Yemen men's national basketball team

The Yemen national basketball team represents Yemen in international basketball competitions. It is managed by the Yemen Basketball Association (YBA). (Arabic: الجمعية اليمنية لكرة السلة‎)

Yemen
FIBA ranking165 4 (3 March 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1971
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationYemen Basketball Association
CoachGuy Arnaud
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Asia Championship
AppearancesNone
West Asian Basketball Championship
Appearances3
MedalsNone

Its best result was 4th place at the 2005 West Asian Basketball Championship.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Yet to qualify

World championships

Yet to qualify

FIBA Asia Championship

Yet to qualify

Asian Games
See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
  • 1951-78 : Did not qualify
  • 1982 : 12th
  • 1986-2014 : Did not qualify
  • 2018 : To be determined

Islamic Solidarity Games
See also: Basketball at the Islamic Solidarity Games
  • 2005 : 13th
  • 2013 : Did not participate
  • 2017 : To be determined

West Asian Basketball Championship
  • 2005 : 4th
  • 2012 : 6th
  • 2014 : 6th

Current roster

At the 2014 WABA Championship Games: [2]

Yemen men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 4 Aiman Sadakah – 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
PG 5 Mohammed Yaeesh – 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Tilal
F 6 Mamady Macalou – 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Tilal
F 7 Sultan Shaker – 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Tilal
G/F 8 Samer Al-Asbahi – 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Tilal
G 9 Salah Al-Hanbasi – 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Tilal
C 10 Ahmed Abdulghafor – 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Tilal
SG 11 Sabri Sadaqah – 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Tilal
F 12 Rafat Alwan – 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
C 13 Hakim Adamien – 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
C 14 Radhi BaYashot – 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 15 Abdulaziz Moqbel – 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Ahli Club Sana'a



Head coach
  • Guy Arnaud
Assistant coaches
  • Mohammad Yehia
  • Majed Sadaqah


Legend


  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 May 2014


Head coach position

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. Yemen National Team Asia-basket.com, Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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