Saudi Arabia men's national basketball team
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FIBA ranking | 66 Steady (26 November 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1964 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
National federation | Saudi Basketball Federation | ||
Coach | Johan Roijakkers | ||
Nickname(s) | Falcons | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIBA Asia Cup | |||
Appearances | 10 | ||
Medals | File:Bronze medal asia.svg Bronze: (1999) | ||
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The Saudi Arabia national basketball team is the national basketball team representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is administered by the Saudi Arabian Basketball Federation.[2] (Arabic: اتحاد المملكة العربية السعودية لكرة السلة) Its biggest success has been the Bronze medal at the 1999 Asian Championship.[3] The team last qualified for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup as host.
Competition records
Summer Olympics
Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
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Nazi Germany 1936 | Not a IOC member | |||
United Kingdom 1948 | ||||
Finland 1952 | ||||
Australia 1956 | ||||
Italy 1960 | ||||
Japan 1964 | ||||
Mexico 1968 | Did not enter | |||
West Germany 1972 | ||||
Canada 1976 | ||||
Soviet Union 1980 | ||||
United States 1984 | ||||
South Korea 1988 | ||||
Spain 1992 | Did not qualify | |||
United States 1996 | ||||
Australia 2000 | ||||
Greece 2004 | ||||
China 2008 | ||||
United Kingdom 2012 | ||||
Brazil 2016 | ||||
Japan 2020 | ||||
France 2024 | ||||
United States 2028 | To be determined | |||
Total | 0/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIBA Basketball World Cup
Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
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Argentina 1950 | Not a FIBA member | |||
Brazil 1954 | ||||
Chile 1959 | ||||
Brazil 1963 | ||||
Uruguay 1967 | Did not enter | |||
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970 | ||||
Puerto Rico 1974 | ||||
Philippines 1978 | ||||
Colombia 1982 | ||||
Spain 1986 | ||||
Argentina 1990 | Did not qualify | |||
Canada 1994 | ||||
Greece 1998 | ||||
United States 2002 | ||||
Japan 2006 | ||||
Turkey 2010 | ||||
Spain 2014 | ||||
China 2019 | ||||
Philippines Japan Indonesia 2023 | ||||
Qatar 2027 | To be determined | |||
Total | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIBA Asia Cup
Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
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Philippines 1960 | Not a FIBA member | |||
Taiwan 1963 | ||||
Malaysia 1965 | did not enter | |||
South Korea 1967 | ||||
Thailand 1969 | ||||
Japan 1971 | ||||
Philippines 1973 | ||||
Thailand 1975 | ||||
Malaysia 1977 | ||||
Japan 1979 | ||||
India 1981 | ||||
Hong Kong 1983 | ||||
Malaysia 1985 | ||||
Thailand 1987 | ||||
China 1989 | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Japan 1991 | 9th place | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Indonesia 1993 | 6th place | 7 | 4 | 3 |
South Korea 1995 | 6th place | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Saudi Arabia 1997 | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Japan 1999 | 3rd place | 8 | 5 | 3 |
China 2001 | Withdrew | |||
China 2003 | ||||
Qatar 2005 | 8th place | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Japan 2007 | Withdrew | |||
China 2009 | did not enter | |||
China 2011 | did not qualify | |||
Philippines 2013 | 13th place | 4 | 1 | 3 |
China 2015 | did not qualify | |||
Lebanon 2017 | ||||
Indonesia 2022 | 14th place | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Saudi Arabia 2025 | Qualified as host | |||
Total | 10/31 | 60 | 29 | 31 |
Asian Games
- 1951–74: Did not enter
- 1978: 12th
- 1982–86: Did not enter
- 1990: 9th
- 1994: 7th
- 1998–2010: Did not enter
- 2014: 13th
- 2018: Did not enter
- 2022: 6th
- 2026: To be determined
- 2030: To be determined
- 2034: Qualified as host
Islamic Solidarity Games
- 2005: 6th
- 2013: 5th
Beginning with the 2017 event, regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball.
Arab Basketball Championship
- 1974–1975: ?
- 1978: 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
- 1981–1994: ?
- 1997: 1st place, gold medalist(s)
- 1999–2005: ?
- 2007: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
- 2008: 5th
- 2009: 7th
- 2010–2011 : ?
- 2015: 4th
- 2017: 4th
- 2018: 1st place, gold medalist(s)
- 2022: Did not enter
Pan Arab Games
- 1953–1992: ?
- 1997: 1st place, gold medalist(s)
- 1999–2004: ?
- 2007: 8th
- 2011: 11th
- 2023: To be determined
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.[4]
Venue: Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Opposition: Iran (28 November)
Opposition: Qatar (30 November)[5]
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Mohammed Alsuwailem | Mohammed Al-Marwani | Nassir Abo-Jalas |
PF | Ayoub Alhawsawi | Thamer Mohammed | |
SF | Mathna Al-Marwani | Ahmed Al-Mukhtar | Ali Shubayli |
SG | Khalid Abdel Gabar | Nasser Alabsi | Osama Albargawi |
PG | Marzouq Al-Muwallad | Fahad Al-Salik | Mohammed Alsager |
Past rosters
2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Qatar (20 February)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Opposition: Syria (23 February)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah[5]
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In February 2020, at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification games, Khalid Abdel-Gabar averaged most minutes, points and assists for Saudi Arabia.[6] 2018 FIBA Asia Cup Pre-qualifiers Squad:
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2017 Arab Nations Basketball Championship Squad:
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Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Mathna Almarwani | Mohammed Al-Marwani | Naif Al Thalabi |
PF | Nassir Abojalas | Hani Almohammed | |
SF | Ahmed Almukhtar | Mohammed Alsuwallem | Osama Albargawi |
SG | Fahad Belal | Ali Shubayli | |
PG | Marzouq Almuwallad | Mohammed Fahad Alsager |
2012 Squad:
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2014 Asian Games Squad:
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Head coach position
- Saudi Arabia Lofti Chikhaoui – 2011
- Serbia Nenad Krdzic – 2013
- Saudi Arabia Abdulrahim Akhtar – 2014
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Mensur Bajramovic – 2017
- Saudi Arabia Ali Alsanhani – 2018 [8]
- Netherlands Johan Roijakkers – 2022
See also
- Saudi Arabia national under-19 basketball team
- Saudi Arabia national under-17 basketball team
- Saudi Arabia national 3x3 team
- Saudi Arabia women's national basketball team
References
- ↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ FIBA National Federations – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, fiba.com, accessed 23 February 2011.
- ↑ 1999 Asian Championship for Men | ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM, FIBA.com, Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers November window host cities confirmed". FIBA. 25 October 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Saudi Arabia at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
- ↑ Saudi Arabia National Team.., Asia-Basket.com, retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ↑ "2014 Asian Games Basketball Men – Saudi Arabia Team Roster". The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ السعودية تقلب الطاولة على فلسطين وتحقق انتصارًا ثمينًا alayam.com, 13 September 2018. Accessed 29 May 2020. (in Arabic)
External links
- Saudi Arabia Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
- Asia-basket - Saudi Arabia Men National Team
- Saudi Basketball Federation on Instagram
Videos
- #FIBAAsia - Day 1: Saudi Arabia v Philippines (highlights) Youtube.com video