Netherlands men's national under-18 basketball team

Netherlands
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBasketball Nederland
CoachPaul Vervaeck
Nickname(s)Orange Lions
Under-19 World Cup
AppearancesNone
U18 European Championship
Appearances5
MedalsNone
U18 European Championship Division B
Appearances16
MedalsGold Gold: (2018)
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Team colours
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Away jersey
Team colours
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The Netherlands men's national under-18 basketball team is the national junior representative for the Netherlands in international under-18 basketball tournaments.[1] They are governed by Basketball Nederland. The team competes at the FIBA U18 European Championship, with the opportunity to qualify for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup.[2][3] The current coach is Paul Vervaeck.

In 2018, the team won its first medal when it won gold at the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B tournament.[4] Following their victory, the Netherlands were promoted to Division A.

Competitive record

U18 European Championship

Year Position
Italy 1964 Did not participate
Italy 1966
Spain 1968
Greece 1970
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1972
France 1974 12th
Spain 1976 Did not participate
Italy 1978
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1980
Bulgaria 1982
Sweden 1984
Austria 1986 11th
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1988 12th
Netherlands 1990 10th
Hungary 1992 Did not participate
Israel 1994
France 1996
Bulgaria 1998
Croatia 2000
Germany 2002
Spain 2004
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Did not qualify
Greece 2006
Spain 2007
Greece 2008
France 2009
Lithuania 2010
Poland 2011
Lithuania Latvia 2012
Latvia 2013
Turkey 2014
Greece 2015
Turkey 2016
Slovakia 2017
Latvia 2018
Greece 2019 15th
Turkey 2022 Did not qualify
Serbia 2023
Total 5/38

U18 European Championship Division B

Year Position
Slovakia 2005 6th
Romania 2006 14th
Bulgaria 2007 14th
Hungary 2008 9th
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009 11th
Israel 2010 12th
Bulgaria 2011 6th
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012 9th
North Macedonia 2013 8th
Bulgaria 2014 13th
Austria 2015 11th
North Macedonia 2016 17th
Estonia 2017 6th
North Macedonia 2018 1st
Romania 2019 (Division A)
Romania 2022 8th
Portugal 2023 6th
Total 16/17

Individual awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Netherlands (U18-U19)". Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Netherlands at the 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Netherlands at the 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B". Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Netherlands celebrate historic title in Skopje". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

External links

  • Official website (in Dutch)
  • FIBA profile
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