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Norway men's national basketball team

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

Norway
FIBA ranking80Decrease 2 (15 September 2025)[1]
JoinedFIBA1968
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationNBBF
CoachMatthias Eckhoff
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances2
MedalsSilverSilver: (1996,2018)
First international
 Norway 50–63Denmark 
(Oslo, Norway; 11 February 1967)
Biggest win
 San Marino 48–88Norway 
(Serravalle, San Marino; 26 June 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Iceland 123–59Norway 
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 15 April 1968)

TheNorway men's national basketball team (Norwegian:Norges herrelandslag i basketball) representsNorway in internationalbasketball tournaments. The national team is administered by theNorwegian Basketball Federation.

Norway has never had great success on the international stage in the past. They are one of the few European countries to date to have never qualified for one of the top international basketball competitions, such as theEuroBasket or theFIBA World Cup.

History

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Norway's first international match was played on 11 February 1967 in Oslo, where the team lost 50–63 toDenmark.[2] The most capped player isTorgeir Bryn, with 111 caps.

In the past, Norway has attempted to qualify for theEuroBasket several times, but have yet to reach the tournament. They have only entered the Olympic basketball qualification twice, for the1980, and1988Olympic Games. Norway is one of Europe's most populous nations to have never qualified for a major international basketball competition. However, they have competed at smaller events such as theEuropean Championship for Small Countries.

The Road to Revival (2012–2017)

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In 2012, financial troubles led theNorwegian Basketball Federation to shut down both the men's and women's national teams. The federation simply did not have the funds to keep either the men's or women's teams afloat. Since then, however, the federation has come to realize just how many people from the athletes and teams, to individuals and companies care about the Norwegian basketball community and are willing to provide financial support. The federation also worked to raise money through sponsorships, and eventually signed a major sponsorship agreement withCircle K, in addition to a few smaller sponsors.[3]

Norway's return (2018–present)

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In 2018, Norway made its return toFIBA competition by playing at theEuropean Championship for Small Countries. The national team finished as the runners-up after losing 75–59 in the final againstMalta.[4]

In 2021, Norway joined theEuroBasket 2025 qualification.

Competitive record

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FIBA World Cup

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World CupQualification
YearPositionPldWLPldWL
1950 to1967No national representative
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1970Did not enterDid not enter
Puerto Rico1974
Philippines1978
Colombia1982Did not qualifyDid not qualify
Spain1986Did not enterDid not enter
Argentina1990Did not qualifyEuroBasket served
as qualifiers
Canada1994
Greece1998
United States2002
Japan2006Did not enterDid not enter
Turkey2010
Spain2014
China2019
PhilippinesJapanIndonesia2023
Qatar2027Did not qualify826
Total0/15826

Olympic Games

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Olympic GamesQualifying
YearPositionPldWLPldWL
1936 to1964No national representative
Mexico1968Did not enterDid not enter
West Germany1972
Canada1976
Soviet Union1980Did not qualify404
United States1984Did not enterDid not enter
South Korea1988Did not qualify303
Spain1992Did not enterDid not enter
1996 to2024
United States2028To be determinedTo be determined
Total0/15707

Championship for Small Countries

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FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
YearPositionPldWL
San Marino19962nd place, silver medalist(s)541
San Marino20182nd place, silver medalist(s)541
Total1082

EuroBasket

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EuroBasketQualification
YearPositionPldWLPldWL
1935 to1967No national representative
Italy1969Did not enterDid not enter
West Germany1971
Spain1973
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1975
Belgium1977
Italy1979Did not qualify303
Czechoslovakia1981413
France1983Did not enterDid not enter
West Germany1985Did not qualify954
Greece1987431
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1989303
Italy1991413
Germany1993404
Greece1995Did not enterDid not enter
Spain1997Did not qualify505
France1999303
Turkey2001936
Sweden2003Did not enterDid not enter
Serbia and Montenegro2005
Spain2007
Poland2009
Lithuania2011
Slovenia2013
FranceCroatiaGermanyLatvia2015
FinlandIsraelRomaniaTurkey2017
Czech RepublicGeorgia (country)ItalyGermany2022
CyprusFinlandPolandLatvia2025Did not qualify1468
EstoniaGreeceSloveniaSpain2029To be determinedTo be determined
Total0/27621943

Results and fixtures

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  Win  Loss

2024

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Luxembourg  v Norway
25 February 2024Luxembourg 58–72 NorwayLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
17:00 (UTC+1)Scoring by quarter: 9–24,23–19,20–8, 6–21
Pts:Rugg 22
Rebs:Vujaković 10
Asts:Rugg 3		BoxscorePts:Frey 23
Rebs:Berg 10
Asts:Frey 6		Arena:d'Coque
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Armin Mutapcic (GER), Martin van Hoye (BEL)
Norway  v Romania
21 November 2024Norway 62–75 RomaniaOslo, Norway
19:00 (UTC+1)Scoring by quarter: 20–26,18–17, 12–12, 12–20
Pts:Frey 21
Rebs:Ndow 11
Asts:Frey 5		BoxscorePts:Olah 16
Rebs:Cățe 13
Asts:Tohătan 5		Arena:Nordstrand Arena
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Elvis Binders-Čoders (LAT), Jan Baloun (CZE), Karol Kowalski (POL)

2025

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Norway  v Luxembourg
20 February 2025Norway 68–59 LuxembourgOslo, Norway
19:00 (UTC+1)Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 15–17,22–8,16–13
Pts:Frey 27
Rebs:Ndow 9
Asts:Frey 4		BoxscorePts:Vujaković 12
Rebs:Rugg 11
Asts:four players 2		Arena:Nordstrand Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Joaquin García (ESP), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT), Rainis Värv (EST)
Romania  v Norway
23 February 2025Romania 85–71 NorwayOradea, Romania
19:00 (UTC+2)Scoring by quarter:23–22, 18–20,22–15,22–14
Pts:Grasu,Richard 14
Rebs:Cățe 6
Asts:Cățe 6		BoxscorePts:Ndow 19
Rebs:Ndow,Nordheim 6
Asts:four players 3		Arena:Oradea Arena
Attendance: 2,397
Referees: Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Tolga Edis (TUR), Kirile Tvauri (GEO)
Denmark  v Norway
2 August 2025Denmark 89–71 NorwayFarum, Denmark
18:00 (UTC+2)Scoring by quarter:25–15, 20–21,20–17,24–18
Pts:Jensen 21
Rebs:Erikstrup 8
Asts:Berg,Jensen 5		BoxscorePts:Frey 23
Rebs:Nordheim 6
Asts:Odfjell,Savić 4		Arena:Farum Arena
Attendance: 1,133
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Péter Praksch (HUN), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU)
Norway  v Croatia
6 August 2025Norway 68–101 CroatiaBergen, Norway
18:00 (UTC+2)Scoring by quarter:21–20, 18–31, 12–27, 17–23
Pts:Savić 13
Rebs:Savić 7
Asts:Espe,Frey 6		BoxscorePts:Hezonja 27
Rebs:Hezonja,Šarić 8
Asts:Šarić 5		Arena:Åsane Arena
Attendance: 1,075
Referees: Yener Yilmaz (TUR), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Geert Jacobs (BEL)
Norway  v Denmark
13 August 2025Norway 70–79 DenmarkBergen, Norway
18:00 (UTC+2)Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 15–22,22–18, 21–24
Pts:Savić 21
Rebs:Savić 10
Asts:Frey 5		BoxscorePts:Erikstrup 32
Rebs:Erikstrup 9
Asts:Heede-Andersen,Jensen 4		Arena:Åsane Arena
Attendance: 1,030
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Mihkel Männiste (EST)
Croatia  v Norway
16 August 2025Croatia 102–53 NorwayOpatija, Croatia
20:30 (UTC+2)Scoring by quarter:28–14,34–8,22–13, 18–18
Pts:Hezonja 21
Rebs:Ružić,Šarić 6
Asts:Šarić 8		BoxscorePts:Nordheim,Savić 11
Rebs:Savić 10
Asts:four players 2		Arena:Marino Cvetković Sports Hall
Attendance: 450
Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR)
Armenia  v Norway
30 November 2025Armenia vs. NorwayArmenia
--:-- (UTC+4)
Boxscore

2026

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Norway  v Bulgaria
27 February 2026Norway vs. BulgariaNorway
--:-- (UTC+1)
Boxscore
Norway  v Armenia
2 July 2026Norway vs. ArmeniaNorway
--:-- (UTC+2)
Boxscore
Bulgaria  v Norway
5 July 2026Bulgaria vs. NorwayBulgaria
--:-- (UTC+3)
Boxscore

Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the2027 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers matches in August 2025 againstDenmark andCroatia.[5][6]

Norway men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge –Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G/F0Jørgen Odfjell24 –(2000-08-03)3 August 20001.97 m (6 ft 6 in)GimleNorway
F1Andrija Blatančić29 –(1995-11-13)13 November 19952.02 m (6 ft 8 in)NPC RietiItaly
PG3Lars Espe26 –(1998-09-26)26 September 19981.85 m (6 ft 1 in)FyllingenNorway
PG7Harald Frey28 –(1997-05-27)27 May 19971.88 m (6 ft 2 in)BilbaoSpain
SG9Sivert Nordheim19 –(2006-07-12)12 July 20061.99 m (6 ft 6 in)Centrum TigersNorway
G11Stian Mjøs (C)36 –(1989-02-27)27 February 19891.83 m (6 ft 0 in)BærumNorway
C20Ludvik Bergseng18 –(2006-09-28)28 September 20062.08 m (6 ft 10 in)ManresaSpain
SG24Lars Andreas Nilsen24 –(2001-06-12)12 June 20011.95 m (6 ft 5 in)Rotterdam CityNetherlands
F25Hallvard Staff23 –(2002-06-18)18 June 20022.03 m (6 ft 8 in)GimleNorway
C31Milovan Savić37 –(1987-10-23)23 October 19872.05 m (6 ft 9 in)GimleNorway
PF34William Kruse18 –(2006-09-28)28 September 20062.08 m (6 ft 10 in)Penn QuakersUnited States
F40Axel Borg21 –(2004-04-10)10 April 20042.01 m (6 ft 7 in)FrøyaNorway
PG77Johannes Rydningen26 –(1998-12-13)13 December 19981.82 m (6 ft 0 in)TromsøNorway
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 2 August 2025

Depth chart

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Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
CSjur BergErik BorgMarcus Larsson
PFKaramo JawaraJohannes DolvenAxel Borg
SFChris-Ebou NdowKristian SjolundJørgen Odfjell
SGBouna NdiayeMikkel KolstadTobias Rotegård
PGHarald FreyStian MjøsLars Espe

Head coach position

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Notable players

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  • Torgeir Bryn – the first Scandinavian, and the only Norwegian who has played in theNBA; and the most capped player for the Norway national basketball team with 111 matches.

Past rosters

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2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries: finished2ndSilver among 7 teams[7]

Norway men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge –Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG4Magnus Midtvedt28 –(1990-04-07)7 April 19901.82 m (6 ft 0 in)CentrumNorway
PG5Harald Frey21 –(1997-05-27)27 May 19971.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Montana StateUnited States
G6Stian Berg27 –(1991-04-04)4 April 19911.87 m (6 ft 2 in)AskerNorway
PG7Lars Espe19 –(1998-09-26)26 September 19981.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Barry BuccaneersUnited States
G/F8Bouna Ndiaye25 –(1992-10-20)20 October 19921.98 m (6 ft 6 in)GET VosgesFrance
G9Nikolas Skouen28 –(1990-01-29)29 January 19901.91 m (6 ft 3 in)FrøyaNorway
F10Karamo Jawara27 –(1991-06-25)25 June 19912.03 m (6 ft 8 in)PalmaSpain
G11Stian Mjøs29 –(1989-02-27)27 February 19891.85 m (6 ft 1 in)BærumNorway
G/F12Eivind Lamo21 –(1996-10-23)23 October 19961.95 m (6 ft 5 in)GimleNorway
G/F13Alex Dakin25 –(1993-01-02)2 January 19931.97 m (6 ft 6 in)BærumNorway
F14Sjur Berg22 –(1996-01-10)10 January 19962.01 m (6 ft 7 in)Alaska AnchorageUnited States
F/C15Johannes Dolven22 –(1996-05-11)11 May 19962.06 m (6 ft 9 in)Barry BuccaneersUnited States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 June 2018

See also

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References

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  1. ^"FIBA World Ranking Presented by Nike".FIBA. 15 September 2025. Retrieved15 September 2025.
  2. ^"55-årsjubileum mot Danmark".basket.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved3 July 2022.
  3. ^"Norway returns to international basketball".norwegianamerican.com. Retrieved21 August 2017.
  4. ^"Norway at the 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved1 July 2018.
  5. ^"Senior menn".basket.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved20 July 2025.
  6. ^"Norway during the 2027 FIBA World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers in August 2025". Retrieved2 August 2025.
  7. ^"Norway at the 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved1 July 2018.

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