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FIBA ranking | 23 ![]() | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1992 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | GBF | ||
Coach | Aleksandar Džikić | ||
Nickname(s) | ჯვაროსნები jvarosnebi (Crusaders) | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 | ||
Medals | None | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 5 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Birmingham, England; 24 May 1995) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Tbilisi, Georgia; 2 September 2001) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Siena, Italy; 28 February 1998) |
The Georgia men's national basketball team (Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული საკალათბურთო ნაკრები) represents the country of Georgia in international basketball matches, and is controlled by the Georgian Basketball Federation. Georgia became a member of FIBA in 1992, after they gained independence from the Soviet Union. The national team played their first official match against Poland in 1995.
Georgia's accomplishments on the international level have been clinching qualification to the European Basketball Championship five times. Their best result came at their debut trip to the tournament in 2011. In 2023, Georgia achieved their first qualification on to the global stage at the FIBA World Cup.
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