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{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Iraq women's national basketball team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox national basketball team
{{Infobox national basketball team
| country= Iraq
| country= Iraq {{flagicon|Iraq}}
| logo= Iraqi Basketball Association.png
| country_alt= العراق
| logo_width = 199px
| nickname = Lions of Mesopotamia
| color1= 008000
| color1= 008000
| color2= FFFFFF
| color2= FFFFFF
| fiba_ranking=
| fiba_ranking= {{FIBA World Rankings|IRQ}}
| fiba_zone= FIBA Asia
| fiba_zone= FIBA Asia
| joined_fiba= 1948
| joined_fiba= 1948
| national_fed= [[Iraqi Basketball Federation|IBF]]
| national_fed= [[Iraqi Basketball Association]]
| oly_appearances= 1
| oly_appearances= 1
| oly_medals= None
| oly_medals= None
| wc_appearances= None
| wc_appearances = None
| wc_medals= None
| wc_medals= 0
| zone_championship= [[FIBA Asia Championship|Asian Championship]]
| zone_championship= [[FIBA Asia Cup]]
| zone_appearances= 3
| zone_appearances= 4
| zone_medals= None
| zone_medals= None
| coach= {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Fikrat Johnson]]
| coach= [[Mustafa Derin]]
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| first_game =
| largest_win =
| largest_loss =
| medal_templates =
{{MedalCount|total=yes
|[[WABA Championship]]|0|1|3
|[[Arab Nations Basketball Championship]]|0|4|3
|[[Basketball at the Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]]|0|1|0
}}
}}
}}
The '''Iraq national basketball team''' ({{lang-ar|منتخب العراق لكرة السلة}}) represents [[Iraq]] in international [[basketball]] competitions.


The '''Iraq national basketball team''' ({{langx|ar|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 national basketball team|Egypt]]){{fact|date=December 2023}}
== [[FIBA Asia Championship]] Record ==
* '''[[FIBA Asia Championship 1975|1975]]:''' 6th
* '''[[FIBA Asia Championship 1979|1979]]:''' 8th
* '''[[FIBA Asia Championship 1987|1987]]:''' 9th


==Competitive record==
== [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] Record ==
===Olympic Games===
* '''[[Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]:''' 22nd


{| class="wikitable" width=50% style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
== [[2007 Pan Arab Games]] ==
!colspan=5|[[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
Iraq national basketball team prepared for the Pan Arab Games in Turkey, Iraq played several friendly matches with Turkish clubs.
|-
!Year
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]||22nd Place||7||0||7
|-
!Total||1/20||7||0||7
|}
[[File:Iraq Olympic basketball team uniforms.jpg|center|250 px|1948 Iraqi Olympic men's basketball team]]


===FIBA Asia Cup===
{| class="wikitable" width=50% style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=5|[[FIBA Asia Cup]]
|-
!Year
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
|-
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[1960 ABC Championship|1960]]||rowspan=8 colspan="4" |''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[1963 ABC Championship|1963]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[1965 ABC Championship|1965]]
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[1967 ABC Championship|1967]]
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[1969 ABC Championship|1969]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[1971 ABC Championship|1971]]
|-
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[1973 ABC Championship|1973]]
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[1975 ABC Championship|1975]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[1977 ABC Championship|1977]]||6th place||9||3||6
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[1979 ABC Championship|1979]]||8th place||8||5||3
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[1981 ABC Championship|1981]]|| colspan=4 rowspan=3 |''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[1983 ABC Championship|1983]]
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[1985 ABC Championship|1985]]
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[1987 ABC Championship|1987]]||9th place||8||5||3
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[1989 ABC Championship|1989]]||rowspan=6 colspan="4"|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[1991 ABC Championship|1991]]
|-
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[1993 ABC Championship|1993]]
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[1995 ABC Championship|1995]]
|-
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[1997 ABC Championship|1997]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[1999 ABC Championship|1999]]
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2001 ABC Championship|2001]]||rowspan=3 colspan=4|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2003 ABC Championship|2003]]
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2005 FIBA Asia Championship|2005]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[2007 FIBA Asia Championship|2007]]||rowspan=2 colspan=4|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2009 FIBA Asia Championship|2009]]
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2011 FIBA Asia Championship|2011]]||rowspan=3 colspan=4|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[2013 FIBA Asia Championship|2013]]
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2015 FIBA Asia Championship|2015]]
|-
|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[2017 FIBA Asia Cup|2017]]||11th place||4||1||3
|-
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[2022 FIBA Asia Cup|2022]]||colspan=4|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[2025 FIBA Asia Cup|2025]]||colspan=4|''To be determined''
|-
!Total||4/31||29||14||15
|}


===Asian Games===
{| class="wikitable" width=50% style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=5|[[Basketball at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|-
!Year
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Basketball at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]||rowspan=6 colspan=4|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Basketball at the 1954 Asian Games|1954]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Basketball at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Basketball at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]]
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Basketball at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]]
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Basketball at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRI}} [[Basketball at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]|| 9th place || 4 || 2 || 2
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Basketball at the 1978 Asian Games|1978]]|| 9th place || 9 || 5 || 4
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Basketball at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]|| 9th place || 6 || 4 || 2
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Basketball at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]||rowspan=9 colspan=4|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Basketball at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Basketball at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]]
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Basketball at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]]
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Basketball at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]]
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games|2006]]
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Basketball at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]]
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Basketball at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2014]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2018]]
|-
!Total||3/18||19||11||8
|}


===West Asian Championship===
=== Pan Arab Games: Iraq group ===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" width=50% style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=5|[[WABA Championship]]
!width=185|Team
|-
!width=20|Pld
!Year
!width=20|W
!Position
!width=20|L
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=20|PF
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=20|PA
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=20|Diff
|-
!width=20|Pts
|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[1999 WABA Championship|1999]]||5th place||4||-||-
|- bgcolor=
|-bgcolor="#cc9966"
|align=left|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egypt national basketball team|Egypt]]
|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[2000 WABA Championship|2000]]||3rd place||4||2||2
|2||2||0||158||106||+52||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=
|-bgcolor=
|align=left|{{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Iraq national basketball team|Iraq]]
|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[2001 WABA Championship|2001]]||4th place||4||1||3
|-bgcolor="#cc9966"
|2||1||1||132||167||-35||'''3'''
|{{flagicon|JOR}} {{flagicon|IRI}} [[2002 WABA Championship|2002]]||3rd place||4||0||4
|- bgcolor=
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait national basketball team|Kuwait ]]
|{{flagicon|IRI}} [[2004 WABA Championship|2004]]||5th place||4||-||-
|2||1||1||155||148||+7||'''3'''
|- bgcolor=
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[2005 WABA Championship|2005]]||4th place||4||0||4
|align=left|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[United Arab Emirates national basketball team|United Arab Emirates]]
|-
|2||0||2||122||146||-24||'''2'''
|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[2008 WABA Championship|2008]]||''Did not enter''||–||–||–
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[2010 WABA Championship|2010]]||'''Runners-up''' ||-||-||-
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[2011 WABA Championship|2011]]||4th place||3||0||3
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[2012 WABA Championship|2012]]||''Did not enter''||-||-||-
|-bgcolor=
||{{flagicon|IRI}} [[2013 WABA Championship|2013]]||4th place||3||0||3
|-bgcolor=
|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[2014 WABA Championship|2014]]||4th place ||5||2||3
|-
|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[2015 WABA Championship|2015]]||5th place||4||0||4
|-bgcolor="#cc9966"
|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[2016 WABA Championship|2016]]||3rd place||4||2||2
|-
!Total||12/14||-||-||-
|}
|}
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-4}}
* '''[[November 14]], [[2007]]'''
: Egypt 84-42 Iraq
* '''[[November 16]], [[2007]]'''
: Kuwait 83-90 Iraq
* '''[[November 18]], [[2007]]'''
: UAE - Iraq
{{col-end}}


== Iraq roster ==
===Pan Arab Games===
{| class="wikitable" width=50% style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
The following players called for the [[2007 Pan Arab Games]].
!colspan=5|[[Basketball at the Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]]
|-
!Year
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UAR}} [[Basketball at the 1965 Pan Arab Games|1965]]|| 4th place ||-||-||-
|-bgcolor=silver
||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Basketball at the 1985 Pan Arab Games|1985]]|| 2nd place ||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Basketball at the 2007 Pan Arab Games|2007]]|| 4th place ||5||2||3
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Basketball at the 2011 Pan Arab Games|2011]]|| 8th place ||6||3||3
|-
!Total||/||-||-||-
|}


==Team==
: 4. Qutaiba Abdullah
===Current roster===
: 5. Hassan Saleh Mahdi
====2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification====
: 6. Ali Amer Taleb
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 [[Bio-secure bubble|bubble format]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/qualifiers/news/fiba-asia-cup-2021-qualifiers-november-window-host-cities-confirmed|title=FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers November window host cities confirmed|date=25 October 2020|publisher=FIBA}}</ref>
: 7. Sajjad Hussein
: 8. Ahmad Obeid Munshed
: 9. Omar Amer Ismaiel
: 10. Rahman Ahmad
: 11. Mohammed Dhiaa Mahdi
: 12. Ahmad Hamza Obeid
: 13. Maytham Abdulwahed
: 14. Mustafa Jassim
: 15. Mustafa Shehab Ahmad


'''Venue''': [[Khalifa Sport City]], [[Manama]]
==External links==

*[http://www.asia-basket.com/irq/irq.asp Asia-Basket/Iraq]
'''Opposition''': [[Bahrain men's national basketball team|Bahrain]] (November 28)<br>
'''Opposition''': [[Lebanon men's national basketball team|Lebanon]] (November 30)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/qualifiers/team/Iraq#tab=roster]|title=Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers|website=FIBA.basketball}}</ref>

{{FIBA roster header | team=Iraq national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification | color1 = #208c6a| bg1 = #ffffff| color2 = #ffffff| bg2 = #208c6a}}
<!-- list of players -->
{{FIBA player | pos = C | num = 0 | first = Ihab | last = Al-Zuhairi | year = 1998 | month = 4 | date = 24 | m = 2.10 | clublink = [[Al-Naft SC (basketball)|Naft Baghdad]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 27 | nat = IRQ }}

{{FIBA player | pos = PG | num = 00 | first = DeMario | last = Mayfield | year = 1991 | month = 5 | date = 23 | m = 1.93 | clublink = [[Al-Naft SC (basketball)|Naft Baghdad]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 27 | nat = USA | note = NP }}

{{FIBA player | pos = SF | num = 10 | first = Ali | last = Hamad | year = 1986 | month = 5 | date = 27 | m = 1.93 | clublink = [[Al-Naft SC (basketball)|Naft Baghdad]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 27 | nat = IRQ }}

{{FIBA player | pos = G | num = 12 | first = Hussein | last = Talib | year = 1990 | month = 6 | date = 1 | m = 1.98 | clublink = [[Al-Shorta SC (basketball)|Al-Shorta BC]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 27 | nat = IRQ }}

{{FIBA player | pos = C | num = 15 | first = Mohammed | last = Al-Khafaji | dab = basketball | year = 1991 | month = 7 | date = 9 | m = 2.09 | clublink = [[Al-Shorta SC (basketball)|Al-Shorta BC]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 27 | nat = IRQ }}

{{FIBA player | pos = PF | num = 24 | first = Ali | last = Ismael | dab = basketball | year = 1989 | month = 8 | date = 13 | m = 2.00 | clublink = [[Al-Naft SC (basketball)|Naft Baghdad]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 27 | nat = IRQ }}

{{FIBA player | pos = SG | num = 25 | first = Karrar | last = Hamzah |year = 1991 | month = 10 | date = 19 | m = 1.88 | clublink = [[Al-Naft SC (basketball)|Naft Baghdad]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 27 | nat = IRQ }}

{{FIBA player | pos = PG | num = 44 | first = Mohammed Amin | last = Abdulqader | year = 1995 | month = 1 | date = 31 | m = 1.83 | clublink = [[Duhok SC (basketball)|Duhok BC]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 27 | nat = IRQ }}

{{FIBA player | pos = G | num = 77 | first = Ahmed Farhan | last = Al-Nasrawi | year = 1992 | month = 12 | date = 25 | m = 1.92 | clublink = | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 11 | compdate = 27 | nat = IRQ }}
<!-- end list of players -->
{{FIBA roster footer
| head_coach =
* {{Flagicon|BIH}}/{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Adis Bećiragić|Aziz Bekir]]
| asst_coach =
* {{Flagicon|IRQ}} [[Atilla Celebi]]
| otherlegend =
* '''(C)''' Team captain
* '''(NP)''' Naturalized player
*'''Club''' – describes last<br />club before the tournament
* '''Age''' – describes age<br>on November 27, 2020
}}

===Past roster===
2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification<br>
'''Opposition''': [[Lebanon men's national basketball team|Lebanon]] (February 21)<br>
'''Venue''': [[Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex]], [[Zouk Mikael]]<br>
'''Opposition''': [[India men's national basketball team|India]] (February 24)<br>
'''Venue''': [[Al Shaab Hall]], [[Baghdad]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/qualifiers/team/Iraq#tab=roster]|title=Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers|website=FIBA.basketball}}</ref>

{{FIBA roster header | team=Iraq national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification | color1 = #208c6a| bg1 = #ffffff| color2 = #ffffff| bg2 = #208c6a}}
<!-- list of players -->
{{FIBA player | pos = C | num = 0 | first = Ihab | last = Al-Zuhairi | year = 1998 | month = 4 | date = 24 | m = 2.10 | clublink = [[Al-Naft SC (basketball)|Naft Baghdad]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = PG | num = 00 | first = DeMario | last = Mayfield | year = 1991 | month = 5 | date = 23 | m = 1.93 | clublink = [[Al-Naft SC (basketball)|Naft Baghdad]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | nat = USA | note = NP }}
{{FIBA player | pos = PG | num = 3 | first = Sanar | last = Shamdeen | year = 1995 | month = 8 | date = 17 | m = 1.72 | clublink = [[Zakho BC]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = SG | num = 7 | first = Hassan | last = Abdullah | year = 1992 | month = 2 | date = 4 | m = 1.88 | clublink = [[Al-Shorta SC (basketball)|Al-Shorta BC]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = SF | num = 10 | first = Ali | last = Hamad | year = 1986 | month = 5 | date = 27 | m = 1.93 | clublink = [[Al-Naft SC (basketball)|Naft Baghdad]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = G | num = 12 | first = Hussein | last = Talib | year = 1990 | month = 6 | date = 1 | m = 1.98 | clublink = [[Al-Shorta SC (basketball)|Al-Shorta BC]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = C | num = 13 | first = Ali | last = Hameed | year = 1984 | month = 4 | date = 26 | m = 2.09 | clublink = [[Duhok SC (basketball)|Duhok BC]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = C | num = 15 | first = Mohammed | last = Al-Khafaji | dab = basketball | year = 1991 | month = 7 | date = 9 | m = 2.09 | clublink = [[Al-Shorta SC (basketball)|Al-Shorta BC]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = F | num = 21 | first = Dhulfiqar | last = Al-Hchaimi | year = 1991 | month = 5 | date = 24 | m = 1.93 | clublink = [[Naft Al-Janoob BC]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = PF | num = 24 | first = Ali | last = Ismael | dab = basketball | year = 1989 | month = 8 | date = 13 | m = 2.00 | clublink = [[Al-Naft SC (basketball)|Naft Baghdad]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = SG | num = 25 | first = Karrar | last = Hamzah |year = 1991 | month = 10 | date = 19 | m = 1.88 | clublink = [[Al-Naft SC (basketball)|Naft Baghdad]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = PG | num = 44 | first = Mohammed Amin | last = Abdulqader | year = 1995 | month = 1 | date = 31 | m = 1.83 | clublink = [[Duhok SC (basketball)|Duhok BC]] | compyear = 2020 | compmonth = 2 | compdate = 21 | nat = IRQ }}
<!-- end list of players -->
{{FIBA roster footer
| head_coach =
* {{Flagicon|IRQ}} [[Khalid Deroish]]
| otherlegend =
* '''(C)''' Team captain
* '''(NP)''' Naturalized player
*'''Club''' – describes last<br />club before the tournament
* '''Age''' – describes age<br>on February 21, 2020
}}
Roster for the [[2017 FIBA Asia Cup]].<ref>[http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2017/Iraq#|tab=roster 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster]</ref>

{{FIBA roster header|team=Iraq men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup
| color1 = #208c6a| bg1 = #ffffff| color2 = #ffffff| bg2 = #208c6a}}
{{FIBA player | pos = SG | num = 4 | name = Karrar Hamzah | year = 1991 | month = 10 | date = 19 | m = 1.90 | clublink = [[Al-Kahraba (men's basketball)|Al Kahraba]] | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 8 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = PG | num = 6 | name = Ali Aljuboori | year = 1987 | month = 4 | date = 9 | m = 1.75 | clublink = [[Al-Mina'a (basketball club)|Al-Mina'a]] | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 8 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = SG | num = 7 | name = Hassan Abdullah | year = 1992 | month = 2 | date = 4 | m = 1.90 | clublink = [[Al-Kahraba (men's basketball)|Al Kahraba]] | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 8 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = PG | num = 8 | name = Omar Alazawi | year = 1988 | month = 5 | date = 12 | m = 1.88 | clublink = [[Al-Karkh BC|Al Karkh]] | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 8 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = G | num = 9 | name = Kevin Galloway | year = 1988 | month = 5 | date = 23 | m = 2.00 | clublink = [[Homenetmen Beirut B.C.|Homenetmen Beirut]] | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 8 | nat = LBN | note = NP}}
{{FIBA player | pos = SF | num = 10 | name = Ali Hamad | year = 1986 | month = 5 | date = 27 | m = 1.94 | clublink = [[Al-Naft SC (basketball)|Al-Naft]] | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 8 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = PF | num = 11 | name = Nawras Dhafer | year = 1994 | month = 7 | date = 17 | m = 2.02 | clublink = [[Al-Shorta SC (basketball)|Al-Shorta BC]] | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 8 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = PF | num = 12 | name = Hussein Talib | year = 1990 | month = 6 | date = 1 | m = 1.98 | clublink = [[Naft Al-Janoob (basketball club)|Naft Al-Janoob]] | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 8 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = C | num = 13 | name = Ali Hameed | year = 1984 | month = 4 | date = 26 | m = 2.09 | clublink = [[Al-Mina'a (basketball club)|Al-Mina'a]] | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 8 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = C | num = 14 | name = Hussein Hasan Algburi | year = 1984 | month = 10 | date = 2 | m = 2.06 | clublink = [[Free agent|Free Agent]] | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 8 | nat = }}
{{FIBA player | pos = C | num = 15 | name = Mohammed Al-Khafaji | dab = basketball | year = 1991 | month = 7 | date = 9 | m = 2.06 | clublink = [[Al-Shorta SC (basketball)|Al-Shorta BC]] | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 8 | nat = IRQ }}
{{FIBA player | pos = SF | num = 24 | name = Ali Ismael | dab = basketball | year = 1989 | month = 8 | date = 13 | m = 2.00 | clublink = [[Al-Shorta SC (basketball)|Al-Shorta BC]] | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 8 | nat = IRQ }}
<!-- end list of players -->
{{FIBA roster footer
| head_coach =
* {{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Mustafa Derin]]
| asst_coach =
* {{Flagicon|IRQ}} [[Atilla Celebi]]
| otherlegend =
* '''(C)''' Team captain
* '''(NP)''' Naturalized player
* '''Club''' – describes last<br />club before the tournament
* '''Age''' – describes age<br />on 8 August 2017
}}

===Head coach position===
*{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Fikrat Toma]] – 2002–2004, 2010–2013
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Povea]] – 2014–2015
*{{flagicon|SER}} [[Srđan Antić]] – 2016
*{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Atila Abdulaziz]] – 2017
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Mustafa Derin]] – 2017
*{{Flagicon|IRQ}} [[Khalid Deroish]] – 2020
*{{Flagicon|BIH}}/{{Flagicon|TUR}} [[Adis Bećiragić|Aziz Bekir]] – 2020


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Iraq national football team]]
*[[Iraq women's national basketball team]]
*[[Iraq national under-19 basketball team]]
*[[Iraq national under-17 basketball team]]


==References==
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{{FIBA Asia}}
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==External links==
[[Category:National basketball teams]]
*[https://www.fiba.basketball/federation/Iraq FIBA profile]
[[Category:National sports teams of Iraq|Basketball]]


===Videos===
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZgKFBVNAY Iraq v China - Quarter Final Highlights - FIBA Asia Challenge 2016] - youtube.com video
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[[Category:Basketball teams established in 1948]]

Latest revision as of 18:50, 25 November 2024

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Iraq women's national basketball team.

Iraq Iraq
FIBA ranking91 Decrease 2 (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1948
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationIraqi Basketball Association
CoachMustafa Derin
Nickname(s)Lions of Mesopotamia
Olympic Games
Appearances1
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
Medals0
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances4
MedalsNone
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

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]

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics
Year Position Pld W L
United Kingdom 1948 22nd Place 7 0 7
Total 1/20 7 0 7
1948 Iraqi Olympic men's basketball team
1948 Iraqi Olympic men's basketball team

FIBA Asia Cup

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

Asian Games

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

West Asian Championship

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WABA Championship
Year Position Pld W L
Lebanon 1999 5th place 4 - -
Lebanon 2000 3rd place 4 2 2
Jordan 2001 4th place 4 1 3
Jordan Iran 2002 3rd place 4 0 4
Iran 2004 5th place 4 - -
Lebanon 2005 4th place 4 0 4
Jordan 2008 Did not enter – – –
Iraq 2010 Runners-up - - -
Iraq 2011 4th place 3 0 3
Jordan 2012 Did not enter - - -
Iran 2013 4th place 3 0 3
Jordan 2014 4th place 5 2 3
Jordan 2015 5th place 4 0 4
Jordan 2016 3rd place 4 2 2
Total 12/14 - - -

Pan Arab Games

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

Team

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Current roster

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2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

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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 Iraq
PG 00 DeMario Mayfield (NP) 29 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad United States
SF 10 Ali Hamad 34 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad Iraq
G 12 Hussein Talib 30 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shorta BC Iraq
C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 29 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Shorta BC Iraq
PF 24 Ali Ismael 31 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Naft Baghdad Iraq
SG 25 Karrar Hamzah 29 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Naft Baghdad Iraq
PG 44 Mohammed Amin Abdulqader 25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Duhok BC Iraq
G 77 Ahmed Farhan Al-Nasrawi 27 – (1992-12-25)December 25, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Iraq
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on November 27, 2020

Past roster

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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 Iraq
PG 00 DeMario Mayfield (NP) 28 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad United States
PG 3 Sanar Shamdeen 24 – (1995-08-17)August 17, 1995 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Zakho BC Iraq
SG 7 Hassan Abdullah 28 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Shorta BC Iraq
SF 10 Ali Hamad 33 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad Iraq
G 12 Hussein Talib 29 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shorta BC Iraq
C 13 Ali Hameed 35 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Duhok BC Iraq
C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 28 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Shorta BC Iraq
F 21 Dhulfiqar Al-Hchaimi 28 – (1991-05-24)May 24, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Al-Janoob BC Iraq
PF 24 Ali Ismael 30 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Naft Baghdad Iraq
SG 25 Karrar Hamzah 28 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Naft Baghdad Iraq
PG 44 Mohammed Amin Abdulqader 25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Duhok BC Iraq
Head coach
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 Iraq
PG 6 Ali Aljuboori 30 – (1987-04-09)April 9, 1987 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Al-Mina'a Iraq
SG 7 Hassan Abdullah 25 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Kahraba Iraq
PG 8 Omar Alazawi 29 – (1988-05-12)May 12, 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Karkh Iraq
G 9 Kevin Galloway (NP) 29 – (1988-05-23)May 23, 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Homenetmen Beirut Lebanon
SF 10 Ali Hamad 31 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Naft Iraq
PF 11 Nawras Dhafer 23 – (1994-07-17)July 17, 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al-Shorta BC Iraq
PF 12 Hussein Talib 27 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Naft Al-Janoob Iraq
C 13 Ali Hameed 33 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Mina'a Iraq
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 Iraq
SF 24 Ali Ismael 27 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Shorta BC Iraq
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 8 August 2017

Head coach position

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See also

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References

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  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
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Videos

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