Egypt men's national basketball team

Egyptians posing with EuroBasket 1937 champions Lithuanians.

The Egyptians finished last at the second European basketball championship, the EuroBasket 1937 held by FIBA Europe continental federation. They had lost their first two preliminary round games against Estonia and Lithuania before withdrawing from the tournament. Their remaining matches were lost by default, including the final preliminary match, the classification semi-final, and the 7th/8th playoff.

Egypt was much more successful in their next appearance, the EuroBasket 1947. They won all three of their preliminary group matches and their first semi-final group game. Their only loss of the tournament came to eventual gold medallist Soviet Union in the second semi-final group game, before Egypt won their third. Their 2–1 record in the semi-final group placed them second and set up a bronze medal match against Belgium, whom Egypt had defeated in the preliminary round. Egypt won again in a close 50–48 match, winning their first European medal.

The following championship was both hosted and won by Egypt. In a relatively small event with seven teams, none of which had placed better than third previously (France and Egypt had both done so), the Egyptians had little trouble winning their first five games. By the luck of the draw, Egypt did not face France until the last game of the tournament, so while the standings were based entirely on the seven-team round robin, the two undefeated teams found themselves facing each other in the last game of the tournament. Dominating 36–16 after the first half, the Egyptians added another point to their lead in the second half to win the game 57–36. The star player and captain was Albert Tadros. Overall, some of the prominent players include winners of the event were Tadros & Hussain Montasser. Later, Tadros was honored as the best player in what was considered the world basketball championship at the time and Montasser was the top-scorer.

In Moscow, the Egyptian team once again competed. The EuroBasket 1953 saw the Egypt squad win their preliminary group easily, scoring more points in the round than anyone save the Soviet Union and Bulgaria, the latter of which had had one more game than Egypt. The final round was less conducive to Egyptian success, however; they defeated only Italy on their way to a 1–6 record. Their six losses included a forfeit to Israel, whom Egypt refused to play. The squad took 8th place of the 8 teams in the final round and 17 overall.

In much later years Mohammed Sayed-Soliman Known as Salaawa was the 1984 Olympic Games top-scorer. Medhat Warda was the best player in Africa 1983 and Amro Aboulkhair was considered by some critics the second best point guard in the 1984 olympics. Ismail Ahmed and Alain Attalah were also among the most prominent players

In the aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, several of Egypt's elite players did not compete at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship. Most notably, college-standout Omar Orabi, the Egyptian American Omar Samhan, and Ahmad Ismail all star forward in the Lebanese Basketball League.

Between 1937 and 1953, Egypt competed in the European Championship.

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1937	8	EuroBasket 1937	Riga, Latvia
1939	–	EuroBasket 1939	Kaunas, Lithuania
1946	–	EuroBasket 1946	Geneva, Switzerland
1947		EuroBasket 1947	Prague, Czechoslovakia
1949		EuroBasket 1949	Cairo, Egypt
1951	–	EuroBasket 1951	Paris, France
1953	8	EuroBasket 1953	Moscow, USSR

• 1965 :
• 1973 :
• 1991 :
• 1995 :
• 1999 :
• 2007 :
• 2011 : 5th
• 2015 :
• 2019 : To Be Determined

• 1953 :
• 1957 : ?
• 1961 :
• 1965 :
• 1976 : ?
• 1985 : ?
• 1992 : ?
• 1997 : ?
• 1999 :
• 2004 :
• 2007 :
• 2011 :

• 1951 Alexandria:
• 1959 Beirut:
• 1979 Split:
• 2005 Almería: 5th
• 2013 Mersin: 6th
• 2017 Tarragona: To Be Determined

Team for the AfroBasket 2021.[3]

Egypt men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 0 Ahmed Metwaly 24 – (1997-02-15)15 February 1997 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Ittihad G 4 Ehab Saleh 26 – (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al Ahly PF 5 Amr Abdelhalim 30 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Ahly PG 8 Omar Farag 23 – (1998-04-05)5 April 1998 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Smouha PF 10 Anas Mahmoud 26 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Zamalek F 12 Youssef Aboushousha 28 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Ittihad PG 13 Yusuf Shehata 25 – (1996-01-16)16 January 1996 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Sporting Alexandria C 14 Moustafa Elmekawi 26 – (1994-10-22)22 October 1994 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Zamalek C 22 Ahmed Khalaf 22 – (1999-02-24)24 February 1999 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Al Ittihad C 42 Aly Ahmed 29 – (1992-03-15)15 March 1992 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ittihad SG 44 Omar Hesham 26 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Zamalek C 55 Omar Oraby 29 – (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Al Ahly	Head coach Ahmed Marei Assistant coach(es) Wessam El-Diasty Mohamed Selim Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 August 2021

Other current notable players from Egypt:

Egypt roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F Abdel Nader 28 – (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Phoenix Suns F Assem Marei 29 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) LG Sakers F Ismael Massoud 21 – (2000-05-06)6 May 2000 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Kansas State Wildcats F Shadi Nafea 19 – (2002-06-02)2 June 2002 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Forio Basket 1977	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 1 January 2022

1947 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 14 teams

Albert Tadros, Gabriel "Gaby" Catafago, Youssef Abbas, Fouad Abdelmeguid el-Kheir, Abdelrahman Ismail, Hussein Montasser, Wahid Saleh, Zaki Harari, Hassan Moawad, Zaki Yehia, Guido Acher, Maurice Calife

EuroBasket 1949: finished 1st among 7 teams

Gabriel "Gaby" Catafago, Albert Tadros, Youssef Abouaouf, Fouad Abdelmeguid el-Kheir, Abdelrahman Ismail, Hussein Montasser, Nessim Salah el-Dine, Wahid Saleh, Medhat Youssef, Mohammed Soliman, Youssef Abbas, Mohammed Ali el-Rashidi (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore), Team captain: Albert Tadros

Team for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Egypt men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club F 4 Seif Samir 21 – (1993-06-05)5 June 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ahly G 5 Amr Gendy 23 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Gezira C 6 Haytham Kamal 26 – (1987-11-17)17 November 1987 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad G 7 Wael Badr (C) 35 – (1978-12-01)1 December 1978 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Sporting F 8 Moamen Abouelanin 28 – (1986-06-25)25 June 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Ittihad G 9 Ibrahim El-Gammal 26 – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly G 10 Mouhanad El-Sabagh 26 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Al Ittihad G 11 Sherif Genedy 35 – (1979-04-03)3 April 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Gezira F 12 Youssef Shousha 21 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ittihad G 13 Moustafa Elmekawi 19 – (1994-10-22)22 October 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) El Zamalek F 14 Rami Ibrahim 26 – (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ittihad F 15 Ashraf Rabie 31 – (1983-01-16)16 January 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad	Head coach Amr Aboul Kheir Assistant coach(es) Sabry Saleh Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2014

Team for the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship.

Egypt men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club C 1 Haytham Kamal 27 – (1987-11-17)17 November 1987 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad G 4 Ehab Amin 20 – (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Texas A&M Corpus Christi G 5 Amr Gendy 24 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Gezira G 6 Ramy Gunady (C) 33 – (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Zamalek G 9 Ibrahim El-Gammal 27 – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly G 10 Ahmed Tawfik 27 – (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Sporting C 11 Aly Ahmed 23 – (1992-03-15)15 March 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) CSU Bakersfield University F 12 Youssef Shousha 22 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sporting F 14 Rami Ibrahim 27 – (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ittihad G 30 Ahmed Hesham 22 – (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Sporting F 50 Assem Marei 23 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Minnesota State University F 55 Omar Oraby 23 – (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Gezira	Head coach Ahmed Marei Assistant coach(es) Mohamed Gaber Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015