The Algeria national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent

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in international competition, administered by the

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. The squad finished in the final four every time it hosted a major international basketball tournament including the African Basketball Championship and the All-Africa Games. They played in the

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in the United States where they finished 15th.

History

Algeria team took part in the

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for the first time in 2002. It drew into the 'Group of Death' (alongside host

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, eventual Bronze medal winner

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and Asian champion China), the Algerian Team struggled at its first Basketball World Cup appearance. They lost their first preliminary round game against the

60-100 and also their second and third first-round games against China (82-96) and

(70-102). to a 4th place out of 4 finish. In their 2nd classification game, Algeria fared much better and dominated

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to a 100-70 final score.

Competitive record

Arab Championship

* 1981 Tunisia : 2nd * 1994 Egypt : 2nd * 2000 Algeria : 2nd * 2005 Saudi Arabia : Winner * 2022 Dubai : 3rd

Mediterranean Games

* 2005 Almería: 7th * 2022 Oran: 5th

Islamic Solidarity Games

* 2005 Saudi Arabia : 2nd

Roster

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Notable players

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(

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) * Ahmed Fellah (

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)

Head coach position

* Faid Bilal: 2000–2002 Head coaches
fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013. * Ahmed Loubachria:2007-2009 * Ali Filali:2009-2010 * Sean Whalen: 2010-2013 * Faid Bilal: 2013-2014 * Ali Filali: 2014-2015 * Ahmed Loubachria: 2016-2017 * Mohamed Yahya: 2018-2019 * Faid Bilal: 2019- Dec 2021 * Ahmed Bendjabou: 2022- now

Kit

Manufacturer

2015:

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Retrieved 3 October 2015.

Sponsor

2015:

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References

External links

Algeria Basketball Portal

Africabasket – Algeria Men National Team
{{Arab Basketball Championship winners Basketball in Algeria Men's national basketball teams

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1963 establishments in Algeria