Netherlands

FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	Basketball Nederland
Coach	Paul Vervaeck
Nickname(s)	Orange Lions
Under-19 World Cup
Appearances	None
U18 European Championship
Appearances	5
Medals	None
U18 European Championship Division B
Appearances	16
Medals	Gold: (2018)
Home Away

The Netherlands men's national under-18 basketball team is the national junior representative for the Netherlands in international under-18 basketball tournaments.^[1] They are governed by Basketball Nederland. The team competes at the FIBA U18 European Championship, with the opportunity to qualify for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup.^[2][3] The current coach is Paul Vervaeck.

In 2018, the team won its first medal when it won gold at the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B tournament.^[4] Following their victory, the Netherlands were promoted to Division A.

Competitive record[edit]

U18 European Championship[edit] Year Position 1964 Did not participate 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 12th 1976 Did not participate 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 11th 1988 12th 1990 10th 1992 Did not participate 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2005 Did not qualify 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 15th 2022 Did not qualify 2023 Total 5/38

U18 European Championship Division B[edit] Year Position 2005 6th 2006 14th 2007 14th 2008 9th 2009 11th 2010 12th 2011 6th 2012 9th 2013 8th 2014 13th 2015 11th 2016 17th 2017 6th 2018 1st 2019 (Division A) 2022 8th 2023 6th Total 16/17

Individual awards[edit]

• Under-18 Championship Division B MVP
  • Nathan Kuta – 2018

See also[edit]

• Netherlands men's national basketball team
• Netherlands men's national under-16 basketball team

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website (in Dutch)
• FIBA profile