Kuwait men's national basketball team

The Kuwait national basketball team represents Kuwait in international basketball and is controlled by the Kuwait Basketball Association (Arabic: جمعية الكويتي لكرة السلة); the governing body for basketball in the country.

Kuwait
FIBA ranking146 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1959
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationKBA
Coach Adel Tlatli
Nickname(s)Al-Azraq (The Blues)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
Asian Championships
Appearances12
MedalsNone

The team has qualified for more major international basketball tournaments than any other nation on the Arabian Peninsula.

Performance

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

Asian Championship

Year Rank P W L PF PA PD
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

Asia Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1975121975 ABC ChampionshipBangkok, Thailand
198341983 ABC ChampionshipHong Kong
1991121991 ABC ChampionshipKobe, Japan
199391993 ABC ChampionshipJakarta, Indonesia
1995111995 ABC ChampionshipSeoul, South Korea
199961999 ABC ChampionshipFukuoka, Japan
2001122001 ABC ChampionshipShanghai, China
2003122003 ABC ChampionshipHarbin, China
2005132005 FIBA Asia ChampionshipDoha, Qatar
2007142007 FIBA Asia ChampionshipTokushima, Japan
2009112009 FIBA Asia ChampionshipTianjin, China
2015142015 FIBA Asia ChampionshipChangsha, China

Roster

2015 FIBA Asia Championship squad.[2]

Kuwait roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 1 Yousiff Borhamah 21 – (1994-08-02)August 2, 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Arabi Basketball
G 4 Mashari Abu Dhom 22 – (1993-03-19)March 19, 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al-Arabi Basketball
G 5 Hamad Hasan 18 – (1997-08-25)August 25, 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Kuwait SC (basketball)
PF 12 Abdulaziz Al-Hamidi 28 – (1987-09-16)September 16, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Qadsia
G 13 Mashari Alshammari 20 – (1995-01-22)January 22, 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Jahra SC
C 15 Mohammad Marzouq 23 – (1992-05-25)May 25, 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shabab SC
C 16 Nasser Al Zafiri 26 – (1989-05-19)May 19, 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Qadsia
PF 21 Abdullah Alshammari 22 – (1993-08-18)August 18, 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Qadsia
F 28 Jum'a Abdel Rahman 28 – (1987-09-08)September 8, 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Kuwait SC (basketball)
F 30 Abdullah AlSaeid 26 – (1988-11-27)November 27, 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Kuwait SC (basketball)
Head coach
  • Khaled S M H H Yousef
Assistant coach(es)
  • Abdulaziz S M H H Yousef
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 September 2015

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Abdullah Alshammari Mohammad Marzouq
PF Abdullah AlSaeid Nasser Al Zafiri
SF Jum'a Abdel Rahman Abdulaziz Al-Hamidi
SG Mashari Abu Dhom Yousiff Borhamah
PG Hamad Hasan Mashari Alshammari

Past rosters

2014 Asian Games squad.

Kuwait men's national basketball team - 2014 Asian Games roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
PG 4 Mashari Abu Dhom 21 – (1993-03-19)March 19, 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Qadsia
PG 5 Ahmad Albaloushi 24 – (1990-04-05)April 5, 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Kuwait SC
SF 6 Hussein Alkhabbaz 27 – (1987-01-06)January 6, 1987 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Kuwait SC
PF 7 Abdullah Alshammari 25 – (1989-02-03)February 3, 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sahel
PG 8 Shayee Mohanna 27 – (1986-10-30)October 30, 1986 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Al Sahel
SG 9 Abdullah Alajmi 27 – (1987-08-10)August 10, 1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Qadsia
PF 10 Abdulaziz Mohammad (C) 27 – (1987-01-08)January 8, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Jahraa
PF 11 Mohammad Ashkanani 30 – (1984-02-05)February 5, 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Kazma
PF 12 Abdulaziz Al-Hamidi 27 – (1987-09-16)September 16, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Qadsia
PF 13 Nayef Alrashidi 25 – (1989-08-10)August 10, 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Jahraa
C 14 Saleh Albrahim 24 – (1990-05-16)May 16, 1990 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Qadsia
SG 15 Nawwaf Aldhufairi 26 – (1988-06-18)June 18, 1988 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Kazma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Khaled S M H H Yousef
  • Adnan A H N Alsaeed
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 September 2014
  • Source: incheon2014ag.org[3]

Head coach position

Kit

2015: Kuwait Airways[2]

See also

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Kuwait, FIBA.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
  3. "2014 Asian Games Basketball Men – Kuwait Team Roster". The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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