Kazakhstan men's national basketball team

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

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
FIBA ranking69 Decrease 1 (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1992
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationKazakhstan Basketball Federation
CoachRenatas Kurilionokas
Nickname(s)Snow Leopards [2]
Asian Championship
Appearances9
MedalsNone

The Kazakhstan national basketball team represents Kazakhstan in basketball international competitions. They belong to the FIBA Asia zone.

History[edit]

Kazakhstan's best finish in international competition was in the 2002 Asian Games, beating the Philippines in the bronze medal game, and a fourth-place finish in the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 losing out to Korea in the third-place game. At 2014 Asian Games, Kazakhstan end up on a 4th place after losing to Japan in third place match.

Competitions[edit]

FIBA Asia Cup[edit]

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
1960 to 1991 Part of Soviet Union
Indonesia 1993 did not enter
South Korea 1995 5th place 8 6 2
Saudi Arabia 1997 13th place 6 2 4
Japan 1999 Withdrew
China 2001 did not enter
China 2003 7th place 7 3 4
Qatar 2005 10th place 7 4 3
Japan 2007 4th place 8 4 4
China 2009 9th place 8 4 4
China 2011 did not enter
Philippines 2013 8th place 9 3 6
China 2015 11th place 8 2 6
Lebanon 2017 16th place 3 0 3
Indonesia 2022 15th place 3 0 3
Saudi Arabia 2025 to be determined
Total 10/31 67 28 39

Asian Games[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the Asian Games
Year Rank P W L PF PA PD
1951 to 1990 Part of Soviet Union
Japan 1994 5/9 6 3 3 – – –
Thailand 1998 4/12 5 2 3 – – –
South Korea 2002 3/12 7 4 3 – – –
Qatar 2006 7/20 10 6 4 – – –
China 2010 did not enter – – – – – –
South Korea 2014 4/16 10 4 6 – – –
Indonesia 2018 13/15 2 0 2 – – –
Total 6/18 40 19 21 0 0 0

Team[edit]

Current roster[edit]

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification[edit]

Opposition: Palestine (21 February)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan
Opposition: Jordan (24 February)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan[3]

Kazakhstan national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 5 Anthony Clemmons 25 – (1994-08-15)15 August 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Dinamo Sassari Italy
PG 6 Shaim Kuanov 28 – (1991-07-28)28 July 1991 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) BC Tobol Kazakhstan
SF 7 Nikolay Bazhin 29 – (1990-12-09)9 December 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
SG 9 Vadim Chsherbak 26 – (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
PG 10 Rustam Murzagaliyev 27 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
C 11 Anton Ponomarev 31 – (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Tobol Kazakhstan
PF 17 Alexandr Zhigulin 25 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
C 20 Anton Bykov 30 – (1989-04-18)18 April 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Tobol Kazakhstan
PF 21 Roman Marchuk 26 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) PSC Sinegoryie Kazakhstan
C 22 Askar Maidekin 22 – (1997-05-28)28 May 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
C 24 Dmitriy Gavrilov 33 – (1986-11-27)27 November 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
SG 25 Maxim Marchuk 26 – (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Past roster[edit]

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification[edit]

Opposition: Palestine (21 February)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan
Opposition: Jordan (24 February)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan[4]

Kazakhstan national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 5 Anthony Clemmons 25 – (1994-08-15)15 August 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) United States
PG 6 Shaim Kuanov 28 – (1991-07-28)28 July 1991 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) BC Tobol Kazakhstan
SF 7 Nikolay Bazhin 29 – (1990-12-09)9 December 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
SG 9 Vadim Chsherbak 26 – (1993-05-24)24 May 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
PG 10 Rustam Murzagaliyev 27 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
C 11 Anton Ponomarev 31 – (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Tobol Kazakhstan
PF 17 Alexandr Zhigulin 25 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
C 20 Anton Bykov 30 – (1989-04-18)18 April 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BC Tobol Kazakhstan
PF 21 Roman Marchuk 26 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) PSC Sinegoryie Kazakhstan
C 22 Askar Maidekin 22 – (1997-05-28)28 May 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
C 24 Dmitriy Gavrilov 33 – (1986-11-27)27 November 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
SG 25 Maxim Marchuk 26 – (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[5]

Kazakhstan men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 1 Denis Degtyarev 26 – (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
G 2 Azim Yagodkin 25 – (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) BC Caspiy Aktau Kazakhstan
SF 5 Roman Marchuk 24 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Caspiy Aktau Kazakhstan
G 6 Rustam Murzagaliyev 25 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
SF 7 Nikolay Bazhkin 26 – (1990-12-09)9 December 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Barsy Atyrau Kazakhstan
SG 9 Pavel Ilin 25 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Barsy Atyrau Kazakhstan
SG 10 Vassiliy Savchenko 30 – (1987-06-13)13 June 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) BC Barsy Atyrau Kazakhstan
PF 11 Anton Ponomarev 28 – (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
SG 13 Rustam Yargaliyev 30 – (1986-12-20)20 December 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
C 15 Mikhail Yevstigneyev 33 – (1984-07-05)5 July 1984 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) BC Barsy Atyrau Kazakhstan
C 17 Alexander Zhigulin 23 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
SF 25 Maxim Marchuk 23 – (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Astana Kazakhstan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 8 August 2017

Depth chart[edit]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Mikhail Yevstigneyev Alexander Zhigulin
PF Anton Ponomarev Maxim Marchuk Denis Degtyarev
SF Pavel Ilin Nikolay Bazhkin Roman Marchuk
SG Rustam Yargaliyev Vassiliy Savchenko
PG Azim Yagodkin Rustam Murzagaliyev

Head coach position[edit]

Notable players[edit]

Other current notable players from Kazakhstan:

Kazakhstan roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG Jerry Johnson 35 – (1982-04-23)23 April 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) BC Neptūnas Lithuania
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 12 March 2018

Past rosters[edit]

Roster for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship: Head coach: Kazakhstan Vitaliy Strebkov

# Pos Name Club Date of Birth Height
5 G Jerry Jamar Johnson Kazakhstan BC Astana (1982-04-23)23 April 1982 (aged 33) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
6 G Rustam Murzagaliyev Kazakhstan BC Astana (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 23) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
7 F Maxim Marchuk Kazakhstan BC Astana (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 21) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
8 F Maxim Smirnov Kazakhstan BC Caspiy Aktau (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 28) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
9 F Anatoly Bose Kazakhstan BC Astana (1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (aged 26) 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
10 C Pavel Ilin Kazakhstan BC Astana (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 23) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
11 C Anton Ponomarev Kazakhstan BC Astana (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 (aged 26) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
12 F Dmitriy Klimov Kazakhstan BC Astana (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 (aged 27) 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
13 G Rustam Yargaliyev Kazakhstan BC Astana (1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 28) 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
14 F Dmitriy Gavrilov Kazakhstan BC Barsy Atyrau (1986-11-27)27 November 1986 (aged 28) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
15 C Alexandr Zhigulin Kazakhstan BC Astana (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 (aged 21) 2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Kit[edit]

[edit]

2015: ISKER[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ The official website of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship - Power Ranking: Week 1, FIBA.com, 2 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Kazakhstan at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  4. ^ "Kazakhstan at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  5. ^ 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
  6. ^ Behind the Scenes - FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, FIBA.com, Retrieved 11 Feb 2016.

External links[edit]

Videos[edit]

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