Libya men's national basketball team

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Libya
Flag of Libya.svg
FIBA ranking NR (26 November 2024) [1]
Joined FIBA 1961
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federation Libya Arab Basketball Federation
Coach Ahmed Abu Salem ibn batoota
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances4
MedalsNone

The Libyan national basketball team represents Libya in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Kurat As-Sallah al-Leebiyyah (Libyan Basketball Federation). Libya has been an official affiliate of FIBA since 1961. [2]

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

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

YearRoundPositionGPWL
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg 1962 Did not qualify
Flag of Morocco.svg 1964
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1965 Main round5th514
Flag of Morocco.svg 1968 Did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 1970 Fifth place5th312
Flag of Senegal.svg 1972 Did not qualify
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg 1974
Flag of Egypt.svg 1975
Flag of Senegal.svg 1978 Classification stage10th505
Flag of Morocco.svg 1980 Did not qualify
Flag of Somalia.svg 1981
Flag of Egypt.svg 1983
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1985
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1987
Flag of Angola.svg 1989
Flag of Egypt.svg 1992
Flag of Kenya.svg 1993
Flag of Algeria.svg 1995
Flag of Senegal.svg 1997
Flag of Angola.svg 1999
Flag of Morocco.svg 2001
Flag of Egypt.svg 2003
Flag of Algeria.svg 2005
Flag of Angola.svg 2007
Flag of Libya.svg 2009 Classification stage11th835
Flag of Madagascar.svg 2011 Did not qualify
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2013
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2015
Flag of Tunisia.svg Flag of Senegal.svg 2017
Flag of Rwanda.svg 2021
Flag of Angola.svg 2025 Qualified
Total21516

Pan Arab Games

Mediterranean Games

Never participated

Beginning with the 2018 event, regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball.

Islamic Solidarity Games

Beginning with the 2017 event, regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball.

Arab Nations Cup

2008 Edition

Libya competed in the Arabian Basketball Cup 2008 in Group B alongside the Tunisia national basketball team, Algeria national basketball team, Iraq national basketball team, and Saudi Arabia national basketball team. 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 could enter 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:

Current roster

At the 2015 Afrobasket qualification: [3] (last publicized squad)

Libya men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
4 Abdulaziz Sudani 35 – (1980-01-01)1 January 1980 Flag of Libya.svg
5 Mahmoud Abdalla Benalhaj 24 – (1991-01-25)25 January 1991 Flag of Libya.svg
6 Tarek A. Farag Al Beigow 22 – (1993-01-14)14 January 1993 Flag of Libya.svg
7 Nadir Ayad 31 – (1984-05-01)1 May 1984 Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) Flag of Libya.svg
8 Otman A. Otman Sedek 27 – (1988-06-13)13 June 1988 Flag of Libya.svg
9 Eslam Ibrahim El Karbal 32 – (1983-05-21)21 May 1983 Flag of Libya.svg
10 Milad Mohamed 27 – (1988-04-15)15 April 1988 Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) Flag of Libya.svg
11 Eslam Ibrahim El Karbal 32 – (1983-05-21)21 May 1983
12 Omar Abdel Raman O. Derfeili 18 – (1997-03-02)2 March 1997 Flag of Libya.svg
13 Anis Zaid Ali Elmansouri 20 – (1995-01-04)4 January 1995
14 Abdalla Shalabi 24 – (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 Al-Wahda SC (Tripoli) Flag of Libya.svg
15 Wajdi Omran Saied Dawo 26 – (1988-10-29)29 October 1988 Flag of Libya.svg
Head coach
Assistant coaches

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench
C Hesham Ali Salem Yahya Shakmak
PF Raed El-Hamali
SF Al-Fath Belgasem
SG Mohamed Youssif Kuneidir
PG Mohamed Issa Mrsal

Head coach position

Kit

Manufacturer

2009: Nike [4]

Past rosters

Team for the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship. [5]

Libya national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F/C 4 Raed El-Hamali 29 – (1979-08-08)8 August 19792.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Wasl Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
G 5 Mohamed Youssif Kuneidir 23 – (1986-01-10)10 January 1986 Al-Ahly Flag of Libya.svg
G 6 Mohamed Issa Mrsal 31 – (1978-01-01)1 January 1978
F/C 7 Hesham Ali Salem 25 – (1984-05-13)13 May 19842.06 m (6 ft 9 in) La Guaira BBC Flag of Venezuela.svg
8 Mohamed Moftah Abu-Khir 22 – (1987-03-04)4 March 1987 Al Ittihad Flag of Libya.svg
9 Khaled Saad Matrud 19 – (1989-11-09)9 November 1989
C 10 Yahya Shakmak 24 – (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 Al Nasr Benghazi Flag of Libya.svg
12 Alamien Mohamed Yagoub 28 – (1981-03-01)1 March 1981
13 Mohamed Abdallah Belhaj 24 – (1985-07-25)25 July 1985
14 Wajdi Omran Dawo 20 – (1988-10-29)29 October 1988
G/F 15 Al-Fath Belgasem 29 – (1980-02-04)4 February 19801.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Bakersfield Jam Flag of the United States.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on 5 August 2009

See also

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. , fiba.com, accessed 15 August 2013.
  3. Libya | 2015 African Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. Interbasket.net. Accessed on 25 September 2015.
  5. Libya | 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 22 Jan 2016.