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Netherlands men's national basketball team

{{Short description|Men's national basketball team representing the Netherlands}}

{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Netherlands women's national basketball team}}

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{{Infobox national basketball team

| country = Netherlands

| logo = Basketball Nederland logo.png

| logo_width = 180px

| nickname = Oranje (Orange)

| coach = Arik Shivek

| fiba_ranking = {{FIBA World Rankings|NED}}

| joined_FIBA = 1946

| fiba_zone = FIBA Europe

| national_fed = Basketball Nederland

| oly_appearances =

| oly_medals =

| wc_appearances = 1 (1986)

| wc_medals = None

| zone_championship = EuroBasket

| zone_appearances = 16

| zone_medals = None

| h_body = FF5800

| h_title = Home

| h_pattern_b = _black_nzfc_shoulders

| h_shorts = FF5800

| h_pattern_s =

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| first_game = {{bk|NED}} 48–27 {{bk-rt|ENG}}
(Geneva, Switzerland; 30 April 1946)

| largest_win = {{bk|NED}} 134–54 {{bk-rt|MAR}}
(Hagen, West Germany; 15 May 1975)

| largest_loss = {{bk|TCH}} 93–19 {{bk-rt|NED}}
(Prague, Czechoslovakia; 27 April 1947)

}}

The Netherlands men's national basketball team ({{langx|nl|Het Nederlands nationaal basketbalteam}}) represents the Netherlands in international basketball matches. The national team is governed by Basketball Nederland.

The Dutch have reached the European Basketball Championship on 16 occasions. Their best results at the event came in 1983, where they finished in fourth place. They have also qualified for the FIBA World Cup once, in 1986. However, in recent years the national team has struggled to maintain consistency to reach major international tournaments.

The team represents itself as the Orange Lions.

History

=1946–1991: Early years=

File:Basketbal Nederland tegen Luxemburg in Apollohal Amsterdam, Bestanddeelnr 910-8505.jpg in 1959]]

The Netherlands were one of the teams that played in the 1946, 1947, 1949 and 1951 EuroBasket tournaments. During this period, the 5th place finish in 1949 was the best performance by the national team.

=1961–1991: EuroBasket success & World Cup debut=

The Oranje qualified for three European Basketball Championships in the 1960s (1961, 1963, 1967). After three consecutive missed tournaments, the Netherlands had another three EuroBasket appearance stretch from 1975, 1977, and 1979. During the 1977 EuroBasket, the Netherlands' star player Kees Akerboom shined during the tournament. He finished the competition as the top scorer, and earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team.

At EuroBasket 1983, the Dutch had its biggest success in history under head coach Vladimir Heger. The national team achieved fourth place at the tournament. The Dutch wound up reaching the semi-finals, but eventually fell to Italy. In the third-place game they would lose again, this time to the Soviet Union.

Three years after achieving success at the continental level, the Netherlands qualified to the World Cup for the first time in 1986. The national team ultimately did not make it out of the group stage though, finishing the tournament with an (2–3) record to place 14th overall.

=1991–2012: Long mediocre period=

File:Francisco Elson.jpg was the face of the team for a long time]]

From 1991 until 2012, the Netherlands did not qualify for a EuroBasket tournament. Star player Francisco Elson, former NBA-champion, represented the team on several occasions but the team never came close to qualifying. During this period, notable Dutch players like Dan Gadzuric were not willing to play for the national team. Home games were usually played at the Topsportcentrum in Almere and usually had little to no media attention or fan support in the Netherlands.

=Rising from the ashes (2012–2015)=

File:Toon van Helfteren.jpg coached the national team to its first EuroBasket tournament in 26 years]]

In December 2012, it was announced that the Netherlands national team would be dissolved for 2 years, because the national federation NBB {Netherlands Basketball Bond} was not willing to invest money in to it. After a campaign by Dutch players who played in the Dutch Basketball League, the national team was eventually saved. Sports broadcaster Sport1 became the main sponsor and DBL-teams invested in the team, which started playing again.{{cite web|url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2698/Sport/article/detail/3359327/2012/12/06/Nederlandse-basketballers-gered-door-Sport1.dhtml |title=Nederlandse basketballers gered door Sport1 | language = nl |work=Volkskrant.nl |access-date=2014-06-15}}

During August 2013, the Netherlands was on its way to qualification for EuroBasket 2015, but lost two games 20–0 because the team played with two players – Mohamed Kherrazi and Sean Cunningham – who were identified as foreign players by FIBA.{{cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/coid_kFXfIOeXHlsnHUTnR72dF2.articleMode_on.html |title=Netherlands Incur Penalty |work=FIBA Europe |access-date=2014-06-15}} The NBB believed that both were eligible players, and was upset that the attention came up after the Netherlands already won 2 games.{{cite web|url=http://nos.nl/artikel/540247-nbb-niet-eens-met-straf.html |title=NBB niet eens met straf |work = NOS |date=14 August 2013 |access-date=14 August 2013}}

="Miracle of 2014"=

File:Netherlands basketball team logo.png

At the start of the second 2015-qualification round, things looked bad for the Oranje. The DBL-teams didn't have any more money to invest in the team and the NBB wasn't ready to take the team back. Head coach Toon van Helfteren, who worked as a volunteer, still did prepare for the qualifying games. He invited 42 players to play for the national team,{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballleague.nl/nieuws/552 |title=Eredivisie basketbal Nederland |publisher=Basketballleague.nl |access-date=2015-01-16}} but after most (notable) players rejected the offer, he started his first training camp with 7 players. The team eventually shocked the world, by beating heavy favorite Montenegro to get the second place in their group. On 27 August 2014, the Dutch national team qualified for EuroBasket for the first time in 25 years.{{cite web|url=http://nos.nl/artikel/691692-basketballers-na-25-jaar-naar-ek.html |title=Basketballers na 25 jaar naar EK |date=27 August 2014 |publisher=Nos.nl |access-date=27 August 2014}}

=Return to EuroBasket (2015–present)=

The national team left the NBB and FEB, from 2015 the team was run by the NMT. Coach Van Helfteren then had his contract with the national team extended. In contrast to the summer of 2014, big name players from foreign leagues applied to play for the national team.

In the first game at EuroBasket 2015, the Dutch beat Georgia 73–72 behind Charlon Kloof's 22 and Worthy de Jong's 16 points.{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_1bM7BSWJHos6LdZ2wq4,A3.articleMode_on.1_1.html |title=Dutch Win On Return |access-date=6 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822191601/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_1bM7BSWJHos6LdZ2wq4,A3.articleMode_on.1_1.html |archive-date=22 August 2016 |url-status=usurped }} The Netherlands remaining four games though were all loses, but only by single digits to power houses such as Croatia and Greece.

On 22 July 2019, Italian coach Maurizio Buscaglia signed on to become head coach of the Netherlands, replacing Toon van Helfteren who stepped down.{{cite news|title=Italiaan Buscaglia nieuwe basketballcoach Nederlands mannenteam|url=http://www.oranjebasketball.com/nieuws/berichten/italiaan-buscaglia-nieuwe-basketballcoach-nederlands-mannenteam/|work=oranjebasketball.com|access-date=22 July 2019|language=nl}} After a disappointing EuroBasket 2022, in which the Netherlands went winless, Buscaglia was sacked.{{cite news|title=Buscaglia na teleurstellend EK ontslagen als bondscoach van basketballers|url=https://www.nu.nl/sport-overig/6223206/buscaglia-na-teleurstellend-ek-ontslagen-als-bondscoach-van-basketballers.html|work=nu.nl|access-date=10 September 2022|language=nl}} On 6 October 2022, Radenko Varagić was appointed as interim head coach for the remaining World Cup qualifying campaign.{{cite news|title=Radenko Varagic aangesteld als interim-bondscoach van de Nederlandse basketballers|url=https://www.basketball.nl/nieuwsoverzicht/radenko-varagic-aangesteld-als-interim-bondscoach-van-de-nederlandse-basketballers/|work=basketball.nl|access-date=6 October 2022|language=nl}}

On 23 May 2023, the Netherlands named Israeli coach Arik Shivek, as head coach of the national team.{{Cite web|title=Orange Lions slaan nieuwe weg in met Arik Shivek als nieuwe bondscoach|url=https://www.basketball.nl/nieuwsoverzicht/orange-lions-slaan-nieuwe-weg-in-met-arik-shivek-als-nieuwe-bondscoach/|access-date=23 May 2023|website=basketball.nl|language=nl}} He previously led at national team level for five years with Israel from 2009 to 2014.

Competitive record

{{col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

=FIBA World Cup=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
colspan=5|World Cup

!rowspan=23|

!colspan=3|Qualification

Year

!Position

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

{{flagicon|ARG}} 1950colspan=4|Did not qualify

|5

14
{{flagicon|BRA|1889}} 1954colspan=4 rowspan=2|Did not enter

|colspan=3 rowspan=2|Did not enter

{{flagicon|CHI}} 1959
{{flagicon|BRA|1960}} 1963colspan=4 rowspan=6|Did not qualify

|colspan=3 rowspan=6|EuroBasket served
as qualifiers

{{flagicon|URU}} 1967
{{flagicon|YUG}} 1970
{{flagicon|PUR|1952}} 1974
{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} 1978
{{flagicon|COL}} 1982
{{flagicon|ESP}} 198614th523

|6

42
{{flagicon|ARG}} 1990colspan=4 rowspan=9|Did not qualify

|colspan=3 rowspan=7|EuroBasket served
as qualifiers

{{flagicon|CAN}} 1994
{{flagicon|GRE}} 1998
{{flagicon|USA}} 2002
{{flagicon|JPN}} 2006
{{flagicon|TUR}} 2010
{{flagicon|ESP}} 2014
{{flagicon|CHN}} 2019

|16

610
{{flagicon|PHI}}{{flagicon|JPN}}{{flagicon|IDN}} 2023

|10

010
{{flagicon|QAT}} 2027colspan=4|To be determined

|colspan=3|To be determined

Total1/19523371126

=Olympic Games=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"

!colspan=5|Olympic Games

!rowspan=24|

!colspan=3|Qualifying

Year

!Position

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

{{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} 1936colspan=4|No national representative
{{flagicon|UK}} 1948colspan=4 rowspan=3|Did not enter
{{flagicon|FIN}} 1952
{{flagicon|AUS}} 1956
{{flagicon|ITA}} 1960colspan=4 rowspan=17|Did not qualify

|7

52
{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} 1964

|8

26
{{flagicon|MEX}} 1968

|8

17
{{flagicon|FRG}} 1972

|9

54
{{flagicon|CAN}} 1976

|9

45
{{flagicon|URS}} 1980

|3

12
{{flagicon|USA}} 1984

|3

12
{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} 1988

|4

22
{{flagicon|ESP}} 1992

|5

23
{{flagicon|USA}} 1996

|colspan=3 rowspan=7|Did not qualify

{{flagicon|AUS}} 2000
{{flagicon|GRE}} 2004
{{flagicon|CHN}} 2008
{{flagicon|UK}} 2012
{{flagicon|BRA}} 2016
{{flagicon|JPN}} 2020
{{flagicon|FRA}} 2024

|3

12
Total0/20592435

{{col-break}}

=EuroBasket=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"

!colspan=5|EuroBasket

!rowspan=45|

!colspan=3|Qualification

Year

!Position

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

{{flagicon|SUI}} 1935colspan=4 rowspan=3|No national representative
{{flagicon|LAT}} 1937
{{flagicon|LTU|1918}} 1939
{{flagicon|SUI}} 19466th312
{{flagicon|TCH}} 194711th624
{{flagicon|EGY|1922}} 19495th624
{{flagicon|FRA|1794}} 195110th963
{{flagicon|URS|1936}} 1953colspan=4 rowspan=4|Did not enter
{{flagicon|HUN|1949}} 1955
{{flagicon|BUL|1948}} 1957
{{flagicon|TUR}} 1959
{{flagicon|YUG}} 196115th633
{{flagicon|POL|1928}} 196316th918

|1

10
{{flagicon|URS}} 1965colspan=4|Did not qualify

|3

12
{{flagicon|FIN}} 196716th909

|3

30
{{flagicon|ITA}} 1969colspan=4 rowspan=3|Did not qualify

|4

22
{{flagicon|FRG}} 1971

|3

03
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} 1973

|6

42
{{flagicon|YUG}} 197510th725

|9

72
{{flagicon|BEL}} 19777th734

|8

71
{{flagicon|ITA}} 197910th734

|colspan=3|Directly qualified

{{flagicon|TCH}} 1981colspan=4|Did not qualify

|8

44
{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} 19834th734

|9

90
{{flagicon|FRG}} 198512th716

|colspan=3|Directly qualified

{{flagicon|GRE}} 198710th725

|9

63
{{flagicon|YUG}} 19898th505

|10

73
{{flagicon|ITA}} 1991colspan=4 rowspan=8|Did not qualify

|6

24
{{flagicon|GER}} 1993

|6

24
{{flagicon|GRE}} 1995

|5

32
{{flagicon|ESP}} 1997

|15

78
{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} 1999

|13

67
{{flagicon|TUR}} 2001

|13

76
{{flagicon|SWE}} 2003

|10

010
{{flagicon|SCG}} 2005

|12

210
{{flagicon|ESP}} 2007colspan=4|Division B

|8

53
{{flagicon|POL}} 2009colspan=4|Division B

|8

53
{{flagicon|LTU}} 2011colspan=4|Division B

|6

42
{{flagicon|SVN}} 2013colspan=4|Did not qualify

|8

26
{{flagicon|FRA|1974}}{{flagicon|CRO}}{{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|LAT}} 201521st514

|9

54
{{flagicon|FIN}}{{flagicon|ISR}}{{flagicon|ROU}}{{flagicon|TUR}} 2017colspan=4|Did not qualify

|6

42
{{flagicon|CZE}}{{flagicon|GEO}}{{flagicon|ITA}}{{flagicon|GER}} 202222nd505

|6

33
{{flagicon|CYP}}{{flagicon|FIN}}{{flagicon|POL}}{{flagicon|LAT}} 2025colspan=4|Did not qualify

|6

15
Total16/391053075210109101

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Results and fixtures

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=2024=

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|date = 23 February 2024

|time = 19:30 (UTC+0)

|teamA = {{bk-rt|GBR}}

|scoreA = 98

|teamB = {{bk|NED}}

|scoreB = 94

|Q1 = 28–23

|Q2 = 27–18

|Q3 = 16–25

|Q4 = 27–28

|report = [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-eurobasket-2025-qualifiers/games/118596-GBR-NED Boxscore]

|points1 = Hesson 23

|rebounds1 = Wheatle 6

|assist1 = Nelson 12

|points2 = Van der Vuurst de Vries 23

|rebounds2 = Nzekwesi 5

|assist2 = Van der Vuurst de Vries 9

|location = Newcastle, England

|arena = Vertu Motors Arena

|attendance = 2,213

|referee = Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Can Mavisu (TUR), Sergio Rodríguez (ESP)

|result = L

}}

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|round = EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers

|date = 26 February 2024

|time = 19:30 CET (UTC+1)

|teamA = {{bk-rt|NED}}

|scoreA = 72

|teamB = {{bk|GRE}}

|scoreB = 74

|Q1 = 12–16

|Q2 = 27–16

|Q3 = 19–30

|Q4 = 14–12

|report = [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-eurobasket-2025-qualifiers/games/118599-NED-GRE Boxscore]

|points1 = Schaftenaar 13

|rebounds1 = Van der Vuurst de Vries 6

|assist1 = Van der Vuurst de Vries 6

|points2 = Toliopoulos 26

|rebounds2 = Kouzeloglou 5

|assist2 = Toliopoulos 8

|location = The Hague, Netherlands

|arena = Sportcampus Zuiderpark

|attendance = 3,600

|referee = Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Péter Praksch (HUN), Igor Mitrovski (MKD)

|result = L

}}

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|round = EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers

|date = 21 November 2024

|time = 18:00 CET (UTC+1)

|teamA = {{bk-rt|CZE}}

|scoreA = 96

|teamB = {{bk|NED}}

|scoreB = 74

|Q1 = 21–21

|Q2 = 25–24

|Q3 = 30–16

|Q4 = 20–13

|report = [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-eurobasket-2025-qualifiers/games/118601-CZE-NED Boxscore]

|points1 = Bohačík 18

|rebounds1 = Balvín 9

|assist1 = Peterka, Sehnal 6

|points2 = Van der Vuurst de Vries 20

|rebounds2 = Franke 5

|assist2 = three players 4

|location = Pardubice, Czech Republic

|arena = Enteria arena

|attendance = 4,076

|referee = Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Alexandre Deman (FRA), Blaž Zupančič (SVN)

|result = L

}}

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|date = 24 November 2024

|time = 15:00 CET (UTC+1)

|teamA = {{bk-rt|NED}}

|scoreA = 77

|teamB = {{bk|CZE}}

|scoreB = 70

|Q1 = 25–10

|Q2 = 12–17

|Q3 = 17–14

|Q4 = 23–29

|report = [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-eurobasket-2025-qualifiers/games/118603-NED-CZE Boxscore]

|points1 = Kraag,
Van der Vuurst de Vries 13

|rebounds1 = Edwards 6

|assist1 = Van der Vuurst de Vries 7

|points2 = Kyzlink 19

|rebounds2 = Balvín 13

|assist2 = Balvín, Sehnal 6

|location = The Hague, Netherlands

|arena = Sportcampus Zuiderpark

|attendance = 3,479

|referee = Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Gintaras Mačiulis (LTU), Valentin Oliot (FRA)

|result = W

}}

=2025=

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|date = 21 February 2025

|time = 19:30 CET (UTC+1)

|teamA = {{bk-rt|NED}}

|scoreA = 69

|teamB = {{bk|GBR}}

|scoreB = 73

|Q1 = 14–20

|Q2 = 15–11

|Q3 = 21–18

|Q4 = 19–24

|report = [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-eurobasket-2025-qualifiers/games/118604-NED-GBR Boxscore]

|points1 = Franke 22

|rebounds1 = Kraag 9

|assist1 = Van der Vuurst 7

|points2 = Olaseni 18

|rebounds2 = Olaseni 14

|assist2 = Ellis 4

|location = The Hague, Netherlands

|arena = Sportcampus Zuiderpark

|attendance = 3,748

|referee = Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Petar Pešić (SRB), Viola Györgyi (NOR)

|result = L

}}

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|date = 24 February 2025

|time = 21:30 EET (UTC+2)

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|scoreA = 63

|teamB = {{bk|NED}}

|scoreB = 53

|Q1 = 18–18

|Q2 = 16–5

|Q3 = 14–16

|Q4 = 15–14

|report = [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-eurobasket-2025-qualifiers/games/118607-GRE-NED Boxscore]

|points1 = Larentzakis 14

|rebounds1 = Zougris 9

|assist1 = Kalaitzakis 4

|points2 = Kraag 14

|rebounds2 = Kraag 8

|assist2 = Van der Vuurst 7

|location = Patras, Greece

|arena = Dimitris Tofalos Arena

|attendance = 4,050

|referee = Luis Castillo (ESP), Michał Proc (POL), Siniša Prpa (SRB)

|result = L

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Team

=Current roster=

Roster for the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers matches on 21 and 24 February 2025 against Great Britain and Greece.{{cite web|title=Netherlands during the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers in February 2025|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-eurobasket-2025-qualifiers/teams/netherlands|access-date=21 February 2025}}

{{FIBA roster header|team=Netherlands men's national basketball team

| color1 = White| bg1 = #FF5800| color2 = #FF5800| bg2 = #202228}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 0 | nat = TUR | name = Yannick Franke | pos = SG | m = 1.96 | year = 1996 | month = 5 | date = 21 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | clublink = Büyükçekmece}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 1 | nat = ESP | name = Keye van der Vuurst | link = Keye van der Vuurst de Vries | pos = PG | m = 1.91 | year = 2001 | month = 12 | date = 29 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | clublink = Joventut}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 2 | nat = NED | name = Shaquille Doorson | pos = C | m = 2.13 | year = 1994 | month = 6 | date = 26 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | clublink = LWD}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 6 | nat = BEL | name = Sander Hollanders | pos = SG | m = 1.94 | year = 2001 | month = 9 | date = 13 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 24 | clublink = Spirou}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 7 | nat = ESP | name = Dylan van Eyck | pos = SF | m = 2.02 | year = 1998 | month = 5 | date = 19 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | clublink = Cartagena}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 12 | nat = ESP | name = Yannick Kraag | pos = G/F | m = 2.02 | year = 2002 | month = 10 | date = 16 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | clublink = Joventut}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 15 | nat = ISR | name = Emmanuel Nzekwesi | pos = PF | m = 2.03 | year = 1997 | month = 9 | date = 5 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | clublink = Hapoel Gilboa Galil}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 17 | nat = GER | name = Marijn Ververs | pos = G | m = 1.94 | year = 1998 | month = 9 | date = 17 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | clublink = Göttingen}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 20 | nat = NED | name = Luuk van Bree | pos = F | m = 2.03 | year = 1996 | month = 2 | date = 24 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | clublink = Den Bosch}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 21 | nat = NED | name = Menno Dijkstra | pos = C | m = 2.13 | year = 1997 | month = 1 | date = 11 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | clublink = Den Bosch}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 25 | nat = NED | name = Kai Edwards | dab = basketball | pos = F/C | m = 2.05 | year = 1997 | month = 8 | date = 10 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | clublink = Hammers}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 26 | nat = NED | name = Jacobus Stolk | pos = SF | m = 1.96 | year = 1997 | month = 6 | date = 26 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | clublink = Hammers}}

{{FIBA player|df=y| num = 90 | nat = NED | name = Charlon Kloof | pos = PG | m = 1.85 | year = 1990 | month = 3 | date = 20 | compyear = 2025 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | clublink = Den Bosch}}

{{FIBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach=

  • {{flagicon|URU}}/{{flagicon|ISR}} Daniel Gutt
  • {{flagicon|NED}} Koen van Gerwen

|otherlegend=

  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2025

}}

=Depth chart=

{{Basketball depth chart

| line_color = FF5800

| alt_color = 202228

| starter_c = Shaquille Doorson

| starter_pf = Emmanuel Nzekwesi

| starter_sf = Yannick Kraag

| starter_sg = Charlon Kloof

| starter_pg = Keye van der Vuurst

| bench 1_c = Menno Dijkstra

| bench 1_pf = Kai Edwards

| bench 1_sf = Luuk van Bree

| bench 1_sg = Yannick Franke

| bench 1_pg = Marijn Ververs

| bench 2_c =

| bench 2_pf = Dylan van Eyck

| bench 2_sf = Jacobus Stolk

| bench 2_sg = Sander Hollanders

| bench 2_pg =

}}

List of head coaches

{{Updated|24 February 2025}}

class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%;"
No.

! Name

! Nationality

! From

! To

! Games
coached

! Wins

! Losses

! Winning
percentage

! Notes

1{{sortname|Dick|Schmüll}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}31 March 19461 May 1951391524{{Winning percentage|15|24}}
2{{sortname|Freek|Brandt}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 March 19521 April 1952312{{Winning percentage|1|2}}
3{{sortname|Gerrit|den Boef}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 November 19521 April 1953312{{Winning percentage|1|2}}
4{{sortname|Wim|van Someren}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 September 19531 September 1955303{{Winning percentage|0|3}}
5{{sortname|Joop|Koper}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 March 195531 January 1957303{{Winning percentage|0|3}}
6{{sortname|Tan|Eng Hau}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}27 October 195627 October 1956101{{Winning percentage|0|1}}Interim replacement.
7{{sortname|Nico|van Pelt}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 November 19571 November 1957101{{Winning percentage|1|0}}Interim replacement.
8{{sortname|Henk|Aldenberg}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 March 19591 May 19591028{{Winning percentage|2|8}}
9{{sortname|Cees|Burgert}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}5 March 19602 October 1965514{{Winning percentage|1|4}}
10{{sortname|Jan|Janbroers}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 April 19601 November 1965
11{{sortname|Egon|Steuer}}{{flagu|Czechoslovakia}}1 September 19661 July 1970541836{{Winning percentage|18|36}}Steuer was the first ever foreign coach.
12{{sortname|Harry|Kippers}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 October 19701 May 19711046{{Winning percentage|4|6}}
13{{sortname|René|Mol}}{{flagu|Belgium}}1 May 19711 May 1973311714{{Winning percentage|17|14}}
14{{sortname|Jan|Bruin|dab=basketball}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 May 19741 May 1974110{{Winning percentage|1|0}}
15{{sortname|Bill|Sheridan|dab=basketball}}{{flagu|United States}}1 October 19741 July 1976563323{{Winning percentage|33|23}}
16{{sortname|Jan|Janbroers}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 January 19771 September 1977
17{{sortname|Tom|Quinn|dab=basketball}}{{flagu|United States}}1 May 19781 June 1979302010{{Winning percentage|20|10}}
18{{sortname|Jan|Sikking}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 April 19801 May 19801138{{Winning percentage|3|8}}
19{{sortname|Ton|Boot}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 February 19811 May 19811055{{Winning percentage|5|5}}
20{{sortname|Ruud|Harrewijn}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 July 19821 August 1982
21{{sortname|Vladimir|Heger}}{{flagu|Czechoslovakia}}1 April 19821 June 1986824438{{Winning percentage|44|38}}
22{{sortname|Ruud|Harrewijn}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 June 198630 June 1991
23{{Sortname|Randy|Wiel}}{{flagu|Territory of Curaçao}}1 June 19911 June 199326917{{Winning percentage|9|17}}
24{{Sortname|Toon|van Helfteren}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}1 September 19931 June 1997442420{{Winning percentage|24|20}}
25{{Sortname|Lucien|Van Kersschaever}}{{flagu|Belgium}}1 June 19971 May 199926719{{winning percentage|7|19}}
26{{Sortname|Bob|Gonnen}}{{flagu|United States}}1 September 19991 February 2000514{{Winning percentage|1|4}}
27{{Sortname|Maarten|van Gent}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}4 August 20001 January 200321516{{winning percentage|5|16}}
28{{Sortname|Glenn|Pinas}}{{flagu|Suriname}}1 January 200414 April 200626521{{Winning percentage|5|21}}
29{{Sortname|Marco|van den Berg}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}24 May 20064 February 20081385{{winning percentage|8|5}}
30{{sortname|Gadi|Kedar}}{{flagu|Israel}}13 May 200820 April 2012432518{{Winning percentage|25|18}}
31{{sortname|Jan Willem|Jansen}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}25 June 201220131569{{Winning percentage|6|9}}
32{{sortname|Toon|van Helfteren}}{{flagu|Netherlands}}6 March 201325 February 2019872859{{Winning percentage|28|59}}Coached at EuroBasket 2015.
33{{sortname|Maurizio|Buscaglia}}{{flagu|Italy}}22 July 201910 September 202225322{{Winning percentage|3|22}}Coached at EuroBasket 2022.
34{{sortname|Radenko|Varagić}}{{flagu|Serbia}}6 October 202226 February 2023404{{Winning percentage|0|4}}Interim replacement.
35{{sortname|Arik|Shivek}}{{flagu|Israel}}23 May 2023present17611{{Winning percentage|6|11}}

Past rosters

1946 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 10 teams

3 Chris van Laar, 4 Joop Koper, 5 Henk Mik, 6 Wim van Someren, 7 Freek Brandt, 8 Jan Aldenberg, 9 Henk Koper, 13 Chris Kugelein, 14 Wim Kunnen, 15 Ben Gerritsma (Coach: Dick Schmüll)

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1947 EuroBasket: finished 11th among 14 teams

3 Joop Koper, 4 Chris van Laar, 5 Freek Brandt, 6 Jaap van Veen, 7 Wim van Someren, 8 B Winkel, 9 Tan Eng Hau, 10 Henk Koper, 20 Visser (Coach: Dick Schmüll)

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1949 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 7 teams

3 Jaap van Veen, 4 Jaap van Veen, 5 Tom Losekoot, 6 Tan Eng Hau, 7 Henk Koper, 8 Joop Koper, 9 Wim van Someren, 10 Henk van de Broek, 11 Jan Hille, 20 Freek Brandt (Coach: Dick Schmüll)

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1951 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 17 teams

3 Tim de Jong, 4 Johan de Hoop, 5 Bob van der Valk, 6 Ab Gootjes, 7 Jaap van Veen, 8 Henk van de Broek, 9 Vok Alberda, 10 Kees van der Schuijt, 11 Jan Hille, 12 Piet Ouderland, 13 Ton Koemans, 14 Rinus van Eijkeren (Coach: Dick Schmüll)

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1961 EuroBasket: finished 15th among 19 teams

4 Henny Braun, 5 Antonie Boot, 6 Jan Bruin, 7 Jan Driehuis, 8 Dolf Pouw, 9 Wim Franke, 10 Maarten Sleeswijk, 11 Gerrit Kok, 12 Peter de Jong, 13 Gunter van de Berg, 14 Franciscus de Haan, 15 Hans Perrier (Coach: Jan Janbroers)

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1963 EuroBasket: finished 16th among 16 teams

4 Jos Pelk, 5 Antonie Boot, 6 Jan Bruin, 7 Jan Driehuis, 8 Simon Schagen, 9 Bob Grosmann, 10 Wim Franke, 11 Gerrit Kok, 12 Roelof Tuinstra, 13 Jan Schappert, 14 Franciscus de Haan, 15 Frederik Witte (Coach: Jan Janbroers)

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1967 EuroBasket: finished 16th among 16 teams

4 Petrus Rijsewik, 5 Antonie Boot, 6 Jan Bruin, 7 Frank Kales, 8 Antonius van der Kroon, 9 Karel Pastor, 10 Karel Vrolijk, 11 Erik Jager, 12 Roelof Tuinstra, 13 Erik van Woerkom, 14 Franciscus de Haan, 15 Frederik Witte (Coach: Egon Steuer)

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1975 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 12 teams

4 Jan Dekker, 5 Antonie Boot, 6 Jan Sikking, 7 Hugo Harrewijn, 8 Herman Pluim, 9 Walter Ombre, 10 John van Vliet, 11 Kees Akerboom, 12 Dan Cramer, 13 Toon van Helfteren, 14 Pieter van Tuyll, 15 Harry Kip (Coach: Bill Sheridan)

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1977 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 12 teams

4 Al Faber, 5 Jan Dekker, 6 Jimmy Woudstra, 7 Cees Limmen, 8 Emill Hagens, 9 Bert Kragtwijk, 10 Cock van de Lagemaat, 11 Dan Cramer, 12 Kees Akerboom, 13 Jan Loorbach, 14 Renso Zwiers, 15 Harry Kip (Coach: Jan Janbroers)

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1979 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 12 teams

4 Bert Kragtwijk, 5 Jan Dekker, 6 Dan Cramer, 7 Mitchell Plaat, 8 Emill Hagens, 9 Al Faber, 10 Sid Bruinsma, 11 Jimmy Woudstra, 12 Kees Akerboom, 13 Toon van Helfteren, 14 Pieter van Tuyll, 15 Harry Kip (Coach: Tom Quinn)

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1983 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams

4 René Ridderhof, 5 Ronald Schilp, 6 Randy Wiel, 7 Mitchell Plaat, 8 Jelle Esveldt, 9 Al Faber, 10 Jos Kuipers, 11 Dan Cramer, 12 Cock van de Lagemaat, 13 Henk Pieterse, 14 Roland van den Bergh, 15 Rob van Essen (Coach: Vladimír Heger)

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1985 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 12 teams

4 Martin Esajas, 5 Ronald Schilp, 6 Martin de Vries, 7 Marco de Waard, 8 Jelle Esveldt, 9 Ron van der Schaaf, 10 John Franken, 11 Cock van de Lagemaat, 12 Jos Kuipers, 13 Peter van Noord, 14 Hans Heijdeman, 15 Rob van Essen (Coach: Vladimír Heger)

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1986 FIBA World Cup: finished 14th among 24 teams

4 Rik Smits, 5 Jelle Esveldt, 6 Ronald Schilp, 7 Cock van de Lagemaat, 8 Raymond Bottse, 9 Rene Ebeltjes, 10 Chris van Dinten, 11 Hans Heijdeman, 12 Erik Griekspoor, 13 Emill Hagens, 14 Marco de Waard, 15 Peter van Noord (Coach: Ruud Harrewijn)

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1987 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 12 teams

4 John Emanuels, 5 Ronald Schilp, 6 Marco de Waard, 7 Cees van Rootselaar, 8 Jelle Esveldt, 9 Okke te Velde, 10 Rik Smits, 11 Chris van Dinten, 12 Peter van Noord, 13 Toon van Helfteren, 14 Henk Pieterse, 15 Jos Kuipers (Coach: Ruud Harrewijn)

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1989 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 8 teams

4 Raymond Bottse, 5 John Emanuels, 6 Marco de Waard, 7 Cees van Rootselaar, 8 Rolf Franke, 9 Okke te Velde, 10 Richard van Poelgeest, 11 Frans Houben, 12 Milko Lieverst, 13 Paul Vrind, 14 Peter Dam, 15 Jos Kuipers (Coach: Ruud Harrewijn)

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2015 EuroBasket: finished 21st among 24 teams{{cite web|title=Netherlands at the EuroBasket 2015|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/208-fiba-eurobasket/7259/teams/netherlands|access-date=10 September 2015}}

0 Yannick Franke, 5 Leon Williams, 6 Worthy de Jong, 7 Charlon Kloof, 9 Mohamed Kherrazi, 10 Ralf de Pagter, 12 Kees Akerboom, Jr., 13 Roeland Schaftenaar, 18 Nicolas de Jong, 21 Robin Smeulders, 23 Henk Norel, 44 Arvin Slagter (C) (Coach: Toon van Helfteren)

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2022 EuroBasket: finished 22nd among 24 teams{{cite web|title=Netherlands at the EuroBasket 2022|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/208-fiba-eurobasket/208210/teams/netherlands|access-date=8 September 2022}}

0 Yannick Franke, 1 Keye van der Vuurst de Vries, 5 Leon Williams, 6 Worthy de Jong (C), 9 Mohamed Kherrazi, 11 Shane Hammink,
13 Roeland Schaftenaar, 14 Jesse Edwards, 30 Olaf Schaftenaar, 32 Matt Haarms, 33 Jito Kok, 90 Charlon Kloof
(Coach: Maurizio Buscaglia)

See also

{{Portal|Sports|Netherlands}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{commons category}}

  • {{Official website}} {{in lang|nl}}
  • [http://www.fiba.basketball/federation/Netherlands Netherlands FIBA profile]
  • [https://www.eurobasket.com/Holland/basketball-National-Team.aspx Dutch National Team – Men] at Eurobasket.com
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20231009053921/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//tid/334/_//teams.html Netherlands Basketball Records] at FIBA Archive

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