Austria men's national basketball team
The Austria men's national basketball team (German: Österreichische Basketballnationalmannschaft) represents Austria in international basketball competition. The team is controlled and organised by Basketball Austria.
FIBA ranking | 63 1 (27 February 2023)[1] |
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Joined FIBA | 1934 |
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe |
National federation | Basketball Austria |
Coach | Chris O'Shea |
Nickname(s) | Das Team (The Team) Unsere Burschen (Our Boys) |
FIBA World Cup | |
Appearances | None |
EuroBasket | |
Appearances | 6 |
Medals | None |
Championship for Small Countries | |
Appearances | 2 |
Medals | Gold: (1992, 1996) |
First international | |
Bulgaria 56–13 Austria (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 27 April 1947) | |
Biggest win | |
Algeria 63–119 Austria (Böblingen, West Germany; 13 May 1975) | |
Biggest defeat | |
France 100–6 Austria (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 28 April 1947) |
Austria has competed at the EuroBasket six times throughout their history. Their best performance overall came at the 1951 tournament. However, the team is still seeking qualification to their first appearance on to the global stage at the FIBA World Cup.
History
EuroBasket 1947
Austria first competed in the European Basketball Championship at EuroBasket 1947, placing 12th of 14 teams. Initially, the team struggled and lost both of their preliminary round matches, along with their first semifinal round match. Then they defeated Albania to place second in the group and set up a match against the Netherlands for 11th and 12th place, which Austria lost after a long battle.
EuroBasket 1951
Austria made their second appearance on the continental stage at EuroBasket 1951 in Paris. The national team was eliminated from championship contention after finishing 1–3 in pool play and fourth in their group. They won all three of their first round classification games, however, advancing to the 9th–12th place classification semifinals. A loss to the Netherlands, but a win over West Germany propelled Austria into 11th place of the 18 teams in the tournament.
EuroBasket 1955
Austria's appearance at EuroBasket 1955 in Budapest began with a 2–2 showing in preliminary round play. This was good enough for third place in the pool, and Austria was pushed to classification play. There, they were able to win only 1 out of 4 games (the win coming against West Germany), placing fourth of the five teams in the group. Playing against Luxembourg and then Switzerland in classification for the 13th–16th place playoffs, Austria won both games to finish 13th of the 18 teams.
EuroBasket 1957
In Sofia for the EuroBasket 1957 competition, Austria was defeated three times in the preliminary round. Their 0–3 record put them last in their group and sent them to the classification pool. The team won two games there, finishing at a record of 2–5 to take an overall 14th place in the 16 team tournament.
Later years
Austria went on to qualify to the EuroBasket two more times in 1959 and 1977. But since then it has been a struggle for the national team to qualify for major international basketball tournaments.
Competitive record
FIBA World Cup
Olympic Games
Championship for Small Countries
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Recent and forthcoming fixtures
Win Loss
2021
25 November 2021 | Austria | 80–64 | Switzerland | Schwechat, Austria |
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20:15 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 26–14, 21–20, 15–15 | |||
Pts: Vujošević 20 Rebs: Mbemba 12 Asts: Vujošević 6 | Boxscore | Pts: Kovac 13 Rebs: Cotture 8 Asts: Cotture 6 | Arena: Multiversum Referees: Blaž Zupančič (SVN), Nikola Perlić (CRO), Jan Baloun (CZE) |
28 November 2021 | Ireland | 70–97 | Austria | Dublin, Ireland |
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17:00 (UTC±0) | Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 28–15, 9–30, 20–24 | |||
Pts: Carroll 23 Rebs: Carroll 9 Asts: Flood 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Klepeisz 25 Rebs: Poljak 8 Asts: Vujošević 8 | Arena: National Basketball Arena Attendance: 700 Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Nikola Bejat (NOR), Łukasz Jankowski (POL) |
2022
24 February 2022 | Cyprus | 77–86 | Austria | Nicosia, Cyprus |
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19:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 19–25, 17–21, 26–18 | |||
Pts: Simitzis 20 Rebs: Panteli 8 Asts: Panteli 5 | Boxscore | Pts: Vujošević 21 Rebs: Rados 7 Asts: Klepeisz 6 | Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall Attendance: 300 Referees: Sergei Mikhailov (RUS), Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Meirson Nir (ISR) |
27 February 2022 | Switzerland | 80–61 | Austria | Fribourg, Switzerland |
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16:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 17–18, 26–7, 14–18 | |||
Pts: Kovac 18 Rebs: Jurkovitz 7 Asts: Cotture 5 | Boxscore | Pts: Murati 14 Rebs: Ogunsipe 6 Asts: Klepeisz 3 | Arena: Salle Saint-Lèonard Attendance: 1,417 Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Ofer Manheim (ISR), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA) |
30 June 2022 | Austria | 92–66 | Ireland | Salzburg, Austria |
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20:20 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 28–13, 20–15, 21–16 | |||
Pts: Poeltl 14 Rebs: Poeltl 11 Asts: Klepeisz 6 | Boxscore | Pts: Badmus 15 Rebs: Badmus 7 Asts: Fulton, Hanley 3 | Arena: Sporthalle Alpenstraße Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Emmouil Tsolakos (GRE), Pavel Fuska (SVK) |
3 July 2022 | Austria | 78–49 | Cyprus | Salzburg, Austria |
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18:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 18–5, 21–15, 20–14 | |||
Pts: Lohr, Poljak 11 Rebs: Pöltl 18 Asts: Kaferle 7 | Boxscore | Pts: Simitzis 14 Rebs: Stylianou 7 Asts: Tigkas 4 | Arena: Sporthalle Alpenstraße Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Sergii Zaichuk (UKR), Francisco Araña (ESP), Alin Faur (ROU) |
25 August 2022 | Switzerland | 74–64 | Austria | Fribourg, Switzerland |
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19:30 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 16–21, 27–20, 14–10 | |||
Pts: Zinn 14 Rebs: Kazadi 8 Asts: Zoccoletti 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Murati 11 Rebs: Rados 6 Asts: Klepeisz 6 | Arena: Salle Saint-Lèonard Attendance: 653 Referees: Petr Hrůša (CZE), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Anastasios Kardaris (GRE) |
28 August 2022 | Austria | 55–91 | Poland | Schwechat, Austria |
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17:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 8–25, 17–11, 10–29, 20–26 | |||
Pts: Murati 11 Rebs: Poljak 7 Asts: Lanmüller 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Dziewa 15 Rebs: Dziewa, Olejniczak 5 Asts: Kolenda 5 | Arena: Multiversum Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Vladimir Jevtović (SRB), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU), Pavel Fúska (SVK) |
10 November 2022 | Austria | 75–100 | Croatia | Graz, Austria |
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20:20 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 19–30, 16–25, 16–27 | |||
Pts: Vujošević 18 Rebs: Rados 8 Asts: Guttl 4 | Boxscore | Pts: Badžim 23 Rebs: Branković 5 Asts: Kapusta 8 | Arena: Raiffeisen Sportpark Attendance: 2,115 Referees: Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Marek Kúkelčík (SVK) |
13 November 2022 | Austria | 65–75 | Switzerland | Graz, Austria |
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17:05 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 20–19, 14–15, 16–23 | |||
Pts: Ersek 21 Rebs: Mbemba 9 Asts: Kaferle, Vujošević 3 | Boxscore | Pts: Polite 22 Rebs: Gravet, Polite 5 Asts: Solcà 3 | Arena: Raiffeisen Sportpark Attendance: 1,550 Referees: Özlem Yalman (TUR), Gellért Kapitány (HUN), Mihkel Männiste (EST) |
2023
23 February 2023 | Poland | 87–72 | Austria | Sosnowiec, Poland |
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18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 31–17, 14–19, 16–15 | |||
Pts: Balcerowski 25 Rebs: Balcerowski 8 Asts: Schenk 10 | Boxscore | Pts: Mahalbašić 22 Rebs: Mahalbašić 8 Asts: Mahalbašić 7 | Arena: ArcelorMittal Park Attendance: 2,760 Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Alberto Sánchez (ESP), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE) |
26 February 2023 | Croatia | 84–74 | Austria | Split, Croatia |
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18:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 27–17, 21–20, 13–18 | |||
Pts: Filipović 17 Rebs: Branković 7 Asts: Mavra 6 | Boxscore | Pts: Mahalbašić 21 Rebs: Brajkovic 10 Asts: Kaferle 7 | Arena: Arena Gripe Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Mehmet Şahin (TUR), Francisco Araña (ESP), Ivor Matějek (CZE) |
Team
Current roster
Roster for the EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers matches on 23 and 26 February 2023 against Poland and Croatia.[2]
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Depth chart
Head coaches
- Miodrag Stefanović – (1951)
- Janos Gerdov – (1955)
- Herbert Haselbacher – (1957–1959)
- Jan Hluchy – (1977)
- Hubert Schreiner – (1986–2000)
- Neno Ašćerić – (2008–2012)
- Werner Sallomon – (2013–2016)
- Kęstutis Kemzūra – (2016–2017)
- Matthias Zollner – (2017–2018)
- Mike Coffin – (2018–2019)
- Raoul Korner – (2020–2022)
- Chris O'Shea – (2022–present)
Notable players
- Jakob Pöltl – First Austrian-born player to get drafted and play in the NBA.
Past rosters
1947 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 14 teams
3 Frankl, 4 Hans Bohman, 5 Eder, 6 Ganglberger, 7 Franz Gluck, 8 Herbert Haselbacher, 9 Paulin, 10 Konrad Pitsch, 12 Helmut Schmidt, 13 Richard Pollak, 15 Otto Schreiweiss, 16 Vostatek, 17 Hans Zsak, 29 Walter Ledl (Coach: ?)
1951 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 17 teams
3 Hans Zsak, 5 Gerhard Puschner, 6 Peter Vecernik, 7 Richard Pollak, 8 Herbert Haselbacher, 10 Walter Ledl, 13 Felix Schober, 15 Franz Gluck, 16 Hans Bohman, 17 Benno Binder, 18 Ewald Polansky, 19 Hans Praschl (Coach: Miodrag Stefanović)
1955 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 18 teams
3 Gunter Brousek, 4 Karl Hackl, 5 Franz Gebhard, 6 Oskar Doppes, 7 Ewald Polansky, 8 Helmut Schmidt, 9 Karl Thiering, 10 Helmut Schurer, 11 Baczinsky, 12 Johann Karall, 13 Karl Machek, 14 Peter Vecernik, 15 Karl Privoznik, 17 Alfred Probst (Coach: Janos Gerdov)
1957 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 16 teams
3 Nikolaus Waldingbrett, 4 Gunter Brousek, 5 Johann Karall, 6 Friedrich Walz, 7 Ewald Polansky, 8 Herwig Schon, 9 Werner Grohs, 10 Karl Thiering, 11 Alfred Waschkau, 12 Helmut Schurer, 14 Franz Vranitzky, 15 Alfred Probst (Coach: Herbert Haselbacher)
1959 EuroBasket: finished 16th among 17 teams
3 Friedrich Walz, 4 Peter Kotas, 5 Franz Havlicek, 6 Oskar Doppes, 7 Ewald Polansky, 8 Herwig Schon, 9 Walter Ledl, 10 Karl Thiering, 11 Alfred Probst, 12 Heinz Vybiral, 13 Ernst Tutschek, 15 Karl Privoznik (Coach: Herbert Haselbacher)
1977 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 12 teams
4 Wolfgang Vlk, 5 Friedrich Miklas, 6 Bernhard Slavicek, 7 Peter Bilik, 8 Peter Poiger, 9 Herbert Watzke, 10 Erich Tecka, 11 Werner Meisinger, 12 Helmut Zimmel, 13 Walter Fuchs, 14 Peter Wolf, 15 Herbert Haselbacher (Coach: Jan Hluchy)
Kit
Manufacturer
Sponsor
- 2015–2017: Admiral (Sportwetten)[3]
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Austria FIBA profile
- Austria National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
- Austria Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
Videos
- Great Britain v Austria - Full Game - EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers Youtube.com video