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Kuwait men's national basketball team

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

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]

Kuwait Kuwait
FIBA ranking110 Steady (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1959
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationKBA
CoachSalman Ramadhan Haji Hasan
Nickname(s)Al-Azraq (The Blues)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances12
MedalsNone

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

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
  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

See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
  • 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

See also: Basketball at the Pan Arab Games
  • 1953 : ?
  • 1957 : ?
  • 1961 : ?
  • 1965 : ?
  • 1976 : ?
  • 1985 : ?
  • 1992 : ?
  • 1997 : ?
  • 1999 : ?
  • 2004 : ?
  • 2007 : 5th
  • 2011 : 6th

Roster edit

2015 FIBA Asia Championship squad.[2]

Kuwait roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G 1 Yousiff Borhamah 21 – (1994-08-02)August 2, 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Arabi Basketball  
G 4 Mashari Abu Dhom 22 – (1993-03-19)March 19, 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al-Arabi Basketball  
G 5 Hamad Hasan 18 – (1997-08-25)August 25, 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Kuwait SC (basketball)  
PF 12 Abdulaziz Al-Hamidi 28 – (1987-09-16)September 16, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Qadsia  
G 13 Mashari Alshammari 20 – (1995-01-22)January 22, 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Jahra SC  
C 15 Mohammad Marzouq 23 – (1992-05-25)May 25, 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shabab SC  
C 16 Nasser Al Zafiri 26 – (1989-05-19)May 19, 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Qadsia  
PF 21 Abdullah Alshammari 22 – (1993-08-18)August 18, 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Qadsia  
F 28 Jum'a Abdel Rahman 28 – (1987-09-08)September 8, 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Kuwait SC (basketball)  
F 30 Abdullah AlSaeid 26 – (1988-11-27)November 27, 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Kuwait SC (basketball)  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 September 2015

Depth chart edit

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
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.

Kuwait men's national basketball team - 2014 Asian Games roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
PG 4 Mashari Abu Dhom 21 – (1993-03-19)March 19, 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Qadsia  
PG 5 Ahmad Albaloushi 24 – (1990-04-05)April 5, 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Kuwait SC  
SF 6 Hussein Alkhabbaz 27 – (1987-01-06)January 6, 1987 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Kuwait SC  
PF 7 Abdullah Alshammari 25 – (1989-02-03)February 3, 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sahel  
PG 8 Shayee Mohanna 27 – (1986-10-30)October 30, 1986 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Al Sahel  
SG 9 Abdullah Alajmi 27 – (1987-08-10)August 10, 1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Qadsia  
PF 10 Abdulaziz Mohammad (C) 27 – (1987-01-08)January 8, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Jahraa  
PF 11 Mohammad Ashkanani 30 – (1984-02-05)February 5, 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Kazma  
PF 12 Abdulaziz Al-Hamidi 27 – (1987-09-16)September 16, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Qadsia  
PF 13 Nayef Alrashidi 25 – (1989-08-10)August 10, 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Jahraa  
C 14 Saleh Albrahim 24 – (1990-05-16)May 16, 1990 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Qadsia  
SG 15 Nawwaf Aldhufairi 26 – (1988-06-18)June 18, 1988 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Kazma  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 September 2014
  • Source: incheon2014ag.org[3]

Head Coach edit

Kit edit

edit

2015: Kuwait Airways[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Kuwait, FIBA, accessed 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ "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

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