Iraq men's national basketball team

The Iraq national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب العراق لكرة السلة‎) represents Iraq in international basketball competitions.

Iraq

FIBA ranking	77 2 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA	1948
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Iraqi Basketball Association
Coach	Mustafa Derin
Olympic Games
Appearances	1
Medals	None
Asian Championship
Appearances	4
Medals	None
Home Away

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
2020	To be determined	Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan

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 Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1977	6	1977 ABC Championship	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1979	8	1979 ABC Championship	Nagoya, Japan
1987	9	1987 ABC Championship	Bangkok, Thailand
2017	11	2017 FIBA Asia Cup	Beirut, Lebanon

Asian Championship

Year	Rank	P	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1960		–	–	–	–	–	–
1963		–	–	–	–	–	–
1965		–	–	–	–	–	–
1967		–	–	–	–	–	–
1969		–	–	–	–	–	–
1971		–	–	–	–	–	–
1973		–	–	–	–	–	–
1975		–	–	–	–	–	–
1977		–	–	–	–	–	–
1979		–	–	–	–	–	–
1981		–	–	–	–	–	–
1983		–	–	–	–	–	–
1985		–	–	–	–	–	–
1987		–	–	–	–	–	–
1989		–	–	–	–	–	–
1991		–	–	–	–	–	–
1993		–	–	–	–	–	–
1995		–	–	–	–	–	–
1997		–	–	–	–	–	–
1999		–	–	–	–	–	–
2001		–	–	–	–	–	–
2003		–	–	–	–	–	–
2005		–	–	–	–	–	–
2007		–	–	–	–	–	–
2009		–	–	–	–	–	–
2011		–	–	–	–	–	–
2013		–	–	–	–	–	–
2015		–	–	–	–	–	–
2017		–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	/29

West Asian Championship

Year	Rank	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	-	-	-

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

Group A July 14, 2007 Egypt 84–42 Iraq July 16, 2007 Kuwait 83–90 Iraq July 18, 2007 UAE 87–94 Iraq

Semifinals July 20, 2007 Iraq 75–104 Jordan

The 3rd/4th Place July 22, 2007 Iraq 70–91 Qatar

Team

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: 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 Al-Zuhairi, Ihab 22 – April 24, 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Naft Baghdad PG 00 Mayfield, DeMario (NP) 29 – May 23, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad SF 10 Hamad, Ali 34 – May 27, 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad G 12 Talib, Hussein 30 – June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shorta BC C 15 Al-Khafaji, Mohammed 29 – July 9, 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Shorta BC PF 24 Ismael, Ali 31 – August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Naft Baghdad SG 25 Hamzah, Karrar 29 – October 19, 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Naft Baghdad PG 44 Abdulqader, Mohammed Amin 25 – January 31, 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Duhok BC G 77 Al-Nasrawi, Ahmed Farhan 27 – December 25, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Head coach / Aziz Bekir 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

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Lebanon (February 21)
Venue: Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Zouk Mikael
Opposition: India (February 24)
Venue: Al Shaeb 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 Al-Zuhairi, Ihab 21 – April 24, 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Naft Baghdad PG 00 Mayfield, DeMario (NP) 28 – May 23, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad PG 3 Shamdeen, Sanar 24 – August 17, 1995 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Zakho BC SG 7 Abdullah, Hassan 28 – February 4, 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Shorta BC SF 10 Hamad, Ali 33 – May 27, 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad G 12 Talib, Hussein 29 – June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shorta BC C 13 Hameed, Ali 35 – April 26, 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Duhok BC C 15 Al-Khafaji, Mohammed 28 – July 9, 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Shorta BC F 21 Al-Hchaimi, Dhulfiqar 28 – May 24, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Al-Janoob BC PF 24 Ismael, Ali 30 – August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Naft Baghdad SG 25 Hamzah, Karrar 28 – October 19, 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Naft Baghdad PG 44 Abdulqader, Mohammed Amin 25 – 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 – October 19, 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Kahraba PG 6 Ali Aljuboori 30 – April 9, 1987 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Al-Mina'a SG 7 Hassan Abdullah 25 – February 4, 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Kahraba PG 8 Omar Alazawi 29 – May 12, 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Karkh G 9 Kevin Galloway (NP) 29 – May 23, 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Homenetmen Beirut SF 10 Ali Hamad 31 – May 27, 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Nift PF 11 Nawras Dhafer 23 – July 17, 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Shorta PF 12 Hussein Talib 27 – June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Naft Al-Janoob C 13 Ali Hameed 33 – April 26, 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Mina'a C 14 Hussein Hasan Algburi 32 – October 2, 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Free Agent C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 26 – July 9, 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Shorta SF 24 Ali Ismael 27 – August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Shorta	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

• 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

• Iraq women's national basketball team
• Iraq national under-19 basketball team
• Iraq national under-17 basketball team
• Iraq national 3x3 team
• Iraq national football team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
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

• FIBA profile

Videos

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