UAE's national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 132  69 |
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| Joined FIBA | 1976 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | United Arab Emirates Basketball Association | ||
| Coach | Monir Soliman | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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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. (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.
At the Arab Nations Cup, the UAE had its best performance in 1997 when it won the bronze medal.
yet to qualify
yet to qualify
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.
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.
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.
At the 2017 Arab Nations Cup:
2009 Asian Championship: finished 12th among 16 teams
Head coach: Ben Slimane Mounir
At the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship:
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