Iraq men's national basketball team
The Iraq national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب العراق لكرة السلة) represents Iraq in international basketball competitions.
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| FIBA ranking | 77  2 (9 December 2020)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1948 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | Iraqi Basketball Association | ||
| Coach | Mustafa Derin | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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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)
Competitive record
Olympic Games
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1948 | 22 | Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom |
| 2020 | To be determined | Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan |
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
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1977 | 6 | 1977 ABC Championship | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 1979 | 8 | 1979 ABC Championship | Nagoya, Japan |
| 1987 | 9 | 1987 ABC Championship | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2017 | 11 | 2017 FIBA Asia Cup | Beirut, Lebanon |
Asian Championship
| Year | Rank | P | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
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 1960 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1963 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1965 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1967 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1969 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1971 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1973 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1975 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1977 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1979 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1981 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1983 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1985 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1987 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1989 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1991 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1993 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1995 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1997 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1999 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2001 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2003 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2005 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2007 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2009 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2011 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2013 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2017 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | /29 |
West Asian Championship
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L |
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| 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 | - | - | - |
2007 Pan Arab Games
Iraq national basketball team prepared for the Pan Arab Games in Turkey, Iraq played several friendly matches with Turkish clubs.
Iraq group:
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Group A
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Semifinals
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The 3rd/4th Place
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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]
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Past roster
2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Lebanon (February 21)
Venue: Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Zouk Mikael
Opposition: India (February 24)
Venue: Al Shaeb Hall, Baghdad[4]
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Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[5]
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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
- "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- "FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers November window host cities confirmed". FIBA. October 25, 2020.
- "Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
- "Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
- 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
External links
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