Iraq national basketball team
Iraq ![]() | |||
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FIBA ranking | 92[1] | ||
Joined FIBA | 1948 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
National federation | Iraqi Basketball Association | ||
Coach | Fikrat Johnson | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (1948) | ||
Medals | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
Asian Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (1977, 1979, 1987) | ||
Medals | None | ||
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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)
1948 Olympic Games
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 record
- 1975: 6th
- 1979: 8th
- 1987: 9th
Olympic Games record
- 1948: 22nd
West Asian Championship
Year | Rank | Pld | W | L |
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![]() | 5th place | 4 | - | - |
![]() | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 3 |
![]() ![]() | 3rd place | 4 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 5th place | 4 | - | - |
![]() | 4th place | 4 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | Did not enter | – | – | – |
![]() | Runners-up | - | - | - |
![]() | 4th place | 3 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | Did not enter | - | - | - |
![]() | 4th place | 3 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 5th place | 4 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 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.
Pan Arab Games: Iraq group
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
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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
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Semifinals
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The 3rd/4th Place
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Current roster
At the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge: [2]
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Past rosters
- Scroll down to see more.
The following players called for the 2007 Pan Arab Games.
# | Position | Name |
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--- | Qutaiba Abdullah | |
--- | Hassan Saleh | |
--- | Ali Amer Taleb | |
--- | Sajad Hussein | |
--- | Ahmad Obeid | |
--- | Rahman Ahmad | |
--- | Mohammed Dhiaa | |
--- | Ahmad Hamza | |
--- | Maytham Abdulwahed | |
--- | Richard Yalda | |
--- | Mustafa Shehab |
References
- ↑ "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ Iraq | 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.