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Austria men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Austria women'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.

Austria
FIBA ranking65 Steady (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1934
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBasketball Austria
CoachChris O'Shea
Nickname(s)Das Team
(The Team)
Unsere Burschen
(Our Boys)
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
Appearances6
MedalsNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances2
MedalsGold 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

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EuroBasket 1947

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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.

 
Austria national team before game

EuroBasket 1951

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Results and fixtures

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  Win   Loss

2024

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22 February 2024 Austria   106–91   Armenia Vienna, Austria
19:15 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 31–19, 25–20, 27–23
Pts: Mahalbašić 27
Rebs: Mahalbašić 8
Asts: Diggs 5 		Boxscore Pts: Jones 30
Rebs: Tavitian 7
Asts: Jones 8 		Arena: Hallmann Dome
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Christian Theis (GER), Hrvoje Čavar (BIH)
21 November 2024 Albania   63–99   Austria Durrës, Albania
19:30 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 17–23, 12–32, 16–17
Pts: Hamati 16
Rebs: Hamati 6
Asts: Dusha 4 		Boxscore Pts: Landesberg 23
Rebs: Brajkovic 7
Asts: Vujošević 4 		Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Attendance: 250
Referees: Arnau Padros (ESP), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE)
24 November 2024 Armenia   80–129   Austria Yerevan, Armenia
18:00 (UTC+4) Scoring by quarter: 22–39, 6–29, 25–36, 27–25
Pts: Jones 22
Rebs: Chizhenok 5
Asts: Jones 7 		Boxscore Pts: Landesberg 25
Rebs: Schott 12
Asts: Vujošević 11 		Arena: Karen Demirchyan Complex
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE)

2025

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23 February 2025 Austria   vs.   Albania Austria
Boxscore

Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers matches on 21 and 24 November 2024 against Albania and Armenia.[2]

Austria men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 5 Bogić Vujošević 32 – (1992-08-05)5 August 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Vienna  
PG 6 Daniel Friedrich 32 – (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Swans  
C 8 Fynn Schott 18 – (2006-04-13)13 April 2006 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Gran Canaria  
PG 11 Jonathan Knessl 24 – (2000-07-28)28 July 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Gunners  
G/F 12 Edi Patekar 24 – (2000-02-24)24 February 2000 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Gunners  
SF 15 Sylven Landesberg 34 – (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Hapoel Haifa  
PF 16 Renato Poljak 26 – (1997-04-20)20 April 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Wels  
G/F 17 Erol Ersek 25 – (1999-04-20)20 April 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Heidelberg  
SG 19 Aleksej Kostić 19 – (2005-10-16)16 October 2005 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Traiskirchen  
G/F 22 Jakob Löhr 22 – (2002-08-23)23 August 2002 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Swans  
F 33 Omer Suljanović 19 – (2005-04-02)2 April 2005 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Assigeco Piacenza  
C 35 Luka Brajkovic 25 – (1999-06-26)26 June 1999 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Darüşşafaka  
G 77 Timo Lanmüller 23 – (2001-03-17)17 March 2001 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Frankfurt  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 November 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Luka Brajkovic Fynn Schott
PF Omer Suljanović Renato Poljak
SF Sylven Landesberg Edi Patekar Jakob Löhr
SG Bogić Vujošević Erol Ersek Aleksej Kostić
PG Timo Lanmüller Daniel Friedrich Jonathan Knessl

Head coaches

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Notable players

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  • Jakob Pöltl – First Austrian-born player to get drafted and play in the NBA.

Past rosters

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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)

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Manufacturer

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Austria during the 2027 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers in November 2024". Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b FIBA EuroBasket 2017, FIBA.com, Retrieved 16 May 2017.
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