Belarus women's national basketball team

Belarus

FIBA ranking	NR (15 February 2024)[1]
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe (suspended)
National federation	Belarusian Basketball Federation
Coach	Nataliya Trafimava
Olympic Games
Appearances	2
Medals	None
World Cup
Appearances	2
Medals	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	8
Medals	Bronze (2007)
Home Away

The Belarus women's national basketball (Belarusian: жаночая зборная Беларусі па баскетболе, Russian: женская сборная Белоруссии по баскетболу) represented Belarus in international women's basketball tournaments. The team is controlled by the Belarusian Basketball Federation.

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIBA suspended Belarus from participating in basketball and 3x3 basketball competitions.^[2]

Competitive record

Belarus was part of the Soviet Union until 1991.

Olympic Games Olympic Games Year Position Pld W L 2000 Did not qualify 2004 2008 6th 6 2 4 2012 Did not qualify 2016 9th 5 1 4 2020 Did not qualify 2024 To be determined FIBA World Cup FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Year Position Pld W L 1994 Did not qualify 1998 2002 2006 2010 4th 9 4 5 2014 10th 4 2 2 2018 Did not qualify 2022 Withdrew 2026 To be determined

EuroBasket EuroBasket Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1995 Did not qualify 3 1 2 1997 7 5 2 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 3rd 9 5 4 2009 4th 9 4 5 2011 9th 6 3 3 2013 5th 9 5 4 8 6 2 / 2015 4th 10 5 5 2017 15th 3 0 3 4 2 2 / 2019 13th 3 1 2 / 2021 4th 6 3 3 4 3 1 / 2023 Excluded Excluded /// 2025 / 2027 To be determined To be determined Total 55 26 29 26 17 9

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2021.^[3][4]

Belarus women's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 4 Alena Karasevich 27 – (1994-04-04)4 April 1994 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Olimpia Grodno PG 5 Aliaksandra Tarasava 32 – (1988-06-23)23 June 1988 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) TK Hannover SF 7 Yuliya Rytsikava 34 – (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Horizont Minsk SG 8 Tatsiana Likhtarovich 33 – (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Basket Esch PG 9 Volha Ziuzkova 38 – (1983-06-14)14 June 1983 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Horizont Minsk PF 10 Anastasiya Verameyenka 33 – (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Horizont Minsk PF 13 Maryia Papova 26 – (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg G 17 Yuliya Vasilevich 19 – (2001-06-21)21 June 2001 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Olimpia Grodno PF 18 Hanna Brych 24 – (1997-03-08)8 March 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Kazanochka Kazan PG 20 Alex Bentley 30 – (1990-10-27)27 October 1990 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Dynamo Kursk C 21 Viktoryia Hasper 33 – (1988-01-09)9 January 1988 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Horizont Minsk SF 23 Yanina Inkina 23 – (1997-10-16)16 October 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Horizont Minsk	Head coach Nataliya Trafimava Assistant coach(es) Aliaksei Pyntsikau Zlatan Prešić Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 17 June 2021

3x3 team

Natallia Dashkevich and Maryna Ivashchanka both stand 1.90m (6 ft 3in) and hence have a size advantage against most opponents. Belarus finished with bronze at the 2019 European Games on home soil.^[5]

References

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile

This page was last edited on 18 January 2024, at 20:47