United Arab Emirates men's national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 126  1 (7 December 2021)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1976 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | United Arab Emirates Basketball Association | ||
| Coach | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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Former logo of the U.A.E. Basketball Association
The United Arab Emirates national basketball team represents the United Arab Emirates in international basketball competitions and is controlled by United Arab Emirates Basketball Association.[2][3] (Arabic: كرة السلة الإمارات العربية المتحدة)
The UAE has qualified for more major international basketball tournaments than any other nation on the Arabian Peninsula except for Kuwait.
At the Arab Nations Cup, the UAE had its best performance in 1997 when it won the bronze medal.
Performances[]
Summer Olympics[]
yet to qualify
World championships[]
yet to qualify
FIBA Asia Cup[]
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
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| 1960 to 1971 | Part of Great Britain | |||
 1973 |
Not a FIBA member | |||
 1975
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 1977 |
Did not enter | |||
 1979
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 1981
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 1983
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| 1985
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| 1987
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 1989
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| 1991
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 1993 |
8th place | 6 | 2 | 4 |
 1995 |
9th place | 7 | 5 | 2 |
 1997 |
5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1999 |
10th place | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2001 |
10th place | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 |
Withdrew | |||
 2005 |
Did not qualify | |||
| 2007 |
16th place | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 |
12th place | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 |
10th place | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 |
Did not qualify | |||
| 2015
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 2017
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| 2022
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| Total | 8/30 | 56 | 22 | 34 |
Asian Games[]
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Arab Nations Cup[]
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FIBA Asia Champions Cup[]
In 2008, United Arab Emirates club Al-Wasl finished third in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the first time that a UAE club had medaled at the championship.
Current squad[]
At the 2017 Arab Nations Cup:[4]
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Depth chart[]
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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| C | ||
| PF | ||
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Head coaches[]
– 2009
– 2011- – 2017
Past rosters[]
- Scroll down to see more.
2009 Asian Championship: finished 12th among 16 teams
Head coach: Ben Slimane Mounir
| # | Pos | Name | Club | Date of Birth | Height |
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| 4 | G | Younis Khamis |  Al-Wasl |
July 23, 1982 (age 27) | 185 |
| 5 | June 18, 1986 (age 23) | 204 | |||
| 6 | G | Al-Ahli |
October 6, 1987 (age 21) | 182 | |
| 7 | Saleh Sultan | September 23, 1989 (age 19) | 175 | ||
| 8 | Hussain Ahmed | June 6, 1989 (age 20) | 180 | ||
| 9 | F | Al-Wasl |
January 29, 1981 (age 28) | 190 | |
| 10 | F | Al-Nasr |
August 24, 1986 (age 22) | 188 | |
| 11 | G | Talal Salem | September 26, 1988 (age 20) | 180 | |
| 12 | F | Al-Wasl |
October 19, 1988 (age 20) | 190 | |
| 13 | July 4, 1980 (age 29) | 180 | |||
| 14 | C | Ali Mahmood | November 20, 1979 (age 29) | 202 | |
| 15 | C | Jasim Mohamed | Al-Wasl |
November 24, 1988 (age 20) | 205 |
At the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship:[5]
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See also[]
- United Arab Emirates national under-19 basketball team
- United Arab Emirates national under-17 basketball team
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Arab Nations Cup, Asia-basket.com. Retrieved 31 November 2017.
- ^ United Arab Emirates | 2011 FIBA Asia Championship, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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