2025 Arab Basketball Championship

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2025 Arab Basketball Championship
2025 Arab Basketball Ch. - logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
City Isa Town
Dates25 July − 2 August
Teams7 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Third placeFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Fourth placeFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Games played21
MVP Flag of Bahrain.svg JaKarr Sampson
Top scorer Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg DeMarco Dickerson (24.8  ppg)
← 2023

The 2025 Arab Basketball Championship was the 26th edition of the Arab Basketball Championship for men's national basketball teams of the Arab World, organized by the Arab Basketball Confederation. The championship was hosted by Bahrain for the first time, and it was held from 25 July to 2 August 2025.

Contents

Algeria went undefeated at the tournament to win their second title by defeating host Bahrain 70–69 in the 6th matchday. [1]

Host selection

Initially, on 1 February 2025, Tunisia was announced as the host of the upcoming 2025 Arab Championship, with all matches scheduled to take place in Nabeul. [2] [3] However, by mid-July, the Arab Basketball Confederation confirmed that Bahrain would host the 26th edition of the Championship, following Tunisia's withdrawal from organizing the event. [4]

Participating teams

Seven of the 22 teams affiliated with the Arab Confederation participated in this edition. [5] Owing to the scheduling of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup immediately following the tournament, the Asian member associations that had qualified for the continental event chose not to take part, with the exception of Qatar, which fielded a reserve team. [6]

TeamAppFirstLastBest placement in tournament WR
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 15th1974 2023 Champions (2005)121
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 4th1978 2018 Third place (2017)66
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt U23 [a] 19th1974 2023 Champions (13 times)38
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 7th1975 2023 Third place (1975, 1978)112
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar B 3rd19992007Semi-finals (1999)87
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 14th1981 2023 Champions (1981, 1983, 2008, 2009)36
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 9th1987 2023 Third place (1997)103
Notes
  1. ↑ Egypt fielded an olympic team, as the first team was preparing for the 2025 AfroBasket tournament scheduled to take place in Angola from August 12 to 24. [7]

Standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (C)660511421+9012
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 651506448+5811
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 633456495−399 [a]
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain (H)633486468+189 [a]
5Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt U23 624496474+228 [b]
6Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar B 624418473−558 [b]
7Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 606422516−946
Source: ABC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head: United Arab Emirates 81–79 Bahrain
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head: Qatar B 69–90 Egypt

Results

25 July 2025 (2025-07-25)
16:00
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg81–86Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 12–13, 16–22, 33–28
Pts: Abada 13
Rebs: Methnani 8
Asts: Abada 8		Pts: Sedoud 21
Rebs: Sedoud 4
Asts: Briki 8
25 July 2025 (2025-07-25)
18:00
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg79–87Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 19–23, 19–22, 20–19
Pts: Adnan Hasan 23
Rebs: Adnan Hasan 11
Asts: Al-Baloushi 8		Pts: Al-Shabibi 26
Rebs: Al-Shabibi 14
Asts: Ahmed 6
Khalifa Sports City Arena
25 July 2025 (2025-07-25)
20:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg72–61Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar B
Scoring by quarter:14–6, 17–18, 19–13, 22–24
Pts: Sampson 26
Rebs: Husain Ali 13
Asts: Salman 6		Pts: Janjić 22
Rebs: Janjić 11
Asts: Janjić 6
Khalifa Sports City Arena
26 July 2025 (2025-07-26)
16:00
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg61–86Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 14–21, 10–23, 21–21
Pts: Al-Shammari 17
Rebs: Al-Shammari, Adnan Hasan 6
Asts: Al-Baloushi 9		Pts: Jawadi 21
Rebs: Toumi 11
Asts: Abada 8
Khalifa Sports City Arena
26 July 2025 (2025-07-26)
18:00
Qatar B  Flag of Qatar.svg69–90Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt U23
Scoring by quarter: 18–31, 13–26, 12–12, 26–21
Pts: Moosa 19
Rebs: Hussein, Jama 6
Asts: Moosa 3		Pts: M. Mohamed, Yasser 12
Rebs: Khaled 9
Asts: Amin 8
Khalifa Sports City Arena
26 July 2025 (2025-07-26)
20:00
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg81–79Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 25–13, 12–28, 23–15
Pts: Dickerson, Al-Shabibi 18
Rebs: Ndiaye, Dickerson 10
Asts: Dickerson 12		Pts: Sampson 29
Rebs: Sampson 10
Asts: Buallay 5
Khalifa Sports City Arena
27 July 2025 (2025-07-27)
16:00
Egypt U23  Flag of Egypt.svg96–65Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Scoring by quarter:23–19, 29–18, 23–15, 21–13
Pts: M. Mohamed 15
Rebs: Mostafa, H. Ashraf 7
Asts: Amin 7		Pts: Al-Shammari 17
Rebs: Al-Shammari 5
Asts: Al-Bahar 3
Khalifa Sports City Arena
27 July 2025 (2025-07-27)
18:00
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg99–61Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by quarter:27–14, 20–13, 28–22, 24–12
Pts: Roubai 14
Rebs: Ben Zaim 7
Asts: Alain 7		Pts: Dickerson 19
Rebs: Ndiaye 4
Asts: Khalil, Hussein 4
Khalifa Sports City Arena
27 July 2025 (2025-07-27)
20:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg86–97Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 22–22, 24–24, 17–25
Pts: Husain Ali 24
Rebs: Sampson 7
Asts: Husain Ali 6		Pts: Abada 24
Rebs: Toumi 11
Asts: Abada 8
Khalifa Sports City Arena
29 July 2025 (2025-07-29)
16:00
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg92–66Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar B
Scoring by quarter:28–14, 20–20, 20–13, 24–19
Pts: Ben Zaim 21
Rebs: Ben Zaim 11
Asts: Labouize 4		Pts: Janjić 19
Rebs: Janjić 7
Asts: Moosa 4
Khalifa Sports City Arena
29 July 2025 (2025-07-29)
18:00
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg70–78Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 22–19, 16–22, 17–13
Pts: Dickerson 27
Rebs: Al-Shabibi 12
Asts: A. Ahmed 6		Pts: Abada 18
Rebs: Ochi 9
Asts: Gannouni 8
Khalifa Sports City Arena
29 July 2025 (2025-07-29)
20:00
Egypt U23  Flag of Egypt.svg85–91Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 25–25, 13–11, 22–27
Pts: M. Mohamed 19
Rebs: M. Ashraf 10
Asts: Amin 9		Pts: Sampson 28
Rebs: Chism, Sampson 9
Asts:three player 4
Khalifa Sports City Arena
30 July 2025 (2025-07-30)
16:00
Qatar B  Flag of Qatar.svg78–71Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 27–19, 17–21, 19–16
Pts: Janjić 33
Rebs: Avdic 9
Asts: Janjić, Avdic 6		Pts: Dickerson 28
Rebs:three players 8
Asts: Dickerson 9
Khalifa Sports City Arena
30 July 2025 (2025-07-30)
18:00
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg74–86Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 25–14, 19–26, 14–22
Pts: Al-Hamidi 22
Rebs: Al-Baloushi, Adnan Hasan 9
Asts: Al-Baloushi 10		Pts: Bensalah 15
Rebs:three players 6
Asts: Alain 9
Khalifa Sports City Arena
30 July 2025 (2025-07-30)
20:00
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg85–73Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt U23
Scoring by quarter:23–17, 22–22, 19–21, 21–13
Pts: Jawadi 21
Rebs: Ochi 9
Asts: Abada 7		Pts: Moheb 20
Rebs: Amin 5
Asts:Four players 3
Khalifa Sports City Arena
1 August 2025 (2025-08-01)
16:00
Egypt U23  Flag of Egypt.svg82–86Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by quarter:21–18, 15–17, 24–19, 22–32
Pts: Amin 28
Rebs: Khaled, Moheb 6
Asts: Amin 7		Pts: Dickerson 33
Rebs: Ndiaye, Dickerson 9
Asts: A. Ahmed, Ndiaye 5
Khalifa Sports City Arena
1 August 2025 (2025-08-01)
18:00
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg69–72Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar B
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 23–21, 17–16, 12–17
Pts: Adnan Hasan 25
Rebs: Al-Shammari 11
Asts: Al-Baloushi 8		Pts: Janjić 24
Rebs: Arfa 11
Asts: Moosa 9
Khalifa Sports City Arena
1 August 2025 (2025-08-01)
20:00
[ Boxscore]
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg70–69Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Scoring by quarter:13–10, 18–23, 17–24, 22–12
Pts: Alain, Sedoud 12
Rebs: Ben Zaim 12
Asts: Briki 6		Pts: Sampson 21
Rebs: Chism, Sampson 10
Asts:three players 3
Khalifa Sports City Arena
2 August 2025 (2025-08-02)
16:00
Qatar B  Flag of Qatar.svg72–79Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 17–29, 22–18, 19–10
Pts: Janjić 32
Rebs: Arfa 11
Asts: Janjić, Moosa 5		Pts: Marnaoui 21
Rebs: Ochi 9
Asts: Abada 5
Khalifa Sports City Arena
2 August 2025 (2025-08-02)
18:00
Egypt U23  Flag of Egypt.svg70–78Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 16–15, 27–21, 15–25
Pts: Moa. Tareq 18
Rebs:three players 6
Asts: Amin 6		Pts: Sedoud 25
Rebs: Ben Zaim 8
Asts: Briki 5
Khalifa Sports City Arena
2 August 2025 (2025-08-02)
20:00
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg74–89Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 21–16, 21–26, 17–25
Pts: Al-Shammari 28
Rebs: Al-Shammari, Al-Hamidi 7
Asts: Asadallah 5		Pts: Husain Ali 21
Rebs: Chism 15
Asts: Husain Ali 8
Khalifa Sports City Arena

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Algeria beats Bahrain 70-69 to win Arab basketball championship". aps.dz. Manama: Algeria Press Service. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tunisia to organise Arab Basketball Championship in July". tap.info.tn. Tunis: Tunis Afrique Presse. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Starting from 25 July: Tunisia to host the Arab Championship for Senior National Basketball Teams". radionationale.tn (in Arabic). 19 May 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "After Tunisia's withdrawal… Bahrain to host the Arab Basketball Cup". aawsat.com (in Arabic). Manama. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Al-Balooshi, Omar (18 July 2025). "Seven national teams are taking part in the Arab Basketball Championship for national teams". alwatannews.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Team Qatar to participate at Arab Championship Draw on Monday". olympic.qa. Doha: Qatar Olympic Committee. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Sherif Medhat (18 July 2025). "Egypt will participates in the Arab Basketball Championship with its Olympic team". rosaelyoussef.com. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
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