Yemen men's national basketball team

The Yemen national basketball team represents Yemen in international basketball competitions. It is managed by the Yemen Basketball Association (YBA). (Arabic: الجمعية اليمنية لكرة السلة) Its best result was 4th place at the 2005 West Asian Basketball Championship.

Yemen Yemen
FIBA rankingNR (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1971
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationYemen Basketball Association
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Asia Cup
AppearancesNone
WABA Championship
Appearances3
MedalsNone

Competitive record

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Summer Olympics

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Yet to qualify

World championships

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Yet to qualify

FIBA Asia Cup

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Year Position Pld W L
  1960 Not a FIBA member
  1963
  1965
  1967
  1969
  1971
  1973 Did not enter
  1975
  1977
  1979
  1981
  1983
  1985
  1987
  1989
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005 Did not qualify
  2007 Did not enter
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2022
  2025
Total 0/31 0 0 0

Asian Games

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  • 1951–1978 : Did not qualify
  • 1982 : 12th
  • 1986–2022 : Did not qualify
  • 2026 : To be determined

Islamic Solidarity Games

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  • 2005 : 13th
  • 2013–2017 : Did not participate

West Asian Basketball Championship

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Current roster

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At the 2014 WABA Championship Games: [2]

Yemen men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 4 Aiman Sadakah 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
PG 5 Mohammed Yaeesh 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Tilal  
F 6 Mamady Macalou 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Tilal  
F 7 Sultan Shaker 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Tilal  
G/F 8 Samer Al-Asbahi 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Tilal  
G 9 Salah Al-Hanbasi 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Tilal  
C 10 Ahmed Abdulghafor 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Tilal  
SG 11 Sabri Sadaqah 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Tilal  
PG 12 Mohamad Nasrallah 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
C 13 Hakim Adamien 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
C 14 Radhi BaYashot 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 15 Abdulaziz Moqbel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Ahli Club Sana'a  



Head coach
Assistant coaches


Legend


  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 May 2014


Head coach position

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ Yemen National Team Asia-basket.com, Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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