The Indonesia men's national basketball team represents the Republic of Indonesia in international
basketball competitions. The governing body of the team is the Persatuan Bola Basket Seluruh Indonesia (
Indonesian Basketball Association – PERBASI).[2]
At the
1997 SEA Games in Jakarta, Indonesia failed to get a medal. Then, two years later Indonesia won the bronze medal at the Brunei
1999 SEA Games.[3]
Indonesia participated at the
2009 FIBA Asia Championship as well, which was held 6–16 August 2009, in
Tianjin, China. They were able to qualify for the said tournament by placing second in the
2009 SEABA Championship held from 6–9 June 2009.[4]
At the
FIBA Asia Championship, only the top 3 qualified for the
World Basketball Championships.[5] For these events, the head coach of the team was Rastafari Horongbala.[6]
At the
FIBA Asia Championship 2009, Indonesia finished 15th, leaving behind Sri Lanka.[7]
On individual performances,
Kelly Purwanto and
Isman Thoyib finished among the tournament's top performers. Purwanto finished in the top ten in steals per game, Thoyib finished in the top ten in blocks per game.[8]
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Mario Wuysang was not able to represent his country at that event due scheduling conflicts (the final four of the Indonesian IBL was scheduled about the same time as this Asian Championship).
Indonesia co-hosted the
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup along with Philippines and Japan although its national team did not finish at least among the top eight in the
2022 FIBA Asia Cup and failed to qualify.[9]
History
In the 1930s, even though it had not officially become an independent country, several cities in Indonesia already had local basketball clubs. After the proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945, basketball games began to be widely known in the cities that were involved in rivalries as
Yogyakarta vs.
Solo. The game of basketball was played for the first time at the national level in 1948 in Solo at the
National Sports Week I (PON I). Although this organization does not yet have a national sports master, it can get a quite lively welcome, both in terms of viewers and from the participants themselves.[citation needed]
Three years after that, on 23 October 1951, the
Indonesian Basketball Association was formed and named Persatuan Basketball Seluruh Indonesia. In 1955, due to the improvement of the name in accordance with Indonesian rules, the federation was renamed Persatuan Bola Basket Seluruh Indonesia (PERBASI). Perbasi was later accepted as a member of FIBA in 1953, and a year later, for the first time Indonesia sent a team to compete in the
1954 Asian Games in
Manila.[citation needed]
The Indonesia men's national basketball team represents the Republic of Indonesia in international
basketball competitions. The governing body of the team is the Persatuan Bola Basket Seluruh Indonesia (
Indonesian Basketball Association – PERBASI).[2]
At the
1997 SEA Games in Jakarta, Indonesia failed to get a medal. Then, two years later Indonesia won the bronze medal at the Brunei
1999 SEA Games.[3]
Indonesia participated at the
2009 FIBA Asia Championship as well, which was held 6–16 August 2009, in
Tianjin, China. They were able to qualify for the said tournament by placing second in the
2009 SEABA Championship held from 6–9 June 2009.[4]
At the
FIBA Asia Championship, only the top 3 qualified for the
World Basketball Championships.[5] For these events, the head coach of the team was Rastafari Horongbala.[6]
At the
FIBA Asia Championship 2009, Indonesia finished 15th, leaving behind Sri Lanka.[7]
On individual performances,
Kelly Purwanto and
Isman Thoyib finished among the tournament's top performers. Purwanto finished in the top ten in steals per game, Thoyib finished in the top ten in blocks per game.[8]
Indonesian basketball-icon
Mario Wuysang was not able to represent his country at that event due scheduling conflicts (the final four of the Indonesian IBL was scheduled about the same time as this Asian Championship).
Indonesia co-hosted the
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup along with Philippines and Japan although its national team did not finish at least among the top eight in the
2022 FIBA Asia Cup and failed to qualify.[9]
History
In the 1930s, even though it had not officially become an independent country, several cities in Indonesia already had local basketball clubs. After the proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945, basketball games began to be widely known in the cities that were involved in rivalries as
Yogyakarta vs.
Solo. The game of basketball was played for the first time at the national level in 1948 in Solo at the
National Sports Week I (PON I). Although this organization does not yet have a national sports master, it can get a quite lively welcome, both in terms of viewers and from the participants themselves.[citation needed]
Three years after that, on 23 October 1951, the
Indonesian Basketball Association was formed and named Persatuan Basketball Seluruh Indonesia. In 1955, due to the improvement of the name in accordance with Indonesian rules, the federation was renamed Persatuan Bola Basket Seluruh Indonesia (PERBASI). Perbasi was later accepted as a member of FIBA in 1953, and a year later, for the first time Indonesia sent a team to compete in the
1954 Asian Games in
Manila.[citation needed]