Iraq men's national basketball team

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Iraq Iraq
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FIBA ranking86 Decrease 6 (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1948
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationIraqi Basketball Association
Coach
Olympic Games
Appearances1
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
Asian Championship
Appearances4
MedalsNone

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)

Competitive record[]

Olympic Games[]

Year Position Tournament Host
1948 22 Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom

The Iraqi Basketball team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London:

Ahmed Hamed, Emile Yousef, George Hanna, Hashim Abdul-Jalil, Irfan Abdul-Kadir, Kanan Aoni, Salih Faraj, Salman Mahdi Deheh, Salman Ali Daleh, Wadud Khalil Jumaa

FIBA Asia Cup[]

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
Philippines 1960 Did not enter
China 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 1969
Japan 1971
Philippines 1973
Thailand 1975
Malaysia 1977 6th place 9 3 6
Japan 1979 8th place 8 5 3
India 1981 Did not enter
Hong Kong 1983
Malaysia 1985
Thailand 1987 9th place 8 5 3
China 1989 Did not enter
Japan 1991
Indonesia 1993
South Korea 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Japan 1999
China 2001 Did not qualify
China 2003
Qatar 2005
Japan 2007 Did not enter
China 2009
China 2011 Did not qualify
Philippines 2013
China 2015
Lebanon 2017 11th place 4 1 3
Indonesia 2022 Did not qualify
Total 4/30 29 14 15

West Asian Championship[]

Main article: West Asian Basketball Championship
Year Rank Pld W L
Lebanon 5th place 4 - -
Lebanon 2000 3rd place 4 2 2
Jordan 2001 4th place 4 1 3
Jordan Iran 2002 3rd place 4 0 4
Iran 5th place 4 - -
Lebanon 2005 4th place 4 0 4
Jordan Did not enter – – –
Iraq Runners-up - - -
Iraq 2011 4th place 3 0 3
Jordan Did not enter - - -
Iran 2013 4th place 3 0 3
Jordan 2014 4th place 5 2 3
Jordan 2015 5th place 4 0 4
Jordan 2016 3rd place 4 2 2
Total 12/14 - - -

Pan Arab Games[]

2007 Pan Arab Games[]

Iraq national basketball team prepared for the Pan Arab Games in Turkey, Iraq played several friendly matches with Turkish clubs.

Iraq group:

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
Egypt 3 3 0 239 173 66 6
Iraq 3 2 1 226 254 −28 5
Kuwait 3 1 2 222 229 −7 4
United Arab Emirates 3 0 3 209 240 −31 3

Team[]

Current roster[]

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification[]

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: , 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 22 – (1998-04-24)April 24, 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Iraq
PG 00 DeMario Mayfield (NP) 29 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) United States
SF 10 34 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Iraq
G 12 30 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Iraq
C 15 29 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Iraq
PF 24 31 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Iraq
SG 25 29 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Iraq
PG 44 25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Duhok BC Iraq
G 77 27 – (1992-12-25)December 25, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Iraq
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Iraq
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on November 27, 2020

Past roster[]

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Lebanon (February 21)
Venue: , Zouk Mikael
Opposition: India (February 24)
Venue: , 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 21 – (1998-04-24)April 24, 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Iraq
PG 00 DeMario Mayfield (NP) 28 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) United States
PG 3 24 – (1995-08-17)August 17, 1995 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Iraq
SG 7 28 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Iraq
SF 10 33 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Iraq
G 12 29 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Iraq
C 13 35 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Duhok BC Iraq
C 15 28 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Iraq
F 21 28 – (1991-05-24)May 24, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Iraq
PF 24 30 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Iraq
SG 25 28 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Iraq
PG 44 25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Duhok BC Iraq
Head coach
  • Iraq
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 25 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Iraq
PG 6 30 – (1987-04-09)April 9, 1987 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Al-Mina'a Iraq
SG 7 25 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Iraq
PG 8 29 – (1988-05-12)May 12, 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Iraq
G 9 Kevin Galloway (NP) 29 – (1988-05-23)May 23, 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Homenetmen Beirut Lebanon
SF 10 31 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Iraq
PF 11 23 – (1994-07-17)July 17, 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Shorta Iraq
PF 12 27 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Iraq
C 13 33 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Mina'a Iraq
C 14 32 – (1984-10-02)October 2, 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Free Agent
C 15 26 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Shorta Iraq
SF 24 27 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Shorta Iraq
Head coach
  • Turkey
Assistant coach(es)
  • Iraq
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 8 August 2017

Head coach position[]

  • Iraq – 2002–2004, 2010–2013
  • Spain – 2014–2015
  • Serbia Srđan Antić – 2016
  • Iraq – 2017
  • Turkey – 2017
  • Iraq – 2020
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina/Turkey Aziz Bekir – 2020–present

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  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

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