The Afghanistan men's national basketball team (Persian: تیم ملی بسکتبال مردان افغانستان) is the men's national basketball team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan National Basketball Federation.[2][3][4][5] Afghanistan joined FIBA and became a member of FIBA Asia in 1968. Afghanistan won the 2010 South Asian Games, becoming the first sports team to win gold in the nation's history.[6]
Basketball was first played in Afghanistan in 1936. In 1966, the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee (ANOC) founded the first national basketball team after receiving challenges from India and Pakistan. Tom Gouttierre, an American Peace Corps volunteer and coach of the team at Habibia High School, became the first coach. Using detailed, confidential instructions from John Wooden, the Afghanistan team became the only other to run the famous UCLAzone press.[7]
Although the international games were canceled, in 1969 Gouttierre returned on a Fulbright Fellowship and again became the Habibia coach, and in 1970 Bill Bradley of the New York Knicks tutored the team while visiting the country. That year China challenged the ANOC. Because of the lack of preparation time, Gouttierre decided that current and former Habibia players were the best choice for a second Afghanistan national team. Using the zone press, it defeated a much larger Chinese team in Parwan Province in the Afghanistan team's first international victory.[7]
FIBA Asia Cupedit
Afghanistan has failed to qualify for the FIBA Asia Cup, while as well as only entering in the qualification rounds only once in 2013 when they entered in the South Asian Basketball Association Qualifying Round. Afghanistan would defeat Nepal before losing to India and failing to qualify for the Asia Cup. This is their only appearance in FIBA Asia Cup qualification rounds to date.[citation needed]
Asian Gamesedit
Afghanistan has made two brief appearance in the Asian Games in 2006 and 2010. Both times the men's national team would struggle for success and failing to qualify outside the first round in both years respectively. The 2010 edition would be marked as the last time Afghanistan has played any competitive men's national teams games.
South Asian Gamesedit
Afghanistan would see their best success in international competition in the form of the 2010 edition of the South Asian Games. They would defeat India and claim gold in what has been their only appearance in the South Asian Games to date.[citation needed]
^"FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^"FIBA National Federations – Afghanistan". Fiba.com. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
^"Keeping Afghan Men's basketball Alive is a Scramble". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^"Afghan national team making basketball inroads". Usatoday.Com. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
^"Afghan Men's Basketball Team Denied Chance at Olympics". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
^. AfghanSportsFederation.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
^ abBallard, Chris (22 July 2013). . Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
April 10, 2024
afghanistan, national, basketball, team, this, article, about, team, women, team, afghanistan, women, national, basketball, team, persian, تیم, ملی, بسکتبال, مردان, افغانستان, national, basketball, team, afghanistan, controlled, afghanistan, national, basketba. This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Afghanistan women s national basketball team The Afghanistan men s national basketball team Persian تیم ملی بسکتبال مردان افغانستان is the men s national basketball team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan National Basketball Federation 2 3 4 5 Afghanistan joined FIBA and became a member of FIBA Asia in 1968 Afghanistan won the 2010 South Asian Games becoming the first sports team to win gold in the nation s history 6 AfghanistanFIBA rankingNR 1 March 2024 1 Joined FIBA1968FIBA zoneFIBA AsiaNational federationAfghanistan National Basketball FederationCoachMamo RafiqAsian GamesAppearances2 first in 2006 MedalsNoneSouth Asian GamesAppearances1 first in 2010 MedalsGold 2010HomeAwayMedal record Event 1st 2nd 3rdSouth Asian Games 1 0 0South Asian Games2010 Dhaka Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 FIBA Asia Cup 1 3 Asian Games 1 4 South Asian Games 2 Competitive record 2 1 Summer Olympics 2 2 FIBA World Cup 2 3 FIBA Asia Cup 2 4 Asian Games 2 5 South Asian Games 3 Honours 4 Coaches 5 2010 team 5 1 Depth chart 6 See also 7 External links 7 1 Videos 8 ReferencesHistory editEarly history edit Basketball was first played in Afghanistan in 1936 In 1966 the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee ANOC founded the first national basketball team after receiving challenges from India and Pakistan Tom Gouttierre an American Peace Corps volunteer and coach of the team at Habibia High School became the first coach Using detailed confidential instructions from John Wooden the Afghanistan team became the only other to run the famous UCLA zone press 7 Although the international games were canceled in 1969 Gouttierre returned on a Fulbright Fellowship and again became the Habibia coach and in 1970 Bill Bradley of the New York Knicks tutored the team while visiting the country That year China challenged the ANOC Because of the lack of preparation time Gouttierre decided that current and former Habibia players were the best choice for a second Afghanistan national team Using the zone press it defeated a much larger Chinese team in Parwan Province in the Afghanistan team s first international victory 7 FIBA Asia Cup edit Afghanistan has failed to qualify for the FIBA Asia Cup while as well as only entering in the qualification rounds only once in 2013 when they entered in the South Asian Basketball Association Qualifying Round Afghanistan would defeat Nepal before losing to India and failing to qualify for the Asia Cup This is their only appearance in FIBA Asia Cup qualification rounds to date citation needed Asian Games edit Afghanistan has made two brief appearance in the Asian Games in 2006 and 2010 Both times the men s national team would struggle for success and failing to qualify outside the first round in both years respectively The 2010 edition would be marked as the last time Afghanistan has played any competitive men s national teams games South Asian Games edit Afghanistan would see their best success in international competition in the form of the 2010 edition of the South Asian Games They would defeat India and claim gold in what has been their only appearance in the South Asian Games to date citation needed Competitive record editSummer Olympics edit Main article Basketball at the Summer Olympics Year Position Pld W L nbsp 1936 Not a FIBA member nbsp 1948 nbsp 1952 nbsp 1956 nbsp 1960 nbsp 1964 nbsp 1968 Did not enter nbsp 1972 nbsp 1976 nbsp 1980 nbsp 1984 nbsp 1988 nbsp 1992 nbsp 1996 nbsp 2000 nbsp 2004 nbsp 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 2016 nbsp 2020 nbsp 2024Total 0 21 0 0 0FIBA World Cup edit Main article FIBA Basketball World Cup Year Position Pld W L nbsp 1950 Not a FIBA member nbsp 1954 nbsp 1959 nbsp 1963 nbsp 1967 nbsp 1970 Did not enter nbsp 1974 nbsp 1978 nbsp 1982 nbsp 1986 nbsp 1990 nbsp 1994 nbsp 1998 nbsp 2002 nbsp 2006 nbsp 2010 nbsp 2014 nbsp 2019 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2023 nbsp 2027Total 0 20 0 0 0FIBA Asia Cup edit Main article FIBA Asia Cup Year Position Pld W L nbsp 1960 Not a FIBA member nbsp 1963 nbsp 1965 nbsp 1967 nbsp 1969 Did not enter nbsp 1971 nbsp 1973 nbsp 1975 nbsp 1977 nbsp 1979 nbsp 1981 nbsp 1983 nbsp 1985 nbsp 1987 nbsp 1989 nbsp 1991 nbsp 1993 nbsp 1995 nbsp 1997 nbsp 1999 nbsp 2001 nbsp 2003 nbsp 2005 nbsp 2007 nbsp 2009 nbsp 2011 nbsp 2013 Did not qualify nbsp 2015 Did not enter nbsp 2017 nbsp 2022 nbsp 2025Total 0 31 0 0 0Asian Games edit See also Basketball at the Asian Games 1970 2002 Did not qualify 2006 13th 2010 13th 2014 2022 Did not qualifySouth Asian Games edit Main article Basketball at the South Asian Games Year Position Pld W L nbsp 1987 Not part of SAOC until 2004 nbsp 1991 nbsp 1995 nbsp 2010 nbsp nbsp 2019 Left SAOC in 2016Total 0 5 0 0 0Honours editSouth Asian Games Gold Medal 2010Coaches editHead Coach nbsp Mamo Rafiq 2007 nowAssistant Coach nbsp Abdul Wasi Pazhman 2010Assistant Coach nbsp Leo Balayon 20092010 team editThe following twelve players were named to the roster for the 2010 Asian Games Afghanistan men s national basketball team rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr G F 3 Aaron Gholami 14 1996 01 11 January 11 1996 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Molndal Basket nbsp G F 4 Yousof Etemadi 32 1978 07 21 July 21 1978 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in Malibu Pirates nbsp F C 5 Nafi Mashriqi 30 1979 12 12 December 12 1979 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in NYC Thunder nbsp F 6 Qais Haider 23 1987 06 25 June 25 1987 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Free agentG F 7 Masseh Tahiry 21 1989 07 31 July 31 1989 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Free agentG 8 Sayed Yussuf Ansary 21 1989 07 18 July 18 1989 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Free agentF C 9 Habib Kabir 23 1987 05 25 May 25 1987 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in Sacramento CC nbsp G 10 Abdullah Karimi 27 1982 12 21 December 21 1982 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Free agentG F 11 Haroun Arefi 23 1987 02 01 February 1 1987 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Free agentG 12 Ali Noorzad 24 1985 11 21 November 21 1985 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Free agentG 13 Safi Mojaddidi 23 1987 02 02 February 2 1987 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Free agentG 14 Mohammad Soratgar 19 1991 05 06 May 6 1991 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Free agentF 15 Sayed Amiri 22 1988 08 05 August 5 1988 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in Free agent Head coach nbsp Mamo RafiqAssistant coach es nbsp Abdul Wasi PazhmanLegend C Team captain NP Naturalized player Club describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon 11 November 2010Depth chart edit Pos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2C Nafi Mashriqi Habib KabirPF Haroun Arefi Qais HaiderSF Yousof Etemadi Masseh Tahiry Sayed AmiriSG Safi Mojaddidi Sayed Yussuf AnsaryPG Ali Noorzad Abdullah Karimi Mohammad SoratgarSee also editAfghanistan women s national basketball teamExternal links editAsia basket Afghanistan Men National Team Presentation on FacebookVideos edit Afghanistan Basketball Team Youtube com videoReferences edit FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike FIBA 1 March 2024 Retrieved 1 March 2024 FIBA National Federations Afghanistan Fiba com Retrieved 17 May 2012 Keeping Afghan Men s basketball Alive is a Scramble The New York Times Retrieved 18 September 2012 Afghan national team making basketball inroads Usatoday Com 12 November 2010 Retrieved 19 September 2012 Afghan Men s Basketball Team Denied Chance at Olympics The New York Times Retrieved 18 September 2012 Afghan Sports Federation 2010 South Asian Games in Dhaka Bangladesh BREAKING NEWS Afghanistan National Basketball Team Wins Gold AfghanSportsFederation org Archived from the original on 8 August 2011 Retrieved 17 May 2012 a b Ballard Chris 22 July 2013 The Wizard of Kabul Sports Illustrated Archived from the original on 15 February 2015 Retrieved 14 February 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Afghanistan men 27s national basketball team amp oldid 1188731091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
