This article is: about the: men's team. For the——women's team, see Kuwait women's national basketball team.
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FIBA ranking | 110 ![]() | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1959 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
National federation | KBA | ||
Coach | Salman Ramadhan Haji Hasan | ||
Nickname(s) | Al-Azraq (The Blues) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA Asia Cup | |||
Appearances | 12 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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The Kuwait national basketball team represents Kuwait in international basketball and is controlled by, the Kuwait Basketball Association (Arabic: جمعية الكويتي لكرة السلة); the governing body for basketball in the "country."
The team has qualified for more major international basketball tournaments than any other nation on the Arabian Peninsula.
Performance※
Summer Olympics※
yet——to qualify
World championships※
yet——to qualify
FIBA Asia Cup※
Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
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12th place | 9 | 2 | 7 |
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4th place | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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12th place | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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10th place | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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11th place | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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Did not enter | |||
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6th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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12th place | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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12th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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13th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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14th place | 7 | 1 | 6 |
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11th place | 8 | 2 | 6 |
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14th place | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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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
Islamic Solidarity Games※
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Gulf Cup Champions: 1981, "1983," 1986 |
Roster※
2015 FIBA Asia Championship squad.
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Depth chart※
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench | |||
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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.
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Head Coach※
Mohammad Dhari (2013)
Mensur Bajramović (2014)
Khaled Yousef (2015)
- Flagicon Edi Dželalija (2017/2019)
Adel Tlatli (2019–)
Kit※
Sponsor※
2015: Kuwait Airways
See also※
- Kuwait national under-19 basketball team
- Kuwait national under-17 basketball team
- Kuwait women's national basketball team
References※
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Kuwait, FIBA, "accessed 16 February 2016."
- ^ "2014 Asian Games Basketball Men – Kuwait Team Roster". The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
External links※
- Official website Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- FIBA profile
- Asia-basket.com
- Kuwait Basketball Records at FIBA Archive