FIBA ranking Coach Zoran Zubcevic Appearances None | FIBA zone FIBA Asia Appearances None Joined FIBA 1976 | |
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National federation United Arab Emirates Basketball Association | ||
The United Arab Emirates national basketball team represents the United Arab Emirates in international basketball competitions and is controlled by United Arab Emirates Basketball Association. (Arabic: كرة السلة الإمارات العربية المتحدة)
Contents
- Summer Olympics
- World championships
- FIBA Asia Championship
- FIBA Asia Champions Cup
- Current squad
- Head coaches
- Past rosters
- References
The UAE has qualified for more major international basketball tournaments than any other nation on the Arabian Peninsula except for Kuwait.
Summer Olympics
yet to qualify
World championships
yet to qualify
FIBA Asia Championship
At the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 in Tianjin, China, the team finished 12th after qualifying for the eighth final round with an overtime victory over Indonesia in the first round.
In 1997, the United Arab Emirates had its best performance in the championship, finishing in fifth place with a 4–3 record. The team beat traditional Asian powerhouse Chinese Taipei 78–62 in the fifth place game.
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
In 2008, United Arab Emirates club Al-Wasl finished third in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the first time that a UAE club had medaled at the championship.
Current squad
At the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship: (last publicized squad)