Denmark men's national basketball team
The Denmark men's national basketball team (Danish: Danmarks landsbasketballhold) represents Denmark in international basketball competition. The national team is controlled by the Danish Basketball Association.
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| FIBA ranking | 55  3 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1951 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | DBBF | ||
| Coach | Allan Foss | ||
| Nickname(s) | De rød-hvide (The Red and White) | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| Championship for Small Countries | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (2010) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Denmark 13–109 Soviet Union  (Paris, France; 3 May 1951) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Denmark 99–51 Cyprus  (Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 April 1986) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Soviet Union 118–14 Denmark (Moscow, Soviet Union; 25 May 1953) | |||
The Denmark national team competed regularly at the EuroBasket in the 1950s, the top European tournament. Their best appearance came in 1951. Although since then, the team has struggled to maintain consistency to challenge the international elites. Denmark also has yet to reach qualification to play on the global stage at the FIBA World Cup.
History edit
EuroBasket 1951 edit
Denmark debuted in the European championships at the EuroBasket 1951 in Paris. They were defeated in all of their preliminary round games, going 0–4. They ended up in last place in their group. In a direct elimination match against Luxembourg, Denmark took a 46–45 lead with 5 seconds left. A final half-court shot by Luxembourg bounced off the rim, giving Denmark its first ever win at the EuroBasket tournament and advancing the team to the first classification round. They picked up another win there, against Scotland, finishing in third place in the group at 1–2. Their third win of the tournament came against Portugal in the 13th–16th place classification semifinal. Denmark then lost to Switzerland in the 13th/14th place match to finish 14th of the 18 teams with a record of 3–7.
EuroBasket 1953 edit
Two years later, at the EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow, Denmark did not fare as well. They dropped eight of their matches (three in the preliminary round, three in the first classification round, and the two-second-round classification games) on their way to a 16th-place finish out of the 17 teams in the tournament.
EuroBasket 1955 edit
At the EuroBasket 1955 in Budapest, the national team struggled there as well just as they did at the prior EuroBasket. Losing all eight of their matches in non competitive fashion, this time they finished in last place of the 18 teams at the event.
Later years edit
After the EuroBasket 1955, the Danish national team regressed and never qualified for a major tournament again. Though, they did achieve some success on a lower level, at the European Championship for Small Countries, where they won Gold in 2010.
Competitive record edit
FIBA World Cup edit
Olympic Games edit
Championship for Small Countries edit
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EuroBasket edit
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Results and fixtures edit
Win Loss
2023 edit
| 22 July 2023 | Switzerland 
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46–60 | Denmark
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Fribourg, Switzerland |
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| 17:30 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 6–18, 17–9, 13–12, 10–21 | |||
| Pts: three players 7 Rebs: Rocak 5 Asts: Fofana 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lundberg 14 Rebs: Dibba 10 Asts: Lundberg, Zohore 3 |
Arena: Salle Saint-Lèonard Attendance: 540 Referees: Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Łukasz Jankowski (POL) |
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| 26 July 2023 | Denmark
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82–75 |  Kosovo
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Næstved, Denmark |
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| 18:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 17–27, 25–22, 13–10 | |||
| Pts: Lundberg 20 Rebs: Dibba 9 Asts: Jukić 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Artis 23 Rebs: Berisha, Shoshi 6 Asts: Artis 4 |
Arena: Næstved Arena Attendance: 930 Referees: Geert Jacobs (BEL), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Javier Torres (ESP) |
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| 2 August 2023 | Denmark
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94–81 | Switzerland
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Næstved, Denmark |
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| 18:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 26–9, 27–21, 23–26 | |||
| Pts: Lundberg 22 Rebs: Erikstrup 9 Asts: Jukić 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: De la Fuente 22 Rebs: Fofana, Martin 5 Asts: Fofana 9 |
Arena: Næstved Arena Attendance: 1,280 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU) |
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| 5 August 2023 | Kosovo
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63–88 | Denmark
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Prizren, Kosovo |
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| 20:45 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 11–23, 17–21, 18–20 | |||
| Pts: Artis, Janjeva 11 Rebs: Hajrizi 6 Asts: Hajrizi 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lundberg 28 Rebs: Zohore 9 Asts: Lundberg 5 |
Arena: Sezai Surroi Sports Hall Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Gellért Kapitány (HUN), Mehmet Şahin (TUR) |
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2024 edit
| 23 February 2024 | Denmark
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75–69 |  Georgia
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Næstved, Denmark |
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| 18:30 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 16–14, 22–16, 25–16 | |||
| Pts: Lundberg 19 Rebs: Knudsen 6 Asts: Lundberg 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Shengelia 27 Rebs: Shermadini 8 Asts: Thomasson, Tsintsadze 4 |
Arena: Næstved Arena Attendance: 2,153 Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU) |
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| 26 February 2024 | Finland 
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89–85 | Denmark
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Espoo, Finland |
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| 18:30 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 19–31, 30–14, 17–13 | |||
| Pts: Jantunen 19 Rebs: Jantunen 7 Asts: Maxhuni 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lundberg 26 Rebs: Dibba 7 Asts: Larsen, Lundberg 6 |
Arena: Espoo Metro Areena Attendance: 5,339 Referees: Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Blaž Zupančič (SVN) |
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2025 edit
Team edit
Current roster edit
Roster for the EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers matches on 23 and 26 February 2024 against Georgia and Finland.[2]
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Depth chart edit
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Jonas Zohore | Asbjørn Midtgaard | Sami Eleraky | Jacob Jensen |
| PF | Kevin Larsen | Daniel Mortensen | Zarko Jukić | Sylvester Berg |
| SF | Darko Jukic | Jonathan Gilling | Chris Nielsen | Morten Sahlertz |
| SG | Shavon Shields | Philip Hertz | Thomas Laerke | David Knudsen |
| PG | Gabriel Lundberg | Adama Darboe | Frederik Nielsen | Chanan Colman |
Head coach position edit
Allan Foss – (2004–2009)
/ Peter Hoffman – (2010–2011)
Pieti Poikola – (2013–2016)
Erez Bittman – (2017–2021)
Arnel Dedić – (2021–2022)- Allan Foss – (2022–present)
Past rosters edit
1951 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 18 teams
3 Knud Lundberg, 4 Knud Norskov, 5 Erik Korsbjerg, 6 Erik Wilbek, 7 Peter Tantholdt, 8 Belger Can, 9 Bent Sondergaard, 10 Erik Melbye, 11 Sven Thomsen, 12 John Christensen, 13 Ove Nielsen, 14 Kai Sogaard, 15 Erik Carlsen, 16 Niels Mygind (Coach: ?)
1953 EuroBasket: finished 16th among 17 teams
3 Kai Sorensen, 4 Knud Norskov, 5 Knud Lundberg, 6 Peter Tantholdt, 7 John Christensen, 8 Erik Madsen, 10 Torben Starup-Hansen, 11 Ivan Rasmussen, 12 Ove Nielsen, 13 Erik Wilbek, 14 Pierre Meilsej, 15 Willi Mouritsen, 16 John Nielsen (Coach: ?)
1955 EuroBasket: finished 18th among 18 teams
3 Kai Sogaard, 4 Erik Korsbjerg, 5 Peter Tantholdt, 6 Pierre Meilsej, 7 An Lillelund, 8 Ivan Rasmussen, 9 Ove Nielsen, 10 T Storup, 11 P Hintz, 12 T Malmquist, 13 Willi Mouritsen, 14 S Sparre (Coach: ?)
Kit edit
Manufacturer edit
- 2018–present: Spalding
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Denmark during the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers in February 2024". Retrieved 23 February 2024.
External links edit
- Official website (in Danish)
- Denmark FIBA profile
- Denmark National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
- Denmark Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
Videos edit
- Denmark v Belarus – Full Game – FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers Youtube.com video