After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA suspended Belarus from participating in international competitions.

After Belarus gained independence from the Soviet Union, their first attempt to qualify for the premier European basketball tournament came in 1993.

Belarus would finish with a (1–3) record in their pre-qualifying group, but would advance to the first round of the qualifiers; due to owning the point difference in their head-to-head against Portugal.

[5] There, they were placed in Group A, and right away the national team were overwhelmed in their first two matches by dominant performances from Slovenia and Montenegro respectively.

Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 25 and 28 November 2021 against Turkey and Greece.