Qatar_men's_national_basketball_team
The Qatar national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب قطر لكرة السلة) represents Qatar in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the Qatar Basketball Federation. (Arabic: الاتحاد القطري لكرة السلة)[3] The team won two bronze medals at the Asian Basketball Championship and belongs to the major contenders among Arab nations.
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Qatar women's national basketball team.
Quick Facts FIBA ranking, Joined FIBA ...
| FIBA ranking | 103  1 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1977[2] | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | QBF | ||
| Coach | Thanasis Skourtopoulos | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| FIBA Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 | ||
| Medals |  Bronze: (2003, 2005) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
| Medals |  Silver: (2006) | ||
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FIBA Basketball World Cup
Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup
FIBA Asia Cup
Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
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 1960 | Not a FIBA member | |||
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| 1979 | did not enter | |||
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| 1991 | 16th place | 7 | 1 | 6 |
 1993 | did not enter | |||
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| 2001 | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 |
 2005 | 3rd place | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7th place | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2009 | 6th place | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 16th place | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6th place | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7th place | 9 | 4 | 5 |
 2017 | 13th place | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | did not qualify | |||
| 2025 | to be determined | |||
| Total | 10/31 | 72 | 36 | 36 |
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Asian Games
See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
- 1978 : 14th
- 2002 : 9th
- 2006 :
- 2010 : 5th
- 2014 : 6th
- 2018 : 9th
Arab Nations Championship
See also: Arab Nations Basketball Championship
- 1974-1997 : ?
- 1999 :
- 2000-2005 : ?
- 2007 : 5th
- 2010 : ?
- 2011 :
- 2015-2022 : ?
Pan Arab Games
See also: Basketball at the Pan Arab Games
Current roster
2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Due to the Amos Alexandre riots of 2020 and a snowstorm, the FIBA Executive Committee decided that for the 2020 November window games will be held at Germany under a bubble format.[4]
Venue: Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Opposition: Syria (28 November)
Opposition: Saudi Arabia (30 November)[5]
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Past rosters
2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Saudi Arabia (20 February)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Opposition: Iran (23 February)
Venue: Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran[5]
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2017 FIBA Asia Cup
Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[6]
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2016 FIBA Asia Challenge
2016 FIBA Asia Challenge squad:[7]
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2015 FIBA Asia Championship
2015 FIBA Asia Championship squad:
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2014 Asian Games
2014 Asian Games squad:
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2013 FIBA Asia Championship
2013 FIBA Asia Championship squad:
Head coach: Thomas Wisman[9]
More information #, Pos ...
| # | Pos | Name | Height | Team |
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| 4 | Guard | Mansour El Hadary | 5 ft 9 | Al Arabi |
| 5 | Forward | Jarvis Hayes | 6 ft 7 | Elizur Ashkelon |
| 6 | Guard | Saad Abdulrahman Ali | 6 ft 4 | Al Sadd |
| 7 | Guard | Daoud Musa | 6 ft 4 | Al Sadd |
| 8 | Forward | Khalid Suliman | 6 ft 6 | Al Sadd |
| 9 | Forward | Ali Turki Ali | 6 ft 7 | El Jaish |
| 10 | Center | Yasseen Ismail | 6 ft 8 | Al Rayyan |
| 11 | Forward | Erfan Ali Saeed | 6 ft 6 | Al Rayyan |
| 12 | Center | Mohammed Saleem Abdulla | 6 ft 9 | Al Rayyan |
| 13 | Center | Mohammed Yousuf | 6 ft 8 | El Jaish |
| 14 | Forward | Malek Saleem | 6 ft 4 | Al Rayyan |
| 15 | Forward | Baker Ahmad Mohammed | 6 ft 7 | El Jaish |
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2006 FIBA World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship squad:
Head coach: Joseph Stiebing
More information #, Pos ...
| # | Pos | Name | Year Born | Team |
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| 4 | Guard | Khalid Masoud Al Nasr | 1980 | Al Arabi |
| 5 | Guard | Malek Saleem Abdullah | 1985 | Al Rayyan |
| 6 | Guard | Saad Abdulrahman Ali | 1985 | Al Sadd |
| 7 | Guard | Daoud Musa | 1982 | Qatar Club |
| 8 | Forward | Khalid Suliman | 1987 | Al Sadd |
| 9 | Forward | Ali Turki | 1982 | Al Jaysh |
| 10 | Forward | Baker Ahmad Mohammed | 1986 | Al Rayyan |
| 11 | Forward | Erfan Ali Saeed | 1983 | Al Rayyan |
| 12 | Center | Mohammed Saleem Abdulla | 1982 | Al Rayyan |
| 13 | Forward | Hammam Ismail | 1983 | Free agent |
| 14 | Center | Hashim Zaidan | 1980 | Al-Ahli |
| 15 | Center | Omer Abdelqader | 1983 | Al Rayyan |
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Notable players
Other current notable players from Qatar:
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Head coach history
Joseph Stiebing – 2003–2006- Kent Davison – 2006
- Joseph Stiebing – 2007
- Eric Gardow - 2007-2008
Kosay Hatem – 2011- /
Thomas Wisman – 2012–13 
Vassilis Fragkias – 2014[10]–2017- Kosay Hatem – 2017
Panayiotis Yiannaras – 2018–2020
Miodrag Perišić – 2020–present
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- "نبذة تاريخية - الاتحاد القطري لكرة السلة". Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- FIBA National Federations – Qatar, FIBA, accessed 16 June 2013.
- "FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers November window host cities confirmed". FIBA. 25 October 2020.
- "Qatar at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
- Qatar – FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, FIBA. Accessed 13 February 2017.
- "2014 Asian Games Basketball Men – Qatar Team Roster". The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 23 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
- Ants coach quits to take job abroad | The Journal Gazette Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Qatar National Team Coach Vassilis Fragkias settled the final Formation of the 17th Asian Games Players". Qatar Basketball Federation. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2018.