Georgia
FIBA ranking23 Increase 10 (15 September 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1992
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationGBF
CoachIlias Zouros
Nickname(s)ჯვაროსნები
jvarosnebi (Crusaders)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
EuroBasket
Appearances5
MedalsNone
First international
 Poland 91–68 Georgia 
(Birmingham, England; 24 May 1995)
Biggest win
 Georgia 103–43 Azerbaijan 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 2 September 2001)
Biggest defeat
 Italy 90–43 Georgia 
(Siena, Italy; 28 February 1998)

The Georgia men's national basketball team (Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული საკალათბურთო ნაკრები) represents the country of Georgia in international basketball matches, and is controlled by the Georgian Basketball Federation. Georgia became a member of FIBA in 1992, after they gained independence from the Soviet Union. The national team played their first official match against Poland in 1995.

Georgia's accomplishments on the international level have been clinching qualification to the European Basketball Championship five times. Their best result came at their debut trip to the tournament in 2011. In 2023, Georgia achieved their first qualification on to the global stage at the FIBA World Cup.

History

Soviet era

Until 1991, Georgia was a part of the Soviet Union, with players born in Georgia playing for the Soviet Union national team. Notable players born in Georgia who played for the Soviet Union and won medals at the Olympic Games, FIBA World Cup and EuroBasket include: Nodar Dzhordzhikiya, Otar Korkia, Guram Minashvili, Vladimer Ugrekhelidze, Levan Moseshvili, Zurab Sakandelidze, Mikheil Korkia and Nikolay Deryugin.

Independent Georgia

After gaining independence from the Soviet Union, on several occasions the Georgian national team unsuccessfully tried to qualify for the EuroBasket, Europe's biggest basketball competition and major tournament. Although the national team did play on the EuroBasket Division B level three times and gained promotion in 2009 after defeating Belarus in play-offs.[2] However, after the expansion of the EuroBasket in 2011 from 16 to 24 teams, Georgia qualified to the competition for the first time.

EuroBasket 2011

The national team played five matches in Group D. They finished their preliminary group with an 2–3 record, with wins against Belgium and Ukraine, to advance. In their second round group phase, Georgia lost all five of their matches to finish their maiden voyage to the EuroBasket in 11th place.[3]

EuroBasket 2013

After finishing second in qualifying group, Georgia qualified for its second EuroBasket tournament. After a comfortable 84–67 victory in the opening match over Poland, Georgia lost their four remaining matches and finished the tournament with an 1–4 record.[4] To that point, the Eurobasket 2013 was the only tournament in which Georgia could not win more than one match.

EuroBasket 2015

Georgia qualified to the EuroBasket for the third successive time in 2015. After three consecutive losses to start the tournament, the national team finally earned their first win in group play against Macedonia 90–75. They followed it up with another victory to end the opening phase of the event against Croatia, 71–58[5] to move on to the knockout stages for the first time. There they suffered a narrow hard fought defeat to the tournament favourites, and eventual silver medalist Lithuania 81–85.[6]

EuroBasket 2017

During the EuroBasket 2017 qualification Georgia topped its group after an 90–84 victory over Montenegro, and qualified to EuroBasket for the fourth successive time.[7] Once the competition began, the national team got off to a quick start, avenging their EuroBasket 2015 knockout stage defeat to Lithuania 79–77.[8] The rest of the group stage didn't go as well for the Georgian side though. As the team could only manage to pullout one more victory against Israel, before falling to Italy to finish the tournament with an 2–3 record and being eliminated.[9]

EuroBasket 2022

Georgia was the co-host the EuroBasket 2022, and they automatically qualified for the 2022 finals tournament. This was the fifth successive time that Georgia qualified for the event overall. Tbilisi was one of the host cities, and was used for Group A matches at the brand new Tbilisi Basketball Arena.[10][11]

The Foundation

The core of the national team that has consistently qualified to Europe's biggest basketball competition consisted of captain Zaza Pachulia, Viktor Sanikidze, Manuchar Markoishvili, Tornike Shengelia, Giorgi Tsintsadze and Giorgi Shermadini. These pioneers in the Georgian basketball community have set the standard for future generations of the national team to build upon, and maintain.

Competitive record

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2023

23 February 2023 Netherlands  80–88  Georgia Almere, Netherlands
19:30 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 23–18, 20–31, 18–22
Pts: Kraag 23
Rebs: Kraag 9
Asts: Van der Vuurst de Vries 8		 Boxscore Pts: Shengelia 25
Rebs: Shengelia,
Shermadini 6
Asts: three players 3		 Arena: Topsportcentrum
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Siniša Prpa (SRB)
26 February 2023 Georgia  77–80  Iceland Tbilisi, Georgia
20:00 (UTC+4) Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 23–24, 18–19, 17–18
Pts: Shermadini 23
Rebs: Shengelia,
Shermadini 6
Asts: Shengelia, Tsintsadze 5		 Boxscore Pts: Friðriksson 25
Rebs: Guðmundsson 10
Asts: Steinarsson 5		 Arena: Tbilisi Arena
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Michał Proc (POL), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)
26 August 2023 Cape Verde  60–85  Georgia Okinawa City, Japan
17:00 (UTC+9) Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 11–28, 15–22, 23–15
Pts: Mendes 11
Rebs: W. Tavares 12
Asts: Da Rosa 6		 Boxscore Pts: Shengelia 16
Rebs: Bitadze 11
Asts: Andronikashvili 6		 Arena: Okinawa Arena
Attendance: 5,669
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Martin Horozov (BUL), Wael Mostafa (EGY)
28 August 2023 Georgia  67–88  Slovenia Okinawa City, Japan
20:30 (UTC+9) Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 16–29, 17–18, 17–25
Pts: Mamukelashvili 21
Rebs: Mamukelashvili 7
Asts: Tsintsadze 7		 Boxscore Pts: Dončić 34
Rebs: Dončić 10
Asts: Dončić 6		 Arena: Okinawa Arena
Attendance: 6,042
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Blanca Burns (USA)
30 August 2023 Georgia  70–59  Venezuela Okinawa City, Japan
17:00 (UTC+9) Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 18–4, 17–21, 11–15
Pts: Shengelia 25
Rebs: Bitadze 11
Asts: Sanadze, Shengelia 3		 Boxscore Pts: Colmenares 16
Rebs: Colmenares 12
Asts: Guillent 7		 Arena: Okinawa Arena
Attendance: 5,807
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Amy Bonner (USA), Wojciech Liszka (POL)
1 September 2023 Germany  100–73  Georgia Okinawa City, Japan
17:30 (UTC+9) Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 21–25, 27–16, 30–16
Pts: Lô 18
Rebs: M. Wagner 6
Asts: Schröder 7		 Boxscore Pts: Mamukelashvili 19
Rebs: Bitadze 6
Asts: McFadden 7		 Arena: Okinawa Arena
Attendance: 5,852
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Martin Horozov (BUL)
3 September 2023 Australia  100–84  Georgia Okinawa City, Japan
16:30 (UTC+9) Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 31–20, 25–30, 21–17
Pts: Mills 19
Rebs: Kay 9
Asts: Ingles 6		 Boxscore Pts: Bitadze 20
Rebs: Mamukelashvili 9
Asts: McFadden 9		 Arena: Okinawa Arena
Attendance: 6,126
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Blanca Burns (USA), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

2024

23 February 2024 Denmark  vs.  Georgia Næstved, Denmark
18:30 (UTC+1)
Boxscore Arena: Næstved Arena
26 February 2024 Georgia  vs.  Serbia Tbilisi, Georgia
19:00 (UTC+4)
Boxscore Arena: Tbilisi Arena
21 November 2024 Denmark  vs.  Serbia Denmark
Boxscore
24 November 2024 Serbia  vs.  Denmark Serbia
Boxscore

2025

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

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[12][13]

Georgia men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Rati Andronikashvili 22 – (2001-03-19)19 March 2001 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) UCAM Murcia Spain
PF 5 Sandro Mamukelashvili 24 – (1999-05-23)23 May 1999 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) San Antonio Spurs United States
SF 6 Kakhaber Jintcharadze 30 – (1993-07-16)16 July 1993 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Kutaisi Georgia (country)
PG 7 Luka Liklikadze 20 – (2003-07-14)14 July 2003 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Olimpi Tbilisi Georgia (country)
PG 8 Giorgi Tsintsadze 37 – (1986-02-07)7 February 1986 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Tbilisi St University Georgia (country)
C 9 Giorgi Shermadini 34 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) Lenovo Tenerife Spain
SG 10 Duda Sanadze 31 – (1992-07-25)25 July 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) ASE Hungary
C 11 Giorgi Turdziladze 25 – (1997-10-21)21 October 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Tbilisi St University Georgia (country)
SF 17 Mikheil Berishvili 36 – (1987-04-12)12 April 1987 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Kutaisi Georgia (country)
PF 23 Tornike Shengelia (C) 31 – (1991-10-05)5 October 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Virtus Bologna Italy
PG 25 Thad McFadden 36 – (1987-05-29)29 May 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) UCAM Murcia Spain
C 35 Goga Bitadze 24 – (1999-07-20)20 July 1999 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Orlando Magic United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Giorgi Shermadini Goga Bitadze Giorgi Turdziladze
PF Tornike Shengelia Sandro Mamukelashvili
SF Duda Sanadze Mikheil Berishvili
SG Thad McFadden Kakhaber Jintcharadze
PG Rati Andronikashvili Giorgi Tsintsadze Luka Liklikadze

Head coach history

Past rosters

2011 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 24 teams

4 Giorgi Gamqrelidze, 5 Vladimir Boisa, 6 Anatoli Boisa, 7 Zaza Pachulia, 8 Giorgi Tsintsadze, 9 Giorgi Shermadini, 10 Lasha Parghalava, 11 Manuchar Markoishvili, 12 MarQuez Haynes, 13 Viktor Sanikidze, 14 Tornike Shengelia, 15 Nikoloz Tskitishvili (Coach: Serbia Igor Kokoškov)

2013 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 24 teams

4 Nika Metreveli, 5 Otar Pkhakadze, 6 Duda Sanadze, 7 Beka Burjanadze, 8 Giorgi Tsintsadze, 9 Giorgi Shermadini, 10 Ricky Hickman, 11 Manuchar Markoishvili, 12 Levan Patsatsia, 13 Viktor Sanikidze, 14 Besik Lezhava, 15 Nikoloz Tskitishvili (Coach: Serbia Igor Kokoškov)

2015 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 24 teams

0 Jacob Pullen, 4 Nika Metreveli, 7 Zaza Pachulia (C), 8 Giorgi Tsintsadze, 9 Giorgi Shermadini, 10 Duda Sanadze, 11 Manuchar Markoishvili, 12 Levan Patsatsia, 13 Viktor Sanikidze, 15 Beka Burjanadze, 23 Tornike Shengelia, 25 Besik Lezhava (Coach: Serbia Igor Kokoškov)

2017 EuroBasket: finished 17th among 24 teams

3 Michael Dixon, 4 Giorgi Gamqrelidze, 6 Anatoli Boisa, 7 Zaza Pachulia (C), 8 Giorgi Tsintsadze, 9 Giorgi Shermadini, 10 Duda Sanadze, 11 Manuchar Markoishvili, 17 Mikheil Berishvili, 23 Tornike Shengelia, 35 Goga Bitadze, 99 Ilia Londaridze (Coach: Greece Ilias Zouros)

2022 EuroBasket: finished 21st among 24 teams[15]

4 Rati Andronikashvili, 5 Sandro Mamukelashvili, 6 Kakhaber Jintcharadze, 7 Beka Burjanadze, 8 Giorgi Tsintsadze, 9 Giorgi Shermadini (C), 10 Duda Sanadze, 17 Mikheil Berishvili, 18 Merab Bokolishvili, 25 Thad McFadden, 33 Beka Bekauri, 35 Goga Bitadze (Coach: Greece Ilias Zouros)

2023 FIBA World Cup: finished 16th among 32 teams[16]

4 Rati Andronikashvili, 5 Sandro Mamukelashvili, 6 Kakhaber Jintcharadze, 7 Luka Liklikadze, 8 Giorgi Tsintsadze, 9 Giorgi Shermadini, 10 Duda Sanadze, 11 Giorgi Turdziladze, 17 Mikheil Berishvili, 23 Tornike Shengelia (C), 25 Thad McFadden, 35 Goga Bitadze (Coach: Greece Ilias Zouros)

Head-to-head record

Kit

Manufacturer

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Montenegro, Georgia promoted to Division A - TalkBasket.net". TalkBasket.net. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Georgia | EuroBasket (2011) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Georgia | EuroBasket (2013) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Georgia – Croatia | EuroBasket (2015) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Lithuania – Georgia | EuroBasket (2015) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Georgia during the EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Georgia battle past Lithuania, exact revenge for 2015 loss". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Georgia at the EuroBasket 2017". Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "FIBA Europe delegation visits Tbilisi to see progress of new arena". FIBA. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Georgia to build a new sports complex for European Basketball Championship". Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "ილიას ზუროსმა მსოფლიოს ჩემპიონატისთვის 12 კალათბურთელი შეარჩია". gbf.ge. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Team roster: Georgia" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "1994 წლის 20 მარტი – საქართველოს კალათბურთელთა ნაკრების დაბადების დღეა / ევრობასკეტი 1997". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Georgia at the EuroBasket 2022". Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Georgia at the 2023 FIBA World Cup". Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  17. 1 2 Georgia | EuroBasket 2015 – PHOTO GALLERY Archived 23 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine, eurobasket2015.org. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
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