Kuwait men's national basketball team
Appearance
FIBA ranking | 109 1 (15 August 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1959 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
National federation | KBA | ||
Coach | Salman Ramadhan Haji Hasan | ||
Nickname(s) | Al-Azraq (The Blues) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA Asia Cup | |||
Appearances | 12 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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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.[citation needed]
The team has qualified for more major international basketball tournaments than any other nation on the Arabian Peninsula.[citation needed]
Performance
[edit]Summer Olympics
[edit]yet to qualify
World championships
[edit]yet to qualify
FIBA Asia Cup
[edit]Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
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1960 | Did not enter | |||
1963 | ||||
1965 | ||||
1967 | ||||
1969 | ||||
1971 | ||||
1973 | ||||
1975 | 12th place | 9 | 2 | 7 |
1977 | Did not enter | |||
1979 | ||||
1981 | ||||
1983 | 4th place | 6 | 2 | 4 |
1985 | Did not enter | |||
1987 | ||||
1989 | ||||
1991 | 12th place | 8 | 3 | 5 |
1993 | 10th place | 7 | 4 | 3 |
1995 | 11th place | 8 | 4 | 4 |
1997 | Did not enter | |||
1999 | 6th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
2001 | 12th place | 5 | 1 | 4 |
2003 | 12th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
2005 | 13th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
2007 | 14th place | 7 | 1 | 6 |
2009 | 11th place | 8 | 2 | 6 |
2011 | Did not enter | |||
2013 | ||||
2015 | 14th place | 5 | 1 | 4 |
2017 | Did not enter | |||
2022 | ||||
2025 | Did not qualify | |||
Total | 12/31 | 84 | 29 | 55 |
Asian Games
[edit]- 1951-70 : Did not qualify
- 1974 : 10th
- 1978 : 10th
- 1982 : 6th
- 1986 : 7th
- 1990-98 : Did not qualify
- 2002 : 10th
- 2006 : 17th
- 2010 : 13th
- 2014 : 9th
- 2018 : To be determined
Pan Arab Games
[edit]- 1953 : ?
- 1957 : ?
- 1961 : ?
- 1965 : ?
- 1976 : ?
- 1985 : ?
- 1992 : ?
- 1997 : ?
- 1999 : ?
- 2004 : ?
- 2007 : 5th
- 2011 : 6th
Islamic Solidarity Games[edit]
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Gulf Cup Champions: 1981, 1983, 1986 |
Roster
[edit]2015 FIBA Asia Championship squad.[2]
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Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
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C | Abdullah Alshammari | Mohammad Marzouq |
PF | Abdullah AlSaeid | Nasser Al Zafiri |
SF | Jum'a Abdel Rahman | Abdulaziz Al-Hamidi |
SG | Mashari Abu Dhom | Yousiff Borhamah |
PG | Hamad Hasan | Mashari Alshammari |
Past rosters
[edit]2014 Asian Games squad.
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Head Coach
[edit]- Mohammad Dhari (2013)
- Mensur Bajramović (2014)
- Khaled Yousef (2015)
- Flagicon Edi Dželalija (2017/2019)
- Adel Tlatli (2019–)
Kit
[edit]Sponsor
[edit]2015: Kuwait Airways[2]
See also
[edit]- Kuwait national under-19 basketball team
- Kuwait national under-17 basketball team
- Kuwait women's national basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Kuwait, FIBA, accessed 16 February 2016.
- ^ "2014 Asian Games Basketball Men – Kuwait Team Roster". The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 25 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- FIBA profile
- Asia-basket.com
- Kuwait Basketball Records at FIBA Archive