Denmark
FIBA ranking58 Increase 3 (15 September 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1951
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationDBBF
CoachAllan Foss
Nickname(s)De rød-hvide
(The Red and White)
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
Appearances3
MedalsNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances1
MedalsGold Gold: (2010)
First international
 Denmark 13–109 Soviet Union 
(Paris, France; 3 May 1951)
Biggest win
 Denmark 99–51 Cyprus 
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 April 1986)
Biggest defeat
 Soviet Union 118–14 Denmark 
(Moscow, Soviet Union; 25 May 1953)

The Denmark men's national basketball team (Danish: Danmarks landsbasketballhold) represents Denmark in international basketball competition. The national team is controlled by the Danish Basketball Association.

The Denmark national team competed regularly at the EuroBasket in the 1950s, the top European tournament. Their best appearance came in 1951. Although since then, the team has struggled to maintain consistency to challenge the international elites. Denmark also has yet to reach qualification to play on the global stage at the FIBA World Cup.

History

EuroBasket 1951

Denmark debuted in the European championships at the EuroBasket 1951 in Paris. They were defeated in all of their preliminary round games, going 0–4. They ended up in last place in their group. In a direct elimination match against Luxembourg, Denmark took a 46–45 lead with 5 seconds left. A final half-court shot by Luxembourg bounced off the rim, giving Denmark its first ever win at the EuroBasket tournament and advancing the team to the first classification round. They picked up another win there, against Scotland, finishing in third place in the group at 1–2. Their third win of the tournament came against Portugal in the 13th–16th place classification semifinal. Denmark then lost to Switzerland in the 13th/14th place match to finish 14th of the 18 teams with a record of 3–7.

EuroBasket 1953

Two years later, at the EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow, Denmark did not fare as well. They dropped eight of their matches (three in the preliminary round, three in the first classification round, and the two-second-round classification games) on their way to a 16th-place finish out of the 17 teams in the tournament.

EuroBasket 1955

At the EuroBasket 1955 in Budapest, the national team struggled there as well just as they did at the prior EuroBasket. Losing all eight of their matches in non competitive fashion, this time they finished in last place of the 18 teams at the event.

Later years

After the EuroBasket 1955, the Danish national team regressed and never qualified for a major tournament again. Though, they did achieve some success on a lower level, at the European Championship for Small Countries, where they won Gold in 2010.

Competitive record

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2023

23 February 2023 Denmark  69–61  Norway Næstved, Denmark
19:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 18–14, 12–16, 18–16
Pts: Åris, Midtgaard 13
Rebs: Åris 7
Asts: Darbo 6		 Boxscore Pts: Frey 24
Rebs: Ndow 6
Asts: Jawara 6		 Arena: Næstved Arena
Referees: Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Sergio Rodriguez (ESP), Özlem Yalman (TUR)
26 February 2023 Denmark  71–72  Slovakia Næstved, Denmark
15:30 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 14–21, 14–26, 22–13
Pts: Jukić 21
Rebs: Zohore 15
Asts: Darboe 4		 Boxscore Pts: Brodziansky 29
Rebs: Fusek 8
Asts: Krajčovič 5		 Arena: Næstved Arena
Attendance: 1,334
Referees: Franko Gracin (CRO), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Nemanja Ninković (SRB)
22 July 2023 Switzerland  46–60  Denmark Fribourg, Switzerland
17:30 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 6–18, 17–9, 13–12, 10–21
Pts: three players 7
Rebs: Rocak 5
Asts: Fofana 3		 Boxscore Pts: Lundberg 14
Rebs: Dibba 10
Asts: Lundberg, Zohore 3		 Arena: Salle Saint-Lèonard
Attendance: 540
Referees: Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Łukasz Jankowski (POL)
26 July 2023 Denmark  82–75  Kosovo Næstved, Denmark
18:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 17–27, 25–22, 13–10
Pts: Lundberg 20
Rebs: Dibba 9
Asts: Jukić 7		 Boxscore Pts: Artis 23
Rebs: Berisha, Shoshi 6
Asts: Artis 4		 Arena: Næstved Arena
Attendance: 930
Referees: Geert Jacobs (BEL), Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Javier Torres (ESP)
2 August 2023 Denmark  94–81   Switzerland Næstved, Denmark
18:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 26–9, 27–21, 23–26
Pts: Lundberg 22
Rebs: Erikstrup 9
Asts: Jukić 9		 Boxscore Pts: De la Fuente 22
Rebs: Fofana, Martin 5
Asts: Fofana 9		 Arena: Næstved Arena
Attendance: 1,280
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU)
5 August 2023 Kosovo  63–88  Denmark Prizren, Kosovo
20:45 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 11–23, 17–21, 18–20
Pts: Artis, Janjeva 11
Rebs: Hajrizi 6
Asts: Hajrizi 3		 Boxscore Pts: Lundberg 28
Rebs: Zohore 9
Asts: Lundberg 5		 Arena: Sezai Surroi Sports Hall
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Gellért Kapitány (HUN), Mehmet Şahin (TUR)

2024

23 February 2024 Denmark  vs.  Georgia Næstved, Denmark
18:30 (UTC+1)
Boxscore Arena: Næstved Arena
26 February 2024 Finland  vs.  Denmark Espoo, Finland
18:30 (UTC+2)
Boxscore Arena: Espoo Metro Areena
21 November 2024 Denmark  vs.  Serbia Denmark
Boxscore
24 November 2024 Serbia  vs.  Denmark Serbia
Boxscore

2025

21 February 2025 Georgia  vs.  Denmark Georgia
Boxscore
24 February 2025 Denmark  vs.  Finland Denmark
Boxscore

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers matches in July/August 2023 against Switzerland and Kosovo.[2]

Denmark men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 0 Bakary Dibba 21 – (2001-10-23)23 October 2001 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Tübingen Germany
G 1 Gabriel Lundberg 28 – (1994-12-04)4 December 1994 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Virtus Bologna Italy
G 2 Sebastian Åris 27 – (1995-12-09)9 December 1995 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Kaposvári Hungary
C 6 Jonas Zohore 32 – (1991-07-06)6 July 1991 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Šiauliai Lithuania
G/F 11 Mads Bonde 26 – (1997-05-24)24 May 1997 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Almansa Spain
G 12 Bakir Serdarević 22 – (2000-12-03)3 December 2000 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) L'Hospitalet Spain
F 22 Sylvester Berg 25 – (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Lucentum Spain
SF 27 Darko Jukić 32 – (1990-08-23)23 August 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Bakken Bears Denmark
C 28 Dane Erikstrup 20 – (2003-04-03)3 April 2003 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Eastern Washington United States
F/C 29 David Kristensen 24 – (1998-08-25)25 August 1998 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Navarra Spain
PF 33 Daniel Mortensen 28 – (1994-10-21)21 October 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Haukar Iceland
PG 40 Sharif Barfi 18 – (2004-09-20)20 September 2004 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) ASVEL France
G 71 Jonathan Klussmann 20 – (2002-10-06)6 October 2002 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Randers Denmark
PF 82 Tomas Bjarkason 24 – (1999-05-07)7 May 1999 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Amager Denmark
Head coach
  • Denmark Allan Foss
Assistant coach(es)
  • Republic of Ireland Michael Bree
  • Denmark Jeffrey Jensen
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 22 July 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Jonas Zohore Asbjørn Midtgaard Sami Eleraky Jacob Jensen
PF Kevin Larsen Daniel Mortensen Zarko Jukić Sylvester Berg
SF Darko Jukic Jonathan Gilling Chris Nielsen Morten Sahlertz
SG Shavon Shields Philip Hertz Thomas Laerke David Knudsen
PG Gabriel Lundberg Adama Darboe Frederik Nielsen Chanan Colman

Head coach position

  • Denmark Allan Foss – (2004–2009)
  • United States/Denmark Peter Hoffman – (2010–2011)
  • Finland Pieti Poikola – (2013–2016)
  • Israel Erez Bittman – (2017–2021)
  • Croatia Arnel Dedić – (2021–2022)
  • Denmark Allan Foss – (2022–present)

Past rosters

1951 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 18 teams

3 Knud Lundberg, 4 Knud Norskov, 5 Erik Korsbjerg, 6 Erik Wilbek, 7 Peter Tantholdt, 8 Belger Can, 9 Bent Sondergaard, 10 Erik Melbye, 11 Sven Thomsen, 12 John Christensen, 13 Ove Nielsen, 14 Kai Sogaard, 15 Erik Carlsen, 16 Niels Mygind (Coach: ?)

1953 EuroBasket: finished 16th among 17 teams

3 Kai Sorensen, 4 Knud Norskov, 5 Knud Lundberg, 6 Peter Tantholdt, 7 John Christensen, 8 Erik Madsen, 10 Torben Starup-Hansen, 11 Ivan Rasmussen, 12 Ove Nielsen, 13 Erik Wilbek, 14 Pierre Meilsej, 15 Willi Mouritsen, 16 John Nielsen (Coach: ?)

1955 EuroBasket: finished 18th among 18 teams

3 Kai Sogaard, 4 Erik Korsbjerg, 5 Peter Tantholdt, 6 Pierre Meilsej, 7 An Lillelund, 8 Ivan Rasmussen, 9 Ove Nielsen, 10 T Storup, 11 P Hintz, 12 T Malmquist, 13 Willi Mouritsen, 14 S Sparre (Coach: ?)

Kit

Manufacturer

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Denmark during the EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers in July/August 2023". Retrieved 22 July 2023.

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