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Egypt men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Egypt women's national basketball team.

The Egypt national basketball team represents Egypt in international basketball competitions. The team is directed by the Egyptian Basketball Federation.[2]

Egypt
FIBA ranking38 Increase 2 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1934
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationEBF
CoachVacant
Nickname(s)The Pharaohs
Olympic Games
Appearances7
FIBA World Cup
Appearances7
AfroBasket
Appearances24
MedalsGold Gold: (1962, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1983)
Silver Silver: (1972, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2013)
Bronze Bronze: (1978, 1985, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2003)
EuroBasket
Appearances4
MedalsGold Gold: (1949)
Bronze Bronze: (1947)

Winning the title of the EuroBasket 1949 has been the team's most celebrated achievement. They are the only non-European nation to win the competition. In addition its 5th-place finish at the 1950 FIBA World Championship as well as its 9th-place finish at the 1952 Summer Olympics, remain the best results ever of an African nation at each tournament. The title of the EuroBasket 1949, is the most prestigious basketball title of an African nation as well. At the FIBA Africa Championship, Egypt holds a record number of 17 medals (alongside Angola). Egypt joined the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) in 1934 and has Africa's longest basketball tradition.

History

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EuroBasket 1937

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Egyptians posing with EuroBasket 1937 champions Lithuanians.

The Egyptians finished last at the second European basketball championship, the EuroBasket 1937 held by FIBA Europe continental federation. They had lost their first two preliminary round games against Estonia and Lithuania before withdrawing from the tournament. Their remaining matches were lost by default, including the final preliminary match, the classification semi-final, and the 7th/8th playoff.

EuroBasket 1947

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Egypt was much more successful in their next appearance, the EuroBasket 1947. They won all three of their preliminary group matches and their first semi-final group game. Their only loss of the tournament came to eventual gold medallist Soviet Union in the second semi-final group game, before Egypt won their third. Their 2–1 record in the semi-final group placed them second and set up a bronze medal match against Belgium, whom Egypt had defeated in the preliminary round. Egypt won again in a close 50–48 match, winning their first European medal.[citation needed]

EuroBasket 1949

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The following championship was both hosted and won by Egypt.[3] In a relatively small event with seven teams, none of which had placed better than third previously (France and Egypt had both done so), the Egyptians had little trouble winning their first five games. By the luck of the draw, Egypt did not face France until the last game of the tournament, so while the standings were based entirely on the seven-team round robin, the two undefeated teams found themselves facing each other in the last game of the tournament. Dominating 36–16 after the first half, the Egyptians added another point to their lead in the second half to win the game 57–36. The star player and captain was Albert Tadros. Overall, some of the prominent players include winners of the event were Tadros & Hussain Montasser. Later, Tadros was honored as the best player and Montasser was the top-scorer.[citation needed]

EuroBasket 1953

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In Moscow, the Egyptian team once again competed. The EuroBasket 1953 saw the Egypt squad win their preliminary group easily, scoring more points in the round than anyone save the Soviet Union and Bulgaria, the latter of which had had one more game than Egypt. The final round was less conducive to Egyptian success, however; they defeated only Italy on their way to a 1–6 record. Their six losses included a forfeit to Israel, whom Egypt refused to play. The squad took 8th place of the 8 teams in the final round and 17 overall.

Later years

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Egypt against Rwanda

In much later years Mohammed Sayed-Soliman Known as Salaawa was the 1984 Olympic Games top-scorer.[4]

In the aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, several of Egypt's elite players did not compete at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship. Most notably, Omar Orabi, the Egyptian American Omar Samhan, and Ahmad Ismail all star forward in the Lebanese Basketball League.

Performance table

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Olympic Games

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Egypt withdrew from the 1972 tournament following the events of the Munich massacre. At the 1976 Olympics, Egypt withdrew after one game following the boycott of several African countries against New Zealand.

Olympic Games
Year Round Position GP W L
  1936 Consolation round 15th–18th 3 0 3
  1948 Classification playoffs 19th 7 2 5
  1952 9th–16th 6 3 3
  1956 did not qualify
  1960
  1964
  1968
  1972 Classification round 16th 9 0 9
  1976 Preliminary round 12th 7 0 7
  1980 did not qualify
  1984 Preliminary round 12th 7 0 7
  1988 Preliminary round 12th 7 0 7
  1992 did not qualify
  1996
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020
  2024
Total 7/21 46 5 41

FIBA World Cup

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World Cup Qualification
Year Round Position GP W L GP W L
  1950 Final round 5th 7 4 3 AfroBasket served as qualification
  1954 Did not qualify
  1959 Classification round 11th 6 1 5
  1963 Did not qualify
  1967
  1970 Classification round 13th 8 0 8
  1974 Did not qualify
  1978
  1982
  1986
  1990 Classification round 16th 8 0 8
  1994 Classification round 14th 8 1 7
  1998 Did not qualify
  2002
  2006
  2010
  2014 Preliminary round 24th 5 0 5
  2019 Did not qualify 12 7 5
    2023 Classification round 20th 5 2 3 12 8 4
  2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 7/20 47 8 39 24 15 9

EuroBasket

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EuroBasket
Year Position Pld W L
  1937 8th 5 0 5
  1947   6 5 1
  1949   6 6 0
  1953 8th 10 4 6
Total 27 15 12

FIBA Africa Championship

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Egypt has won a record 17 medals at the AfroBasket (formerly the African Championship) and is tied for second for most titles (5), trailing Angola. Egypt hosted the tournament a record six times, winning a medal in each of those tournaments including four gold medals.
  Champions     Runners-up     Third place     Fourth place  

AfroBasket Qualification record
Year Round Position GP W L GP W L –
  1962 Champions 1st 4 4 0
  1964 Champions 1st 5 5 0
  1965 did not enter
  1968
  1970 Champions 1st 5 5 0
  1972 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1
  1974 did not enter
  1975 Champions 1st 5 5 0
  1978 Third place 3rd 6 5 1
  1980 did not enter
  1981 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 2
  1983 Champions 1st 6 6 0
  1985 Third place 3rd 7 5 2
  1987 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 2
  1989 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 2
  1992 Third place 3rd 6 5 1
  1993 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1
  1995 did not enter
  1997 Fourth place 4th 5 2 3
  1999 Third place 3rd 7 6 1
  2001 Third place 3rd 7 5 2
  2003 Third place 3rd 7 5 2
  2005 did not enter
  2007 Fourth place 4th 6 3 3
  2009 Eightfinal round 10th 8 2 6 4 3 1 2009
  2011 Round of 16 11th 5 2 3 Wild card
  2013 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 4 3 3 0 2013
  2015 Quarter-finals 5th 7 6 1 4 4 0 2015
    2017 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 2 5 5 0 2017
  2021 Eightfinals 11th 4 1 3 5 5 0 2021
  2025 to be determined to be determined
Total 24/30 143 101 42 19 16 3 –

AfroCan

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  • 2019 – 9th

African Games

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  • 1965 –  
  • 1973 –  
  • 1991 –  
  • 1995 –  
  • 1999 –  
  • 2007 –  
  • 2011 – 5th
  • 2015 –  
  • 2019 –  

Pan Arab Games

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  • 1953 –  
  • 1961 –  
  • 1965 –  
  • 1999 –  
  • 2004 –  
  • 2007 –  
  • 2011 –  

Mediterranean Games

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Team

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Current roster

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Team for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[5][non-primary source needed][6]

Egypt men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 0 Amr Zahran 21 – (2001-10-06)6 October 2001 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly  
PG 1 Karim El-Gizawy 18 – (2005-01-13)13 January 2005 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly  
G 4 Ehab Amin 28 – (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al Ahly  
PF 5 Amr Gendy (C) 32 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Ahly  
G 7 Adam Moussa 21 – (2002-07-14)14 July 2002 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Tarleton State Texans  
PF 10 Anas Mahmoud 28 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Al Ittihad  
SG 12 Youssef Aboushousha 30 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Ittihad  
C 15 Patrick Gardner 23 – (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Marist Red Foxes  
PF 28 Khaled Abdelgawad 24 – (1999-02-15)15 February 1999 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Zamalek  
SG 44 Omar Hesham 28 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Zamalek  
C 50 Assem Marei 31 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Changwon LG Sakers  
C 55 Omar Oraby 31 – (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Al Ahly  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Wael Badr
  •   Mohamed Selim
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Notable players

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Other current notable players from Egypt:

Egypt roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F Abdel Nader 28 – (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Phoenix Suns  
F Assem Marei 29 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) LG Sakers  
F Ismael Massoud 21 – (2000-05-06)6 May 2000 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Kansas State Wildcats  
F Marwan Sarhan 29 – (1992-05-02)2 May 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ahly  
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 1 January 2022

Head coach history

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Past rosters

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1947 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 14 teams

Albert Tadros, Gabriel "Gaby" Catafago, Youssef Abbas, Fouad Abdelmeguid el-Kheir, Abdelrahman Ismail, Hussein Montasser, Wahid Saleh, Zaki Harari, Hassan Moawad, Zaki Yehia, Guido Acher, Maurice Calife

EuroBasket 1949: finished 1st among 7 teams

Gabriel "Gaby" Catafago, Albert Tadros, Youssef Abouaouf, Fouad Abdelmeguid el-Kheir, Abdelrahman Ismail, Hussein Montasser, Nessim Salah el-Dine, Wahid Saleh, Medhat Youssef, Mohammed Soliman, Youssef Abbas, Mohammed Ali el-Rashidi (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore), Team captain: Albert Tadros

Team for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Egypt men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
F 4 Seif Samir 21 – (1993-06-05)5 June 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ahly  
G 5 Amr Gendy 23 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Gezira  
C 6 Haytham Kamal 26 – (1987-11-17)17 November 1987 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad  
G 7 Wael Badr (C) 35 – (1978-12-01)1 December 1978 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Sporting  
F 8 Moamen Abouelanin 28 – (1986-06-25)25 June 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Ittihad  
G 9 Ibrahim El-Gammal 26 – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly  
G 10 Mouhanad El-Sabagh 26 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Al Ittihad  
G 11 Sherif Genedy 35 – (1979-04-03)3 April 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Gezira  
F 12 Youssef Shousha 21 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sporting  
G 13 Moustafa Elmekawi 19 – (1994-10-22)22 October 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Zamalek  
F 14 Rami Ibrahim 26 – (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ittihad  
F 15 Ashraf Rabie 31 – (1983-01-16)16 January 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Sabry Saleh
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2014

Team for the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship.

Egypt men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
C 1 Haytham Kamal 27 – (1987-11-17)17 November 1987 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad  
G 4 Ehab Amin 20 – (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Texas A&M Corpus Christi  
G 5 Amr Gendy 24 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Gezira  
G 6 Ramy Gunady (C) 33 – (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Zamalek  
G 9 Ibrahim El-Gammal 27 – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly  
G 10 Ahmed Tawfik 27 – (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Sporting  
C 11 Aly Ahmed 23 – (1992-03-15)15 March 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) CSU Bakersfield University  
F 12 Youssef Shousha 22 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sporting  
F 14 Rami Ibrahim 27 – (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ittihad  
G 30 Ahmed Hesham 22 – (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Sporting  
F 50 Assem Marei 23 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Minnesota State University  
F 55 Omar Oraby 23 – (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Gezira  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Mohamed Gaber
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015

See also

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References

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