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The Switzerland men's national basketball team (, , , ) represents
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in international
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. The managing body for the national team is Swiss Basketball. Switzerland has competed at five
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tournaments (
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) in their history. The national team has also made three appearances at the
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). However, Switzerland has struggled over the past decades to once again qualify to international competitions. They also continue their pursuit to clinch their debut trip to the
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History


EuroBasket 1935

Switzerland hosted the first European Basketball Championship in
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. The national team finished fourth in the ten team tournament, defeating
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and
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in the preliminary round to advance to the semifinals. There they lost to
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, resulting in a playoff for third place against
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which the Swiss lost 25–23.


EuroBasket 1946

Switzerland did not play in the European championship again until the post-war, at EuroBasket 1946, which they hosted. There, they placed second in their three-team preliminary group after losing to the eventual champions Czechoslovakia 20–17, but defeating
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38–33. That preliminary round finish put the Swiss into a 5th/6th place playoff against the
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, which Switzerland won 36–25.


EuroBasket 1951

The next Swiss entry into the European Basketball Championship was at the
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tournament in
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. Switzerland finished the preliminary round with a 1–3 record, 4th in their group. They fared little better in the first classification, taking 3rd in the group with a 1–2 record. In the second classification round, the Swiss won the classification 13-16 and 13/14 games to finish in 13th place of 18 teams, with a 4–5 record.


EuroBasket 1953

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in
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was the fourth appearance of the Swiss. The tournament began poorly for the team, as they finished last in their preliminary pool at 0–3. It got somewhat better for them after that, as they took second in their first classification pool with 2 wins and a loss. They dropped their 9-12 semifinal to
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, but defeated
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in the 11/12 final to take 11th of 17 overall.


EuroBasket 1955

Switzerland competed next at the
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tournament in
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. Their 2–2 record in preliminary round put them in 3rd of the five-team group and relegated them to the classification rounds. They had similar results there, again taking a 2–2 record and 3rd of 5 teams. They won their classification 13-16 semifinal, but lost to
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in the 13/14 game to finish 14th of 18 teams.


Later years

The
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and the
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are the last major international basketball tournaments that the country qualified for. Since then, it lost its international significance despite occasional strong showings at qualification games. E.g. Switzerland surprisingly beat former European Champion
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at the qualification for the 2015 EuroBasket.


Competitive record


FIBA World Cup


Olympic Games


EuroBasket


Results and fixtures


2024


2025


Team


Current roster

Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers matches on 20 and 23 February 2025 against
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.


Depth chart


Head coach position

* Sébastian Roduit – (2008–2012) * Petar Aleksić – (2013–2017) *
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– (2017–2021) * Ilias Papatheodorou – (2021–present)


Notable players

* Thabo Sefolosha – First Swiss-born player to get drafted and play in the
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. * Clint Capela


Past rosters

1935 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 10 teams 3
René Karlen René Karlen (born 18 April 1907, date of death unknown) was a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially ...
, 4 Raymond Lambercy, 5 Mottier, 6 Jean Pare, 7 Radle, 8 Sidler, 9 Marcel Wuilleumier (Coach: ?) ---- 1936 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 21 teams 1 Fernand Bergmann, 2 Pierre Carlier, 3
René Karlen René Karlen (born 18 April 1907, date of death unknown) was a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially ...
, 4 Georges Laederach, 5 Raymond Lambercy, 6 Jean Pollet, 7 Jean Pare, 8 Marcel Wuilleumier (Coach: ?) ---- 1946 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 10 teams 3 Georges Stockly, 4 Fernand Keller, 5 Theo Winkler, 7 Georges Gallay, 8 Henry Gujer, 10 Robert Geiser, 12 Jean Pollet, 13 Jean Pare, 15 René Wohler, 20 Louis Sanguin (Coach: ?) ---- 1948 Olympic Games: finished 21st among 23 teams 3 Georges Stockly, 4 Henry Gujer, 5 Jean Pollet, 6 Maurice Chollet, 7
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, 8 Pierre Albrecht, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 Robert Geiser, 11 Jean Tribolet, 12 Claude Landini, 13 Jean Pare, 14 Bernard Dutoit, 15 Henri Baumann, 16 Gérald Piaget (Coach: ?) ----
1951 EuroBasket The 1951 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1951, was the seventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Eighteen national teams affiliated with FIBA ...
: finished 13th among 17 teams 3 Georges Stockly, 4 Henry Gujer, 5 Theo Winkler, 6 Arthur Bugna, 7 Henri Baumann, 8 Roger Domenjoz, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 René Wohler, 11
René Chiappino René Chiappino (born 18 December 1925) was a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1925 births Possibly living people Swiss men's basketball players Oly ...
, 12 Bernard Dutoit, 13 Albert Hermann, 14 Roger Prahin, 15 Francis Perroud (Coach: ?) ----
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: finished 20th among 23 teams 3 Georges Stockly, 4 Pierre Albrecht, 5
Jacques Redard Jacques Redard (born 21 November 1933) is a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as ...
, 6
Gérald Cottier Gérald Cottier (22 May 1931 – 20 August 1979) was a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and com ...
, 7 Henri Baumann, 8 Roger Domenjoz, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10 René Wohler, 11
René Chiappino René Chiappino (born 18 December 1925) was a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1925 births Possibly living people Swiss men's basketball players Oly ...
, 12 Marcel Moget, 13 Maurice Chollet, 14 Roger Prahin, 15 Bernard Schmied, 16 Jean-Pierre Voisin (Coach: ?) ----
1953 EuroBasket The 1953 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1953, was the eighth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) en ...
: finished 11th among 17 teams 3 André Laverniaz, 4 Pierre Albrecht, 5
Jacques Redard Jacques Redard (born 21 November 1933) is a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as ...
, 6 Henri Devaud, 7 Albert Hermann, 8 René Hofmann, 9 Marcos Bossy, 10
Gérald Cottier Gérald Cottier (22 May 1931 – 20 August 1979) was a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and com ...
, 11
René Chiappino René Chiappino (born 18 December 1925) was a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1925 births Possibly living people Swiss men's basketball players Oly ...
, 12 Jean Emery, 13 Pierre Wittwer, 14 Michel Currat, 15 Jean-Pierre Voisin, 16 Ruggero Balmelli (Coach: ?) ----
1955 EuroBasket The 1955 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1955, was the ninth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) ente ...
: finished 14th among 18 teams 4 Pierre Albrecht, 5
Jacques Redard Jacques Redard (born 21 November 1933) is a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as ...
, 6 Michel Currat, 7 Henri Baumann, 8 V Bally, 9 C Sevelley, 10
Gérald Cottier Gérald Cottier (22 May 1931 – 20 August 1979) was a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and com ...
, 11 Marcos Bossy, 12
René Chiappino René Chiappino (born 18 December 1925) was a Swiss basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1925 births Possibly living people Swiss men's basketball players Oly ...
, 13 M Etter, 14 C Lambrecht, 15 Jean-Pierre Voisin, 16 P Worte, 17 M Robert (Coach: ?)


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See also

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Sport in Switzerland In Switzerland, most of the people have a regular sport activity and one in four is an active member of a sports club. The most important all-embracing organisations for sports in Switzerland are the Federal Office of Sport, and the Swiss Olymp ...
*
Switzerland women's national basketball team The Switzerland women's national basketball team represents Switzerland in international women's basketball competitions. Switzerland was one of the five founding members of the Eurobasket Women, Eurobasket in EuroBasket 1938 Women, 1938. In 19 ...
* Switzerland men's national under-20 basketball team *
Switzerland men's national under-18 basketball team The Switzerland men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Switzerland, administered by the Swiss Basketball. It represents the country in men's international under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions ...
*
Switzerland men's national under-16 basketball team The Switzerland men's national under-16 basketball team is the national junior representative for Switzerland in international under-16 basketball competitions. They are governed by Swiss Basketball. The team competes at the FIBA U16 EuroBasket, ...
* Switzerland men's national 3x3 team


References


External links


Official website

Switzerland FIBA profileSwitzerland National Team – Men
at Eurobasket.com

at FIBA Archive


Videos


Switzerland v Iceland – Full Game – EuroBasket 2022 Pre-Qualifiers
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