades to once again qualify to international competitions. They also continue their pursuit to clinch their debut trip to the FIBA World Cup.