Denmark men's national basketball team

Denmark
FIBA ranking59 Decrease 1 (13 July 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1951
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationDBBF
CoachAllan Foss
Nickname(s)De rød-hvide
(The Red and White)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
Appearances3
MedalsNone
Championship for Small Countries
Appearances1
Medals1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold: (2010)
First international
 Denmark 13–109 Soviet Union 
(Paris, France; 3 May 1951)
Biggest win
 Denmark 99–51 Cyprus 
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 April 1986)
Biggest defeat
 Soviet Union 118–14 Denmark 
(Moscow, Soviet Union; 25 May 1953)

The Denmark men's national basketball team (Danish: Danmarks landsbasketballhold) represents Denmark in international basketball competition. The national team is controlled by the Danish Basketball Association.

In the 1950s, the Denmark national team competed regularly at the EuroBasket, the top European tournament. Their best appearance came in their debut appearance in 1951. Since then, the team has struggled to maintain consistency, but won gold at the European Championship for Small Countries in 2010. Denmark has yet to qualify to play on the global stage at the FIBA World Cup.

History

EuroBasket 1951

Denmark debuted in the European championships at the EuroBasket 1951 in Paris. They went 0–4 in the preliminary round and ended up in last place in their group. In a direct elimination match against Luxembourg, Denmark took a 46–45 lead with 5 seconds left. A final half-court shot by Luxembourg bounced off the rim, giving Denmark its first ever win at the EuroBasket tournament and advancing the team to the first classification round. They picked up another win there, against Scotland, finishing in third place in the group at 1–2. Their third win of the tournament came against Portugal in the 13th–16th place classification semifinal. Denmark then lost to Switzerland in the 13th/14th place match to finish 14th of the 18 teams with a record of 3–7.

EuroBasket 1953

Two years later, at the EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow, Denmark did not fare as well. They dropped eight of their matches (three in the preliminary round, three in the first classification round, and the two second-round classification games) on their way to a 16th-place finish out of the 17 teams in the tournament.

EuroBasket 1955

At the EuroBasket 1955 in Budapest, Denmark lost all eight of their matches and finished last of the 18 teams at the event.

Later years

After the EuroBasket 1955, the Danish national team regressed and never qualified for a major tournament again. They did achieve some success on a lower level, at the European Championship for Small Countries, where they won gold in 2010.

Competitive record

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2025

27 November 2025 Denmark  64–74  Spain Farum, Denmark
18:30 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 10–20, 14–15, 17–14
Pts: Jensen 20
Rebs: Larsen 8
Asts: Jensen, Pedersen 3		 Boxscore Pts: Fernández 15
Rebs: Osobor, Paulí 8
Asts: Cárdenas 4		 Arena: Farum Arena
Attendance: 2,630
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Michał Proc (POL), Blaž Zupančič (SVN)
30 November 2025 Ukraine  88–71  Denmark Riga, Latvia
19:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 28–16, 27–10, 15–25
Pts: Kovliar 28
Rebs: Bobrov 11
Asts: Kovliar 11		 Boxscore Pts: Erikstrup 21
Rebs: Erikstrup, Larsen 7
Asts: Jensen 10		 Arena: Xiaomi Arena
Attendance: 500
Referees: Petar Pešić (SRB), Ilias Kounellis (CYP), Ioannis Tsibouris (GRE)

2026

27 February 2026 Denmark  71–89  Georgia Farum, Denmark
18:30 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 20–27, 15–38, 24–12
Pts: Jensen 15
Rebs: Knudsen, Pedersen 8
Asts: Knudsen 4		 Boxscore Pts: Shengelia 24
Rebs: Shengelia 7
Asts: Reed, Shengelia 5		 Arena: Farum Arena
Attendance: 1,908
Referees: Péter Praksch (HUN), Carsten Straube (GER), Valerio Grigioni (ITA)
2 March 2026 Georgia  89–60  Denmark Tbilisi, Georgia
21:00 (UTC+4) Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 22–14, 30–18, 16–11
Pts: Reed 29
Rebs: Shengelia 11
Asts: Reed 8		 Boxscore Pts: Klussmann 17
Rebs: Heede-Andersen 9
Asts: Jensen 5		 Arena: Tbilisi Arena
Attendance: 7,100
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Çisil Güngör (TUR), Elvis Binders-Čoders (LAT)
2 July 2026 Spain  109–81  Denmark Madrid, Spain
19:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 27–22, 31–14, 27–26
Pts: Oriola 20
Rebs: Oriola, Pradilla 6
Asts: Cárdenas 8		 Boxscore Pts: Ballisager-Webb 14
Rebs: Ballisager-Webb 7
Asts: Heede-Andersen 6		 Arena: Caja Mágica
Attendance: 6,685
Referees: Boris Krejić (SVN), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Silvia Marziali (ITA)
5 July 2026 Denmark  69–99  Ukraine Farum, Denmark
15:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 12–31, 19–24, 13–22
Pts: Erichsen 14
Rebs: Erichsen 7
Asts: Heede-Andersen 7		 Boxscore Pts: Mykhailiuk 30
Rebs: Kovliar 7
Asts: Kovliar 8		 Arena: Farum Arena
Attendance: 1,317
Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Orhan Çağrı Hekimoğlu (TUR), Rainis Värv (EST)
27 August 2026 Denmark  78–89  Romania Farum, Denmark
18:30 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 23–16, 20–27, 25–24
Pts: Dibba 21
Rebs: Dibba, Pedersen 7
Asts: Lundberg 6		 Boxscore Pts: Russell 34
Rebs: Cățe 8
Asts: Diculescu, Russell 6		 Arena: Farum Arena
Attendance: 1,375
Referees: Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Tomasz Łangowski (POL), Pierre Landy (FRA)

2027

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers match on 27 August 2026 against Romania.[2]

Denmark men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PF 0 Bakary Dibba 24 – (2001-10-23)23 October 2001 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Breogán Spain
G 1 Iffe Lundberg 31 – (1994-12-04)4 December 1994 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel
SF 3 Sylvester Pedersen 28 – (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Bakken Bears Denmark
SF 8 Gabriel Vogel 21 – (2005-05-18)18 May 2005 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Svendborg Rabbits Denmark
PG 12 Adam Heede-Andersen 30 – (1996-07-04)4 July 1996 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Svendborg Rabbits Denmark
C 13 David Kristensen 28 – (1998-08-25)25 August 1998 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Zamora Spain
C 15 Zarko Jukic 33 – (1993-07-28)28 July 1993 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Ármann Iceland
SG 16 Viggo Rimdal 18 – (2007-10-10)10 October 2007 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Copenhagen Denmark
C 22 Jermaine Ballisager-Webb 23 – (2003-02-22)22 February 2003 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Brno Czech Republic
PG 35 Oscar Jørgensen 27 – (1998-12-29)29 December 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Bakken Bears Denmark
G 71 Jonathan Klussmann 23 – (2002-10-06)6 October 2002 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Artland Dragons Germany
G/F 88 Gustav Drejer 17 – (2009-02-21)21 February 2009 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Manresa Spain
Head coach
  • Denmark Allan Foss
Assistant coach(es)
  • Iceland Lárus Jónsson
  • Denmark Emil Svendsen
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 27 August 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jermaine Ballisager-Webb David Kristensen
PF Bakary Dibba Zarko Jukic Gustav Drejer
SF Sylvester Pedersen Viggo Rimdal Gabriel Vogel
SG Iffe Lundberg Jonathan Klussmann
PG Adam Heede-Andersen Oscar Jørgensen

Head coach position

  • Belgium Per Huyghebaert – (1991–1994)
  • Denmark Allan Foss – (2004–2009)
  • United States/Denmark Peter Hoffman – (2010–2011)
  • Finland Pieti Poikola – (2013–2016)
  • Israel Erez Bittman – (2017–2021)
  • Croatia Arnel Dedić – (2021–2022)
  • Denmark Allan Foss – (2022–present)

Past rosters

1951 EuroBasket: finished 14th among 18 teams

3 Knud Lundberg, 4 Knud Norskov, 5 Erik Korsbjerg, 6 Erik Wilbek, 7 Peter Tantholdt, 8 Belger Can, 9 Bent Sondergaard, 10 Erik Melbye, 11 Sven Thomsen, 12 John Christensen, 13 Ove Nielsen, 14 Kai Sogaard, 15 Erik Carlsen, 16 Niels Mygind (Coach: ?)

1953 EuroBasket: finished 16th among 17 teams

3 Kai Sorensen, 4 Knud Norskov, 5 Knud Lundberg, 6 Peter Tantholdt, 7 John Christensen, 8 Erik Madsen, 10 Torben Starup-Hansen, 11 Ivan Rasmussen, 12 Ove Nielsen, 13 Erik Wilbek, 14 Per Meilsøe, 15 Willi Mouritsen, 16 John Nielsen (Coach: ?)

1955 EuroBasket: finished 18th among 18 teams

3 Kai Sogaard, 4 Erik Korsbjerg, 5 Peter Tantholdt, 6 Per Meilsøe, 7 An Lillelund, 8 Ivan Rasmussen, 9 Ove Nielsen, 10 T Storup, 11 P Hintz, 12 T Malmquist, 13 Willi Mouritsen, 14 S Sparre (Coach: ?)

Kit

Manufacturer

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Denmark during the EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers in August 2026". Retrieved 27 August 2026.

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