United Arab Emirates national basketball team

United Arab Emirates
FIBA ranking	T-65 [1]
Joined FIBA	1976
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	United Arab Emirates Basketball Association
Coach	Zoran Zubcevic
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Asian Championship
Appearances	7
Medals	None
Uniforms
Home Away

Former logo of the U.A.E. Basketball Association

The United Arab Emirates national basketball team represents the United Arab Emirates in international basketball competitions and is controlled by United Arab Emirates Basketball Association.^[2] (Arabic: كرة السلة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎‎)

The UAE has qualified for more major international basketball tournaments than any other nation on the Arabian Peninsula except for Kuwait.

Performances

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Asia Championship

• best performance: 1997 : 5th
• worst performance: 2007 : 16th

At the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 in Tianjin, China, the team finished 12th after qualifying for the eighth final round with an overtime victory over Indonesia in the first round.^[3]

In 1997, the United Arab Emirates had its best performance in the championship, finishing in fifth place with a 4–3 record. The team beat traditional Asian powerhouse Chinese Taipei 78–62 in the fifth place game.

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

In 2008, United Arab Emirates club Al-Wasl finished third in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the first time that a UAE club had medaled at the championship.

Current squad

At the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship:^[4] (last publicized squad)

United Arab Emirates men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. 1.5 !G 4 Jassim Haji 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1981-03-22)22 March 1981 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Al Shabab Dubai (basketball) UAE ! 3.5 !F 5 Mohamad Al Braiki 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Ahli Dubai UAE ! 1.5 !G 6 Ibrahim Ahmad 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1979-06-09)9 June 1979 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Wasl SC UAE ! 1.5 !G 7 Ibrahim Alsari 7001310000000000000♠31 – (1980-07-04)4 July 1980 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Nasr SC (Dubai) UAE ! 1.0 !PG 8 Hussain Ahmed 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Shabab Dubai (basketball) UAE ! 1.5 !G 9 Khalifa Salem 7001200000000000000♠20 – (1991-08-25)25 August 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli Dubai UAE ! 3.5 !F 10 Rashid Alali 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Sharjah SC UAE ! 4.0 !PF 11 Rashed Alzaabi 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1988-10-19)19 October 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Wasl SC UAE ! 3.5 !F 12 Qais Omar Alshabebi 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1991-10-31)31 October 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Ahli Dubai UAE ! 3.5 !F 13 Malalla Banihammad 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1983-06-18)18 June 1983 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sharjah SC UAE ! 5.0 !C 14 Ali Alhattawi 7001310000000000000♠31 – (1979-11-20)20 November 1979 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Shabab Dubai (basketball) UAE ! 5.0 !C 15 Jasim Mohamed Abdalla 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1988-11-24)24 November 1988 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Sharjah SC UAE !	Head coach Zoran Zupčević Assistant coaches Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 15 September 2011

Depth chart

Head coaches

• Ben Slimane Mounir – 2009
• Zoran Zubcevic – 2011

Past rosters

Scroll down to see more.

2009 Asian Championship: finished 12th among 16 teams

Head coach: Ben Slimane Mounir

#	Pos	Name	Club	Date of Birth	Height
4	G	Younis Khamis	Al-Wasl	(1982-07-23)July 23, 1982 (age 27)	185
5		Saeed Ashoor		(1986-06-18)June 18, 1986 (age 23)	204
6	G	Mohamed Mubarak	Al-Ahli	(1987-10-06)October 6, 1987 (age 21)	182
7		Saleh Sultan		(1989-09-23)September 23, 1989 (age 19)	175
8		Hussain Ahmed		(1989-06-06)June 6, 1989 (age 20)	180
9	F	Ayoub Ahmed	Al-Wasl	(1981-01-29)January 29, 1981 (age 28)	190
10	F	Matar Abdullah	Al-Nasr	(1986-08-24)August 24, 1986 (age 22)	188
11	G	Talal Salem		(1988-09-26)September 26, 1988 (age 20)	180
12	F	Rashed Naser	Al-Wasl	(1988-10-19)October 19, 1988 (age 20)	190
13		Ibrahim Obaid		(1980-07-04)July 4, 1980 (age 29)	180
14	C	Ali Mahmood		(1979-11-20)November 20, 1979 (age 29)	202
15	C	Jasim Mohamed	Al-Wasl	(1988-11-24)November 24, 1988 (age 20)	205

See also

• United Arab Emirates national under-19 basketball team
• United Arab Emirates national under-17 basketball team
• United Arab Emirates national 3x3 team
• United Arab Emirates women's national basketball team

External links

• Official Website
• UAE Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
• Asia-basket - UAE Men National Team

References

International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16 African Games
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16 CBC Championship Centrobasket COCABA Championship Marchand Cup Pan American Games South American Championship
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16 Asian Games FIBA Asia Challenge MVP Cup Stanković Cup East Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games William Jones Cup
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament Belgrade Trophy TBF International Under-16 Tournament World Cup (Turkey)
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16 Pacific Games
Other tournaments	Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

National sports teams of the United Arab Emirates
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