Scotland national basketball team
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The Scottish national basketball team is the basketball
side that represents Scotland
in international competition. They are organised by basketballscotland, the sport's governing body in Scotland. In 2005 Scotland, along with England
and their counterparts in Wales
combined forces to form the Great Britain national basketball team
, with the target goal to field a competitive team capable of winning medals at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Despite the merge, the Scotland national team is still competing in the FIBA Europe's
Division C
.
an championship competition was at Eurobasket 1951
in Paris
. They lost all 8 of their games on their way to a 16th place finish of the 18 team field, outranking Luxembourg
, who had had the misfortune of being in a 5-team preliminary group instead of a 4-team group (and losing all of their games), and Romania
, who had dropped out of the tournament at the last minute.
was held in Sofia
. There, the squad lost its three preliminary round games to be relegated to the classification round. The first match in that round pitted Scotland against Albania
, who had also not yet achieved a victory in Eurobasket competition. The Scots proved the better, 69-56. Afterwards, they lost their next six matches (including extremely close games against Austria
and West Germany which were lost by the slight margin of one and five, respectively) to finish the classification round 1-6 in 15th place overall, ahead of only Albania.
Performance at Summer Olympics
Performance at Eurobasket
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
side that represents Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
in international competition. They are organised by basketballscotland, the sport's governing body in Scotland. In 2005 Scotland, along with England
England Basketball
England Basketball is the governing body of the sport of basketball for England. The organisation operates the English Basketball League for both Men and Women, as well as the England national team...
and their counterparts in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
combined forces to form the Great Britain national basketball team
Great Britain national basketball team
The Great Britain men's national basketball team, known as Great Britain or GB, is the national team for Great Britain in basketball...
, with the target goal to field a competitive team capable of winning medals at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Despite the merge, the Scotland national team is still competing in the FIBA Europe's
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...
Division C
EuroBasket Division C
The EuroBasket Division C is the lowest-ranked tier of the biannual EuroBasket competition, organized by FIBA Europe.The EuroBasket Division C was first introduced in 1988, as the Promotion Cup, the competition organized for the lowest ranked European national basketball teams. Since then, the...
.
Eurobasket 1951
The Scottish team's first EuropeEurope
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an championship competition was at Eurobasket 1951
Eurobasket 1951
The 1951 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1951, was the seventh regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition, a record number and more than twice the number that had...
in Paris
Paris
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. They lost all 8 of their games on their way to a 16th place finish of the 18 team field, outranking Luxembourg
Luxembourg national basketball team
The Luxembourgian national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Luxembourg in international competitions.-Eurobasket 1946:...
, who had had the misfortune of being in a 5-team preliminary group instead of a 4-team group (and losing all of their games), and Romania
Romania national basketball team
The Romanian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Romania in international competitions. Romania has 17 appearances for the EuroBasket competition and reached two time the 5th place, but never managed to qualify for the Basketball World Championship...
, who had dropped out of the tournament at the last minute.
Eurobasket 1957
Six years later, Scotland competed again. Eurobasket 1957Eurobasket 1957
The 1957 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1957, was the tenth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Bulgaria...
was held in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. There, the squad lost its three preliminary round games to be relegated to the classification round. The first match in that round pitted Scotland against Albania
Albania national basketball team
The Albanian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Albania in international competitions.-2009 Roster:-History:...
, who had also not yet achieved a victory in Eurobasket competition. The Scots proved the better, 69-56. Afterwards, they lost their next six matches (including extremely close games against Austria
Austria national basketball team
The Austrian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Austria in international competitions. Austria qualified six times for EuroBasket, reaching the 11th place in 1947 and 1951 for their best performance...
and West Germany which were lost by the slight margin of one and five, respectively) to finish the classification round 1-6 in 15th place overall, ahead of only Albania.
Performance at Summer OlympicsBasketball at the Summer OlympicsBasketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....
| Year | Position | Note | Tournament | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 20 | played alongside England England national basketball team The England national basketball team represents England in international basketball competitions. The team is organized by England Basketball, the sport's governing body in England... and Wales Wales national basketball team The Welsh national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Wales in international competition. They are organised by Basketball Wales, the sport's governing body in Wales... as Team United Kingdom |
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| 2012 | qualified | played alongside England England national basketball team The England national basketball team represents England in international basketball competitions. The team is organized by England Basketball, the sport's governing body in England... and Wales Wales national basketball team The Welsh national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Wales in international competition. They are organised by Basketball Wales, the sport's governing body in Wales... as Team United Kingdom |
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| 2016 | TBD | Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
Performance at EurobasketEurobasketThe EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...
| Year | Position | Note | Tournament | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 16 | EuroBasket 1951 Eurobasket 1951 The 1951 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1951, was the seventh regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition, a record number and more than twice the number that had... |
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| 1957 | 15 | EuroBasket 1957 Eurobasket 1957 The 1957 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1957, was the tenth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Bulgaria... |
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| 2009 | 13 | played alongside England England national basketball team The England national basketball team represents England in international basketball competitions. The team is organized by England Basketball, the sport's governing body in England... and Wales Wales national basketball team The Welsh national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Wales in international competition. They are organised by Basketball Wales, the sport's governing body in Wales... as Team United Kingdom |
EuroBasket 2009 EuroBasket 2009 The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009... |
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| 2011 | 13 | played alongside England England national basketball team The England national basketball team represents England in international basketball competitions. The team is organized by England Basketball, the sport's governing body in England... and Wales Wales national basketball team The Welsh national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Wales in international competition. They are organised by Basketball Wales, the sport's governing body in Wales... as Team United Kingdom |
EuroBasket 2011 Eurobasket 2011 EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time Eurobasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to... |
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Current Roster
| # | Player | Position | Height | Current Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Garreth Lodge | Point Guard | 1.85 |  Edinburgh Kings |
| 5 | Patrick Campbell | Shooting Guard | 1.93 | Edinburgh Kings |
| 6 | Grant Gibson | Point Guard | 1.82 | E.Lothian B. |
| 7 | Laurie Costello | Point Guard | 1.87 | Edinburgh Kings |
| 8 | Josh Crolley | Small Forward | 1.98 | Troon Tornadoes |
| 9 | Daniel Donnelly | Small Forward | 1.98 | Troon Tornadoes |
| 10 | Michael Lynn Michael Lynn Michael Thomas Lynn is an American computer security expert currently employed by Juniper Networks and known for his presentation on vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS at Black Hat and the controversy with Cisco Systems that followed... |
Forward | St. Mirren |
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| 11 | Ross Campbell Ross Campbell Ross Campbell is a Scottish professional association football player who is currently without a club.He started his career with Scottish Premier League side Hibernian and represented Scotland at the under–20 and under–21 levels... |
Forward | 1.98 | Troon Tornadoes |
| 12 | Steven Leven | Forward | 1.97 |  Arkadikos |
| 13 | Thomas Pearson Thomas Pearson Thomas Pearson was a British soldier, who took part in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, and in the War of 1812 against the United States of America.... |
Center | 2.00 |  Manchester Magic |
| 14 | Ikemefuna Attah | Power Forward | 1.98 | Tees Valley |
| 15 | Simon Flockhart | Center | 2.10 | Edinburgh Kings |
See also
- Basketball ScotlandBasketball scotlandbasketballscotland is the governing body of the sport of basketball in Scotland. The organisation manages national competitions and runs the Scotland national basketball team....
- Great Britain national basketball teamGreat Britain national basketball teamThe Great Britain men's national basketball team, known as Great Britain or GB, is the national team for Great Britain in basketball...
- Iain MacLean
- Robert ArchibaldRobert ArchibaldRobert Michael Archibald Jr. is a Scottish professional basketball player. A 6'11" power forward-center from the University of Illinois, he was selected by the NBA club the Memphis Grizzlies with the third pick of the second round of the 2002 NBA Draft...
- Kieron AcharaKieron AcharaKieron Achara is a professional basketball player, who has representes the Great Britain team. He is a 6-10 forward who played collegiately at Duquesne University...
- Sport in ScotlandSport in ScotlandSport plays a central role in Scottish culture. The temperate, oceanic climate has played a key part in the evolution of sport in Scotland, with all-weather sports like association football, rugby union and golf dominating the national sporting consciousness...