United Arab Emirates national basketball team
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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.
At the most recent event, 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.
, the first time that a UAE club had medaled at the championship.
Head coach:
Mounir Ben Slimane New Coach Brian Lester
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
in international basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
competitions and is controlled by United Arab Emirates Basketball Association.
FIBA Asia Championship
- best performance: 1997Asian Basketball Confederation Championship 1997The 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...
: 5th - worst performance: 2007FIBA Asia Championship 2007The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Men is the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. The tournament was held in Tokushima, Japan from July 28 to August 5, 2007....
: 16th
At the most recent event, 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
Tianjin
' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, the team finished 12th after qualifying for the eighth final round with an overtime victory over Indonesia
Indonesia national basketball team
The Indonesia men's national basketball team represents the Republic of Indonesia in international competitions. The governing body of the team is the Persatuan Bola Basket Seluruh Indonesia – abbrev...
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
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...
78–62 in the fifth place game.
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
In 2008, United Arab Emirates club Al-Wasl finished third in the FIBA Asia Champions CupFIBA 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 first time that a UAE club had medaled at the championship.
Head coach:
Mounir Ben Slimane New Coach Brian Lester
| # | Pos | Name | Club | Date of Birth | Height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | G | Younis Khamis Younis Khamis Younis Khamis Ibrahim is a United Arab Emirates professional basketball player.-Club career:At the club level, Khamis plays for the AlWasl Club in the UAE basketball league... |
 Al-Wasl |
July 23, 1982 (age 27) | 185 |
| 5 | Saeed Ashoor | June 18, 1986 (age 23) | 204 | ||
| 6 | G | Mohamed Mubarak | Al-Ahli |
October 06, 1987 (age 21) | 182 |
| 7 | Saleh Sultan Saleh Sultan Saleh Sultan Khalifa is a United Arab Emirates basketball player. He is a member of the United Arab Emirates national basketball team.... |
September 23, 1989 (age 19) | 175 | ||
| 8 | Hussain Ahmed | June 06, 1989 (age 20) | 180 | ||
| 9 | F | Ayoub Ahmed | Al-Wasl |
January 29, 1981 (age 28) | 190 |
| 10 | F | Matar Abdullah | Al-Nasr Al-Nasr Sports Club Al-Nasr Sports Club , is a professional association football club located in Dubai and plays in the UAE Pro-League. Al-Nasr, literally translating to "victory" in Arabic was founded in 1945 and considered as the first and the oldest club in the UAE... |
August 24, 1986 (age 22) | 188 |
| 11 | G | Talal Salem Talal Salem Talal Salem Alnuaimi is a United Arab Emirates professional basketball player. He is a member of the United Arab Emirates national basketball team.... |
September 26, 1988 (age 20) | 180 | |
| 12 | F | Rashed Naser Rashed Naser Rashed Naser Alzaabi is a United Arab Emirates professional basketball player. He plays for Al-Wasl of the UAE basketball league. He is also a member of the United Arab Emirates national basketball team.... |
Al-Wasl |
October 19, 1988 (age 20) | 190 |
| 13 | Ibrahim Obaid | July 04, 1980 (age 29) | 180 | ||
| 14 | C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Ali Mahmood | November 20, 1979 (age 29) | 202 | |
| 15 | C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Jasim Mohamed Jasim Mohamed Jasim Mohamed Abdalla is a United Arab Emirates professional basketball player.-Club career:At the club level, Mohamed currently plays professionally for Al-Wasl of the United Arab Emirates Basketball League.... |
Al-Wasl |
November 24, 1988 (age 20) | 205 |