The Libyan national basketball team represents

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

in international basketball matches and is controlled by the ''Kurat As-Sallah al-Leebiyyah'' (Libyan Basketball Federation). Libya has been an official affiliate of

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since 1961. They finished 5th at the African Basketball Championship twice. The country hosted the 2009 event where they finished 11th, ahead of heavily favored

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and

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Performance at international competitions

Overall, Libya has competed in many international competitions, including the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games, and the 2007 Pan Arab Games. The Libyan national team participated in the FIBA Africa Championship 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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Mediterranean Games

''Never participated'' ''Beginning with the 2018 event, regular basketball was replaced by

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Islamic Solidarity Games

*2005 : 11th *2013 : Did Not Participate ''Beginning with the 2017 event, regular basketball was replaced by

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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

2008 Edition

Libya competed in the Arabian Basketball Cup 2008 in Group B alongside the

Tunisia national basketball team The Tunisian national basketball team ( ar, منتخب تونس لكرة السلة), nicknamed ''Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles)'', is the national basketball team of Tunisia. The team is governed by the Tu ...

Algeria national basketball team The Algeria national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Algeria in international competition, administered by the Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball. The squad finished in the final four every time it hosted a maj ...

Iraq national basketball team The Iraq national basketball team ( ar, منتخب العراق لكرة السلة) represents Iraq in international basketball competitions. It is one out of only two Arab nations to ever qualify for the Men's Basketball Tournament at the Sum ...

, and

Saudi Arabia national basketball team The Saudi Arabia national basketball team is the national basketball team representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is administrated by the Saudi Arabian Basketball Federation. ( ar, اتحاد المملكة العربية السعودية ...

. 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 can entered 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

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on 19 August 2015

Depth chart

Head coach position

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– 2009

Kit

Manufacturer

2009:

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Past rosters

Team for the

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References

External links

Libyan Arab Basketball FederationPresentation on Facebook
{{FIBA Africa teams Men's national basketball teams

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Basketball teams in Libya

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1961 establishments in Libya