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.

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 Kuwait national basketball team represents

Arabic: جمعية الكويتي لكرة السلة); the governing body for basketball in the country.[citation needed
]

The team has qualified for more major international basketball tournaments than any other nation on the Arabian Peninsula.[citation needed]

Performance

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
Philippines 1960 Did not enter
Taiwan 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 1969
Japan 1971
Philippines 1973
Thailand 1975 12th place 9 2 7
Malaysia 1977 Did not enter
Japan 1979
India 1981
Hong Kong 1983 4th place 6 2 4
Malaysia 1985 Did not enter
Thailand 1987
China 1989
Japan 1991 12th place 8 3 5
Indonesia 1993 10th place 7 4 3
South Korea 1995 11th place 8 4 4
Saudi Arabia 1997 Did not enter
Japan 1999 6th place 7 3 4
China 2001 12th place 5 1 4
China 2003 12th place 7 3 4
Qatar 2005 13th place 7 3 4
Japan 2007 14th place 7 1 6
China 2009 11th place 8 2 6
China 2011 Did not enter
Philippines 2013
China 2015 14th place 5 1 4
Lebanon 2017 Did not enter
Indonesia 2022
Saudi Arabia 2025 Did not qualify
Total 12/31 84 29 55

Asian Games

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

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

Roster

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
 Kuwait
G
 		4 Mashari Abu Dhom 22 – (1993-03-19)March 19, 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Al-Arabi Basketball
 Kuwait
G
 		5 Hamad Hasan 18 – (1997-08-25)August 25, 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Kuwait SC (basketball) Kuwait
PF
 		12 Abdulaziz Al-Hamidi 28 – (1987-09-16)September 16, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Qadsia Kuwait
G
 		13 Mashari Alshammari 20 – (1995-01-22)January 22, 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Jahra SC Kuwait
C 15 Mohammad Marzouq 23 – (1992-05-25)May 25, 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Al-Shabab SC
 Kuwait
C 16 Nasser Al Zafiri 26 – (1989-05-19)May 19, 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Qadsia Kuwait
PF
 		21 Abdullah Alshammari 22 – (1993-08-18)August 18, 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Qadsia Kuwait
F
 		28 Jum'a Abdel Rahman 28 – (1987-09-08)September 8, 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Kuwait SC (basketball) Kuwait
F
 		30 Abdullah AlSaeid 26 – (1988-11-27)November 27, 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Kuwait SC (basketball) Kuwait
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

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

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 Kuwait
PG 5 Ahmad Albaloushi 24 – (1990-04-05)April 5, 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Kuwait SC Kuwait
SF 6 Hussein Alkhabbaz 27 – (1987-01-06)January 6, 1987 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Kuwait SC Kuwait
PF
 		7 Abdullah Alshammari 25 – (1989-02-03)February 3, 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sahel Kuwait
PG 8 Shayee Mohanna 27 – (1986-10-30)October 30, 1986 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Al Sahel Kuwait
SG 9 Abdullah Alajmi 27 – (1987-08-10)August 10, 1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Qadsia Kuwait
PF
 		10 Abdulaziz Mohammad (C) 27 – (1987-01-08)January 8, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Al Jahraa
 Kuwait
PF
 		11 Mohammad Ashkanani 30 – (1984-02-05)February 5, 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Kazma
 Kuwait
PF
 		12 Abdulaziz Al-Hamidi 27 – (1987-09-16)September 16, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Qadsia Kuwait
PF
 		13 Nayef Alrashidi 25 – (1989-08-10)August 10, 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Al Jahraa
 Kuwait
C 14 Saleh Albrahim 24 – (1990-05-16)May 16, 1990 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Qadsia Kuwait
SG 15 Nawwaf Aldhufairi 26 – (1988-06-18)June 18, 1988 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Kazma
 Kuwait
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

Kit

2015: Kuwait Airways[2]

See also

References

  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

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