Iraq men's national basketball team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Iraq women'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)[citation needed]
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FIBA ranking | 91 1 (1 March 2024)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joined FIBA | 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
National federation | Iraqi Basketball Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Mustafa Derin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Lions of Mesopotamia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIBA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIBA Asia Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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