Syria national basketball team

FIBA Asia Cup

Eurobasket 1949

Syria once appeared at the European championships, nameldy at the Eurobasket 1949, held in Cairo, Egypt. The refusal of the Soviet Union to host the competition and FIBA Europe's unwillingness to ask Czechoslovakia to host consecutive tournaments meant that 1947 bronze medallist Egypt hosted the competition. Due to travel difficulties and fears, few European teams would travel to the African country to compete. Syria, as well as Lebanon, were asked to compete in the European championship despite being Asian countries.

In the seven team round robin tournament, the Syrians finished with a 1-5 record and finished in sixth place.

Current roster

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.^[2]

Syria men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 William Al-Haddad 7004109920000000000♠30 – (1987-07-05)July 5, 1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) PG 5 Sharif Al-Osh 7004107390000000000♠29 – (1988-03-14)March 14, 1988 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) SG 6 Michel Madanly 7004133000000000000♠36 – (1981-03-10)March 10, 1981 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Landslake Lions SF 7 Khalel Khori 7003700300000000000♠19 – (1998-06-06)June 6, 1998 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) SF 8 Al Hakam Abd Allah 7004130030000000000♠35 – (1982-01-01)January 1, 1982 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) SG 9 Tarek Al-Jabi 7003986800000000000♠27 – (1990-08-02)August 2, 1990 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) SF 10 Anthouny Bakar 7003861100000000000♠23 – (1994-01-10)January 10, 1994 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) PF 11 Jamil Saddir 7004104340000000000♠28 – (1989-01-13)January 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) PF 12 Omar Cheikh Ali 7003971600000000000♠26 – (1991-01-01)January 1, 1991 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) C 13 Abdulwahab Al-Hamwi 7003991600000000000♠27 – (1990-06-15)June 15, 1990 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) C 14 Ivan Todorović (NP) 7004122570000000000♠33 – (1984-01-17)January 17, 1984 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) PF 15 Hani Adribe 7003980500000000000♠26 – (1990-10-04)October 4, 1990 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Head coach Nenad Krdzic Assistant coach(es) Hadi Haj Darwish Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 8 August 2017

Head coach position

• Pat Elzie – 2003
• Mohamed Abo Sada – 2007
• Imad Othman – 2009
• Hady Darwish – 2010
• Mensur Bajramovic – 2011
• Goran Miljević – 2011
• Imad Othman – 2012
• Hady Darwish – 2014–2017
• Nenad Krdžić – 2017
• Veselin Matić – 2017–present

Past rosters

At the 2017 WABA Championship:^[3]

Syria national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club PG 4 Nazarian, Georgi 7003842600000000000♠23 – (1994-01-04)4 January 1994 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Karameh G/F 5 Jlilaty, Wael 7003988800000000000♠27 – (1990-01-03)3 January 1990 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Al Wahda SF 6 Madanly, Micheal 7004131090000000000♠35 – (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) TNT KaTropa SF 7 Trab, Mahmoud 7003842900000000000♠23 – (1994-01-01)1 January 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Ittihad G 8 Harbasha, Magd 7003978000000000000♠26 – (1990-04-21)21 April 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Wahda F 9 Kharadjian, Sebouh 7003915500000000000♠25 – (1992-01-06)6 January 1992 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Yarmouk F 10 Bakar, Anthouny 7003842000000000000♠23 – (1994-01-10)10 January 1994 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Jalaa PF 11 Saddir, Jamil 7004102430000000000♠28 – (1989-01-13)13 January 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Wahda C 12 Cheikh, Omar 7003952500000000000♠26 – (1991-01-01)1 January 1991 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al-Jaish PF 13 Khori, Khalel 7003681200000000000♠18 – (1998-06-06)6 June 1998 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al-Jaish PF 14 Haidar, Yamen 7004101640000000000♠27 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Al Wahda C 15 Adribi, Hani 7003961400000000000♠26 – (1990-10-04)4 October 1990 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Karameh	Head coach Hady Darwish Assistant coach(es) George Shakar Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 29 January 2017

Depth chart

Videos

• Philippines vs Syria HL Fiba Champions Cup 2011 Youtube.com video