Armenia men's national basketball team
Men's national basketball team representing Armenia
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The Armenia men's national basketball team (Armenian: Հայաստանի բասկետբոլի ազգային հավաքական, Hayastani basketboli azgayin havak'akan) represents Armenia in international basketball. The team is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Armenia.
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| FIBA ranking | 92  1 (13 July 2026)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | BFA | ||
| Coach | Rex Kalamian | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Championship for Small Countries | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (2016, 2022) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Armenia 83–64 Moldova  (Ciorescu, Moldova; 28 June 2016) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Armenia 92–40 Wales  (Ciorescu, Moldova; 30 June 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Armenia 80–129 Austria  (Yerevan, Armenia; 24 November 2024) | |||
After gaining independence from the Soviet Union, the national team did not take part in international competition until the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, where they won the gold medal. Armenia would win the tournament once again in 2022.
History
Armenia gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. They would become a member of FIBA in 1992. Although the national team would not enter the international scene until the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. Armenia went on to win the tournament by defeating Andorra in the final 79–71.[2]
After Armenia's triumph at their maiden competition, they entered European Pre-Qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Their first two matches during World Cup pre-qualifying were home victories in Yerevan against Slovakia and Sweden.[3] However, Armenia would only win one out of their next four matches, to finish the pre-qualifiers at a record of (3–3); failing to advance.[4] Following Armenia's ouster from World Cup qualifying, the team participated in the second round of EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers. Armenia would eventually finish the round with a (2–2) record, before having to withdraw from qualifying due to financial constraints.[5][6]
In 2022, Armenia made its return to international play by entering the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. The national team would make it all the way to the final to beat Malta 84–68, and finishing the tournament undefeated.[7]
Competitive record
FIBA World Cup
Championship for Small Countries
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EuroBasket
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Results and fixtures
Win Loss
2025
| 20 February 2025 | Albania  |
70–91 | Armenia |
Durrës, Albania |
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| 19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 16–25, 22–22, 15–22 | |||
| Pts: Lekndreaj 17 Rebs: Tola 8 Asts: Hysa 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jones 34 Rebs: Tatevosyan 7 Asts: Jones 10 |
Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace Attendance: 250 Referees: Ioannis Tsimpouris (GRE), Hrvoje Čavar (BIH), Domen Krajnc (SVN) |
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| 8 June 2025 | Armenia |
103–90 |  Costa Rica |
Los Angeles, United States |
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| Report | Arena: Crescenta Valley High School Gymnasium |
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| 27 November 2025 | Bulgaria  |
98–88 | Armenia |
Botevgrad, Bulgaria |
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| 19:15 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 26–20, 27–26, 20–21 | |||
| Pts: Stoimenov 21 Rebs: Minchev 11 Asts: Bost 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Spight 37 Rebs: Melikyan 12 Asts: Vital 3 |
Arena: Arena Botevgrad Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Branimir Galić (CRO), Tomasz Łangowski (POL), Luka Manojlović (SRB) |
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| 30 November 2025 | Armenia |
62–74 |  Norway |
Yerevan, Armenia |
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| 19:00 (UTC+4) | Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 13–18, 20–14, 11–25 | |||
| Pts: Spight 30 Rebs: Melikyan 18 Asts: three players 2 |
Boxscore | Pts: Frey 21 Rebs: Frey, Rotegård 6 Asts: Frey 8 |
Arena: Mika Sports Arena Attendance: 850 Referees: Peter Ženiš (SVK), Alin Faur (ROU), Jan Baloun (CZE) |
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2026
| 2 March 2026 | Armenia |
80–100 | Bulgaria |
Yerevan, Armenia |
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| 20:15 (UTC+4) | Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–17, 21–21, 24–40 | |||
| Pts: McGhee 35 Rebs: Melikyan, Tatevosyan 8 Asts: McGhee 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: P. Ivanov 24 Rebs: Minchev 9 Asts: Toshkov 12 |
Arena: Mika Sports Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Nemanja Vlahović (SRB), Gabrielius Simonavičius (LTU) |
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| 27 June 2026 | Armenia |
74–59 |  Ireland |
Los Angeles, United States |
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| 17:00 (UTC-7) | ||||
| Report | Arena: Eagle's Nest Arena |
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| 2 July 2026 | Norway |
116–103 | Armenia |
Hønefoss, Norway |
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| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 32–20, 31–27, 30–29, 23–27 | |||
| Pts: Frey 35 Rebs: Ndow 6 Asts: Frey 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jessup, Spight 25 Rebs: Melikyan 8 Asts: Kirakosyan 7 |
Arena: Hønefoss Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Viktor Nagy (HUN), Emmanouil Tsolakos (GRE), Joona Haaja (FIN) |
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Team
Current roster
Roster for Friendly vs Ireland and EuroBasket 2029 pre-qualification round vs Norway on June 27 and July 2.
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Head coach position
Tigran Gyokchyan – (2015–2016)
Nikša Bavčević – (2017–2018)
Bogdan Karaičić – (2025)
Rex Kalamian – (2022–present)
Past rosters
2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished among 8 teams[8]
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2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished among 6 teams[9]
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