Kuwait men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Kuwait women's national basketball team.

Kuwait
FIBA ranking115 8 (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA1959
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationKBA
CoachSalman Ramadhan Haji Hasan
Nickname(s)Al-Azraq (The Blues)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances12
MedalsNone

The Kuwait national basketball team represents Kuwait in international basketball and is controlled by the Kuwait Basketball Association (Arabic: جمعية الكويتي لكرة السلة); the governing body for basketball in the country.

The team has qualified for more major international basketball tournaments than any other nation on the Arabian Peninsula.

Performance

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
1960 Did not enter
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1975 12th place 9 2 7
1977 Did not enter
1979
1981
1983 4th place 6 2 4
1985 Did not enter
1987
1989
1991 12th place 8 3 5
1993 10th place 7 4 3
1995 11th place 8 4 4
1997 Did not enter
1999 6th place 7 3 4
2001 12th place 5 1 4
2003 12th place 7 3 4
2005 13th place 7 3 4
2007 14th place 7 1 6
2009 11th place 8 2 6
2011 Did not enter
2013
2015 14th place 5 1 4
2017 Did not enter
2022
2025 Did not qualify
Total 12/31 84 29 55

Asian Games

See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
  • 1951-70 : Did not qualify
  • 1974 : 10th
  • 1978 : 10th
  • 1982 : 6th
  • 1986 : 7th
  • 1990-98 : Did not qualify
  • 2002 : 10th
  • 2006 : 17th
  • 2010 : 13th
  • 2014 : 9th
  • 2018 : To be determined

Pan Arab Games

See also: Basketball at the Pan Arab Games
  • 1953 : ?
  • 1957 : ?
  • 1961 : ?
  • 1965 : ?
  • 1976 : ?
  • 1985 : ?
  • 1992 : ?
  • 1997 : ?
  • 1999 : ?
  • 2004 : ?
  • 2007 : 5th
  • 2011 : 6th

Roster

2015 FIBA Asia Championship squad.[2]

Kuwait roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G 1 Yousiff Borhamah 21 – (1994-08-02)August 2, 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Arabi Basketball
G 4 Mashari Abu Dhom 22 – (1993-03-19)March 19, 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al-Arabi Basketball
G 5 Hamad Hasan 18 – (1997-08-25)August 25, 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Kuwait SC (basketball)
PF 12 Abdulaziz Al-Hamidi 28 – (1987-09-16)September 16, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Qadsia
G 13 Mashari Alshammari 20 – (1995-01-22)January 22, 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Jahra SC
C 15 Mohammad Marzouq 23 – (1992-05-25)May 25, 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shabab SC
C 16 Nasser Al Zafiri 26 – (1989-05-19)May 19, 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Qadsia
PF 21 Abdullah Alshammari 22 – (1993-08-18)August 18, 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Qadsia
F 28 Jum'a Abdel Rahman 28 – (1987-09-08)September 8, 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Kuwait SC (basketball)
F 30 Abdullah AlSaeid 26 – (1988-11-27)November 27, 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Kuwait SC (basketball)
Head coach
  • Khaled S M H H Yousef
Assistant coach(es)
  • Abdulaziz S M H H Yousef
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 September 2015

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Abdullah Alshammari Mohammad Marzouq
PF Abdullah AlSaeid Nasser Al Zafiri
SF Jum'a Abdel Rahman Abdulaziz Al-Hamidi
SG Mashari Abu Dhom Yousiff Borhamah
PG Hamad Hasan Mashari Alshammari

Past rosters

2014 Asian Games squad.

Kuwait men's national basketball team - 2014 Asian Games roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
PG 4 Mashari Abu Dhom 21 – (1993-03-19)March 19, 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Qadsia
PG 5 Ahmad Albaloushi 24 – (1990-04-05)April 5, 1990 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Kuwait SC
SF 6 Hussein Alkhabbaz 27 – (1987-01-06)January 6, 1987 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Kuwait SC
PF 7 Abdullah Alshammari 25 – (1989-02-03)February 3, 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sahel
PG 8 Shayee Mohanna 27 – (1986-10-30)October 30, 1986 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Al Sahel
SG 9 Abdullah Alajmi 27 – (1987-08-10)August 10, 1987 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Qadsia
PF 10 Abdulaziz Mohammad (C) 27 – (1987-01-08)January 8, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Jahraa
PF 11 Mohammad Ashkanani 30 – (1984-02-05)February 5, 1984 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Kazma
PF 12 Abdulaziz Al-Hamidi 27 – (1987-09-16)September 16, 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Qadsia
PF 13 Nayef Alrashidi 25 – (1989-08-10)August 10, 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Jahraa
C 14 Saleh Albrahim 24 – (1990-05-16)May 16, 1990 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Qadsia
SG 15 Nawwaf Aldhufairi 26 – (1988-06-18)June 18, 1988 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Kazma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Khaled S M H H Yousef
  • Adnan A H N Alsaeed
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 September 2014
  • Source: incheon2014ag.org[3]

Head Coach

Kit

2015: Kuwait Airways[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Kuwait, FIBA, accessed 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ "2014 Asian Games Basketball Men – Kuwait Team Roster". The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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