Kazakhstan’s National Basketball Team Gears Up for Asian Cup Qualifiers

The Kazakhstan men's national basketball team is gearing up for the qualifying tournament ahead of the 2025 Asian Cup, with an intense schedule of games on the horizon.

12.02.2024

Head coach has called up 15 basketball players to prepare for the upcoming matches. The team’s first challenge will be against India on February 23, followed by an away game against Qatar on February 26.

The roster includes players from various basketball clubs, including Balashov Oleg from BC “Irkut Russia” and Kuanov Shaim from BC “Tobol,” among others.

Here’s the full list of players:

1 – Balashov Oleg – BC “Irkut Russia”
5 – Kuanov Shaim – BC “Tobol”
8 – Vladimir Ivanov – BC “Barsy Atyrau”
9 – Vadim Shcherbak – PBC “Astana”
10 – Rustam Murzagaliev – PBC “Astana”
11 – Anton Bykov – BC “Tobol”
21 – Marchuk Roman – PBC “Astana”
23 – Pan Robert – BC “Irbis”
24 – Dmitry Gavrilov – PBC “Astana”
25 – Maxim Marchuk – PBC “Astana”
26 – Severgin Daniil – BC “Almaty Legion”
33 – Sakhipov Stanislav – BC “Almaty Legion”
47 – Aitkali Ruslan – PBC “Astana”
55 – Maidekin Askar – PBC “Astana”
76 – Orazbekov Alexander – BC “Astana Academy”

The Kazakhstan team, also known as the “Field Wolves,” will be competing in Group E against Iran, India, and Qatar during the qualifying period.

The game schedule is as follows: