Country: | Northern Cyprus |
National Fed: | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Basketball Federation |
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First Game: | Northern Cyprus 84–78 (Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus; 24 January 2006) |
Largest Win: | Northern Cyprus 78–62 (North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus; 19 July 2021) |
Largest Loss: | Northern Cyprus 59–76 (Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus; 27 May 2015) |
The Northern Cyprus national basketball team is the basketball team of Northern Cyprus. The team is not affiliated to FIBA, so only plays friendly games.
Northern Cyprus's first match was played on 25 January 2006, against Kyrgyzstan. The team won by 84–78.
In May 2015, the team played two matches against Abkhazia national team in Northern Cyprus, invited by the TRNC Federation.[1] The team won their second match by 59–47, while the third match was cancelled.[2]
In 2021, the team played two friendly matches against Kyrgyzstan.[3] Northern Cyprus won the first of them.[4]