Soviet Union men's national basketball team
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The Soviet Union men's national basketball team (Russian: Сбо́рная СССР по баскетболу, tr. sbórnaya SSSR po basketbolu) was the national basketball team that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams.
National sports team
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| FIBA ranking | Defunct | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1947 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | Soviet Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Various | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 9 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (1972, 1988) Silver: (1952, 1956, 1960, 1964)  Bronze: (1968, 1976, 1980) | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (1967, 1974, 1982) Silver: (1978, 1986, 1990) Bronze: (1963, 1970) | ||
| FIBA EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 21 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (1947, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1979, 1981, 1985) Silver: (1975, 1977, 1987) Bronze: (1955, 1973, 1983, 1989) | ||
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| First international | |||
.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_USSR_(1936-1955).svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union 50–11 Yugoslavia .svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_(1946-1992).svg.png){kind=small} (Prague, Czechoslovakia; 27 April 1947) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Soviet Union 118–14 Denmark  (Moscow, Soviet Union; 25 May 1953) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Soviet Union 55–89 United States .svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_(1912-1959).svg.png){kind=small} (Melbourne, Australia; 1 December 1956) | |||
Based on the number of medals, the basketball program of the former Soviet Union remains one of the most successful in the history of international basketball competitions, far behind that of the United States but ahead of Spain.[1][2][3]