Armenia men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Armenia women's national basketball team.

Armenia
FIBA ranking91 Increase 2 (3 March 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1992
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBFA
CoachRex Kalamian
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances2
MedalsGold medal Gold: (2016, 2022)
First international
 Armenia 83–64 Moldova 
(Ciorescu, Moldova; 28 June 2016)
Biggest win
 Armenia 92–40 Wales 
(Ciorescu, Moldova; 30 June 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Armenia 80–129 Austria 
(Yerevan, Armenia; 24 November 2024)

The Armenia men's national basketball team (Armenian: Հայաստանի բասկետբոլի ազգային հավաքական, Hayastani basketboli azgayin havak'akan) represents Armenia in international basketball. The team is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Armenia.

After gaining independence from the Soviet Union, the national team did not take part in international competition until the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, where they won the gold medal. Armenia would win the tournament once again in 2022.

History

Armenia gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. They would become a member of FIBA in 1992. Although the national team would not enter the international scene until the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. Armenia went on to win the tournament by defeating Andorra in the final 79–71.[2]

After Armenia's triumph at their maiden competition, they entered European Pre-Qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Their first two matches during World Cup pre-qualifying were home victories in Yerevan against Slovakia and Sweden.[3] However, Armenia would only win one out of their next four matches, to finish the pre-qualifiers at a record of (3–3); failing to advance.[4] Following Armenia's ouster from World Cup qualifying, the team participated in the second round of EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers. Armenia would eventually finish the round with a (2–2) record, before having to withdraw from qualifying due to financial constraints.[5][6]

In 2022, Armenia made its return to international play by entering the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. The national team would make it all the way to the final to beat Malta 84–68, and finishing the tournament undefeated.[7]

Competitive record

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2025

20 February 2025 Albania  70–91  Armenia Durrës, Albania
19:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 16–25, 22–22, 15–22
Pts: Lekndreaj 17
Rebs: Tola 8
Asts: Hysa 6 		Boxscore Pts: Jones 34
Rebs: Tatevosyan 7
Asts: Jones 10 		Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Attendance: 250
Referees: Ioannis Tsimpouris (GRE), Hrvoje Čavar (BIH), Domen Krajnc (SVN)
6 June 2025 Armenia  86–62  Costa Rica Fresno, United States
19:00 (UTC-7)
Report Arena: Fresno City College Gymnasium
8 June 2025 Armenia  103–90  Costa Rica Los Angeles, United States
19:00 (UTC-7)
Report Arena: Crescenta Valley High School Gymnasium
27 November 2025 Bulgaria  98–88  Armenia Botevgrad, Bulgaria
19:15 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 26–20, 27–26, 20–21
Pts: Stoimenov 21
Rebs: Minchev 11
Asts: Bost 9 		Boxscore Pts: Spight 37
Rebs: Melikyan 12
Asts: Vital 3 		Arena: Arena Botevgrad
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Branimir Galić (CRO), Tomasz Łangowski (POL), Luka Manojlović (SRB)
30 November 2025 Armenia  62–74  Norway Yerevan, Armenia
19:00 (UTC+4) Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 13–18, 20–14, 11–25
Pts: Spight 30
Rebs: Melikyan 18
Asts: three players 2 		Boxscore Pts: Frey 21
Rebs: Frey, Rotegård 6
Asts: Frey 8 		Arena: Mika Sports Arena
Attendance: 850
Referees: Peter Ženiš (SVK), Alin Faur (ROU), Jan Baloun (CZE)

2026

2 March 2026 Armenia  80–100  Bulgaria Yerevan, Armenia
20:15 (UTC+4) Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–17, 21–21, 24–40
Pts: McGhee 35
Rebs: Melikyan,
Tatevosyan 8
Asts: McGhee 7 		Boxscore Pts: P. Ivanov 24
Rebs: Minchev 9
Asts: Toshkov 12 		Arena: Mika Sports Arena
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Nemanja Vlahović (SRB), Gabrielius Simonavičius (LTU)
2 July 2026 Norway  vs.  Armenia Norway
--:-- (UTC+2)
Boxscore

Team

Current roster

Roster for EuroBasket 2029 pre-qualification round vs Bulgaria and Norway on November 27 and 30.

Armenia men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G Gabriel Ajemian 27 – (1998-07-28)28 July 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Homenetmen Beirut Lebanon
G Tigran Mkrtumyan 20 – (2005-10-12)12 October 2005 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) BKMA Armenia
G Christian Vital 28 – (1997-03-21)21 March 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Derthona Italy
G/F Rafael Masumyan 17 – (2008-06-03)3 June 2008 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Granada Hills Charter United States
G Daniel Kirakosyan 20 – (2005-02-08)8 February 2005 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Temp-SUMZ-UGMK Revda Russia
SG Andre Spight (C) 30 – (1995-02-17)17 February 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Spartans Distrito Capital Venezuela
G Karen Melikyan 21 – (2004-06-29)29 June 2004 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Urartu BC Armenia
G Marat Melikyan 19 – (2005-11-28)28 November 2005 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) BKMA Armenia
G Valeri Agadzhanyan 19 – (2005-11-28)28 November 2005 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) GAK Gdynia Poland
F/C Davit Khachatryan 25 – (2000-03-23)23 March 2000 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Hatis BC Armenia
F/C Yura Melikyan 19 – (2005-10-22)22 October 2005 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Latvijas Universitāte Latvia
G/F Albert Tatevosyan 32 – (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Free Agent Lithuania
G/F Daniil Gevorgyan 25 – (1999-12-20)20 December 1999 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Urartu BC Armenia
G/F Arkadi Mkrtchyan 30 – (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Urartu BC Armenia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Kostas Papazavvasileou
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 May 2025

Head coach position

Past rosters

2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 1st Gold medal among 8 teams[8]

Armenia men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Sergey Polukhin 20 – (1995-09-17)17 September 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Cherkessk Russia
PF 5 Andrey Konstantinov 20 – (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Arsenal Tula Russia
SF 6 Artem Tavakalyan 20 – (1995-09-24)24 September 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Delaware State United States
G/F 7 Artur Khachaturyan 23 – (1992-08-04)4 August 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Kryvbas Ukraine
F/C 8 Mikael Pogosyan 21 – (1995-06-08)8 June 1995 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Thiel College United States
C 9 Zareh Zargaryan 27 – (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) CS Dominguez Hills United States
G 10 Mike Danielyan 28 – (1987-11-08)8 November 1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Uerdingen Germany
SG 11 Andre Spight 21 – (1995-02-17)17 February 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Arizona State United States
C 12 Bryant Dunston 30 – (1986-05-28)28 May 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Anadolu Efes Turkey
PG 13 Amiran Amirkhanov 30 – (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Almaty Kazakhstan
F/C 14 Konstantin Mirzoyants 27 – (1989-01-30)30 January 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Tambov Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ukraine Andrey Pavlenko
  • Armenia Suren Stepanyants
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 June 2016

2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished 1st Gold medal among 6 teams[9]

Armenia men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 1 Gabriel Ajemyan 23 – (1998-07-29)29 July 1998 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Compton College United States
PF 2 Andre Zohrabyan 21 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Glendale CC United States
PG 3 Chris Jones 29 – (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) ASVEL France
G/F 5 Albert Tatevosyan 28 – (1993-11-23)23 November 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Vahakni City Armenia
G/F 6 Matthew Madoyan 25 – (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Urartu Armenia
C 8 Georgi Podkolzin 23 – (1999-05-27)27 May 1999 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Urartu Armenia
SG 11 Andre Spight 27 – (1995-02-17)17 February 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Twarde Pierniki Poland
PG 12 Mkhitar Vardanyan 28 – (1994-04-03)3 April 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Urartu Armenia
F/C 21 Arkadiy Mkrtychyan 26 – (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Urartu Armenia
G 24 Davit Karamyan 21 – (2001-03-05)5 March 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) New Bayazet Armenia
C 34 Davit Khachatryan 22 – (2000-03-23)23 March 2000 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Mad Foxes Armenia
F 35 Zach Tavitian 23 – (1999-02-17)17 February 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Zentro Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • United States Peter Dominguez
  • Armenia Mikael Pogosyan
  • Armenia Vardan Khachatryan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 29 June 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Armenia wins 2016 FIBA European Championship For Small Countries". armradio.am. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Armenia surprise in World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Armenia during the 2019 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Armenia during the EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers". Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Cyprus to replace Armenia in FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Armenia Defeats Malta 84-68 to Win European Championship for Small Countries". massispost.com. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Armenia at the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Armenia at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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