The Bhutan national basketball team represents Bhutan in international men's basketball and is controlled by the Bhutan Basketball Federation.
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| FIBA ranking | 146  3 (15 August 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1983 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | Bhutan Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Kim | ||
| FIBA Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| SABA Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (2015) | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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In 2011, Bhutan's national basketball team played its first international match in the 26th FIBA Asia zone qualifying tournament in New Delhi. On the same year, it also joined the Sheik Kamal International basketball tournament, which was held in Bangladesh. The team was also named as the most disciplined team at the 2015 South Asian Basketball Association championship.
Coaches
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Kim Kiyong[2][3] (2013-2015)
Tenzin Jamtsho[4] (2015-)
Competitions
editFIBA Asia Cup
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 1960 |
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 1963
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 1965
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 1967
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 1969
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 1971
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 1981
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 1983
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| 1985 |
Did not enter | |||
| 1987
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 1989
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| 1991
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 1993
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 1997
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 2005
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| 2011 |
Did not qualify | |||
| 2013 |
Did not enter | |||
| 2015 |
Did not qualify | |||
 2017 |
Did not enter | |||
| 2022 |
Did not qualify | |||
| 2025 |
Did not enter | |||
| Total | 0/31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 1995-2010 : Did Not Participate
- 2016 : 6th
References
edit- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Gardner Harris (2013-10-15). "Getting buckets: Bhutan's royal family chasing basketball success for tiny nation". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
- ^ Younten Tshedup (13 January 2015). "National basketball coach leaves". Kuensel. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "National Basketball men's team gearing up for South Asian Championship". BBS. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.