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Iraq's national basketball team

Iraq Iraq
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FIBA ranking T-94 Steady
Joined FIBA 1948
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation Iraqi Basketball Association
Coach Mustafa Derin
Olympic Games
Appearances 1
Medals None
Asian Championship
Appearances 4
Medals None
Uniforms
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Light jersey
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Team colours
Light
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Dark jersey
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Team colours
Dark




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)

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

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

Iraq group:

Group A

Semifinals

The 3rd/4th Place

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.


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