United Arab Emirates national basketball team

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
FIBA ranking 132 Decrease69[1]
Joined FIBA 1976
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation United Arab Emirates Basketball Association
Coach Monir Soliman
Olympic Games
Appearances None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
Asian Championship
Appearances 7
Medals None
Uniforms
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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: كرة السلة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎)

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

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 United Arab Emirates
F 5 Salem Suwais 18 – (1998-02-16)16 February 1998 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Wasi United Arab Emirates
G 6 Rashed Mohammad 18 – (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al Wasi United Arab Emirates
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 United Arab Emirates
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 United Arab Emirates
Head coach
  • United Arab Emirates Monir Soliman
Assistant coach(es)
  • United Arab Emirates 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

  • United Arab Emirates Ben Slimane Mounir – 2009
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Zubcevic – 2011
  • United Arab Emirates Monir Soliman – 2017

Past rosters

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2009 Asian Championship: finished 12th among 16 teams

Head coach: Ben Slimane Mounir

# Pos Name Club Date of Birth Height
4GYounis KhamisUnited Arab Emirates Al-WaslJuly 23, 1982 (age 27)185
5Saeed AshoorJune 18, 1986 (age 23)204
6GMohamed MubarakUnited Arab Emirates Al-AhliOctober 6, 1987 (age 21)182
7Saleh SultanSeptember 23, 1989 (age 19)175
8Hussain AhmedJune 6, 1989 (age 20)180
9FAyoub AhmedUnited Arab Emirates Al-WaslJanuary 29, 1981 (age 28)190
10FMatar AbdullahUnited Arab Emirates Al-NasrAugust 24, 1986 (age 22)188
11GTalal SalemSeptember 26, 1988 (age 20)180
12FRashed NaserUnited Arab Emirates Al-WaslOctober 19, 1988 (age 20)190
13Ibrahim ObaidJuly 4, 1980 (age 29)180
14CAli MahmoodNovember 20, 1979 (age 29)202
15CJasim MohamedUnited Arab Emirates Al-WaslNovember 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) United Arab Emirates
F 5 Mohamad Al Braiki 19 – (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Ahli Dubai United Arab Emirates
G 6 Ibrahim Ahmad 32 – (1979-06-09)9 June 1979 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Wasl SC United Arab Emirates
G 7 Ibrahim Alsari 31 – (1980-07-04)4 July 1980 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Nasr SC (Dubai) United Arab Emirates
PG 8 Hussain Ahmed 22 – (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Shabab Dubai (basketball) United Arab Emirates
G 9 Khalifa Salem 20 – (1991-08-25)25 August 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli Dubai United Arab Emirates
F 10 Rashid Alali 21 – (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Sharjah SC United Arab Emirates
PF 11 Rashed Alzaabi 22 – (1988-10-19)19 October 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Wasl SC United Arab Emirates
F 12 Qais Omar Alshabebi 19 – (1991-10-31)31 October 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Ahli Dubai United Arab Emirates
F 13 Malalla Banihammad 28 – (1983-06-18)18 June 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sharjah SC United Arab Emirates
C 14 Ali Alhattawi 31 – (1979-11-20)20 November 1979 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Shabab Dubai (basketball) United Arab Emirates
C 15 Jasim Mohamed Abdalla 22 – (1988-11-24)24 November 1988 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Sharjah SC United Arab Emirates
Head coach
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Zupčević
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 September 2011

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. ↑ FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
  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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