Azerbaijan men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Azerbaijan women's national basketball team.

Azerbaijan
FIBA ranking104 3 (2 December 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA1994
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationAzerbaijan Basketball Federation
CoachTahir Bakhshiyev
Nickname(s)Milli komanda
(The National Team)
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances4
Medals Gold: (2006, 2008)
First international
 Belarus 121–50 Azerbaijan 
(Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001)
Biggest win
 Somalia 29–106 Azerbaijan 
(Medina, Saudi Arabia; 9 April 2005)
Biggest defeat
 Belarus 121–50 Azerbaijan 
(Minsk, Belarus; 2 June 2001)

The Azerbaijan men's national basketball team (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan milli basketbol komandası) is the national basketball team of Azerbaijan. The team is controlled by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation.

Since becoming members of FIBA in 1994, Azerbaijan has mostly taken part in smaller competitions such as the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, winning it twice, in 2006 and 2008. The national team also won a title at the Islamic Solidarity Games in their lone appearance in 2005.

History

After Azerbaijan obtained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation was founded in 1993, and became members of FIBA in 1994. During Azerbaijan's early years, the national team did not appear in any international competition until they entered EuroBasket 2003 qualifiers.[2]

Following Azerbaijan's failed qualification process for EuroBasket 2003, the national team entered their first international tournament at the 2004 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. Azerbaijan would complete the event at a (2–2) record, for a fourth place finish.[3] A year later, the national team entered the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games, where Azerbaijan finished the competition winning the gold medal.[4]

In 2006, Azerbaijan participated in the 2006 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, in which the team went (4–1), and reached the final to defeat Albania 66–57 to win the title.[5] At the event in 2008, Azerbaijan repeated as champions, this time in an 78–80 victory over Moldova.[6] After the tournament, Azerbaijan did not appear at an international event until EuroBasket 2013 qualifiers. However, Azerbaijan would eventually be eliminated from qualifying following a (4–4) record.[7]

Ten years after Azerbaijan competed in their last international competition, the national team made its return at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. Azerbaijan went on to close out the tournament in fourth place.[8]

Competitive record

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2025

20 February 2025 Kosovo  81–79  Azerbaijan Pristina, Kosovo
19:30 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–20, 17–18, 21–20
Pts: Tmušić 21
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: Myles 6 		Boxscore Pts: Hall 21
Rebs: Hall 16
Asts: K. Mammadov,
Turgut 5 		Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE), Mehmet Şahin (TUR), Mladen Lučić (MNE)
23 February 2025 Azerbaijan  64–79  Ireland Baku, Azerbaijan
17:00 (UTC+4) Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 14–20, 19–13, 15–25
Pts: S. Shirzadov 14
Rebs: Hall 12
Asts: K. Mammadov 4 		Boxscore Pts: Flood 23
Rebs: N. Quinn 9
Asts: Flood 5 		Arena: Baku Sports Palace
Attendance: 700
Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Duhan Köyiçi (TUR), Nemanja Vlahović (SRB)
27 November 2025 North Macedonia  87–49  Azerbaijan Skopje, North Macedonia
19:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 18–8, 23–16, 24–12
Pts: Jakimovski 25
Rebs: Jakimovski,
Stojanovski 11
Asts: Moore 9 		Boxscore Pts: Hamzayev 12
Rebs: S. Donat 13
Asts: K. Mammadov 5 		Arena: SRC Kale
Attendance: 800
Referees: Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Polat Parlak (TUR), Sava Ćetković (MNE)
30 November 2025 Azerbaijan  90–95  Luxembourg Baku, Azerbaijan
18:00 (UTC+4) Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 26–32, 17–25, 29–13
Pts: Van Beck 29
Rebs: Van Beck 8
Asts: Van Beck 7 		Boxscore Pts: Kovac 29
Rebs: Kovac 9
Asts: Kovac 5 		Arena: Baku Sports Palace
Attendance: 1,235
Referees: Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Aleksandar Radonjić (AUT)

2026

27 February 2025 Ireland  vs.  Azerbaijan Ireland
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Boxscore
2 March 2026 Azerbaijan  vs.  North Macedonia Azerbaijan
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Boxscore
2 July 2026 Luxembourg  vs.  Azerbaijan Luxembourg
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Boxscore
5 July 2026 Azerbaijan  vs.  Ireland Azerbaijan
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Boxscore

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers matches on 27 and 30 November 2025 against North Macedonia and Luxembourg.[9]

Azerbaijan men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F/C 3 Emmanuel Agbason 16 – (2009-10-16)16 October 2009 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Sabah
SG 5 Wesley Van Beck 29 – (1996-01-22)22 January 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Tenerife
PF 6 Akbar Mammadov 26 – (1999-03-06)6 March 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Neftçi
G/F 8 Ulaş Turgut 22 – (2003-01-31)31 January 2003 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Neftçi
SG 10 Elshad Shirzadov 26 – (1998-12-01)1 December 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) NTD
C 14 Amil Hamzayev 35 – (1990-06-25)25 June 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Neftçi
PG 23 Kamran Mammadov 25 – (2000-05-03)3 May 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Sabah
C 24 Ercan Donat 25 – (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Etimesgut
SG 34 Derin Berköz 18 – (2007-05-30)30 May 2007 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Türk Telekom
C 35 Saadettin Donat 24 – (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Absheron
F 41 Endar Poladkhanli 27 – (1998-10-12)12 October 1998 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Sabah
PG 77 Shirzad Shirzadov 25 – (2000-05-30)30 May 2000 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Sabah
Head coach
  • Tahir Bakhshiyev
Assistant coach(es)
  • Anar Sariyev
  • Alberto Blanco
  • Polad Hasanov
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 27 November 2025

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Saadettin Donat Ercan Donat Emmanuel Agbason
PF Amil Hamzayev Akbar Mammadov
SF Ulaş Turgut Endar Poladkhanli
SG Wesley Van Beck Elshad Shirzadov Derin Berköz
PG Kamran Mammadov Shirzad Shirzadov

Head coach position

Past rosters

2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 4th among 6 teams[10]

Azerbaijan men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F/C 8 Endar Poladkhanli 23 – (1998-10-12)12 October 1998 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Zirve Astara
F/C 9 Akbar Mammadov 23 – (1999-03-06)6 March 1999 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Zirve Astara
PF 10 Orhan Aydın 32 – (1989-10-01)1 October 1989 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Yalovaspor
G 15 Elshad Shirzadov 23 – (1998-12-01)1 December 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Unattached
G/F 17 Ulaş Turgut 19 – (2003-01-31)31 January 2003 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) İstanbul
PG 18 Beray Taşer 19 – (2003-01-23)23 January 2003 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Kağıtspor
PG 20 Jordan Davis 25 – (1997-06-06)6 June 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Murcia
PG 24 Shirzad Shirzadov 22 – (2000-05-30)30 May 2000 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Khirdalan
F 25 Anar Hajiyev 34 – (1988-06-02)2 June 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Zirve Astara
G 27 Zaur Pashayev 38 – (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Zirve Astara
G 28 Jabrayil Akbarov 20 – (2002-02-09)9 February 2002 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Khirdalan
F/C 44 Amil Hamzayev 32 – (1990-06-25)25 June 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Gence
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Aurimas Jasilionis
  • Tahir Bakhshiyev
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 29 June 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  2. ^ "EuroBasket 2003 qualifiers results". linguasport.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Azerbaijan at the 2004 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". fiba.basketball. 12 June 2004.
  4. ^ "Azerbaijan national basketball team became the winner of the Solidarity Games". today.az. 21 April 2005.
  5. ^ "Azerbaijan at the 2006 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". fibaeurope.com. 4 June 2006.
  6. ^ "Azerbaijan at the 2008 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". fibaeurope.com. 23 June 2008.
  7. ^ "EuroBasket 2013 qualifiers results". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Azerbaijan at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Azerbaijan during the EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers in November 2025". Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Azerbaijan at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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