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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

Kuwait

FIBA ranking	115 8 (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1959
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	KBA
Coach	Salman Ramadhan Haji Hasan
Nickname(s)	Al-Azraq (The Blues)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances	12
Medals	None
Home Away

The team has qualified for more major international basketball tournaments than any other nation on the Arabian Peninsula.^{[citation needed]}

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

Islamic Solidarity Games See also: Basketball at the Islamic Solidarity Games 2005 : 12th 2013 : 4th 2017 : To be determined

Gulf Cup Champions: 1981, 1983, 1986

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 Mensur Bajramović 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

• Mohammad Dhari (2013)
• Mensur Bajramović (2014)
• Khaled Yousef (2015)
• Flagicon Edi Dželalija (2017/2019)
• Adel Tlatli (2019–)

Kit

Sponsor

2015: Kuwait Airways^[2]

See also

• Kuwait national under-19 basketball team
• Kuwait national under-17 basketball team
• Kuwait women's national basketball team