Norway national basketball team

Norway

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FIBA ranking	88 (T)
Joined FIBA	1968
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Norwegian Basketball Association
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Eurobasket
Appearances	None

The Norwegian national basketball team, regulated by Norges Basketballforbund, is the basketball side that represents Norway in international competitions.

Its first match was played in 1966, when Norway lost 39-74 to Iceland. The most capped player is Torgeir Bryn, with 111 caps.

Norway has tried qualifying for the Eurobasket competition several times, but never made it. They only entered the Olympic qualification once, for the 1988 Summer Olympics. Norway is Europe's most populous nation to never qualify for a major international basketball competition, only behind Belarus and Slovakia.

Roster

Position	Player	Current club
Guard	Christer Elgmork	3B/Bærums Verk
Guard	Espen L. Stien	Asker Aliens
Guard	Mustafa Mahnin	Asker Aliens
Guard	Lars Jæger Torkildsen	Asker Aliens
Guard	Daniel Berg	3B/Bærums Verk
Guard	William Pavlic	Njård Basket
Guard & Forward	Fredrik Knutsen	Kristiansand Pirates
Forward	Arne Danieln	UNC Pembroke
Forward	Thor Afam Hagen	Kongsberg Penguins
Forward	Ronny Karlsen	TBA
Center	Lars Gunnar Sønsteby	TBA

Notable players

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

External links

• Official site
• Eurobasket