United Arab Emirates national basketball team

United Arab Emirates
FIBA ranking	T-65 [1]
Joined FIBA	1976
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	United Arab Emirates Basketball Association
Coach	Zoran Zubcevic
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Asian Championship
Appearances	7
Medals	None
Uniforms
Home Away

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] (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.

Performances

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Asia Championship

• best performance: 1997 : 5th
• worst performance: 2007 : 16th

At the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 in Tianjin, China, the team finished 12th after qualifying for the eighth final round with an overtime victory over Indonesia in the first round.^[3]

In 1997, the United Arab Emirates had its best performance in the championship, finishing in fifth place with a 4–3 record. The team beat traditional Asian powerhouse Chinese Taipei 78–62 in the fifth place game.

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1977	–	1977 ABC Championship	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1979	–	1979 ABC Championship	Nagoya, Japan
1981	–	1981 ABC Championship	Calcutta, India
1983	–	1983 ABC Championship	Hong Kong
1985	–	1985 ABC Championship	Malaysia
1987	–	1987 ABC Championship	Bangkok, Thailand
1989	–	1989 ABC Championship	Beijing, China
1991	–	1991 ABC Championship	Kobe, Japan
1993	8th	1993 ABC Championship	Jakarta, Indonesia
1995	9th	1995 ABC Championship	Seoul, South Korea
1997	5th	1997 ABC Championship	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1999	10th	1999 ABC Championship	Fukuoka, Japan
2001	10th	2001 ABC Championship	Shanghai, China
2003	–	2003 ABC Championship	Harbin, China
2005	–	2005 FIBA Asia Championship	Doha, Qatar
2007	16th	2007 FIBA Asia Championship	Tokushima, Japan
2009	12th	2009 FIBA Asia Championship	Tianjin, China
2011	10th	2011 FIBA Asia Championship	Wuhan, China
2013	-	2013 FIBA Asia Championship	Philippines
2015	-	2015 FIBA Asia Championship	China
2017	TBD	2017 FIBA Asia Championship	TBD

Asian Games 1978 : Did not qualify 1982 : 11th 1986 : Did not qualify 1990 : 6th 1994 : 9th 1998 : 8th 2002 : 11th 2006 : 13th 2010-14 : Did not qualify 2018 : To be determined

Islamic Solidarity Games Never participated

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 2011 FIBA Asia Championship:^[4] (last publicized squad)

United Arab Emirates men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. G 4 Jassim Haji 30 – 22 March 1981 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Al Shabab Dubai (basketball) F 5 Mohamad Al Braiki 19 – 21 December 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Ahli Dubai G 6 Ibrahim Ahmad 32 – 9 June 1979 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Wasl SC G 7 Ibrahim Alsari 31 – 4 July 1980 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Nasr SC (Dubai) PG 8 Hussain Ahmed 22 – 6 June 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Shabab Dubai (basketball) G 9 Khalifa Salem 20 – 25 August 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli Dubai F 10 Rashid Alali 21 – 3 April 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Sharjah SC PF 11 Rashed Alzaabi 22 – 19 October 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Wasl SC F 12 Qais Omar Alshabebi 19 – 31 October 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Ahli Dubai F 13 Malalla Banihammad 28 – 18 June 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sharjah SC C 14 Ali Alhattawi 31 – 20 November 1979 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Shabab Dubai (basketball) C 15 Jasim Mohamed Abdalla 22 – 24 November 1988 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Sharjah SC	Head coach Zoran Zupčević Assistant coaches Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 15 September 2011

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Jasim Mohamed Abdalla	Ali Alhattawi
PF	Rashed Alzaabi	Mohamad Al Braiki	Qais Omar Alshabebi
SF	Malalla Banihammad	Rashid Alali
SG	Khalifa Salem	Ibrahim Alsari		Jassim Haji
PG	Hussain Ahmed	Ibrahim Ahmad

Head coaches

• Ben Slimane Mounir – 2009
• Zoran Zubcevic – 2011

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
4	G	Younis Khamis	Al-Wasl	July 23, 1982 (age 27)	185
5		Saeed Ashoor		June 18, 1986 (age 23)	204
6	G	Mohamed Mubarak	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	Ayoub Ahmed	Al-Wasl	January 29, 1981 (age 28)	190
10	F	Matar Abdullah	Al-Nasr	August 24, 1986 (age 22)	188
11	G	Talal Salem		September 26, 1988 (age 20)	180
12	F	Rashed Naser	Al-Wasl	October 19, 1988 (age 20)	190
13		Ibrahim Obaid		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

See also

• United Arab Emirates national under-19 basketball team
• United Arab Emirates national under-17 basketball team
• United Arab Emirates national 3x3 team
• United Arab Emirates women's national basketball team

External links

• Official Website
• UAE Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
• Asia-basket - UAE Men National Team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
2. FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues.
4. United Arab Emirates | 2011 FIBA Asia Championship, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 10 November 2016.