United Arab Emirates men's national basketball team

The United Arab Emirates national basketball team represents the United Arab Emirates in international basketball competitions and is controlled by United Arab Emirates Basketball Association.[2] (Arabic: ΩƒΨ±Ψ© Ψ§Ω„Ψ³Ω„Ψ© Ψ§Ω„Ψ₯Ω…Ψ§Ψ±Ψ§Ψͺ Ψ§Ω„ΨΉΨ±Ψ¨ΩŠΨ© Ψ§Ω„Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ψ©β€Ž)

United Arab Emirates
FIBA ranking126 1 (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1976
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationUnited Arab Emirates Basketball Association
CoachMonir Soliman
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
Asian Championship
Appearances7
MedalsNone
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Former logo of the U.A.E. Basketball Association

The UAE has qualified for more major international basketball tournaments than any other nation on the Arabian Peninsula except for Kuwait.

At the Arab Nations Cup, the UAE had its best performance in 1997 when it won the bronze medal.

Performances

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

Asian Championship
FIBA Asia Championship
Year Rank P W L
1960Did Not Enter–––
1963–––
1965–––
1967–––
1969–––
1971–––
1973–––
1975–––
1977–––
1979–––
1981–––
1983–––
1985Did Not Qualify–––
1987–––
1989–––
1991–––
19938th Place624
19959th Place752
19975th Place743
199910th Place743
200110th Place633
2003Withdrew–––
2005Did Not Qualify–––
200716th Place716
200912th Place817
201110th Place826
2013Did Not Qualify–––
2015–––
2017–––
2021–––
Total8/30562234

FIBA Asia Championship
  • best performance: 1997 : 5th
  • worst performance: 2007 : 16th

At the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 in Tianjin, China, the team finished 12th after qualifying for the eighth final round with an overtime victory over Indonesia in the first round.[3]

In 1997, the United Arab Emirates had its best performance in the championship, finishing in fifth place with a 4–3 record. The team beat traditional Asian powerhouse Chinese Taipei 78–62 in the fifth place game.

Year Position Tournament Host
1977–1977 ABC ChampionshipKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1979–1979 ABC ChampionshipNagoya, Japan
1981–1981 ABC ChampionshipCalcutta, India
1983–1983 ABC ChampionshipHong Kong
1985–1985 ABC ChampionshipMalaysia
1987–1987 ABC ChampionshipBangkok, Thailand
1989–1989 ABC ChampionshipBeijing, China
1991–1991 ABC ChampionshipKobe, Japan
19938th1993 ABC ChampionshipJakarta, Indonesia
19959th1995 ABC ChampionshipSeoul, South Korea
19975th1997 ABC ChampionshipRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
199910th1999 ABC ChampionshipFukuoka, Japan
200110th2001 ABC ChampionshipShanghai, China
2003–2003 ABC ChampionshipHarbin, China
2005–2005 FIBA Asia ChampionshipDoha, Qatar
200716th2007 FIBA Asia ChampionshipTokushima, Japan
200912th2009 FIBA Asia ChampionshipTianjin, China
201110th2011 FIBA Asia ChampionshipWuhan, China
2013-2013 FIBA Asia ChampionshipManila, Philippines
2015-2015 FIBA Asia ChampionshipChina
2017-2017 FIBA Asia ChampionshipBeirut, Lebanon

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

In 2008, United Arab Emirates club Al-Wasl finished third in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the first time that a UAE club had medaled at the championship.

Current squad

At the 2017 Arab Nations Cup:[4]

United Arab Emirates men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Mohammad Juma 18 – (1998-02-02)2 February 1998 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Shabab Al Ahli
F 5 Salem Suwais 18 – (1998-02-16)16 February 1998 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Wasi
G 6 Rashed Mohammad 18 – (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al Wasi
7 Hamid Elkharrousy 35 – (1981-03-22)22 March 1981
G 8 Ahmed AlBraiki 25 – (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
9 Said Elagmany –
F 10 Omar Alamry 25 – (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
11 Khaled Khalfan –
C 12 Qais Alshabebi 25 – (1991-10-21)21 October 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Shabab Al Ahli
13 Hamad Ghabish –
14 Mohamed Elagmany –
G 15 Talal Alnuaimi 28 – (1988-09-26)26 September 1988 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Naser
Head coach
  • Monir Soliman
Assistant coach(es)
  • Abdelhamid Alhousany
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 1 January 2017


Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG

Head coaches
  • Ben Slimane Mounir – 2009
  • Zoran Zubcevic – 2011
  • Monir Soliman – 2017

Past rosters
Scroll down to see more.

2009 Asian Championship: finished 12th among 16 teams

Head coach: Ben Slimane Mounir

# Pos Name Club Date of Birth Height
4GYounis Khamis Al-Wasl(1982-07-23)July 23, 1982 (age 27)185
5Saeed Ashoor(1986-06-18)June 18, 1986 (age 23)204
6GMohamed Mubarak Al-Ahli(1987-10-06)October 6, 1987 (age 21)182
7Saleh Sultan(1989-09-23)September 23, 1989 (age 19)175
8Hussain Ahmed(1989-06-06)June 6, 1989 (age 20)180
9FAyoub Ahmed Al-Wasl(1981-01-29)January 29, 1981 (age 28)190
10FMatar Abdullah Al-Nasr(1986-08-24)August 24, 1986 (age 22)188
11GTalal Salem(1988-09-26)September 26, 1988 (age 20)180
12FRashed Naser Al-Wasl(1988-10-19)October 19, 1988 (age 20)190
13Ibrahim Obaid(1980-07-04)July 4, 1980 (age 29)180
14CAli Mahmood(1979-11-20)November 20, 1979 (age 29)202
15CJasim Mohamed Al-Wasl(1988-11-24)November 24, 1988 (age 20)205


At the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship:[5]

United Arab Emirates men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 4 Jassim Haji 30 – (1981-03-22)22 March 1981 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Al Shabab Dubai (basketball)
F 5 Mohamad Al Braiki 19 – (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Ahli Dubai
G 6 Ibrahim Ahmad 32 – (1979-06-09)9 June 1979 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Wasl SC
G 7 Ibrahim Alsari 31 – (1980-07-04)4 July 1980 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Nasr SC (Dubai)
PG 8 Hussain Ahmed (basketball) 22 – (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Shabab Dubai (basketball)
G 9 Khalifa Salem 20 – (1991-08-25)25 August 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli Dubai
F 10 Rashid Alali 21 – (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Sharjah SC
PF 11 Rashed Alzaabi 22 – (1988-10-19)19 October 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Wasl SC
F 12 Qais Omar Alshabebi 19 – (1991-10-31)31 October 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Ahli Dubai
F 13 Malalla Banihammad 28 – (1983-06-18)18 June 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sharjah SC
C 14 Ali Alhattawi 31 – (1979-11-20)20 November 1979 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Shabab Dubai (basketball)
C 15 Jasim Mohamed Abdalla 22 – (1988-11-24)24 November 1988 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Sharjah SC
Head coach
  • Zoran ZupčeviΔ‡
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 September 2011

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Arab Nations Cup, Asia-basket.com. Retrieved 31 November 2017.
  5. United Arab Emirates | 2011 FIBA Asia Championship, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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