Libya
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...
in international basketball matches and is controlled by the ''Kurat As-Sallah al-Leebiyyah'' (Libyan Basketball Federation). Libya has been an official affiliate of
FIBA
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since 1961.
They finished 5th at the
African Basketball Championship
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twice. The country hosted the AfroBasket 2009 event where they finished 11th, ahead of heavily favored
Morocco
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and
Mozambique
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.
Performance at international competitions
Overall, Libya has competed in many international competitions, including the
2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
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, and the
2007 Pan Arab Games
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. The Libyan national team participated in the
FIBA Africa Championship
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games four times, in 1965, 1970, 1978 and 2009, where they placed fifth, fifth, tenth and eleventh respectively.
Summer Olympics
''Yet to qualify''
World championships
''Yet to qualify''
FIBA Africa Championship
Pan Arab Games
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2004
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:
Mediterranean Games
''Never participated''
''Beginning with the 2018 event, regular basketball was replaced by
3x3 basketball
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Islamic Solidarity Games
*2005 : 11th
*2013 : Did not participate
''Beginning with the 2017 event, regular basketball was replaced by
3x3 basketball
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Arab Nations Cup
*1978-2005 : ?
*2007 : Quarterfinals
*2008 : First round
*2009 : Quarterfinals
*2011-2018 : Did not participate
*2020 : To be determined
Tunisia national basketball team
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Saudi Arabia national basketball team
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. In group play, they finished with 2 wins (versus Saudi Arabia, and Iraq) and 2 losses (versus Algeria and Tunisia). After their 70–59 victory over Iraq, and a 65–60 win against Saudi Arabia, the Libyan team could enter the second stage of the league because Tunisia defeated Algeria on 30 October 2008. After completing their matches in the competition, the Libyan team's full results were the following:
*Group B:
**Libya 67–83
**Libya 39–91
**Libya 70–59
**Libya 65–60
Current roster
At the 2015 Afrobasket qualification: ''(last publicized squad)''
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;Head coach
;Assistant coaches
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;Legend:
*Club – describes last club before the tournament
*Age – describes age on 19 August 2015
Depth chart
Head coach position
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Kevin Nickelberry
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Nickelberry is the former head men's basketball coach at Howard University, as well as at Hampton Univers ...
– 2009
Kit
Manufacturer
2009:
Nike
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Past rosters
Team for the
2009 FIBA Africa Championship
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Men
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Basketball
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