Iraq men's national basketball team

Iraq
FIBA ranking	91 2 (26 November 2024)
Joined FIBA	1948
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Iraqi Basketball Association
Coach	Mustafa Derin
Nickname(s)	Lions of Mesopotamia
Olympic Games
Appearances	1
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Medals	0
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances	4
Medals	None
Home	Away

The Iraq national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب العراق لكرة السلة) represents Iraq in international basketball competitions. It is one out of only two Arab nations to ever qualify for the Men's Basketball Tournament at the Summer Olympics. (the other nation being Egypt)^{[citation needed]}

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1948	22nd Place	7	0	7
Total	1/20	7	0	7

1948 Iraqi Olympic men's basketball team

FIBA Asia Cup

FIBA Asia Cup
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1960	Did not enter
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1975
1977	6th place	9	3	6
1979	8th place	8	5	3
1981	Did not enter
1983
1985
1987	9th place	8	5	3
1989	Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007	Did not enter
2009	Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017	11th place	4	1	3
2022	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	4/31	29	14	15

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1951	Did not enter
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974	9th place	4	2	2
1978	9th place	9	5	4
1982	9th place	6	4	2
1986	Did not enter
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
Total	3/18	19	11	8

West Asian Championship

WABA Championship
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1999	5th place	4	-	-
2000	3rd place	4	2	2
2001	4th place	4	1	3
2002	3rd place	4	0	4
2004	5th place	4	-	-
2005	4th place	4	0	4
2008	Did not enter	–	–	–
2010	Runners-up	-	-	-
2011	4th place	3	0	3
2012	Did not enter	-	-	-
2013	4th place	3	0	3
2014	4th place	5	2	3
2015	5th place	4	0	4
2016	3rd place	4	2	2
Total	12/14	-	-	-

Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1965	4th place	-	-	-
1985	2nd place	-	-	-
2007	4th place	5	2	3
2011	8th place	6	3	3
Total	/	-	-	-

Team

Current roster

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIBA Executive Committee decided that for the 2020 November window games will be held at a single venue under a bubble format.^[2]

Venue: Khalifa Sport City, Manama

Opposition: Bahrain (November 28)
Opposition: Lebanon (November 30)^[3]

Iraq national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
C	0	Ihab Al-Zuhairi	22 – (1998-04-24)April 24, 1998	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	Naft Baghdad
PG	00	DeMario Mayfield (NP)	29 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 1991	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Naft Baghdad
SF	10	Ali Hamad	34 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Naft Baghdad
G	12	Hussein Talib	30 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Al-Shorta BC
C	15	Mohammed Al-Khafaji	29 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	Al-Shorta BC
PF	24	Ali Ismael	31 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Naft Baghdad
SG	25	Karrar Hamzah	29 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Naft Baghdad
PG	44	Mohammed Amin Abdulqader	25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 1995	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Duhok BC
G	77	Ahmed Farhan Al-Nasrawi	27 – (1992-12-25)December 25, 1992	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)

Head coach

/ Aziz Bekir

Assistant coach(es)

Atilla Celebi

Legend

(C) Team captain
(NP) Naturalized player
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on November 27, 2020

Past roster

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Lebanon (February 21)
Venue: Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Zouk Mikael
Opposition: India (February 24)
Venue: Al Shaab Hall, Baghdad^[4]

Iraq national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
C	0	Ihab Al-Zuhairi	21 – (1998-04-24)April 24, 1998	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	Naft Baghdad
PG	00	DeMario Mayfield (NP)	28 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 1991	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Naft Baghdad
PG	3	Sanar Shamdeen	24 – (1995-08-17)August 17, 1995	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Zakho BC
SG	7	Hassan Abdullah	28 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 1992	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Al-Shorta BC
SF	10	Ali Hamad	33 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Naft Baghdad
G	12	Hussein Talib	29 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Al-Shorta BC
C	13	Ali Hameed	35 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	Duhok BC
C	15	Mohammed Al-Khafaji	28 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	Al-Shorta BC
F	21	Dhulfiqar Al-Hchaimi	28 – (1991-05-24)May 24, 1991	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Naft Al-Janoob BC
PF	24	Ali Ismael	30 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Naft Baghdad
SG	25	Karrar Hamzah	28 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Naft Baghdad
PG	44	Mohammed Amin Abdulqader	25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 1995	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Duhok BC

Head coach

Khalid Deroish

Legend

(C) Team captain
(NP) Naturalized player
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on February 21, 2020

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.^[5]

Iraq men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
SG	4	Karrar Hamzah	25 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Al Kahraba
PG	6	Ali Aljuboori	30 – (1987-04-09)April 9, 1987	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Al-Mina'a
SG	7	Hassan Abdullah	25 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 1992	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Al Kahraba
PG	8	Omar Alazawi	29 – (1988-05-12)May 12, 1988	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Al Karkh
G	9	Kevin Galloway (NP)	29 – (1988-05-23)May 23, 1988	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Homenetmen Beirut
SF	10	Ali Hamad	31 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	Al-Naft
PF	11	Nawras Dhafer	23 – (1994-07-17)July 17, 1994	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	Al-Shorta BC
PF	12	Hussein Talib	27 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Naft Al-Janoob
C	13	Ali Hameed	33 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	Al-Mina'a
C	14	Hussein Hasan Algburi	32 – (1984-10-02)October 2, 1984	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	Free Agent
C	15	Mohammed Al-Khafaji	26 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	Al-Shorta BC
SF	24	Ali Ismael	27 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Al-Shorta BC