Iraq men's national basketball team

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]}

Iraq

FIBA ranking	91 2 (26 November 2024)[1]
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
Home Away
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd WABA Championship 0 1 3 Arab Nations Basketball Championship 0 4 3 Pan Arab Games 0 1 0 Total 0 6 6

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1948	22nd Place	7	0	7
Total	1/20	7	0	7

1948 Iraqi Olympic men's basketball team

FIBA Asia Cup

FIBA Asia Cup
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1960	Did not enter
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1975
1977	6th place	9	3	6
1979	8th place	8	5	3
1981	Did not enter
1983
1985
1987	9th place	8	5	3
1989	Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007	Did not enter
2009
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017	11th place	4	1	3
2022	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	4/31	29	14	15

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1951	Did not enter
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974	9th place	4	2	2
1978	9th place	9	5	4
1982	9th place	6	4	2
1986	Did not enter
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
Total	3/18	19	11	8

West Asian Championship

WABA Championship
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
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	-	-	-

Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1965	4th place	-	-	-
1985	2nd place	-	-	-
2007	4th place	5	2	3
2011	8th place	6	3	3
Total	/	-	-	-

Team

Current roster

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]

Iraq national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 0 Ihab Al-Zuhairi 22 – (1998-04-24)April 24, 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Naft Baghdad PG 00 DeMario Mayfield (NP) 29 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad SF 10 Ali Hamad 34 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad G 12 Hussein Talib 30 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shorta BC C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 29 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Shorta BC PF 24 Ali Ismael 31 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Naft Baghdad SG 25 Karrar Hamzah 29 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Naft Baghdad PG 44 Mohammed Amin Abdulqader 25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Duhok BC G 77 Ahmed Farhan Al-Nasrawi 27 – (1992-12-25)December 25, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Head coach / Aziz Bekir Assistant coach(es) Atilla Celebi Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on November 27, 2020

Past roster

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Lebanon (February 21)
Venue: Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Zouk Mikael
Opposition: India (February 24)
Venue: Al Shaab Hall, Baghdad^[4]

Iraq national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 0 Ihab Al-Zuhairi 21 – (1998-04-24)April 24, 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Naft Baghdad PG 00 DeMario Mayfield (NP) 28 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad PG 3 Sanar Shamdeen 24 – (1995-08-17)August 17, 1995 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Zakho BC SG 7 Hassan Abdullah 28 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Shorta BC SF 10 Ali Hamad 33 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad G 12 Hussein Talib 29 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shorta BC C 13 Ali Hameed 35 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Duhok BC C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 28 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Shorta BC F 21 Dhulfiqar Al-Hchaimi 28 – (1991-05-24)May 24, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Al-Janoob BC PF 24 Ali Ismael 30 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Naft Baghdad SG 25 Karrar Hamzah 28 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Naft Baghdad PG 44 Mohammed Amin Abdulqader 25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Duhok BC	Head coach Khalid Deroish Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on February 21, 2020

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.^[5]

Iraq men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 4 Karrar Hamzah 25 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Kahraba PG 6 Ali Aljuboori 30 – (1987-04-09)April 9, 1987 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Al-Mina'a SG 7 Hassan Abdullah 25 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Kahraba PG 8 Omar Alazawi 29 – (1988-05-12)May 12, 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Karkh G 9 Kevin Galloway (NP) 29 – (1988-05-23)May 23, 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Homenetmen Beirut SF 10 Ali Hamad 31 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Naft PF 11 Nawras Dhafer 23 – (1994-07-17)July 17, 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al-Shorta BC PF 12 Hussein Talib 27 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Naft Al-Janoob C 13 Ali Hameed 33 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Mina'a C 14 Hussein Hasan Algburi 32 – (1984-10-02)October 2, 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Free Agent C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 26 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Al-Shorta BC SF 24 Ali Ismael 27 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Shorta BC	Head coach Mustafa Derin Assistant coach(es) Atilla Celebi Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 8 August 2017

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

See also

• Iraq women's national basketball team
• Iraq national under-19 basketball team
• Iraq national under-17 basketball team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
2. "FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers November window host cities confirmed". FIBA. October 25, 2020.
3. "Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
4. "Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
5. 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster

External links

• FIBA profile

Videos

• Iraq v China - Quarter Final Highlights - FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 - youtube.com video