Bangladesh men's national basketball team

Bangladesh
FIBA ranking140 (2 December 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA1978
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationBangladesh Basketball Federation (BBF)
NicknameBBF
FIBA World Cup
Appearances0
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances4
MedalsNone
South Asian Games
Appearances1
Medals Bronze: 2010
SABA Championship
Appearances8
Medals Gold: 2013

Silver: 2002, 2014, 2017, 2018

Bronze: 2021
First international
 Bangladesh 73–114 Hong Kong 
(Nagoya, Japan; 30 November 1979)
Biggest win
 Bangladesh 90–80 Sri Lanka 
(Malé, Maldives; 20 May 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Bangladesh 71–171 Malaysia 
(Nagoya, Japan; 5 December 1979)
Medal record
SABA Championship
2013 Bangladesh
2002 India
2014 Nepal
2017 Maldives
2018 Bangladesh
2021 Bangladesh
South Asian Games
2010 Bangladesh

The Bangladesh national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Bangladesh. It is administered by the Bangladesh Basketball Federation. The team's top achievement to date was the bronze medal at the 2010 South Asian Games.

Olympic Games and World Championship record

Bangladesh has never qualified for Basketball at the Summer Olympics or the FIBA World Championship.

Asian Championship record

Bangladesh won their 1st international Championship in 2013, winning the FIBA Asia SABA Championship.

Bangladesh has yet to prove it can compete against Asia's basketball elite. The team still waits for its first victory at the FIBA Asia Championship. Its best finish was 13th in 1979.

Past rosters

Bangladesh men's national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 12 Mithun Kumar Biswas 31 – (1989-10-01)October 1, 1989 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 7 Md Shamsuzzaman Khan 26 – (1994-07-25)July 25, 1994 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SF Mithun Sarkar 36 – (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 6 Md Shahanur Rahman 22 – (1998-09-28)September 28, 1998 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PG 10 Md Naimur Rahman 27 – (1994-02-14)February 14, 1994 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
SG 8 Md Tareq Aziz 28 – (1993-01-06)January 6, 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 23 Saiful Islam 24 – (1996-12-08)December 8, 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 11 Md Masud Rana 23 – (1997-10-10)October 10, 1997 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 13 Md Abdul Alim 30 – (1991-02-24)February 24, 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 24 Md Mamunur Rahman 24 – (1996-08-03)August 3, 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 14 Md Rofikuzzaman 22 – (1999-01-01)January 1, 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PG 9 Mohammad Raniur Rahman 26 – (1994-12-28)December 28, 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
  • Wasif Ali
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ranjit Chandra Das
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 12 May 2021

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2021

15 November 2021 Bangladesh  56–67  Sri Lanka Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Dhaka
10:00 BST (UTC+6) Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 15–16, 15–11, 11–26
[Boxscore]
17 November 2021 Bangladesh  86–65  Maldives Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Dhaka
11:00 BST (UTC+6) Scoring by quarter: 25–10, 19–15, 16–21, 26–19
[Boxscore]
19 November 2021 India  106–41  Bangladesh Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Dhaka
10:00 BST (UTC+6) Scoring by quarter: 33–11, 26–15, 28–6, 19–9
[Boxscore]

Competitions history

Olympic Games

Basketball at the Olympic Games records
Host Round Position GP W L
1936 Part of Pakistan
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972 Did not qualify
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028 To be determined
Total 0/21 0 Title 0 0 0

FIBA World Cup

FIBA World Cup records
Host/Year Round Position GP Won Lost
1950 Did not participate/Part of Pakistan
1954
1959
1963
1967
1970
1974 Did not qualify
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2019
2023
2027 Withdrew
Total 0/19 0 Title 0 0 0

FIBA Asia Cup

FIBA Asia Cup records
Host/Year Round Position GP Won Lost
1960 Did not participate Part of  Pakistan
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973 Not a FIBA member
1975
1977
1979 Group stage 13th place 8 0 8
1981 Did not enter
1983
1985
1987
1989 Group stage 15th place 6 0 6
1991 Did not enter
1993 Group stage 18th place 5 0 5
1995 Did not enter
1997 Group stage 15th place 6 0 6
1999 Did not enter
2001
2003 Did not qualify
2005
2007 Did not enter
2009
2011 Did not qualify
2013 Did not enter
2015 Did not qualify
2017
2022
2025
Total 4/31 0 Title 25 0 25

FIBA Asia Cup qualification

FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers records
Host/Year Round Position GP Won Lost
2022 DNQ 5/5 8 3 5
2025 Withdrew
Total 2/2 0 Title 8 3 5

SABA Championship

SABA Championship records
Host/Year Round Position GP Won Lost
2002 Runners-up 2/7 The full data of the tournament have not been found
2013 Champion 1/7 The full data of the tournament have not been found
2014 Runners-up 2/5 4 3 1
2015 Round robin 4/6 5 2 3
2016 Round robin 4/4 3 1 2
2017 Runner-up 2/5 4 3 1
2021 Round robin 3/4 3 1 2
Total 7/7 1 Title 19 10 9

Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Solidarity Games records
Host/Year Round Position GP Won Lost
2005 Did not participate
2010 Tournament did not held
2013 Did not participate
2017
2021
2025
Total 0/5 0 Title 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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