The Morocco national basketball team represents Morocco in international basketball competitions. The team is governed by the Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation, also known as the FRMBB. The team has appeared at the FIBA AfroBasket 20 times and has won the gold medal in the 1965 tournament. In 1968, Morocco finished as runners-up.
On the first edition of AfroCan, Morocco was placed 4th after losing the bronze medal to Angola.[2]
On 16 July 2023, Morocco won the 2023 FIBA AfroCan Final after beating Cote d'Ivoire 78-76 that took place in Luanda, Angola.[3][4] King Mohammed VI congratulated the team for their achievement on claiming the second continental title for the national team.[5][6]
^Morocco | 2015 Afrobasket, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
^"Morocco bring new head coach in last bid for AfroBasket qualification". FIBA.basketball. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
External linksedit
Official website
FIBA Profile
December 17, 2023
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The Morocco national basketball team represents Morocco in international basketball competitions The team is governed by the Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation also known as the FRMBB The team has appeared at the FIBA AfroBasket 20 times and has won the gold medal in the 1965 tournament In 1968 Morocco finished as runners up MoroccoJoined FIBA1936FIBA zoneFIBA AfricaNational federationMoroccan Royal Basketball FederationCoachLabib El HamraniNickname s Atlas LionsOlympic GamesAppearances1MedalsNoneFIBA World CupAppearances0AfroBasketAppearances20MedalsGold 1965 Silver 1964 1968 Bronze 1962 1980 AfroCanAppearances2MedalsGold 2023 HomeAway Contents 1 History 2 Tournament record 2 1 Olympic Games 2 2 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2 3 FIBA AfroBasket 2 4 FIBA AfroCan 2 5 Mediterranean Games 3 Team 3 1 Current roster 3 2 Head coach position 3 3 Past rosters 4 Head coaches 5 Honours 6 References 7 External linksHistory editOn the first edition of AfroCan Morocco was placed 4th after losing the bronze medal to Angola 2 On 16 July 2023 Morocco won the 2023 FIBA AfroCan Final after beating Cote d Ivoire 78 76 that took place in Luanda Angola 3 4 King Mohammed VI congratulated the team for their achievement on claiming the second continental title for the national team 5 6 Tournament record editOlympic Games edit Main article Basketball at the Summer Olympics Year Round Position GP W L nbsp 1936 Not an IOC Member nbsp 1948 nbsp 1952 nbsp 1956 Did not qualify nbsp 1960 nbsp 1964 nbsp 1968 16th place 16th 9 0 9 nbsp 1972 Did not qualify nbsp 1976 nbsp 1980 nbsp 1984 nbsp 1984 nbsp 1992 nbsp 1996 nbsp 2000 nbsp 2004 nbsp 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 2016 nbsp 2020 nbsp 2024 nbsp 2028 To be determined nbsp 2032Total 1 23 9 0 9FIBA Basketball World Cup edit Main article FIBA Basketball World Cup Year Round Position GP W L nbsp 1950 Did not qualify nbsp 1954 nbsp 1959 nbsp 1963 nbsp 1967 nbsp 1970 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 2027 To be determinedTotal 0 20 9 0 9FIBA AfroBasket edit Main article FIBA AfroBasket Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Year Round Position GP W L nbsp 1962 Third place 3rd 4 2 2 nbsp 1964 Runners up 2nd 5 4 1 nbsp 1965 Champions 1st 4 4 0 nbsp 1968 Runners up 2nd 6 5 1 nbsp 1970 Did not qualify nbsp 1972 7th place 7th 6 3 3 nbsp 1974 Did not qualify nbsp 1975 nbsp 1978 5th place 5th 5 3 2 nbsp 1980 Third place 3rd 6 4 2 nbsp 1981 Did not qualify nbsp 1983 nbsp 1985 nbsp 1987 nbsp 1989 5th place 9th 6 2 4 nbsp 1992 5th place 9th 5 1 4 nbsp 1993 Did not qualify nbsp 1995 6th place 6th 5 2 3 nbsp 1997 Did not qualify nbsp 1999 11th place 11th 6 1 5 nbsp 2001 6th place 6th 6 4 2 nbsp 2003 8th place 8th 6 2 4 nbsp 2005 6th place 6th 8 3 5 nbsp 2007 10th place 10th 6 3 3 nbsp 2009 10th place 12th 8 3 5 nbsp 2011 8th place 8th 7 2 5 nbsp 2013 8th place 8th 7 3 4 nbsp 2015 13th place 13th 5 1 4 nbsp nbsp 2017 4th place 4th 6 4 2 nbsp 2021 Did not qualify2025 To be determinedTotal 20 30 117 56 61FIBA AfroCan edit Main article FIBA AfroCan Champions Fourth place Year Round Position GP W L nbsp 2019 4th place 4th 6 3 3 nbsp 2023 Champions 1st 6 5 1Total 2 2 12 8 4Mediterranean Games edit 2005 Almeria 8thTeam editCurrent roster edit At the AfroBasket 2017 Morocco men s national basketball team rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr F C 4 Abderrahim Najah 32 1984 11 20 20 November 1984 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in AS Sale nbsp PG 5 Mustapha Khalfi 37 1980 01 01 1 January 1980 1 77 m 5 ft 10 in AS Sale nbsp C 6 Soufiane Kourdou 32 1985 05 21 21 May 1985 2 11 m 6 ft 11 in AS Sale nbsp G F 7 Zakaria El Masbahi 38 1979 03 29 29 March 1979 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in AS Sale nbsp SG 8 Abdelali Lahraichi 24 1993 07 19 19 July 1993 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in Wydad AC nbsp C 9 Mohamed Aboussalam 21 1996 08 20 20 August 1996 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in Rouen Metropole Basket nbsp F C 10 Mohamed Choua 24 1992 12 25 25 December 1992 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in AS Sale nbsp PG 11 Jihad Benchlikha 25 1992 01 06 6 January 1992 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in ASFAR nbsp F C 12 John Wilkins 28 1989 07 13 13 July 1989 2 07 m 6 ft 9 in Chabab Rif Al Hoceima nbsp G F 13 Adil El Makssoud 31 1985 12 12 12 December 1985 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Chabab Rif Al Hoceima nbsp PG 14 Nadim Soufiane 29 1988 05 02 2 May 1988 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in C 15 Reda Rhalimi 35 1982 02 02 2 February 1982 2 12 m 6 ft 11 in Chabab Rif Al Hoceima nbsp Head coach nbsp Said El BouzidiAssistant coach es nbsp Hamrani LabibLegendClub describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon 8 September 2017Head coach position edit nbsp Moncho Monsalve 2001 Jean Paul Rabatet Hassan Hachad 2011 2013 7 Said El Bouzidi 2017 8 Past rosters edit Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship Morocco men s national basketball team rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Age Date of birth Height ClubF 4 Reda Ali Harras 19 1993 11 24 24 November 1993 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in C 5 Reda Rhalimi 31 1982 02 02 2 February 1982 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in AS SaleF 6 Abderrahim Najah 28 1984 11 20 20 November 1984 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in AS SaleF 7 Zakaria El Masbahi 34 1979 03 29 29 March 1979 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in AS SaleG 8 Mustapha Khalfi 33 1980 01 01 1 January 1980 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in Chabab Rif Al HoceimaC 9 Mohamed Hjira 32 1981 01 19 19 January 1981 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in Chabab Rif Al HoceimaF C 10 Youssef Zangui 32 1981 07 12 12 July 1981 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in F 11 Abdelhakim Zouita 27 1986 08 12 12 August 1986 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in AS SaleG 12 Soufiane Nadim 25 1988 03 02 2 March 1988 FUS de RabatC 13 Soufiane Kourodu 28 1985 05 21 21 May 1985 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in AS Sale14 Abdelali Lahrichi 20 1993 07 19 19 July 1993F C 15 Younes Idrissi 29 1984 04 13 13 April 1984 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in AS Sale Head coachHassan HachadLegendClub describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon 20 August 2013At the AfroBasket 2015 9 Morocco men s national basketball team rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr 4 Reda Ali Harras 21 1993 11 24 24 November 1993 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 6 Soufiane Kourodu 30 1985 05 21 21 May 1985 2 09 m 6 ft 10 in nbsp 7 Zakaria El Masbahi 36 1979 03 29 29 March 1979 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in AS Sale nbsp 7 Abdelali Lahrichi 22 1993 07 19 19 July 1993 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 8 Mustapha Khalifi 35 1980 01 01 1 January 1980 1 77 m 5 ft 10 in nbsp 9 Omar Laanani 28 1987 03 26 26 March 1987 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in nbsp 10 Mohamed Choua 22 1992 12 25 25 December 1992 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in 11 Abdelhakim Zouita 29 1986 08 12 12 August 1986 1 99 m 6 ft 6 in nbsp 13 Adil El Makssoud 30 1984 12 12 12 December 1984 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in nbsp 14 Kamal Hachad 32 1983 07 22 22 July 1983 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 15 Abderrahim Najah 30 1984 11 20 20 November 1984 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in nbsp Mohamed Aboussalam 18 1996 08 20 20 August 1996 Head coachJad FattouhAssistant coach es Anton Vujanic Abdelaziz QuarouachLegendClub describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon 19 August 2015Head coaches edit nbsp Naoufal Uariachi nbsp Said El Bouzidi nbsp Labib El Hamrani June 2021 present 10 Honours editAfroBasket nbsp Champions 1 1965 nbsp Runner up 1964 1968 nbsp Third place 1962 1980AfroCan nbsp Champions 1 2023Pan Arab Games nbsp Third place 1961Arab Basketball Championship nbsp Runner up 2005 2017 nbsp Third place 2000 2009 2010References edit FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike FIBA 15 September 2023 Retrieved 15 September 2023 Democratic Republic of Congo claim FIBA AfroCan 2019 title FIBA basketball Retrieved 17 July 2023 Morocco win the 2023 FIBA AfroCan FIBA basketball Retrieved 16 July 2023 منتخب المغرب يظفر ببطولة إفريقيا لكرة السلة Hespress هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية in Arabic 16 July 2023 Retrieved 17 July 2023 Zouiten Sara King Mohammed VI Congratulates Moroccan Basketball Team on AfroCan Victory moroccoworldnews Retrieved 19 July 2023 الملك يهنئ الأسود المحلية لكرة السلة Hespress هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية in Arabic 18 July 2023 Retrieved 19 July 2023 Head coaches fiba com accessed 8 May 2013 Morocco preliminary squad announced for FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Qualifiers fiba com 7 March 2017 Accessed 7 March 2017 Morocco 2015 Afrobasket ARCHIVE FIBA COM Retrieved 12 October 2016 Morocco bring new head coach in last bid for AfroBasket qualification FIBA basketball 15 June 2021 Retrieved 6 April 2022 External links editOfficial website FIBA Profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morocco men 27s national basketball team amp oldid 1177759988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
