The FIBA Basketball World Cup is an international basketball competition between the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's global governing body. It takes place every four years and is considered the flagship event of FIBA.
The Qatar national basketball team represents Qatar in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the Qatar Basketball Federation. The team won two bronze medals at the Asian Basketball Championship and belongs to the major contenders among Arab nations.
The Iranian national basketball team is controlled by the IR Iran Basketball Federation. Overall, the team won three out of the last five FIBA Asia Championship tournaments.
The Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as the D'Tigress, represents Nigeria in international women's basketball competition, and are regulated by the Nigeria Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Nigeria. Nigeria has one of the most successful women's national teams on the African Continent, being the current African champions. They have won the Women's Afrobasket Championship consecutively for four times in a roll and six times in total. They won in 2017 at Bamako, Mali, 2019 at Dakar, Senegal, 2021 at Yaounde, Cameroun, and 2023 at Kigali, Rwanda.
The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle. The next FIBA World Cup was held five years later, in 2019, to reset the four-year-cycle on a different year than the FIFA World Cup.
Sport in Qatar is primarily centred on football in terms of participation and spectators. Additionally, athletics, basketball, handball, volleyball, camel racing, horse racing, cricket and swimming are also widely practised. There are currently eleven multi-sports clubs in the country, and seven single-sports clubs.
Marcelo "Marcelinho" Tieppo Huertas is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Iberostar Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. He is also a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team, and holds Italian citizenship. At 32 years old he was the second oldest rookie in the NBA after Pablo Prigioni and before Andre Ingram. After signing with the Lakers in 2015 he played 1 and a half seasons with the Lakers before returning to Spain in 2017.
Zaid Abbaas is a Jordanian retired professional basketball player. He last played for Orthodox Basketball Club of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League. He also was a member of the Jordan men's national basketball team.
Saad Abdulrahman Ali is a former professional basketball player. He played for Al-Sadd of the Qatar Basketball League. He was also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Mustafa Al-Sayyad is a professional basketball player. He last played for Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League. He is also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Yang Chin-min is a Taiwanese professional basketball player who plays for the New Taipei Kings of the P. League+. He formerly played for the Taiwan Beer of the Super Basketball League. Yang also plays for the Chinese Taipei national basketball team and made his national team debut at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009.
Daoud Musa Daoud is a former professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Yasseen Ismail Musa is a former professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Khalid Suliman Abdi is a professional basketball player. He plays for Al Ahli of the Qatar basketball league. He is also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Erfan Ali Saeed is a professional basketball player. He plays for Al-Wakrah SC of the Qatar basketball league. He is also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.
Zaid Alkhas is a retired Jordanian Circassian professional basketball player. He started his career with Al Ahli club of Jordan.
Ricardo Primitivo González is an Argentine former basketball player. In 1980, he received the Konex Merit Diploma, being named one of the 5 best Argentine players of all-time to that point. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2009.
Al Rayyan Basketball Team is a Qatari professional basketball team based in Omm Alafai in the city of Al-Rayyan, Qatar. Al Rayyan is one of the most successful basketball clubs in Qatar, with many domestic and international titles to its name. It is part of the Al Rayyan Sports Club.
Al Gharafa Doha is a Qatari professional basketball club. The club competes in the Qatari Basketball League.
The Philippines men's national basketball team has competed in FIBA competitions for basketball clubs such as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. In such cases the national team competed, they played under a club name, usually after a sponsor.
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