Bahrain men's national basketball team

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Bahrain

FIBA ranking	67 (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1975
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Bahrain Basketball Association
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances	8
Medals	None
Home Away

The Bahrain national basketball team, represents Bahrain in international basketball competitions and is controlled by the Bahrain Basketball Association.^[2] (Arabic: جمعية البحرين لكرة السلة)

• best performance : 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.

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.

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1960	Not a FIBA member
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1975
1977	12th place	9	2	7
1979	12th place	8	1	7
1981	Did not enter
1983
1985
1987	13th place	7	4	3
1989	Did not enter
1991	15th place	8	4	4
1993	Did not enter
1995
1997	10th place	7	4	3
1999	12th place	7	2	5
2001	Did not enter
2003	Did not qualify
2005
2007
2009	Withdrew
2011	15th place	5	1	4
2013	12th place	8	2	6
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2022	13th place	3	0	3
2025	To be determined
Total	9/31	62	20	42

Opposition: India (21 February)
Venue: Khalifa Sport City, Manama
Opposition: Lebanon (24 February)
Venue: Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex, Zouk Mikael^[3]

Bahrain national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 1 Mohamed Buallay 25 – (1995-01-19)19 January 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Muharraq BC G 5 Mohamed Ebrahim 33 – (1987-02-10)10 February 1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Manama BC G 7 Maitham Isa 29 – (1990-09-23)23 September 1990 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Al-Manama BC PF 10 Subah Azzam 26 – (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Riffa BC PF 11 Mohammed Abdulredha Ali 32 – (1987-09-28)28 September 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Manama BC C 12 Ahmed Akber 28 – (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Manama BC C 15 Mohammed Khamis 28 – (1992-01-29)29 January 1992 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al-Manama BC C 21 C.J. Giles (NP) 34 – (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Najma BC PF 23 Mohammed Hammooda 25 – (1995-01-15)15 January 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Manama BC F 24 Muzamil Hammooda 18 – (2002-01-20)20 January 2002 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Manama BC G 54 Hesham Sarhan 27 – (1992-08-24)24 August 1992 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli BC PG 55 Ahmed Al Derazi 29 – (1990-10-09)9 October 1990 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Al-Muharraq BC	Head coach Mindaugas Lukošius Assistant coach(es) Ayoob Haji Ayman Sadeeq Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 1 April 2022

• 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