The Armenia men's national basketball team (Armenian: Հայաստանի բասկետբոլի ազգային հավաքական, Hayastani basketboli azgayin havak'akan) represents Armenia in international basketball. The team is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Armenia.

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Armenia

FIBA ranking	84 1 (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1992
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	BFA
Coach	Rex Kalamian
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	None
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances	2
Medals	Gold: (2016, 2022)
Home Away
First international
Armenia 83–64 Moldova  (Ciorescu, Moldova; 28 June 2016)
Biggest win
Armenia 92–40 Wales  (Ciorescu, Moldova; 30 June 2016)
Biggest defeat
Denmark 90–64 Armenia  (Copenhagen, Denmark; 28 July 2018)

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After gaining independence from the Soviet Union, the national team did not take part in international competition until the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, where they won the gold medal. Armenia would win the tournament once again in 2022.

Armenia gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. They would become a member of FIBA in 1992. Although the national team would not enter the international scene until the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. Armenia went on to win the tournament by defeating Andorra in the final 79–71.^[2]

After Armenia's triumph at their maiden competition, they entered European Pre-Qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Their first two matches during World Cup pre-qualifying were home victories in Yerevan against Slovakia and Sweden.^[3] However, Armenia would only win one out of their next four matches, to finish the pre-qualifiers at a record of (3–3); failing to advance.^[4] Following Armenia's ouster from World Cup qualifying, the team participated in the second round of EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers. Armenia would eventually finish the round with a (2–2) record, before having to withdraw from qualifying due to financial constraints.^[5][6]

In 2022, Armenia made its return to international play by entering the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. The national team would make it all the way to the final to beat Malta 84–68, and finishing the tournament undefeated.^[7]

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2024

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22 February 2024 2027 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 1st round	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)

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Austria  v  Armenia

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25 February 2024 2027 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 1st round	Armenia	84–79	Albania	Yerevan, Armenia
18:00 (UTC+4)	Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 24–19, 14–17, 22–20
	Pts: Spight 31 Rebs: Tavitian 8 Asts: Jones 11	Boxscore	Pts: Lekndreaj 19 Rebs: Lilaj 10 Asts: Lekndreaj 5	Arena: Karen Demirchyan Complex Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Emmouil Tsolakos (GRE)

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Armenia  v  Albania

Armenia  v  Austria

24 November 2024 2027 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 1st round	Armenia	vs.	Austria	Armenia
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2025

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20 February 2025 2027 FIBA World Cup pre-qualifiers – 1st round	Albania	vs.	Armenia	Albania
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Albania  v  Armenia

• Tigran Gyokchyan – (2015–2016)
• Nikša Bavčević – (2017–2018)
• Rex Kalamian – (2022–present)

2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 1st among 8 teams^[8]

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Armenia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Sergey Polukhin 20 – (1995-09-17)17 September 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Cherkessk PF 5 Andrey Konstantinov 20 – (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Arsenal Tula SF 6 Artem Tavakalyan 20 – (1995-09-24)24 September 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Delaware State G/F 7 Artur Khachaturyan 23 – (1992-08-04)4 August 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Kryvbas F/C 8 Mikael Pogosyan 21 – (1995-06-08)8 June 1995 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Thiel College C 9 Zareh Zargaryan 27 – (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) CS Dominguez Hills G 10 Mike Danielyan 28 – (1987-11-08)8 November 1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Uerdingen SG 11 Andre Spight 21 – (1995-02-17)17 February 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Arizona State C 12 Bryant Dunston 30 – (1986-05-28)28 May 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Anadolu Efes PG 13 Amiran Amirkhanov 30 – (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Almaty F/C 14 Konstantin Mirzoyants 27 – (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Tambov	Head coach Tigran Gyokchyan Assistant coach(es) Andrey Pavlenko Suren Stepanyants Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 28 June 2016

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2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 1st among 6 teams^[9]

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Armenia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 1 Gabriel Ajemyan 23 – (1998-07-29)29 July 1998 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Compton College PF 2 Andre Zohrabyan 21 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Glendale CC PG 3 Chris Jones 29 – (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) ASVEL G/F 5 Albert Tatevosyan 28 – (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Vahakni City G/F 6 Matthew Madoyan 25 – (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Urartu C 8 Georgi Podkolzin 23 – (1999-05-27)27 May 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Urartu SG 11 Andre Spight 27 – (1995-02-17)17 February 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Twarde Pierniki PG 12 Mkhitar Vardanyan 28 – (1994-04-03)3 April 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Urartu F/C 21 Arkadiy Mkrtychyan 26 – (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Urartu G 24 Davit Karamyan 21 – (2001-03-05)5 March 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) New Bayazet C 34 Davit Khachatryan 22 – (2000-03-23)23 March 2000 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Mad Foxes F 35 Zach Tavitian 23 – (1999-02-17)17 February 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Zentro	Head coach Rex Kalamian Assistant coach(es) Peter Dominguez Mikael Pogosyan Vardan Khachatryan Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 29 June 2022

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