Iraq men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Iraq women's national basketball team.

Iraq
FIBA ranking84 1 (3 March 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1948
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationIraqi Basketball Association
CoachVeselin Matić
NicknameLions of Mesopotamia
Olympic Games
Appearances1
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances5
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
WABA Championship 0 1 3
Arab Nations Basketball Championship 0 4 3
Pan Arab Games 0 1 0
Total 0 6 6

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)

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics
Year Position Pld W L
1948 22nd place 7 0 7
Total 1/20 7 0 7

FIBA Asia Cup

FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
1960 Did not enter
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1975
1977 6th place 9 3 6
1979 8th place 8 5 3
1981 Did not enter
1983
1985
1987 9th place 8 5 3
1989 Did not enter
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001 Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007 Did not enter
2009
2011 Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017 11th place 4 1 3
2022 Did not qualify
2025 14th place 3 0 3
Total 5/31 32 14 18

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year Position Pld W L
1951 Did not enter
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974 9th place 4 2 2
1978 9th place 9 5 4
1982 9th place 6 4 2
1986 Did not enter
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
Total 3/19 19 11 8

West Asian Championship

WABA Championship
Year Position Pld W L
1999 5th place 4 - -
2000 3rd place 4 2 2
2001 4th place 4 1 3
2002 3rd place 4 0 4
2004 5th place 4 - -
2005 4th place 4 0 4
2008 Did not enter – – –
2010 Runners-up - - -
2011 4th place 3 0 3
2012 Did not enter - - -
2013 4th place 3 0 3
2014 4th place 5 2 3
2015 5th place 4 0 4
2016 3rd place 4 2 2
Total 12/14 - - -

Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games
Year Position Pld W L
1965 4th place - - -
1985 2nd place - - -
2007 4th place 5 2 3
2011 8th place 6 3 3
Total / - - -

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.[2][3]

Iraq men's national basketball team – 2025 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 0 Ihab Al-Zuhairi 27 – (1998-04-24)24 April 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Air Defence SC
SG 00 DeMario Mayfield (NP) 34 – (1991-05-23)23 May 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Latina Basket
SG 1 Thulfiqar Hammoodi 32 – (1992-08-06)6 August 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Air Defence SC
PG 2 Mohammed Almahdi Abbas 24 – (2001-01-20)20 January 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
C 3 Abdulla Hayder Alibraheemi 21 – (2003-08-11)11 August 2003 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Dijlah University College
SF 6 Ali Alaa Hussein Al-Musawi 19 – (2006-04-06)6 April 2006 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Hilla
SG 7 Hassan Abdullah 33 – (1992-02-04)4 February 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Shorta
F 14 Mohammed Falih Nali 25 – (2000-05-15)15 May 2000 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Naft
C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 34 – (1991-07-09)9 July 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Shorta
PF 24 Ali Ismael (C) 35 – (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Air Defence SC
G 31 Abbas Alqarnami 27 – (1997-08-15)15 August 1997 Air Defence SC
G 33 Diar Ahmed Abdul Allah 25 – (2000-07-17)17 July 2000 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Naft
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Aqeel Al-Jasim
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 5 August 2025

Past rosters

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Lebanon (21 February)
Venue: Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Zouk Mikael
Opposition: India (24 February)
Venue: Al Shaab Hall, Baghdad[4]

Iraq national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 0 Ihab Al-Zuhairi 21 – (1998-04-24)April 24, 1998 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Naft Baghdad
PG 00 DeMario Mayfield (NP) 28 – (1991-05-23)May 23, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad
PG 3 Sanar Shamdeen 24 – (1995-08-17)August 17, 1995 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Zakho BC
SG 7 Hassan Abdullah 28 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Shorta BC
SF 10 Ali Hamad 33 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Baghdad
G 12 Hussein Talib 29 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shorta BC
C 13 Ali Hameed 35 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Duhok BC
C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 28 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Shorta BC
F 21 Dhulfiqar Al-Hchaimi 28 – (1991-05-24)May 24, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Al-Janoob BC
PF 24 Ali Ismael 30 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Naft Baghdad
SG 25 Karrar Hamzah 28 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Naft Baghdad
PG 44 Mohammed Amin Abdulqader 25 – (1995-01-31)January 31, 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Duhok BC
Head coach
  • Khalid Deroish
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[5]

Iraq men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 4 Karrar Hamzah 25 – (1991-10-19)October 19, 1991 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Kahraba
PG 6 Ali Aljuboori 30 – (1987-04-09)April 9, 1987 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Al-Mina'a
SG 7 Hassan Abdullah 25 – (1992-02-04)February 4, 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Kahraba
PG 8 Omar Alazawi 29 – (1988-05-12)May 12, 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Karkh
G 9 Kevin Galloway (NP) 29 – (1988-05-23)May 23, 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Homenetmen Beirut
SF 10 Ali Hamad 31 – (1986-05-27)May 27, 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Naft
PF 11 Nawras Dhafer 23 – (1994-07-17)July 17, 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al-Shorta BC
PF 12 Hussein Talib 27 – (1990-06-01)June 1, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Naft Al-Janoob
C 13 Ali Hameed 33 – (1984-04-26)April 26, 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Mina'a
C 14 Hussein Hasan Algburi 32 – (1984-10-02)October 2, 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Free Agent
C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 26 – (1991-07-09)July 9, 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Al-Shorta BC
SF 24 Ali Ismael 27 – (1989-08-13)August 13, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Shorta BC
Head coach
  • Mustafa Derin
Assistant coach(es)
  • Atilla Celebi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 8 August 2017

Head coach position

  • Fikrat Toma – 2002–2004, 2010–2013
  • Manuel Povea – 2014–2015
  • Srđan Antić – 2016
  • Atila Abdulaziz – 2017
  • Mustafa Derin – 2017
  • Khalid Deroish – 2020
  • / Aziz Bekir – 2020

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Demario Mayfield banners Iraq in FIBA Asia Cup 2025". onesports.ph. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Iraq" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 5. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Iraq at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  5. ^ 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster

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