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Iraq men's national basketball team

The Iraq national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب العراق لكرة السلة) represents Iraq in international basketball competitions. It is one out of only two Arab nations to ever qualify for the Men's Basketball Tournament at the Summer Olympics. (the other nation being Egypt)[citation needed]

Iraq
FIBA ranking91 1 (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1948
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationIraqi Basketball Association
CoachMustafa Derin
Nickname(s)Lions of Mesopotamia
Olympic Games
Appearances1
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
Medals0
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances4
MedalsNone
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
WABA Championship 0 1 3
Arab Nations Basketball Championship 0 4 3
Pan Arab Games 0 1 0
Total 0 6 6

Competitive record edit

Olympic Games edit

Summer Olympics
Year Position Pld W L
  1948 22nd Place 7 0 7
Total 1/20 7 0 7
 
1948 Iraqi Olympic men's basketball team

FIBA Asia Cup edit

FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
  1960 Did not enter
  1963
  1965
  1967
  1969
  1971
  1973
  1975
  1977 6th place 9 3 6
  1979 8th place 8 5 3
  1981 Did not enter
  1983
  1985
  1987 9th place 8 5 3
  1989 Did not enter
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001 Did not qualify
  2003
  2005
  2007 Did not enter
  2009
  2011 Did not qualify
  2013
  2015
  2017 11th place 4 1 3
  2022 Did not qualify
  2025 To be determined
Total 4/31 29 14 15

Asian Games edit

Asian Games
Year Position Pld W L
  1951 Did not enter
  1954
  1958
  1962
  1966
  1970
  1974 9th place 4 2 2
  1978 9th place 9 5 4
  1982 9th place 6 4 2
  1986 Did not enter
  1990
  1994
  1998
  2002
  2006
  2010
  2014
  2018
Total 3/18 19 11 8

West Asian Championship edit

WABA Championship
Year Position Pld W L
  1999 5th place 4 - -
  2000 3rd place 4 2 2
  2001 4th place 4 1 3
    2002 3rd place 4 0 4
  2004 5th place 4 - -
  2005 4th place 4 0 4
  2008 Did not enter
  2010 Runners-up - - -
  2011 4th place 3 0 3
  2012 Did not enter - - -
  2013 4th place 3 0 3
  2014 4th place 5 2 3
  2015 5th place 4 0 4
  2016 3rd place 4 2 2
Total 12/14 - - -

Pan Arab Games edit

Pan Arab Games
Year Position Pld W L
  1965 4th place - - -
  1985 2nd place - - -
  2007 4th place 5 2 3
  2011 8th place 6 3 3
Total / - - -

Team edit

Current roster edit

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification edit

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIBA Executive Committee decided that for the 2020 November window games will be held at a single venue under a bubble format.[2]

Venue: Khalifa Sport City, Manama

Opposition: Bahrain (November 28)
Opposition: Lebanon (November 30)[3]

Iraq national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 0 Ihab Al-Zuhairi 22 – (1998-04-24)April 24, 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Naft Baghdad  
PG 00 DeMario Mayfield (NP) 29 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad  
SF 10 Ali Hamad 34 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad  
G 12 Hussein Talib 30 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shorta BC  
C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 29 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Shorta BC  
PF 24 Ali Ismael 31 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Naft Baghdad  
SG 25 Karrar Hamzah 29 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Naft Baghdad  
PG 44 Mohammed Amin Abdulqader 25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Duhok BC  
G 77 Ahmed Farhan Al-Nasrawi 27 – (1992-12-25)December 25, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Atilla Celebi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on November 27, 2020

Past roster edit

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Lebanon (February 21)
Venue: Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Zouk Mikael
Opposition: India (February 24)
Venue: Al Shaab Hall, Baghdad[4]

Iraq national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 0 Ihab Al-Zuhairi 21 – (1998-04-24)April 24, 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Naft Baghdad  
PG 00 DeMario Mayfield (NP) 28 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad  
PG 3 Sanar Shamdeen 24 – (1995-08-17)August 17, 1995 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Zakho BC  
SG 7 Hassan Abdullah 28 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Shorta BC  
SF 10 Ali Hamad 33 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad  
G 12 Hussein Talib 29 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shorta BC  
C 13 Ali Hameed 35 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Duhok BC  
C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 28 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Shorta BC  
F 21 Dhulfiqar Al-Hchaimi 28 – (1991-05-24)May 24, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Al-Janoob BC  
PF 24 Ali Ismael 30 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Naft Baghdad  
SG 25 Karrar Hamzah 28 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Naft Baghdad  
PG 44 Mohammed Amin Abdulqader 25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Duhok BC  
Head coach
  •   Khalid Deroish
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on February 21, 2020

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[5]

Iraq men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 4 Karrar Hamzah 25 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Kahraba  
PG 6 Ali Aljuboori 30 – (1987-04-09)April 9, 1987 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Al-Mina'a  
SG 7 Hassan Abdullah 25 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Kahraba  
PG 8 Omar Alazawi 29 – (1988-05-12)May 12, 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Karkh  
G 9 Kevin Galloway (NP) 29 – (1988-05-23)May 23, 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Homenetmen Beirut  
SF 10 Ali Hamad 31 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Naft  
PF 11 Nawras Dhafer 23 – (1994-07-17)July 17, 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al-Shorta BC  
PF 12 Hussein Talib 27 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Naft Al-Janoob  
C 13 Ali Hameed 33 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Mina'a  
C 14 Hussein Hasan Algburi 32 – (1984-10-02)October 2, 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Free Agent
C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 26 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Al-Shorta BC  
SF 24 Ali Ismael 27 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Shorta BC  
Head coach
  •   Mustafa Derin
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Atilla Celebi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 8 August 2017

Head coach position edit

  •   Fikrat Toma – 2002–2004, 2010–2013
  •   Manuel Povea – 2014–2015
  •   Srđan Antić – 2016
  •   Atila Abdulaziz – 2017
  •   Mustafa Derin – 2017
  •   Khalid Deroish – 2020
  •  /  Aziz Bekir – 2020–present

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers November window host cities confirmed". FIBA. October 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  4. ^ "Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  5. ^ 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster

External links edit

  • FIBA profile

Videos edit

  • Iraq v China - Quarter Final Highlights - FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 - youtube.com video

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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Iraq women s national basketball team The Iraq national basketball team Arabic منتخب العراق لكرة السلة represents Iraq in international basketball competitions It is one out of only two Arab nations to ever qualify for the Men s Basketball Tournament at the Summer Olympics the other nation being Egypt citation needed IraqFIBA ranking91 1 1 March 2024 1 Joined FIBA1948FIBA zoneFIBA AsiaNational federationIraqi Basketball AssociationCoachMustafa DerinNickname s Lions of MesopotamiaOlympic GamesAppearances1MedalsNoneFIBA World CupAppearancesNoneMedals0FIBA Asia CupAppearances4MedalsNoneHomeAwayMedal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd WABA Championship 0 1 3 Arab Nations Basketball Championship 0 4 3 Pan Arab Games 0 1 0 Total 0 6 6 Contents 1 Competitive record 1 1 Olympic Games 1 2 FIBA Asia Cup 1 3 Asian Games 1 4 West Asian Championship 1 5 Pan Arab Games 2 Team 2 1 Current roster 2 1 1 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification 2 2 Past roster 2 3 Head coach position 3 See also 4 References 5 External links 5 1 VideosCompetitive record editOlympic Games edit Summer Olympics Year Position Pld W L nbsp 1948 22nd Place 7 0 7 Total 1 20 7 0 7 nbsp 1948 Iraqi Olympic men s basketball team FIBA Asia Cup edit FIBA Asia Cup Year Position Pld W L nbsp 1960 Did not enter nbsp 1963 nbsp 1965 nbsp 1967 nbsp 1969 nbsp 1971 nbsp 1973 nbsp 1975 nbsp 1977 6th place 9 3 6 nbsp 1979 8th place 8 5 3 nbsp 1981 Did not enter nbsp 1983 nbsp 1985 nbsp 1987 9th place 8 5 3 nbsp 1989 Did not enter nbsp 1991 nbsp 1993 nbsp 1995 nbsp 1997 nbsp 1999 nbsp 2001 Did not qualify nbsp 2003 nbsp 2005 nbsp 2007 Did not enter nbsp 2009 nbsp 2011 Did not qualify nbsp 2013 nbsp 2015 nbsp 2017 11th place 4 1 3 nbsp 2022 Did not qualify nbsp 2025 To be determined Total 4 31 29 14 15 Asian Games edit Asian Games Year Position Pld W L nbsp 1951 Did not enter nbsp 1954 nbsp 1958 nbsp 1962 nbsp 1966 nbsp 1970 nbsp 1974 9th place 4 2 2 nbsp 1978 9th place 9 5 4 nbsp 1982 9th place 6 4 2 nbsp 1986 Did not enter nbsp 1990 nbsp 1994 nbsp 1998 nbsp 2002 nbsp 2006 nbsp 2010 nbsp 2014 nbsp 2018 Total 3 18 19 11 8 West Asian Championship edit WABA Championship Year Position Pld W L nbsp 1999 5th place 4 nbsp 2000 3rd place 4 2 2 nbsp 2001 4th place 4 1 3 nbsp nbsp 2002 3rd place 4 0 4 nbsp 2004 5th place 4 nbsp 2005 4th place 4 0 4 nbsp 2008 Did not enter nbsp 2010 Runners up nbsp 2011 4th place 3 0 3 nbsp 2012 Did not enter nbsp 2013 4th place 3 0 3 nbsp 2014 4th place 5 2 3 nbsp 2015 5th place 4 0 4 nbsp 2016 3rd place 4 2 2 Total 12 14 Pan Arab Games edit Pan Arab Games Year Position Pld W L nbsp 1965 4th place nbsp 1985 2nd place nbsp 2007 4th place 5 2 3 nbsp 2011 8th place 6 3 3 Total Team editCurrent roster edit 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification edit Due to the COVID 19 pandemic the FIBA Executive Committee decided that for the 2020 November window games will be held at a single venue under a bubble format 2 Venue Khalifa Sport City ManamaOpposition Bahrain November 28 Opposition Lebanon November 30 3 Iraq national basketball team 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr C 0 Ihab Al Zuhairi 22 1998 04 24 April 24 1998 2 10 m 6 ft 11 in Naft Baghdad nbsp PG 00 DeMario Mayfield NP 29 1991 05 23 May 23 1991 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Naft Baghdad nbsp SF 10 Ali Hamad 34 1986 05 27 May 27 1986 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Naft Baghdad nbsp G 12 Hussein Talib 30 1990 06 01 June 1 1990 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in Al Shorta BC nbsp C 15 Mohammed Al Khafaji 29 1991 07 09 July 9 1991 2 09 m 6 ft 10 in Al Shorta BC nbsp PF 24 Ali Ismael 31 1989 08 13 August 13 1989 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Naft Baghdad nbsp SG 25 Karrar Hamzah 29 1991 10 19 October 19 1991 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Naft Baghdad nbsp PG 44 Mohammed Amin Abdulqader 25 1995 01 31 January 31 1995 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Duhok BC nbsp G 77 Ahmed Farhan Al Nasrawi 27 1992 12 25 December 25 1992 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in nbsp Head coach nbsp nbsp Aziz Bekir Assistant coach es nbsp Atilla Celebi Legend C Team captain NP Naturalized player Club describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon November 27 2020 Past roster edit 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification Opposition Lebanon February 21 Venue Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex Zouk Mikael Opposition India February 24 Venue Al Shaab Hall Baghdad 4 Iraq national basketball team 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr C 0 Ihab Al Zuhairi 21 1998 04 24 April 24 1998 2 10 m 6 ft 11 in Naft Baghdad nbsp PG 00 DeMario Mayfield NP 28 1991 05 23 May 23 1991 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Naft Baghdad nbsp PG 3 Sanar Shamdeen 24 1995 08 17 August 17 1995 1 72 m 5 ft 8 in Zakho BC nbsp SG 7 Hassan Abdullah 28 1992 02 04 February 4 1992 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Al Shorta BC nbsp SF 10 Ali Hamad 33 1986 05 27 May 27 1986 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Naft Baghdad nbsp G 12 Hussein Talib 29 1990 06 01 June 1 1990 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in Al Shorta BC nbsp C 13 Ali Hameed 35 1984 04 26 April 26 1984 2 09 m 6 ft 10 in Duhok BC nbsp C 15 Mohammed Al Khafaji 28 1991 07 09 July 9 1991 2 09 m 6 ft 10 in Al Shorta BC nbsp F 21 Dhulfiqar Al Hchaimi 28 1991 05 24 May 24 1991 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Naft Al Janoob BC nbsp PF 24 Ali Ismael 30 1989 08 13 August 13 1989 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Naft Baghdad nbsp SG 25 Karrar Hamzah 28 1991 10 19 October 19 1991 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Naft Baghdad nbsp PG 44 Mohammed Amin Abdulqader 25 1995 01 31 January 31 1995 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Duhok BC nbsp Head coach nbsp Khalid Deroish Legend C Team captain NP Naturalized player Club describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon February 21 2020 Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup 5 Iraq men s national basketball team 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr SG 4 Karrar Hamzah 25 1991 10 19 October 19 1991 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in Al Kahraba nbsp PG 6 Ali Aljuboori 30 1987 04 09 April 9 1987 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Al Mina a nbsp SG 7 Hassan Abdullah 25 1992 02 04 February 4 1992 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in Al Kahraba nbsp PG 8 Omar Alazawi 29 1988 05 12 May 12 1988 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Al Karkh nbsp G 9 Kevin Galloway NP 29 1988 05 23 May 23 1988 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Homenetmen Beirut nbsp SF 10 Ali Hamad 31 1986 05 27 May 27 1986 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in Al Naft nbsp PF 11 Nawras Dhafer 23 1994 07 17 July 17 1994 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in Al Shorta BC nbsp PF 12 Hussein Talib 27 1990 06 01 June 1 1990 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in Naft Al Janoob nbsp C 13 Ali Hameed 33 1984 04 26 April 26 1984 2 09 m 6 ft 10 in Al Mina a nbsp C 14 Hussein Hasan Algburi 32 1984 10 02 October 2 1984 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in Free Agent C 15 Mohammed Al Khafaji 26 1991 07 09 July 9 1991 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in Al Shorta BC nbsp SF 24 Ali Ismael 27 1989 08 13 August 13 1989 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Al Shorta BC nbsp Head coach nbsp Mustafa Derin Assistant coach es nbsp Atilla Celebi Legend C Team captain NP Naturalized player Club describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon 8 August 2017 Head coach position edit nbsp Fikrat Toma 2002 2004 2010 2013 nbsp Manuel Povea 2014 2015 nbsp Srđan Antic 2016 nbsp Atila Abdulaziz 2017 nbsp Mustafa Derin 2017 nbsp Khalid Deroish 2020 nbsp nbsp Aziz Bekir 2020 presentSee also editIraq women s national basketball team Iraq national under 19 basketball team Iraq national under 17 basketball teamReferences edit FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike FIBA March 1 2024 Retrieved March 1 2024 FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers November window host cities confirmed FIBA October 25 2020 Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers FIBA basketball Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers FIBA basketball 2017 FIBA Asia Cup rosterExternal links editFIBA profile Videos edit Iraq v China Quarter Final Highlights FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 youtube com video Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Iraq men 27s national basketball team amp oldid 1204073024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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