Bahrain national basketball team

Bahrain البحرين

FIBA ranking	T-71
Joined FIBA	1975
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Bahrain Basketball Association
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
Asian Championship
Appearances	8
Medals	None
Uniforms
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The Bahrain national basketball team, represents Bahrain in international basketball competitions and is controlled by the Bahrain Basketball Association. (Arabic: جمعية البحرين لكرة السلة‎‎)

Performances

FIBA Asia Championship

• best performance: 1997 : 10th
• worst performance: 1991 : 15th

Bahrain last played at the FIBA Asia Championship in 1999, where they finished 12th with a 2–5 record and victories over Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Bahrain qualified for the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 in Tianjin, China by finishing fourth at the 2009 Gulf Cup. However, they withdrew before the tournament, opening up a spot for Chinese Taipei to compete in the tournament.

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

In 2000, Bahrain club Al-Manama finished third in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the only time that a Bahrain club medaled at the championship.

Competitions

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World Championships

yet to qualify

Performance at FIBA Asia Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1977	12th	1977 ABC Championship	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1979	12th	1979 ABC Championship	Nagoya, Japan
1981	–	1981 ABC Championship	Calcutta, India
1983	–	1983 ABC Championship	Hong Kong
1985	–	1985 ABC Championship	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1987	13th	1987 ABC Championship	Bangkok, Thailand
1989	–	1989 ABC Championship	Beijing, China
1991	15th	1991 ABC Championship	Kobe, Japan
1993	–	1993 ABC Championship	Jakarta, Indonesia
1995	–	1995 ABC Championship	Seoul, South Korea
1997	10th	1997 ABC Championship	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1999	12th	1999 ABC Championship	Fukuoka, Japan
2001	–	2001 ABC Championship	Shanghai, China
2003	–	2003 ABC Championship	Harbin, China
2005	–	2005 FIBA Asia Championship	Doha, Qatar
2007	–	2007 FIBA Asia Championship	Tokushima, Japan
2009	–	2009 FIBA Asia Championship	Tianjin, China
2011	15th	2011 FIBA Asia Championship	Wuhan, China
2013	12th	2013 FIBA Asia Championship	Manila, Philippines

Current roster

Bahrain Men's National Basketball Team: 2013 FIBA Asia Championship roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club 4 Ebrahim, Mohamed – (1987-02-10)February 10, 1987 0 ft 0 in (0 m) Manama Club G 5 Al-Tawash, Hussain – (1986-07-04)July 4, 1986 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Al Ahli Sidab 6 Kawaid, Mohammed – (1989-11-14)November 14, 1989 0 ft 0 in (0 m) Athleta A-Z Electronics (Malta) 7 Malabes, Bader Abdulla – (1987-08-11)August 11, 1987 0 ft 0 in (0 m) Al-Muharraq SC 8 Ismaeel, Ahmed – (1990-10-19)October 19, 1990 0 ft 0 in (0 m) Manama Club G/F 9 Alderazi, Mohamed – (1980-07-27)July 27, 1980 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Al-Muharraq SC 10 Mubarak, Abdul-Rahman – (1988-10-24)October 24, 1988 0 ft 0 in (0 m) Bahrain 11 Azzam, Subah – (1993-12-06)December 6, 1993 0 ft 0 in (0 m) Bahrain F/C 12 Giles, C.J. – (1985-09-23)September 23, 1985 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Al-Muharraq SC 13 Kawaid, Yunes – (1988-05-27)May 27, 1988 0 ft 0 in (0 m) Bahrain 14 Akbar, Ahmed – (1987-09-28)September 28, 1987 0 ft 0 in (0 m) Manama Club F 15 Aman, Ahmed – (1971-03-07)March 7, 1971 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Al-Muharraq SC	Head coach Sasa Nikitovic (Crvena Zvezda)

External links

• Bahrain Basketball Blogspot
• Bahrain Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
• Asia-basket - Bahrain Men National Team
• Presentation on Facebook
• 27th FIBA Asia Championships 2013:Bahrain Team Details