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.
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| FIBA ranking | 146  (9 December 2020)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1959 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | KBA | ||
| Coach |  Adel Tlatli | ||
| Nickname(s) | Al-Azraq (The Blues) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Asian Championships | |||
| Appearances | 12 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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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 |
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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 |
Asia Championship
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1975 | 12 | 1975 ABC Championship | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 1983 | 4 | 1983 ABC Championship | Hong Kong |
| 1991 | 12 | 1991 ABC Championship | Kobe, Japan |
| 1993 | 9 | 1993 ABC Championship | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 1995 | 11 | 1995 ABC Championship | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1999 | 6 | 1999 ABC Championship | Fukuoka, Japan |
| 2001 | 12 | 2001 ABC Championship | Shanghai, China |
| 2003 | 12 | 2003 ABC Championship | Harbin, China |
| 2005 | 13 | 2005 FIBA Asia Championship | Doha, Qatar |
| 2007 | 14 | 2007 FIBA Asia Championship | Tokushima, Japan |
| 2009 | 11 | 2009 FIBA Asia Championship | Tianjin, China |
| 2015 | 14 | 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | Changsha, China |
Asian Games
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Pan Arab Games
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Islamic Solidarity Games
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Gulf Cup Champions: 1981, 1983, 1986 |
Roster
2015 FIBA Asia Championship squad.[2]
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Past rosters
2014 Asian Games squad.
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Head coach position
Mohammad Dhari (2013)
Mensur Bajramović (2014)- Khaled Yousef (2015)
- Adel Tlatli (2019–)
Kit
Sponsor
2015: Kuwait Airways[2]
See also
References
- "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Kuwait, FIBA.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
- "2014 Asian Games Basketball Men – Kuwait Team Roster". The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
External links
- Official website
- FIBA profile
- Asia-basket.com
- Kuwait Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
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