The Bahrain national basketball team, represents Bahrain

Bahrain

' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

 in international basketball competitions and is controlled by Bahrain Basketball Association.

FIBA Asia Championship

• best performance: 1997
  Asian Basketball Confederation Championship 1997
  The 1997 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.-Qualification:According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.-Group A:-Group B:-Group...
  
   : 10th
• worst performance: 1991
  Asian Basketball Confederation Championship 1991
  The 1991 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Kobe, Japan.-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Group I:-Group II:-Group III:-Group IV:-17th place:...
  
   : 15th

Bahrain last played at the FIBA Asia Championship

FIBA Asia Championship

The FIBA Asia Championship for Men is a tournament which takes place every two years between teams of the continent. This is the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship and the Olympic basketball tournament...

 in 1999

Asian Basketball Confederation Championship 1999

The 1999 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for the Basketball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-Qualification:...

, where they finished 12th with a 2–5 record and victories over Malaysia

Malaysia national basketball team

The Malaysia national basketball team represents Malaysia at international basketball competitions. Its sole appearance at a world championship was in 1986. Petronas is the major sponsor for Malaysia Basketball Association. The women's national team have more successes internationally compared to...

 and Hong Kong.

Bahrain qualified for the FIBA Asia Championship 2009

FIBA Asia Championship 2009

The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the biennial Asian continental championship and also served as the FIBA Asia qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from August 6 to 16, 2009 in Tianjin, China....

 in Tianjin, China by finishing fourth at the 2009 Gulf Cup

FIBA Asia Championship 2009 qualification

The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship qualification was held in early 2009 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia each conducting tournaments.-Qualification format:...

. However, they withdrew before the tournament, opening up a spot for Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei national basketball team

The Chinese Taipei national basketball team is the basketball team representing Taiwan in international competitions, organized and run by the CTBA...

 to compete in the tournament.

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

In 2000, Bahrain club Al-Manama

Manama Club

TodaysManama Club is a football club based in Manama, Bahrain. They play in the top division in Bahraini football.From the inception of the Bahrain league in 1945 till the start of 1990s, Manama did not make an important impact on Bahraini football. While rivals Al Ahli were winning three national...

 finished third in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

The FIBA Asia Champions Cup is the Asian club championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia, and takes place every year.-Summary:- Titles by team :- Titles by country :-References:*...

, the only time that a Bahrain club medaled at the championship.