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Belarus
FIBA ranking	NR (15 February 2024)
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe (suspended)
National federation	Belarusian Basketball Federation
Coach	Nataliya Trafimava
Olympic Games
Appearances	2
Medals	None
World Cup
Appearances	2
Medals	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	8
Medals	Bronze (2007)
Home	Away

The Belarus women's national basketball (Belarusian: жаночая зборная Беларусі па баскетболе, Russian: женская сборная Белоруссии по баскетболу) represented Belarus in international women's basketball tournaments. The team is controlled by the Belarusian Basketball Federation.

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIBA suspended Belarus from participating in basketball and 3x3 basketball competitions.^[2]

Competitive record edit

Belarus was part of the Soviet Union until 1991.

Olympic Games edit

Olympic Games
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Did not qualify
2008	6th	6	2	4
2012	Did not qualify
2016	9th	5	1	4
2020	Did not qualify
2024	To be determined

FIBA World Cup edit

FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1994	Did not qualify
1998
2002
2006
2010	4th	9	4	5
2014	10th	4	2	2
2018	Did not qualify
2022	Withdrew
2026	To be determined

EuroBasket edit

EuroBasket					Qualification
Year	Position	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L
1995	Did not qualify				3	1	2
1997					7	5	2
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	3rd	9	5	4
2009	4th	9	4	5
2011	9th	6	3	3
2013	5th	9	5	4	8	6	2
/ 2015	4th	10	5	5
2017	15th	3	0	3	4	2	2
/ 2019	13th	3	1	2
/ 2021	4th	6	3	3	4	3	1
/ 2023	Excluded				Excluded
/ / / 2025	Excluded				Excluded
/ 2027	To be determined				To be determined
Total		55	26	29	26	17	9

Current roster edit

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2021.^[3]^[4]

Belarus women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
SG	4	Alena Karasevich	27 – (1994-04-04)4 April 1994	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Olimpia Grodno
PG	5	Aliaksandra Tarasava	32 – (1988-06-23)23 June 1988	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	TK Hannover
SF	7	Yuliya Rytsikava	34 – (1986-09-08)8 September 1986	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Horizont Minsk
SG	8	Tatsiana Likhtarovich	33 – (1988-03-29)29 March 1988	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Basket Esch
PG	9	Volha Ziuzkova	38 – (1983-06-14)14 June 1983	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Horizont Minsk
PF	10	Anastasiya Verameyenka	33 – (1987-07-10)10 July 1987	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Horizont Minsk
PF	13	Maryia Papova	26 – (1994-07-13)13 July 1994	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	UMMC Ekaterinburg
G	17	Yuliya Vasilevich	19 – (2001-06-21)21 June 2001	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Olimpia Grodno
PF	18	Hanna Brych	24 – (1997-03-08)8 March 1997	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Kazanochka Kazan
PG	20	Alex Bentley	30 – (1990-10-27)27 October 1990	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Dynamo Kursk
C	21	Viktoryia Hasper	33 – (1988-01-09)9 January 1988	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Horizont Minsk
SF	23	Yanina Inkina	23 – (1997-10-16)16 October 1997	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Horizont Minsk

Head coach

Nataliya Trafimava

Assistant coach(es)

Aliaksei Pyntsikau
Zlatan Prešić

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 17 June 2021

3x3 team edit

Natallia Dashkevich and Maryna Ivashchanka both stand 1.90m (6 ft 3in) and hence have a size advantage against most opponents. Belarus finished with bronze at the 2019 European Games on home soil.^[5]

References edit

^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Federations implement bans on athletes and teams from Russia and Belarus". www.insidethegames.biz. March 3, 2022.
^ "Итоговый ростер женской сборной Беларуси на Евробаскет-2021". belarus.basketball (in Belarusian). 12 June 2021.
^ "Team Roster Belarus". fiba.basketball. 16 June 2021.
^ One question for all women’s teams at FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament FIBA, 18 May 2021. Accessed 1 July 2021.

External links edit

Official website
FIBA profile

[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[2] "Federations implement bans on athletes and teams from Russia and Belarus". www.insidethegames.biz. March 3, 2022.

[3] "Итоговый ростер женской сборной Беларуси на Евробаскет-2021". belarus.basketball (in Belarusian). 12 June 2021.

[4] "Team Roster Belarus". fiba.basketball. 16 June 2021.

[5] One question for all women’s teams at FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament FIBA, 18 May 2021. Accessed 1 July 2021.

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