Belarus women's national basketball team

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

The Belarus women's national basketball represented Belarus in international women's basketball tournaments. The team is controlled by the Belarusian Basketball Federation.

Belarus

FIBA ranking	NR (26 August 2024)
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe (suspended)
National federation	Belarusian Basketball Federation
Coach	Nataliya Trafimava
Olympic Games
Appearances	2
Medals	None
World Cup
Appearances	2
Medals	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	8
Medals	Bronze (2007)
Home Away

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIBA suspended Belarus from participating in basketball and 3x3 basketball competitions.

Competitive record

Belarus was part of the Soviet Union until 1991.

Olympic Games

Olympic Games
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
2000	Did not qualify
2004
2008	6th	6	2	4
2012	Did not qualify
2016	9th	5	1	4
2020	Did not qualify
2024	Banned

FIBA World Cup

FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1994	Did not qualify
1998
2002
2006
2010	4th	9	4	5
2014	10th	4	2	2
2018	Did not qualify
2022	Withdrew
2026	To be determined

EuroBasket

EuroBasket						Qualification
Year	Position	Pld	W	L		Pld	W	L
1995	Did not qualify					3	1	2
1997						7	5	2
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	3rd	9	5	4
2009	4th	9	4	5
2011	9th	6	3	3
2013	5th	9	5	4		8	6	2
/ 2015	4th	10	5	5
2017	15th	3	0	3		4	2	2
/ 2019	13th	3	1	2
/ 2021	4th	6	3	3		4	3	1
/ 2023	Excluded					Excluded
/// 2025
/ 2027	To be determined					To be determined
Total		55	26	29		26	17	9

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2021.

Belarus women's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 4 Alena Karasevich 27 – (1994-04-04)4 April 1994 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Olimpia Grodno PG 5 Aliaksandra Tarasava 32 – (1988-06-23)23 June 1988 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) TK Hannover SF 7 Yuliya Rytsikava 34 – (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Horizont Minsk SG 8 Tatsiana Likhtarovich 33 – (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Basket Esch PG 9 Volha Ziuzkova 38 – (1983-06-14)14 June 1983 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Horizont Minsk PF 10 Anastasiya Verameyenka 33 – (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Horizont Minsk PF 13 Maryia Papova 26 – (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg G 17 Yuliya Vasilevich 19 – (2001-06-21)21 June 2001 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Olimpia Grodno PF 18 Hanna Brych 24 – (1997-03-08)8 March 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Kazanochka Kazan PG 20 Alex Bentley 30 – (1990-10-27)27 October 1990 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Dynamo Kursk C 21 Viktoryia Hasper 33 – (1988-01-09)9 January 1988 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Horizont Minsk SF 23 Yanina Inkina 23 – (1997-10-16)16 October 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Horizont Minsk	Head coach Nataliya Trafimava Assistant coach(es) Aliaksei Pyntsikau Zlatan Prešić Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 17 June 2021

3x3 team

Natallia Dashkevich and Maryna Ivashchanka both stand 1.90m (6 ft 3in) and hence have a size advantage against most opponents. Belarus finished with bronze at the 2019 European Games on home soil.

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile