Switzerland men's national basketball team
Men's national basketball team representing Switzerland
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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.
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| FIBA ranking | 61 1 (13 July 2026)[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.
History
EuroBasket 1935
Switzerland hosted the first European Basketball Championship in Geneva at EuroBasket 1935. The national team finished fourth in the ten team tournament, defeating Romania and Italy in the preliminary round to advance to the semifinals. There they lost to Latvia, resulting in a playoff for third place against Czechoslovakia which the Swiss lost 25–23.
EuroBasket 1946
Switzerland did not play in the European championship again until the post-war, at EuroBasket 1946, which they hosted. There, they placed second in their three-team preliminary group after losing to the eventual champions Czechoslovakia 20–17, but defeating Belgium 38–33. That preliminary round finish put the Swiss into a 5th/6th place playoff against the Netherlands, which Switzerland won 36–25.
EuroBasket 1951
The next Swiss entry into the European Basketball Championship was at the EuroBasket 1951 tournament in Paris. Switzerland finished the preliminary round with a 1–3 record, 4th in their group. They fared little better in the first classification, taking 3rd in the group with a 1–2 record. In the second classification round, the Swiss won the classification 13-16 and 13/14 games to finish in 13th place of 18 teams, with a 4–5 record.
EuroBasket 1953
EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow was the fourth appearance of the Swiss. The tournament began poorly for the team, as they finished last in their preliminary pool at 0–3. It got somewhat better for them after that, as they took second in their first classification pool with 2 wins and a loss. They dropped their 9-12 semifinal to Belgium, but defeated Finland in the 11/12 final to take 11th of 17 overall.
EuroBasket 1955
Switzerland competed next at the EuroBasket 1955 tournament in Budapest. Their 2–2 record in preliminary round put them in 3rd of the five-team group and relegated them to the classification rounds. They had similar results there, again taking a 2–2 record and 3rd of 5 teams. They won their classification 13-16 semifinal, but lost to Austria in the 13/14 game to finish 14th of 18 teams.
Later years
The 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1955 EuroBasket are the last major international basketball tournaments that the country qualified for. Since then, it lost its international significance despite occasional strong showings at qualification games. E.g. Switzerland surprisingly beat former European Champion Russia at the qualification for the 2015 EuroBasket.
Competitive record
FIBA World Cup
Olympic Games
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EuroBasket
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Results and fixtures
Win Loss
2025
| 2 August 2025 | Slovakia  |
73–60 | Switzerland |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
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| 18:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 28–16, 19–7, 13–20 | |||
| Pts: Malovec 21 Rebs: Malovec 9 Asts: Krajčovič 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: T. Ročak 13 Rebs: T. Ročak 7 Asts: Fofana 5 |
Arena: Gopass Arena Attendance: 1,826 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Martin Vulić (CRO), Geert Jacobs (BEL) |
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| 6 August 2025 | Switzerland |
66–64 |  Ukraine |
Fribourg, Switzerland |
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| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 12–13, 15–20, 21–17 | |||
| Pts: Fofana 18 Rebs: T. Ročak 7 Asts: Fofana 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tkachenko 13 Rebs: Sanon 7 Asts: Kovliar 10 |
Arena: Site Sportif Saint-Léonard Referees: Boris Krejić (SVN), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Ivor Matějek (CZE) |
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| 13 August 2025 | Switzerland |
85–72 | Slovakia |
Winterthur, Switzerland |
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| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 28–15, 14–17, 26–19 | |||
| Pts: Fofana 24 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Fofana 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Malovec 22 Rebs: Pavelka 13 Asts: Kováčik 4 |
Arena: AXA Arena Attendance: 1,432 Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Alberto Sánchez (ESP) |
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| 16 August 2025 | Ukraine |
73–64 | Switzerland |
Riga, Latvia |
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| 17:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 13–19, 21–24, 11–9 | |||
| Pts: Sanon 15 Rebs: Lypovyy 6 Asts: Sanon 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: three players 11 Rebs: N. Ročak 10 Asts: five players 2 |
Arena: Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 600 Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Petar Pešić (SRB), Blaž Zupančič (SVN) |
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| 27 November 2025 | Serbia  |
90–86 | Switzerland |
Belgrade, Serbia |
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| 19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 14–27, 25–13, 31–16 | |||
| Pts: Ristić 24 Rebs: Miljenović 8 Asts: Miljenović 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Schumacher 19 Rebs: T. Ročak 5 Asts: Fofana 5 |
Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA) |
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| 30 November 2025 | Switzerland |
60–85 |  Turkey |
Fribourg, Switzerland |
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| 17:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 8–18, 17–24, 18–20 | |||
| Pts: Fofana 17 Rebs: Mambo 6 Asts: Fofana 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Saybir 19 Rebs: Yurtseven 5 Asts: Sipahi 6 |
Arena: Site Sportif Saint-Léonard Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Blaž Zupančič (SVN) |
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2026
| 27 February 2026 | Bosnia and Herzegovina  |
84–60 | Switzerland |
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| 20:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 21–15, 23–16, 20–17 | |||
| Pts: Vrabac 15 Rebs: Sulejmanović 9 Asts: Atić 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Schumacher 19 Rebs: Mambo 10 Asts: Schumacher 3 |
Arena: SKPC Mejdan Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Martin Horozov (BUL), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE) |
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| 2 March 2026 | Switzerland |
60–91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Kriens, Switzerland |
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| 19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 20–29, 18–24, 8–17 | |||
| Pts: Mbala 9 Rebs: Granvorka 10 Asts: Schumacher 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Musa 25 Rebs: Kamenjaš 8 Asts: Talić 6 |
Arena: Pilatus Arena Attendance: 3,820 Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Gintaras Mačiulis (LTU), Ilias Kounellis (CYP) |
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| 2 July 2026 | Switzerland |
73–97 | Serbia |
Fribourg, Switzerland |
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| 20:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 27–30, 17–19, 13–17, 16–31 | |||
| Pts: Schumacher 19 Rebs: Soroa 5 Asts: three players 2 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jokić, Jović 22 Rebs: Jokić 14 Asts: Jokić 7 |
Arena: BCF Arena Attendance: 8,113 Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR) |
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| 6 July 2026 | Turkey |
95–72 | Switzerland |
Istanbul, Turkey |
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| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 25–22, 29–11, 19–20 | |||
| Pts: Yurtseven 18 Rebs: Bona 8 Asts: Şengün, Sipahi 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Schumacher 23 Rebs: Schumacher, Soroa 4 Asts: Schumacher 5 |
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome Attendance: 14,508 Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA), Silvia Marziali (ESP) |
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| 27 August 2026 | Switzerland |
vs. |  Great Britain |
Switzerland |
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| 26 November 2026 | Slovakia |
vs. | Switzerland |
Slovakia |
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| 29 November 2026 | Great Britain |
vs. | Switzerland |
Great Britain |
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2027
| 28 February 2027 | Switzerland |
vs. | Slovakia |
Switzerland |
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Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 27 February and 2 March 2026 against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]
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Depth chart
Head coach position
Sébastian Roduit – (2008–2012)
Petar Aleksić – (2013–2017)- Gianluca Barilari – (2017–2021)
Ilias Papatheodorou – (2021–present)[3]
Notable players
- Thabo Sefolosha – First Swiss-born player to get drafted and play in the NBA.
- Clint Capela
Past rosters
1935 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 10 teams
3 René Karlen, 4 Raymond Lambercy, 5 Mottier, 6 Jean Pare, 7 Radle, 8 Sidler, 9 Marcel Wuilleumier (Coach: ?)
1936 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 21 teams
1 Fernand Bergmann, 2 Pierre Carlier, 3 René Karlen, 4 Georges Laederach, 5 Raymond Lambercy, 6 Jean Pollet, 7 Jean Pare, 8 Marcel Wuilleumier (Coach: ?)
1946 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 10 teams
3 Georges Stockly, 4 Fernand Keller, 5 Theo Winkler, 7 Georges Gallay, 8 Henry Gujer, 10 Robert Geiser, 12 Jean Pollet, 13 Jean Pare, 15 René Wohler, 20 Louis Sanguin (Coach: ?)
1948 Olympic Games: finished 21st among 23 teams
3 Georges Stockly, 4 Henry Gujer, 5 Jean Pollet, 6 Maurice Chollet, 7 Claude Chevalley, 8 Pierre Albrecht, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 Robert Geiser, 11 Jean Tribolet, 12 Claude Landini, 13 Jean Pare, 14 Bernard Dutoit, 15 Henri Baumann, 16 Gérald Piaget (Coach: ?)
1951 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 17 teams
3 Georges Stockly, 4 Henry Gujer, 5 Theo Winkler, 6 Arthur Bugna, 7 Henri Baumann, 8 Roger Domenjoz, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 René Wohler, 11 René Chiappino, 12 Bernard Dutoit, 13 Albert Hermann, 14 Roger Prahin, 15 Francis Perroud (Coach: ?)
1952 Olympic Games: finished 20th among 23 teams
3 Georges Stockly, 4 Pierre Albrecht, 5 Jacques Redard, 6 Gérald Cottier, 7 Henri Baumann, 8 Roger Domenjoz, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 René Wohler, 11 René Chiappino, 12 Marcel Moget, 13 Maurice Chollet, 14 Roger Prahin, 15 Bernard Schmied, 16 Jean-Pierre Voisin (Coach: ?)
1953 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 17 teams
3 André Laverniaz, 4 Pierre Albrecht, 5 Jacques Redard, 6 Henri Devaud, 7 Albert Hermann, 8 René Hofmann, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 Gérald Cottier, 11 René Chiappino, 12 Jean Emery, 13 Pierre Wittwer, 14 Michel Currat, 15 Jean-Pierre Voisin, 16 Ruggero Balmelli (Coach: ?)
1955 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 18 teams
4 Pierre Albrecht, 5 Jacques Redard, 6 Michel Currat, 7 Henri Baumann, 8 V Bally, 9 C Sevelley, 10 Gérald Cottier, 11 Marcos Bossy, 12 René Chiappino, 13 M Etter, 14 C Lambrecht, 15 Jean-Pierre Voisin, 16 P Worte, 17 M Robert (Coach: ?)
