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The Qatar national basketball team represents
Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...
in international
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competitions. It is administered by the
Qatar Basketball Federation The Qatar Basketball Federation () is the governing body of basketball in Qatar. The federation was founded in 1964 and joined FIBA in 1977 and FIBA Asia in 1979. It represents basketball with public authorities as well as with national and inte ...
. () The team won two bronze medals at the
Asian Basketball Championship The FIBA Asia Cup (formerly the FIBA Asia Championship and ABC Championship) is an international basketball tournament which takes place every four years between the men's national teams of Asia and Oceania. Through the 2015 edition, the tourna ...
and belongs to the major contenders among Arab nations.


Competitions


FIBA Basketball World Cup


FIBA Asia Cup


Asian Games

*1978 : 14th *2002 : 9th *2006 : *2010 : 5th *2014 : 6th *2018 : 9th *2022 : 11th


Arab Nations Championship

*1974-1997 : ? *1999 : *2000-2005 : ? *2007 : 5th *2010 : ? *2011 : *2015-2023 : ?


Pan Arab Games

*1953-2004 : ? *
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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
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Team


Current roster


2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Due to the
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, the FIBA Executive Committee decided that for the 2020 November window games will be held at Germany under a bubble format. Venue: Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall,
Doha Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...
Opposition:
Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
(28 November)
Opposition:
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...
(30 November)


Past rosters


2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Opposition:
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...
(20 February)
Venue:
King Abdullah Sports City King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (), known as Alinma Bank, Alinma Stadium due to sponsorship reasons, also nicknamed The Shining Jewel () or simply The Jewel, is a Multi-purpose stadium and the main stadium of the sports city located 30 kilome ...
,
Jeddah Jeddah ( ), alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; , ), is a List of governorates of Saudi Arabia, governorate and the largest city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, and the country's second largest city after Riyadh, located ...

Opposition:
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
(23 February)
Venue:
Azadi Basketball Hall The Azadi Basketball Hall also known as Mahmoud Mashhoun Hall is an all-seater indoor arena located in Tehran, Iran. It is a part of ''5 Halls Complex'' within the Azadi Sport Complex. It seats 3,000 people. Hosted events *Basketball at the 19 ...
,
Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...


2017 FIBA Asia Cup

Roster for the
2017 FIBA Asia Cup The 2017 FIBA Asia Cup (formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship) was the 29th continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament was organised by FIBA Asia. It took place from 8 to 20 August 2017, a week earlier from the initial sche ...
.


2016 FIBA Asia Challenge

2016 FIBA Asia Challenge The 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge was the 6th FIBA Asia Challenge, an international basketball tournament of FIBA Asia which was hosted by Iran from 9–18 September 2016. This tournament served as the first step in determining the process of the quali ...
squad:


2015 FIBA Asia Championship

2015 FIBA Asia Championship The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship was the 28th and last edition of the FIBA Asia Championship in men's basketball in Asia. It was organised by FIBA Asia. At the FIBA Asia Congress held in Doha, Qatar, the Central Board awarded the hosting rights t ...
squad:


2014 Asian Games

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games (), officially known as the 17th Asian Games () and also known as Incheon 2014 (), were a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded ...
squad:


2013 FIBA Asia Championship

2013 FIBA Asia Championship The 2013 in sports, 2013 FIBA Asia Cup, FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia that served as the qualifying tournament for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tourna ...
squad: Head coach: Thomas Wisman


2006 FIBA World Championship

2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised b ...
squad: Head coach: Joseph Stiebing


Notable players

Other current notable players from Qatar:


Head coach history

* Joseph Stiebing – 2003–2006 *
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2006–2007 * Eric Gardow - 2007-2008 * Kosay Hatem – 2011 * / Thomas Wisman – 2012–2013 *
Vassilis Fragkias Vassilis Fragkias (alternative spellings: Vasilis, Fragias; born 24 August 1961) is a Greek former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Playing career Fragkias played club basketball with the Greek club Zografou. Coaching career ...
– 2014–2017 * Kosay Hatem – 2017 * Panayiotis Yiannaras – 2018–2020 *
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– 2020–2023 * Thanasis Skourtopoulos – 2023–2024 * Hakan Demir – 2024–


See also

* Qatar women's national basketball team * Qatar men's national under-19 basketball team * Qatar men's national under-16 basketball team * Qatar men's national 3x3 team


References


External links

*
FIBA profileAsia-basketPresentation on Facebook


Videos


Qatar v Korea - Group F - Game Highlights - 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Youtube.com video {{FIBA Asia Men's national basketball teams 1973 establishments in Qatar Basketball in Qatar