Pakistan men's national basketball team
| FIBA ranking | NR (25 February 2025)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Joined FIBA | 1958 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | Pakistan Basketball Federation | ||
| Nickname(s) | Change and challenge | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| South Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 | ||
| Medals | (1995, 1999, 2004) | ||
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The Pakistan National Basketball Team (Urdu: پاکستان باسکٹ بال) is the basketball team representing Pakistan in international competitions, organised and run by the Pakistan Basketball Federation.[2]
Its biggest success came at the Asian Championship in 1979 where Team Pakistan surprisingly finished 6th, ahead of teams such as Team Iran, which did not qualify for the event and Team Malaysia. In the last decades, Pakistan has been a force at the regional stage as the team won the silver medal at the 2013 SABA Championship and three silver medals at the South Asian Games.[3]
Competitions
Summer Olympics
yet to qualify
World championships
yet to qualify
FIBA Asia Cup
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Did not enter | |||
| 1963 | ||||
| 1965 | ||||
| 1967 | ||||
| 1969 | 8th place | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 1971 | Did not enter | |||
| 1973 | 12th place | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 1975 | 11th place | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 1977 | 9th place | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 1979 | 6th place | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 1981 | 9th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 1983 | 13th place | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 1985 | 14th place | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1987 | Did not enter | |||
| 1989 | 10th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 1991 | Did not enter | |||
| 1993 | 17th place | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1995 | Did not enter | |||
| 1997 | ||||
| 1999 | ||||
| 2001 | ||||
| 2003 | ||||
| 2005 | ||||
| 2007 | ||||
| 2009 | ||||
| 2011 | ||||
| 2013 | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| 2017 | ||||
| 2022 | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Total | 10/31 | 73 | 21 | 52 |
- 2002 : Did Not Participate
- 2013 : [6]
- 2014 : Did Not Participate
- 2015 : Did Not Participate
Head coach position
- M. Amin Butt - 1984
- Javed Shah
- M. Riaz Malik - 1997
- Abdul Ghafoor – 2010
- Agha Arshed Ali – 2016[7]
- M. Riaz Malik – 2017
See also
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ FIBA National Federations – Pakistan, fiba.com, accessed 22 December 2011.
- ^ Basketball team named for 11th South Asian Games, Nation.com.pk, accessed 25 March 2012.
- ^ "South Asian Games: Pakistan basketball team in search of gold". Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "FIBA doesn't recognise 12th South Asian Games". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Pakistan clinch silver in SABA championship, Jan 22, 2013, Newspaper - DAWN.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "PBF condolences coach Arshed Agha's death".