Hungary men's national basketball team
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The Hungary men's national basketball team (Hungarian: Magyar nemzeti kosárlabda-válogatott) represents Hungary in international basketball tournaments. It is governed by the Hungarian Basketball Federation (MKOSZ).
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| FIBA ranking | 43  4 (15 September 2023)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1935 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | MKOSZ | ||
| Coach | Stojan Ivković | ||
| Nickname(s) | Magyars | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 16 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (1955) Silver: (1953) Bronze: (1946) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Latvia 46–12 Hungary .svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary_(1915-1918%2C_1919-1946).svg.png){kind=small} (Geneva, Switzerland; 2 May 1935) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Malta 43–138 Hungary  (Ta' Qali, Malta; 13 June 2001) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania_(1918–1940).svg.png){kind=small} Lithuania 79–15 Hungary (Kaunas, Lithuania; 26 May 1939) | |||
Hungary's best period during international competition came in the 1940s to the 1960s. It was where the national team won several medals at the EuroBasket (1946, 1953, 1955), and reached the Olympic Games on four out of the first six occasions of the event overall. However, after that era, the team has only qualified for the continental showpiece three times (1999, 2017, 2022) since 1969. Hungary also continues to vie for their debut appearance to the FIBA World Cup.