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)
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| FIBA ranking | 86  6 (7 December 2021)[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 | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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Competitive record
Olympic Games
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1948 | 22 | Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom |
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 |
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| 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 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- "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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