Albania women's national under-18 basketball team explained

Country:Albania
Fiba Zone:FIBA Europe
National Fed:Albanian Basketball Association
Wc Championship:U19 World Cup
Wc Appearances:None
Zone Championship:U18 EuroBasket
Zone Appearances:None
Zone Championship2:U18 EuroBasket Division B
Zone Appearances2:5
Zone Medals2:None
Zone Championship3:U18 EuroBasket Division C
Zone Appearances3:4
Zone Medals3: Silver: 1 (2023)
Bronze: 3 (2005, 2022, 2024)

The Albania women's national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of Albania, administered by the Albanian Basketball Association (FSHB) (Albanian: Federata Shqiptare e Basketbollit).[1] [2] It represents the country in women's international under-18 basketball competitions.

The 2023 FIBA European Championship Division C was a premiere for Albania as it was both the first time, Albania hosted the event and it was also the first time Albania reached the final.[3]

Paving the way for Albania's performance were Brikena Mucenji and Anisa Bokrina. The former harvested 23 points and 10 boards, while Bokrina added 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals in the Semi-Finals against Andorra.[3]

FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket participations

Year Division B Division C
2005[4]
2015[5] 20th
2016[6] 19th
2017[7] 22nd
2018[8] 21st
2019[9] 23rd
2022[10]
2023[11]
2024[12]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.fiba.basketball/federation/Albania Profile - Albania
  2. https://www.eurobasket.com/Albania/basketball-national-team.aspx?women=1&age=18 Albania women's national under-18 basketball team
  3. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u18cwomen/2023/news/first-time-finalists-albania-to-meet-malta-in-title-showdown First time finalists Albania to meet Malta in title showdown
  4. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3227/_/2005_U18_European_Promotion_Cup_Women_/index.html 2005 Under-18 European Promotion Cup for Women
  5. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/10458/_/2015_U18_European_Championship_Women_DIVISION_B/schedule.html 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women Division B
  6. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u18bwomen/2016 2016 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B
  7. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u18bwomen/2017 2017 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B
  8. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u18bwomen/2018 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B
  9. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u18bwomen/2019 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B
  10. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u18cwomen/2022 2022 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division C
  11. https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u18cwomen/2023 2023 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division C
  12. https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-u18-womens-eurobasket-2024-division-c 2024 FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket Division C