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 ]
Competitive record
Olympic Games
1948 Iraqi Olympic men's basketball team
FIBA Asia Cup
Asian Games
West Asian Championship
WABA Championship
Year
Position
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
-
-
-
Pan Arab Games
Pan Arab Games
Year
Position
1965
4th place
-
-
-
1985
2nd place
-
-
-
2007
4th place
5
2
3
2011
8th place
6
3
3
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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Age – Date of birth
Height
Club
Ctr.
C
0
Ihab Al-Zuhairi
22 – (1998-04-24 ) April 24, 1998
2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Naft Baghdad
PG
00
DeMario Mayfield (NP)
29 – (1991-05-23 ) May 23, 1991
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Naft Baghdad
SF
10
Ali Hamad
34 – (1986-05-27 ) May 27, 1986
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Naft Baghdad
G
12
Hussein Talib
30 – (1990-06-01 ) June 1, 1990
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Al-Shorta BC
C
15
Mohammed Al-Khafaji
29 – (1991-07-09 ) July 9, 1991
2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Al-Shorta BC
PF
24
Ali Ismael
31 – (1989-08-13 ) August 13, 1989
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Naft Baghdad
SG
25
Karrar Hamzah
29 – (1991-10-19 ) October 19, 1991
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Naft Baghdad
PG
44
Mohammed Amin Abdulqader
25 – (1995-01-31 ) January 31, 1995
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Duhok BC
G
77
Ahmed Farhan Al-Nasrawi
27 – (1992-12-25 ) December 25, 1992
1.92 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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Age – Date of birth
Height
Club
Ctr.
C
0
Ihab Al-Zuhairi
21 – (1998-04-24 ) April 24, 1998
2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Naft Baghdad
PG
00
DeMario Mayfield (NP)
28 – (1991-05-23 ) May 23, 1991
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Naft Baghdad
PG
3
Sanar Shamdeen
24 – (1995-08-17 ) August 17, 1995
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Zakho BC
SG
7
Hassan Abdullah
28 – (1992-02-04 ) February 4, 1992
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Al-Shorta BC
SF
10
Ali Hamad
33 – (1986-05-27 ) May 27, 1986
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Naft Baghdad
G
12
Hussein Talib
29 – (1990-06-01 ) June 1, 1990
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Al-Shorta BC
C
13
Ali Hameed
35 – (1984-04-26 ) April 26, 1984
2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Duhok BC
C
15
Mohammed Al-Khafaji
28 – (1991-07-09 ) July 9, 1991
2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Al-Shorta BC
F
21
Dhulfiqar Al-Hchaimi
28 – (1991-05-24 ) May 24, 1991
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Naft Al-Janoob BC
PF
24
Ali Ismael
30 – (1989-08-13 ) August 13, 1989
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Naft Baghdad
SG
25
Karrar Hamzah
28 – (1991-10-19 ) October 19, 1991
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Naft Baghdad
PG
44
Mohammed Amin Abdulqader
25 – (1995-01-31 ) 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 – (1991-10-19 ) October 19, 1991
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Al Kahraba
PG
6
Ali Aljuboori
30 – (1987-04-09 ) April 9, 1987
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Al-Mina'a
SG
7
Hassan Abdullah
25 – (1992-02-04 ) February 4, 1992
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Al Kahraba
PG
8
Omar Alazawi
29 – (1988-05-12 ) May 12, 1988
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Al Karkh
G
9
Kevin Galloway (NP)
29 – (1988-05-23 ) May 23, 1988
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Homenetmen Beirut
SF
10
Ali Hamad
31 – (1986-05-27 ) May 27, 1986
1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Al-Naft
PF
11
Nawras Dhafer
23 – (1994-07-17 ) July 17, 1994
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Al-Shorta BC
PF
12
Hussein Talib
27 – (1990-06-01 ) June 1, 1990
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Naft Al-Janoob
C
13
Ali Hameed
33 – (1984-04-26 ) April 26, 1984
2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Al-Mina'a
C
14
Hussein Hasan Algburi
32 – (1984-10-02 ) October 2, 1984
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Free Agent
C
15
Mohammed Al-Khafaji
26 – (1991-07-09 ) July 9, 1991
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Al-Shorta BC
SF
24
Ali Ismael
27 – (1989-08-13 ) August 13, 1989
2.00 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
External links
Videos
CABA (5) EABA (8) GBA (6) SABA (8) SEABA (10)WABA (7)
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