Iraq national basketball team

Iraq

FIBA ranking	92
Joined FIBA	1948
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Iraqi Basketball Association
Coach	Fikrat Johnson
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (1948)
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Asian Championship
Appearances	3 (1977, 1979, 1987)
Medals	None
Uniforms
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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)

1948 Olympic Games

The Iraqi Basketball team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

Ahmed Hamed, Emile Yousef, George Hanna, Hashim Abdul-Jalil, Irfan Abdul-Kadir, Kanan Aoni, Salih Faraj, Salman Mahdi Deheh, Salman Ali Daleh, Wadud Khalil Jumaa

FIBA Asia Championship record

• 1975: 6th
• 1979: 8th
• 1987: 9th

Olympic Games record

• 1948: 22nd

2007 Pan Arab Games

Iraq national basketball team prepared for the Pan Arab Games in Turkey, Iraq played several friendly matches with Turkish clubs.

Pan Arab Games: Iraq group

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
Egypt	3	3	0	239	173	66	6
Iraq	3	2	1	226	254	−28	5
Kuwait	3	1	2	222	229	−7	4
United Arab Emirates	3	0	3	209	240	−31	3

Group A

• July 14, 2007

Egypt 84–42 Iraq

• July 16, 2007

Kuwait 83–90 Iraq

• July 18, 2007

UAE 87–94 Iraq

Semifinals

• July 20, 2007

Iraq 75–104 Jordan

The 3rd/4th Place

• July 22, 2007

Iraq 70–91 Qatar

Iraq roster

The following players called for the 2007 Pan Arab Games.

#	Position	Name
4.	---	Qutaiba Abdullah
5.	---	Hassan Saleh
6.	---	Ali Amer Taleb
7.	---	Sajad Hussein
8.	---	Ahmad Obeid
10.	---	Rahman Ahmad
11.	---	Mohammed Dhiaa
12.	---	Ahmad Hamza
13.	---	Maytham Abdulwahed
14.	---	Richard Yalda
15.	---	Mustafa Shehab

External links

• Asia-Basket/Iraq

See also

• Iraq national football team