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 Iraq
FIBA ranking91 Decrease 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

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics
YearPositionPldWL
194822nd Place707
Total1/20707
1948 Iraqi Olympic men's basketball team

FIBA Asia Cup

FIBA Asia Cup
YearPositionPldWL
1960Did not enter
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1975
19776th place936
19798th place853
1981Did not enter
1983
1985
19879th place853
1989Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007Did not enter
2009
2011Did not qualify
2013
2015
201711th place413
2022Did not qualify
2025To be determined
Total4/31291415

Asian Games

Asian Games
YearPositionPldWL
1951Did not enter
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
19749th place422
19789th place954
19829th place642
1986Did not enter
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
Total3/1819118

West Asian Championship

WABA Championship
YearPositionPldWL
19995th place4--
20003rd place422
20014th place413
20023rd place404
20045th place4--
20054th place404
2008Did not enter
2010Runners-up---
20114th place303
2012Did not enter---
20134th place303
20144th place523
20155th place404
20163rd place422
Total12/14---

Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games
YearPositionPldWL
19654th place---
19852nd place---
20074th place523
20118th place633
Total/---

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: Khalifa Sport City, Manama

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

Iraq national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C0Ihab Al-Zuhairi22 – (1998-04-24)April 24, 19982.10 m (6 ft 11 in)Naft Baghdad
PG00DeMario Mayfield (NP)29 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 19911.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Naft Baghdad
SF10Ali Hamad34 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 19861.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Naft Baghdad
G12Hussein Talib30 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 19901.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Al-Shorta BC
C15Mohammed Al-Khafaji29 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 19912.09 m (6 ft 10 in)Al-Shorta BC
PF24Ali Ismael31 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 19892.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Naft Baghdad
SG25Karrar Hamzah29 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 19911.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Naft Baghdad
PG44Mohammed Amin Abdulqader25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 19951.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Duhok BC
G77Ahmed Farhan Al-Nasrawi27 – (1992-12-25)December 25, 19921.92 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

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C0Ihab Al-Zuhairi21 – (1998-04-24)April 24, 19982.10 m (6 ft 11 in)Naft Baghdad
PG00DeMario Mayfield (NP)28 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 19911.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Naft Baghdad
PG3Sanar Shamdeen24 – (1995-08-17)August 17, 19951.72 m (5 ft 8 in)Zakho BC
SG7Hassan Abdullah28 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 19921.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Al-Shorta BC
SF10Ali Hamad33 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 19861.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Naft Baghdad
G12Hussein Talib29 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 19901.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Al-Shorta BC
C13Ali Hameed35 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 19842.09 m (6 ft 10 in)Duhok BC
C15Mohammed Al-Khafaji28 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 19912.09 m (6 ft 10 in)Al-Shorta BC
F21Dhulfiqar Al-Hchaimi28 – (1991-05-24)May 24, 19911.93 m (6 ft 4 in)Naft Al-Janoob BC
PF24Ali Ismael30 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 19892.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Naft Baghdad
SG25Karrar Hamzah28 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 19911.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Naft Baghdad
PG44Mohammed Amin Abdulqader25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 19951.83 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG4Karrar Hamzah25 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 19911.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Al Kahraba
PG6Ali Aljuboori30 – (1987-04-09)April 9, 19871.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Al-Mina'a
SG7Hassan Abdullah25 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 19921.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Al Kahraba
PG8Omar Alazawi29 – (1988-05-12)May 12, 19881.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Al Karkh
G9Kevin Galloway (NP)29 – (1988-05-23)May 23, 19882.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Homenetmen Beirut
SF10Ali Hamad31 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 19861.94 m (6 ft 4 in)Al-Naft
PF11Nawras Dhafer23 – (1994-07-17)July 17, 19942.02 m (6 ft 8 in)Al-Shorta BC
PF12Hussein Talib27 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 19901.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Naft Al-Janoob
C13Ali Hameed33 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 19842.09 m (6 ft 10 in)Al-Mina'a
C14Hussein Hasan Algburi32 – (1984-10-02)October 2, 19842.06 m (6 ft 9 in)Free Agent
C15Mohammed Al-Khafaji26 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 19912.06 m (6 ft 9 in)Al-Shorta BC
SF24Ali Ismael27 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 19892.00 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

  • 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

References

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