Bahrain men's national basketball team

Bahrain
FIBA ranking	67 2 (1 March 2024)
Joined FIBA	1975
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Bahrain Basketball Association
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances	8
Medals	None
Home	Away

The Bahrain national basketball team, represents Bahrain in international basketball competitions and is controlled by the Bahrain Basketball Association.^[2] (Arabic: جمعية البحرين لكرة السلة)

FIBA Asia Championship edit

Performance edit

best performance : 10th
worst performance: 1991 : 15th

Bahrain last played at the FIBA Asia Championship in 1999, where they finished 12th with a 2–5 record and victories over Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Bahrain qualified for the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 in Tianjin, China by finishing fourth at the 2009 Gulf Cup. However, they withdrew before the tournament, opening up a spot for Chinese Taipei to compete in the tournament.

FIBA Asia Champions Cup edit

In 2000, Bahrain club Al-Manama finished third in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the only time that a Bahrain club medaled at the championship.

Competitions edit

FIBA Asia Cup edit

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1960	Not a FIBA member
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1975
1977	12th place	9	2	7
1979	12th place	8	1	7
1981	Did not enter
1983
1985
1987	13th place	7	4	3
1989	Did not enter
1991	15th place	8	4	4
1993	Did not enter
1995	Did not enter
1997	10th place	7	4	3
1999	12th place	7	2	5
2001	Did not enter
2003	Did not qualify
2005
2007
2009	Withdrew
2011	15th place	5	1	4
2013	12th place	8	2	6
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
2022	13th place	3	0	3
2025	To be determined
Total	9/31	62	20	42

Asian Games edit

Team edit

Current roster edit

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification edit

Opposition: India (21 February)
Venue: Khalifa Sport City, Manama
Opposition: Lebanon (24 February)
Venue: Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Zouk Mikael^[3]

Bahrain national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
G	1	Mohamed Buallay	25 – (1995-01-19)19 January 1995	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Al-Muharraq BC
G	5	Mohamed Ebrahim	33 – (1987-02-10)10 February 1987	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Al-Manama BC
G	7	Maitham Isa	29 – (1990-09-23)23 September 1990	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Al-Manama BC
PF	10	Subah Azzam	26 – (1993-12-06)6 December 1993	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Al-Riffa BC
PF	11	Mohammed Abdulredha Ali	32 – (1987-09-28)28 September 1987	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Al-Manama BC
C	12	Ahmed Akber	28 – (1991-02-22)22 February 1991	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	Al-Manama BC
C	15	Mohammed Khamis	28 – (1992-01-29)29 January 1992	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	Al-Manama BC
C	21	C.J. Giles (NP)	34 – (1985-09-23)23 September 1985	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	Al-Najma BC
PF	23	Mohammed Hammooda	25 – (1995-01-15)15 January 1995	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Al-Manama BC
F	24	Muzamil Hammooda	18 – (2002-01-20)20 January 2002	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	Al-Manama BC
G	54	Hesham Sarhan	27 – (1992-08-24)24 August 1992	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Al-Ahli BC
PG	55	Ahmed Al Derazi	29 – (1990-10-09)9 October 1990	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Al-Muharraq BC

Head coach

Mindaugas Lukošius

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(NP) Naturalized player
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 1 April 2022

Past roster edit

Bahrain Men's National Basketball Team: 2013 FIBA Asia Championship roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
	4	Mohamed Ebrahim	26 – (1987-02-10)10 February 1987		Manama Club
G	5	Hussain Al-Tawash	26 – (1986-07-04)4 July 1986	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Al Ahli Sidab
	6	Mohammed Kawaid	23 – (1989-11-14)14 November 1989		Athleta A-Z Electronics (Malta)
	7	Bader Abdulla Malabes	25 – (1987-08-11)11 August 1987		Al-Muharraq SC
	8	Ahmed Ismaeel	22 – (1990-10-19)19 October 1990		Manama Club
G/F	9	Mohamed Alderazi	32 – (1980-07-27)27 July 1980	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Al-Muharraq SC
	10	Abdul-Rahman Mubarak	24 – (1988-10-24)24 October 1988		Bahrain
	11	Subah Azzam	19 – (1993-12-06)6 December 1993		Bahrain
F/C	12	C.J. Giles	27 – (1985-09-23)23 September 1985	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	Al-Muharraq SC
	13	Yunes Kawaid	24 – (1988-05-27)27 May 1988		Bahrain
	14	Ahmed Akbar	25 – (1987-09-28)28 September 1987		Manama Club
F	15	Ahmed Aman	41 – (1971-03-07)7 March 1971	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Al-Muharraq SC

Head coach

Saša Nikitović

References edit

^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues.
^ "Bahrain at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.

External links edit

[FIBA_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[2] FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues.

[3] "Bahrain at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.

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