The Denmark men's national basketball team () 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.
Denmark debuted in the European championships at the EuroBasket 1951 in Paris. They went 0âÂÂ4 in the preliminary round and ended up in last place in their group. In a direct elimination match against Luxembourg, Denmark took a 46âÂÂ45 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 1âÂÂ2. Their third win of the tournament came against Portugal in the 13thâÂÂ16th 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 3âÂÂ7.
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.
At the EuroBasket 1955 in Budapest, Denmark lost all eight of their matches and finished last of the 18 teams at the event.
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.
Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 27 February and 2 March 2026 against Georgia.
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: ?)