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| FIBA ranking | 61 1 (15 September 2025)[1] | ||
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| JoinedFIBA | 1932 (co-founders) | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | Swiss Basketball | ||
| Coach | Ilias Papatheodorou | ||
| Nickname(s) | Nati (National Team) Rossocrociati (Red Crosses) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| First international | |||
 Switzerland 19–39France  (Geneva, Switzerland; 5 March 1932) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Switzerland 68–19Scotland  (Paris, France; 11 May 1951) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Switzerland 53–130Spain  (Geneva, Switzerland; 24 November 1988) | |||
TheSwitzerland men's national basketball team (French:Équipe de Suisse de basketball,German:Schweizer Basketballnationalmannschaft,Italian:Nazionale di pallacanestro della Svizzera,Romansh:Squadra naziunala da ballape da la Svizra) representsSwitzerland in internationalbasketball. The managing body for the national team isSwiss Basketball.
Switzerland has competed at fiveEuroBasket tournaments (1935,1946,1951,1953,1955) in their history. The national team has also made three appearances at theOlympic Games (1936,1948,1952). 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 theFIBA World Cup.
Switzerland hosted the firstEuropean Basketball Championship inGeneva atEuroBasket 1935. The national team finished fourth in the ten team tournament, defeatingRomania andItaly in the preliminary round to advance to the semifinals. There they lost toLatvia, resulting in a playoff for third place againstCzechoslovakia which the Swiss lost 25–23.
Switzerland did not play in the European championship again until the post-war, atEuroBasket 1946, which they hosted. There, they placed second in their three-team preliminary group after losing to the eventual champions Czechoslovakia 20–17, but defeatingBelgium 38–33. That preliminary round finish put the Swiss into a 5th/6th place playoff against theNetherlands, which Switzerland won 36–25.
The next Swiss entry into the European Basketball Championship was at theEuroBasket 1951 tournament inParis. 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 inMoscow 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 toBelgium, but defeatedFinland in the 11/12 final to take 11th of 17 overall.
Switzerland competed next at theEuroBasket 1955 tournament inBudapest. 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 toAustria in the 13/14 game to finish 14th of 18 teams.
The1952 Summer Olympics and the1955 EuroBasket 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 ChampionRussia at the qualification for the2015 EuroBasket.
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Azerbaijan| 22 February 2024 | Switzerland | 72–53 | Azerbaijan | Fribourg, Switzerland | |
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| 19:00 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 10–20,19–8,21–15,22–10 | ||||
| Pts:Fofana 19 Rebs:Nzege 10 Asts:Fofana,Zinn 5 | Boxscore | Pts:LeDay 22 Rebs:Donat,LeDay 6 Asts:Mammadov 4 | Arena: Site Sportif Saint-Léonard Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE), Joaquin García (ESP), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA) | ||
v Switzerland| 25 February 2024 | Ireland | 63–86 | Switzerland | Dublin, Ireland | |
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| 15:00 (UTC±0) | Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 15–19, 14–22, 20–23 | ||||
| Pts:Flood 15 Rebs:Buivydas 7 Asts:Blount 4 | Boxscore | Pts:Anabir 15 Rebs:Jurkovitz 8 Asts:Fofanfa 6 | Arena:National Basketball Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Javier Torres (ESP), Chess van Looy (BEL) | ||
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Kosovo| 21 November 2024 | Switzerland | 75–43 | Kosovo | Bern, Switzerland | |
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| 19:30 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter:14–12,22–6, 20–22,19–3 | ||||
| Pts:Mbala 15 Rebs:Mbala 12 Asts:Fofana,Kazadi 4 | Boxscore | Pts:Tmušić 9 Rebs:Morina 8 Asts:Morina 4 | Arena:Mobiliar Arena Attendance: 585 Referees: Joaquin García (ESP), Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Domen Krajnc (SVN) | ||
v Switzerland| 24 November 2024 | Azerbaijan | 55–85 | Switzerland | Baku, Azerbaijan | |
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| 14:00 (UTC+4) | Scoring by quarter:20–15, 15–22, 8–24, 12–24 | ||||
| Pts:Aydın 15 Rebs:Aydın 12 Asts:Mammadov 5 | Boxscore | Pts:Ročak 19 Rebs:Granvorka 7 Asts:Fofana 11 | Arena:Baku Sports Palace Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Tolga Edis (TUR), Kirile Tvauri (GEO), Vlad-Theodor Cotrobas-Dascălu (ROU) | ||
v Ireland| 20 February 2025 | Switzerland | 85–54 | Ireland | Fribourg, Switzerland | |
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| 19:30 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter:30–16,18–15,19–9,18–14 | ||||
| Pts:Mbala 19 Rebs:three players 5 Asts:Fofana 10 | Boxscore | Pts:N. Quinn 18 Rebs:N. Quinn 9 Asts:Flood 3 | Arena: Site Sportif Saint-Léonard Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Arnau Padros (ESP), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE) | ||
v Switzerland| 23 February 2025 | Kosovo | 73–81 | Switzerland | Pristina, Kosovo | |
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| 19:30 (UTC+1) | Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 16–23,15–13,28–22 | ||||
| Pts:Berisha 20 Rebs:Kapiti 11 Asts:Myles 4 | Boxscore | Pts:Ducommun 21 Rebs:Granvorka 10 Asts:George 5 | Arena:Palace of Youth and Sports Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA), Polat Parlak (TUR), Jan Baloun (CZE) | ||
v Switzerland| 2 August 2025 | Slovakia | 73–60 | Switzerland | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
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| 18:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 13–17,28–16,19–7, 13–20 | ||||
| Pts:Malovec 21 Rebs:Malovec 9 Asts:Krajčovič 5 | Boxscore | Pts:T. Ročak 13 Rebs:T. Ročak 7 Asts:Fofana 5 | Arena:Gopass Arena Attendance: 1,826 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Martin Vulić (CRO), Geert Jacobs (BEL) | ||
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Ukraine| 6 August 2025 | Switzerland | 66–64 | Ukraine | Fribourg, Switzerland | |
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| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter:18–14, 12–13, 15–20,21–17 | ||||
| Pts:Fofana 18 Rebs:T. Ročak 7 Asts:Fofana 6 | Boxscore | Pts:Tkachenko 13 Rebs:Sanon 7 Asts:Kovliar 10 | Arena: Site Sportif Saint-Léonard Referees: Boris Krejić (SVN), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Ivor Matějek (CZE) | ||
v Slovakia| 13 August 2025 | Switzerland | 85–72 | Slovakia | Winterthur, Switzerland | |
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| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 17–21,28–15, 14–17,26–19 | ||||
| Pts:Fofana 24 Rebs:three players 6 Asts:Fofana 8 | Boxscore | Pts:Malovec 22 Rebs:Pavelka 13 Asts:Kováčik 4 | Arena:AXA Arena Attendance: 1,432 Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Alberto Sánchez (ESP) | ||
v Switzerland| 16 August 2025 | Ukraine | 73–64 | Switzerland | Riga, Latvia | |
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| 17:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter:28–12, 13–19, 21–24,11–9 | ||||
| Pts:Sanon 15 Rebs:Lypovyy 6 Asts:Sanon 5 | Boxscore | Pts:three players 11 Rebs:N. Ročak 10 Asts:five players 2 | Arena:Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 600 Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Petar Pešić (SRB), Blaž Zupančič (SVN) | ||
v Switzerland| 27 November 2025 | Serbia | vs. | Switzerland | Serbia | |
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Turkey| 30 November 2025 | Switzerland | vs. | Turkey | Switzerland | |
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v Switzerland| 27 February 2026 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | vs. | Switzerland | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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v Bosnia and Herzegovina| 2 March 2026 | Switzerland | vs. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Switzerland | |
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v Serbia| 2 July 2026 | Switzerland | vs. | Serbia | Switzerland | |
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v Switzerland| 5 July 2026 | Turkey | vs. | Switzerland | Turkey | |
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Roster for the2027 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers matches in August 2025 againstSlovakia andUkraine.[2]
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| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | ||
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| C | Toni Ročak | Killian Martin | |||
| PF | Yasmin Mambo | Nico Ročak | |||
| SF | Yoan Granvorka | Boris Mbala | Noé Anabir | ||
| SG | Dylan Ducommun | Yuri Solcà | Noah Burrell | ||
| PG | Selim Fofana | Jamal George | Matteo Picarelli |
Sébastian Roduit – (2008–2012)Petar Aleksić – (2013–2017)Gianluca Barilari – (2017–2021)
Ilias Papatheodorou – (2021–present)[3]1935 EuroBasket: finished4th among 10 teams
3René Karlen, 4Raymond Lambercy, 5 Mottier, 6Jean Pare, 7 Radle, 8 Sidler, 9Marcel Wuilleumier (Coach: ?)
1936 Olympic Games: finished9th among 21 teams
1Fernand Bergmann, 2Pierre Carlier, 3René Karlen, 4Georges Laederach, 5Raymond Lambercy, 6Jean Pollet, 7Jean Pare, 8Marcel Wuilleumier (Coach: ?)
1946 EuroBasket: finished5th among 10 teams
3Georges Stockly, 4 Fernand Keller, 5 Theo Winkler, 7 Georges Gallay, 8Henry Gujer, 10Robert Geiser, 12Jean Pollet, 13Jean Pare, 15René Wohler, 20 Louis Sanguin (Coach: ?)
1948 Olympic Games: finished21st among 23 teams
3Georges Stockly, 4Henry Gujer, 5Jean Pollet, 6Maurice Chollet, 7Claude Chevalley, 8Pierre Albrecht, 9Marcos Bossy, 10Robert Geiser, 11Jean Tribolet, 12Claude Landini, 13Jean Pare, 14Bernard Dutoit, 15Henri Baumann, 16Gérald Piaget (Coach: ?)
1951 EuroBasket: finished13th among 17 teams
3Georges Stockly, 4Henry Gujer, 5 Theo Winkler, 6 Arthur Bugna, 7Henri Baumann, 8Roger Domenjoz, 9Marcos Bossy, 10René Wohler, 11René Chiappino, 12Bernard Dutoit, 13 Albert Hermann, 14Roger Prahin, 15 Francis Perroud (Coach: ?)
1952 Olympic Games: finished20th among 23 teams
3Georges Stockly, 4Pierre Albrecht, 5Jacques Redard, 6Gérald Cottier, 7Henri Baumann, 8Roger Domenjoz, 9Marcos Bossy, 10René Wohler, 11René Chiappino, 12Marcel Moget, 13Maurice Chollet, 14Roger Prahin, 15Bernard Schmied, 16Jean-Pierre Voisin (Coach: ?)
1953 EuroBasket: finished11th among 17 teams
3 André Laverniaz, 4Pierre Albrecht, 5Jacques Redard, 6 Henri Devaud, 7 Albert Hermann, 8 René Hofmann, 9Marcos Bossy, 10Gérald Cottier, 11René Chiappino, 12Jean Emery, 13 Pierre Wittwer, 14 Michel Currat, 15Jean-Pierre Voisin, 16 Ruggero Balmelli (Coach: ?)
1955 EuroBasket: finished14th among 18 teams
4Pierre Albrecht, 5Jacques Redard, 6 Michel Currat, 7Henri Baumann, 8 V Bally, 9 C Sevelley, 10Gérald Cottier, 11Marcos Bossy, 12René Chiappino, 13 M Etter, 14 C Lambrecht, 15Jean-Pierre Voisin, 16 P Worte, 17 M Robert (Coach: ?)
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