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| FIBA ranking | NR (2 December 2025)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Joined FIBA | 1998 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | Basketball Federation of Turkmenistan | ||
| Coach | Ridvan Velishayev | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
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The Turkmenistan national basketball team represents Turkmenistan in international competitions. It is administered by the Basketball Federation of Turkmenistan.[2] (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň basketbol federasiýasy)
Turkmenistan had its last noteworthy appearance at the 2010 Asian Games where, after a long battle, it ceded to Mongolia 85–90. The country won the silver medal at the 3-on-3 basketball at the 2012 Asian Beach Games competition.[3]
Performance at Summer Olympics
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Yet to qualify
Performance at World championships
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Yet to qualify
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 to 1991 | Part of Soviet Union | |||
 1993 |
Not a FIBA member | |||
 1995
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 1997
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 1999 |
Did not enter | |||
 2001
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| 2003
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 2005
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| 2007
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| 2009
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| 2011 |
Did not qualify | |||
 2013 |
Did not enter | |||
| 2015
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 2017
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| 2022
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| 2025
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| Total | 0/31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ FIBA National Federations – Turkmenistan, fiba.com, accessed 14 May 2014.
- ^ 3rd Asian Beach Games: India’s Women bag 3x3 basketball gold; Men finish 5th, sportskeeda.com, accessed 5 July 2014.