FIBA ranking Appearances None Appearances 4 Coach Kevin Nickelberry Joined FIBA 1961 | FIBA zone FIBA Africa Appearances None Medals None Location Libya | |
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National federation Libyan Arab Basketball Federation | ||
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.
Contents
- International competitions
- Performance at Summer Olympics
- Performance at World championships
- Pan Arab Games
- Mediterranean Games
- Islamic Solidarity Games
- 2008 Arabian Basketball Cup
- Results
- Current roster
- Head coach position
- Manufacturer
- Past rosters
- References
Whenever Libya shows up at an international tournament, the team is quite competitive. They finished 5th at the African Basketball Championship twice. The country hosted the 2009 event where they finished 11th, ahead of heavily favored Morocco and Mozambique.
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.
Performance at Summer Olympics
yet to qualify
Performance at World championships
yet to qualify
Pan Arab Games
never participated
Mediterranean Games
never participated
Islamic Solidarity Games
2008 Arabian Basketball Cup
They 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 can enter the second stage of the league if Tunisia defeats Algeria on 30 October 2008. After completing their matches in the competition, the Libyan team's full results are as following.
Results
Current roster
At the 2015 Afrobasket qualification:
Head coach position
Manufacturer
2009: Nike