Mongolia men's national basketball team

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

Mongolia Mongolia
FIBA ranking100 Increase 4 (15 September 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA2000
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationMongolian Basketball Association
CoachVassilis Fragkias
Nickname(s)Blue Wolves
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Asia Cup
AppearancesNone
Asian Games
Appearances5
EABA Championship
Appearances3
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

The Mongolian national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Mongolia in international competitions, administered by the Mongolian National Basketball Association.[2] (Mongolian: Монгол Улс сагсан бөмбөгийн холбоо)

Even though it is one of FIBA Asia's youngest members, the team enjoyed some great success at the East Asian Games. At the last event in October 2013, the Blue Wolves finished 5th, leaving behind Team Guam and Team Hong Kong.

History

Mongolian men's basketball team had its first international competition in 1956 at the "China and Mongolian Railway Championships"

Scores

2022

In 2022 the team finished 9th out of 24 teams at the FIBA 3x3 games, advancing out of their pool and falling to Poland in the first round of the bracket.

2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

11 November 2022 Mongolia  94–92  Malaysia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 20-17, 29-21, 22-27, 23-27
Pts: Sanchir Tungalag 36
Rebs: BoldBaatar Bat Erdene 12
Asts: Sergelen Otgonbaatar 6 		Boxscore Pts: Chun Hon Ting 33
Rebs: Chun Hon Ting 10
Asts: Wen Qian, Anthony Liew 5 		Arena: UG Arena
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA)
12 November 2022 Tahiti  62–91  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 19–28, 11–22, 17–17
Pts: Roopina 14
Rebs: Roopina 8
Asts: Lefoc, Fauura 3 		Boxscore Pts: Ulzii-Orshikh 18
Rebs: Bat-Erdene, Enkhbayasgalan 9
Asts: Bat-Erdene 5 		Arena: UG Arena
Referees: Lee Kyoung-hwan (KOR), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG)
13 November 2022 Mongolia  88–77  Vietnam Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 25–19, 17–12, 25–20
Pts: Enkhbayasgalan 17
Rebs: Enkhbaatar, Sanchir 7
Asts: Sanchir 6 		Boxscore Pts: Nguyễn H. 28
Rebs: Nguyễn H., Young 6
Asts: Đặng, Tran 3 		Arena: UG Arena
Referees: Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Daigo Urushima (JPN), Lee Kyoung-hwan (KOR)
14 November 2022 Thailand  109–105  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 29–28, 23–11, 34–35
Pts: Lish 30
Rebs: Lish, Phuangla 5
Asts: Lish 5 		Boxscore Pts: Sanchir 23
Rebs: Bilguun 9
Asts: Ulzii-Orshikh 5 		Arena: UG Arena
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA)

2023

2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

February 24, 2023 Hong Kong  69–76  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 14–18, 20–18, 15–18
Pts: Tsai 19
Rebs: Tang 7
Asts: Yang 4 		Boxscore Pts: Bilguun 16
Rebs: Dölgöön 10
Asts: Sanchir 3 		Arena: UG Arena
Attendance: 0
Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND)
February 25, 2023 Singapore  49–73  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 29–8, 22–10, 10–16, 12–15
Pts: Mah 11
Rebs: Lua 9
Asts: Chiam 4 		Boxscore Pts: Delgernyam 16
Rebs: Enkhbaatar 14
Asts: Otgonjargal 6 		Arena: UG Arena
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Joenard Garcia (PHI)
February 26, 2023 Guam  82–81  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolia
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 24–17, 26–22, 17–16
Pts: Galloway 24
Rebs: Galloway 10
Asts: Ross 8 		Boxscore Pts: Ariunbold 17
Rebs: Onolbaatar 9
Asts: Sergelen, Sanchir 3 		Arena: UG Arena
Attendance: 0
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Chuang Chih-chun (TPE), Budi Marfan (INA)

Basketball at the 2022 Asian Games – Men

26 September
20:00
China  89–50  Mongolia
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 24–9, 21–12, 24–10
Pts: Zhang 19
Rebs: Zhang 10
Asts: Hu J. 4		 Pts: Odgerel 8
Rebs: Davaadorj 5
Asts: Gantsolmon 6
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Mohammad Rajabiozoodi (IRI), Tee Yong Sern (MAS)
28 September
20:00
Mongolia  64–69  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 10–20, 18–17, 16–15
Pts: Bolor-Erdene 22
Rebs: Uuganbayar 8
Asts: Gan-Erdene 5		 Pts: Lee 19
Rebs: Reid 11
Asts: Chan 5
Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Mohamed Alsalam (BHR), Ahmed Alyousef (JOR), Bandar Al-Suwaidi (QAT)
30 September
20:00
Chinese Taipei  78–75  Mongolia
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 21–25, 19–20, 16–11
Pts: Artino 27
Rebs: Artino, Liu 8
Asts: Tseng 6		 Pts: Amarbayasgalan 16
Rebs: Dulguunmurun 9
Asts: Bolor-Erdene 11
Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Mohamed Al-Salam (BRN), Kim Bo-hui (KOR), Bandar Al-Suwaidi (QAT)

2024

2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

22 February 2024 China  vs.  Mongolia Xi'an, China
Boxscore Arena: Shaanxi Provincial Gymnasium
25 February 2024 Mongolia  vs.  Guam Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Boxscore Arena: UG Arena
21 November 2024 Japan  vs.  Mongolia
Boxscore
24 November 2024 Mongolia  vs.  China
Boxscore

2025

2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

20 February 2025 Guam  vs.  Mongolia
Boxscore
23 February 2025 Mongolia  vs.  Japan
Boxscore

Competition record

Summer Olympics

See also: Summer Olympics
Year Position Pld W L
yet to qualify

FIBA Basketball World Cup

See also: FIBA Basketball World Cup
Year Position Pld W L
Qatar 2027 To be determined

FIBA Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
Philippines 1960 Not a FIBA member
Taiwan 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 1969
Japan 1971
Philippines 1973
Thailand 1975
Malaysia 1977
Japan 1979
India 1981
Hong Kong 1983
Malaysia 1985
Thailand 1987
China 1989
Japan 1991
Indonesia 1993
South Korea 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Japan 1999
China 2001 Did not enter
China 2003
Qatar 2005 Did not qualify
Japan 2007 Did not enter
China 2009 Did not qualify
China 2011
Philippines 2013
China 2015 Did not enter
Lebanon 2017
Indonesia 2022
Saudi Arabia 2025 To be determined
Total 0/31 0 0 0

Asian Games

See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
Year Position Pld W L
South Korea 2002 12th place 5 5
Qatar 2006 13th place 2 1 1
China 2010 9th place 6 2 4
South Korea 2014 8th place 10 3 7
Indonesia 2018 T-9th 3 1 2
China Basketball at the 2022 Asian Games – Men 14th place 3 0 3

East Asian Championship (EABA)

See also: EABA Championship
Year Position Pld W L
Japan 2009 6th place 3 3
China 2011 6th place 3 3
South Korea 2013 6th place 3 3
Japan 2017 Did not participate

Roster

Mongolia men's national basketball team - FIBA Asia Cup 2025 qualifiers second round (February 2023) roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G 1 Ulzii-Orshikh Myagmarsuren 22 – (2000-08-12)August 12, 2000 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) IHC Apes Mongolia
G 3 Munkhtuvshin Davaadorj 33 – (1989-05-15)May 15, 1989 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Zavkhan Brothers Mongolia
G 4 Sergelen Otgonbaatar 34 – (1989-01-09)January 9, 1989 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Khas Broncos Mongolia
G 5 Ikhbayar Chuluunbaatar 22 – (2000-08-28)August 28, 2000 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Arkhangai Warriors Mongolia
F 6 Dulguun Enkhbat 30 – (1992-03-27)March 27, 1992 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Zavkhan Brothers Mongolia
F 8 Anand Ariunbold 25 – (1997-04-14)April 14, 1997 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Khas Broncos Mongolia
F 9 Sanchir Tungalag 33 – (1989-04-08)April 8, 1989 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Erdenet Miners Mongolia
F 10 Bilguun Battuvshin (C) 33 – (1989-03-02)March 2, 1989 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Khas Broncos Mongolia
C 11 Otgonjargal Tsogt 29 – (1993-08-25)August 25, 1993 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Zavkhan Brothers Mongolia
C 13 Enkhbaatar Onolbaatar 27 – (1995-06-16)June 16, 1995 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Erdenet Miners Mongolia
G 17 Battur Ganbold 35 – (1987-08-06)August 6, 1987 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Erdenet Miners Mongolia
C 20 Delgernyam Davaasambuu 32 – (1990-04-08)April 8, 1990 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Tenuun-Ulzii Metal Mongolia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Mongolia Azbayar Tserendagva
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on February 24, 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Delgernyam Davaasambuu Enkhbaatar Onolbaatar Otgonjargal Tsogt
PF Dulguun Enkhbat Bilguun Battuvshin
SF Tungalagiin Sanchir Munkhtuvshin Davaadorj
SG Anand Ariunbold Battur Ganbold Ikhbayar Chuluunbaatar
PG Sergelen Otgonbaatar Ulzii-Orshikh Myagmarsuren

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Mongolia, fiba.com, accessed 23 November 2013.

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