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)

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Iraq women's national basketball team.

Iraq
FIBA ranking87 1 (1 March 2022)[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
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances4
MedalsNone
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
WABA Championship 0 1 3
Arab Nations Basketball Championship 0 4 3
Pan Arab Games 0 1 0
Total 0 6 6

Competitive record

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics
Year Position Pld W L
194822nd Place707
Total1/20707

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 Cup
FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
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
Total4/30291415

Asian Games
Asian Games
Year Position Pld W L
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
Year Position Pld W L
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
Year Position Pld W L
19654th place---
19852nd place---
20074th place523
20118th place633
Total/---

Team

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.
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
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 Nift
PF 11 Nawras Dhafer 23 – (1994-07-17)July 17, 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Shorta
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
SF 24 Ali Ismael 27 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Shorta
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
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  2. "FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers November window host cities confirmed". FIBA. October 25, 2020.
  3. "Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  4. "Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  5. 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster

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