Morocco_national_basketball_team
The Morocco national basketball team represents Morocco in international basketball competitions. The team is governed by the Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation, also known as the FRMBB. The team has appeared at the FIBA AfroBasket 20 times and has won the gold medal in the 1965 tournament. In 1968, Morocco finished as runners-up.
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| Joined FIBA | 1936 | ||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
| National federation | Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Gustavo Aranza Mendez | ||
| Nickname(s) | Atlas Lions | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| AfroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 20 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (1965) Silver: (1964, 1968) Bronze: (1962, 1980) | ||
| AfroCan | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals | Gold: (2023) | ||
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On the first edition of AfroCan, Morocco was placed 4th after losing the bronze medal to Angola.[1]
On 16 July 2023, Morocco won the 2023 FIBA AfroCan Final after beating Cote d'Ivoire 78-76 that took place in Luanda, Angola.[2][3] King Mohammed VI congratulated the team for their achievement on claiming the second continental title for the national team.[4][5]
Olympic Games
Main article: Basketball at the Summer Olympics
FIBA Basketball World Cup
Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup
FIBA AfroBasket
Main article: FIBA AfroBasket
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
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 1962 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 1964 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 1965 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1970 | Did not qualify | ||||
 1972 | 7th place | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 1974 | Did not qualify | ||||
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| 1978 | 5th place | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 1980 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 |
 1981 | Did not qualify | ||||
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| 1989 | 5th place | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 1992 | 5th place | 9th | 5 | 1 | 4 |
 1993 | Did not qualify | ||||
 1995 | 6th place | 6th | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | ||||
 1999 | 11th place | 11th | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6th place | 6th | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 8th place | 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 6th place | 6th | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 10th place | 10th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 2009 | 10th place | 12th | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 8th place | 8th | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8th place | 8th | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 13th place | 13th | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| / 2017 | 4th place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 |
 2021 | Did not qualify | ||||
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| Total | 20/31 | 117 | 56 | 61 | |
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FIBA AfroCan
Main article: FIBA AfroCan
Champions Fourth place
Mediterranean Games
- 2005 Almería: 8th
Current roster
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Head coach position
Moncho Monsalve – 2001- Jean-Paul Rabatet
- Hassan Hachad – 2011–2013[6]
- Said El Bouzidi – 2017[7]
- Labib El Hamrani – 2023–2024
- Gustavo Aranza Mendez – 2024
Past rosters
Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.
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At the AfroBasket 2015:[8]
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At the AfroBasket 2017:
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Naoufal Uariachi- Said El Bouzidi
- Labib El Hamrani (June 2021–present)[9]
Champions (1): 1965
- Champions (1): 2023
Third place: 1961
Runner-up: 2005, 2017- Third place: 2000, 2009, 2010
- "Democratic Republic of Congo claim FIBA AfroCan 2019 title". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- "Morocco win the 2023 FIBA AfroCan". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- "منتخب المغرب يظفر ببطولة إفريقيا لكرة السلة". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- Zouiten, Sara. "King Mohammed VI Congratulates Moroccan Basketball Team on AfroCan Victory". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- "الملك يهنئ "الأسود المحلية" لكرة السلة". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- Head coaches, fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013.
- Morocco preliminary squad announced for FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Qualifiers, fiba.com, 7 March 2017. Accessed 7 March 2017.
- Morocco | 2015 Afrobasket, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- "Morocco bring new head coach in last bid for AfroBasket qualification". FIBA.basketball. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.