Bhutan men's national basketball team

Bhutan Bhutan འབྲུག་ཡུལ་
FIBA ranking 86[1]
Joined FIBA 1983
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation Bhutan Basketball Federation
Coach South Korea Kim Kiyong[2]
Olympic Games
Appearances None
Medals None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
Medals None
FIBA Asia Championship
Appearances None
Medals None

The Bhutan men's national basketball team represents Bhutan in international men's basketball and is controlled by the Bhutan Basketball Federation.

In 2011, Bhutan's national basketball team played its first international match in the 26th FIBA Asia zone qualifying tournament in New Delhi. On the same year, it also joined the Sheik Kamal International basketball tournament, which was held in Bangladesh. The team was also named as the most disciplined team at the 2013 South Asian Basketball Association championship. As of 2013, the team has yet to register its first international win.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  2. ↑ Gardner Harris (2013-10-15). "Getting buckets: Bhutan's royal family chasing basketball success for tiny nation". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  3. ↑ "Bhutanese team named the most disciplined". KuenselOnline. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-11-22.