| Country: | Norway |
| Coach: | Matthias Eckhoff |
| Joined Fiba: | 1968 |
| Fiba Zone: | FIBA Europe |
| National Fed: | NBBF |
| Wc Appearances: | None |
| Zone Championship: | EuroBasket |
| Zone Appearances: | None |
| Zone Championship2: | Championship for Small Countries |
| Zone Appearances2: | 2 |
| Zone Medals2: | Silver: (1996, 2018) |
| H Pattern B: | _basketballblankborder |
| H Body: | C8102E |
| H Shorts: | ffffff |
| A Pattern B: | _basketballwhiteborder |
| A Body: | C8102E |
| A Shorts: | C8102E |
| First Game: | 50–63 (Oslo, Norway; 11 February 1967) |
| Largest Win: | 48–88 (Serravalle, San Marino; 26 June 2018) |
| Largest Loss: | 123–59 (Reykjavík, Iceland; 15 April 1968) |
The Norway men's national basketball team (no|Norges herrelandslag i basketball) represents Norway in international basketball tournaments. The national team is administered by the Norwegian Basketball Federation.
Norway has never had great success on the international stage in the past. They are one of the few European countries to date to have never qualified for one of the top international basketball competitions, such as the EuroBasket or the FIBA World Cup.
Norway's first international match was played on 11 February 1967 in Oslo, where the team lost 50–63 to Denmark.[1] The most capped player is Torgeir Bryn, with 111 caps.
In the past, Norway has attempted to qualify for the EuroBasket several times, but have yet to reach the tournament. They have only entered the Olympic basketball qualification twice, for the 1980, and 1988 Olympic Games. Norway is one of Europe's most populous nations to have never qualified for a major international basketball competition. However, they have competed at smaller events such as the European Championship for Small Countries.
In 2012, financial troubles led the Norwegian Basketball Federation to shut down both the men's and women's national teams. The federation simply did not have the funds to keep either the men's or women's teams afloat. Since then, however, the federation has come to realize just how many people from the athletes and teams, to individuals and companies care about the Norwegian basketball community and are willing to provide financial support. The federation also worked to raise money through sponsorships, and eventually signed a major sponsorship agreement with Circle K, in addition to a few smaller sponsors.[2]
In 2018, Norway made its return to FIBA competition by playing at the European Championship for Small Countries. The national team finished as the runners-up after losing 75–59 in the final against Malta.[3]
In 2021, Norway joined the EuroBasket 2025 qualification.
| World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | ||||||
| 1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||
| 1974 | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||||||
 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |||||||||||
 1986 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||
 1990 | Did not qualify | EuroBasket served as qualifiers | |||||||||||
 1994 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | |||||||||||||
 2002 | |||||||||||||
 2006 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||
 2010 | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||||||
 2019 | |||||||||||||
 2023 | |||||||||||||
 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||
| Total | 0/14 | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | Qualifying | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | ||||||
 1968 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||
| 1972 | |||||||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||||||
| 1980 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||
 1988 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||
| 1996 to 2024 | |||||||||||||
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||
| Total | 0/15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| FIBA European Championship for Small Countries | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | |||
 1996 | bgcolor=silver | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | bgcolor=silver | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| EuroBasket | Qualification | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | ||||||
 1969 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||
| 1971 | |||||||||||||
| 1973 | |||||||||||||
| 1975 | |||||||||||||
 1977 | |||||||||||||
| 1979 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1981 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
 1983 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||
| 1985 | Did not qualify | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1987 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||
| 1997 | Did not qualify | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||||||
 2009 | |||||||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||||||
 2013 | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||||||
   2017 | |||||||||||||
  2022 | |||||||||||||
 2025 | Did not qualify | 14 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/27 | 62 | 19 | 43 | |||||||||
Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers match on 25 February 2024 against Luxembourg.[4] [5]
Matthias Eckhoff – (2018–present)2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
finished 2nd among 7 teams[6]