Armenia’s National Team Lost to Bulgaria in the Opening Match of EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers

The Armenian national basketball team began its EuroBasket 2029 pre-qualification campaign with a loss to Bulgaria — 88:98. The game was played as part of Group B.

The match was special for the national team: naturalized American guard Christian Vital made his debut for Armenia, immediately becoming one of the leaders with 27 points and 8 rebounds.

Armenia’s top scorer in the game was André Spight-Mkrtchyan, who recorded an impressive 37 points.

Armenia national team player statistics:

• André Spight-Mkrtchyan — 37 points

• Christian Vital — 27 points, 8 rebounds

• Yura Melikyan — 8 points, 12 rebounds

• Albert Tadevosyan — 5 points, 4 rebounds

• Daniel Kirakosyan — 4 points

• Rafael Masumyan — 3 points

• Gabriel Adjemian — 2 points

• Valery Agadzhanyan — 2 points

Armenia will play its next match on November 30 in Yerevan, hosting the national team of Norway.

Head coach of the Armenian national team: “The team’s selfless play gives us hope ahead of the match against Norway”