Algeria men's national basketball team
The Algeria national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Algeria in international competition, administered by the Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball. The squad finished in the final four every time it hosted a major international basketball tournament including the African Basketball Championship and the All-Africa Games. They played in the 2002 FIBA World Championship in the United States where they finished 15th. History Algeria team took part in the World Cup for the first time in 2002. It drew into the 'Group of Death' (alongside host United States, eventual Bronze medal winner Germany and Asian champion China), the Algerian Team struggled at its first Basketball World Cup appearance. They lost their first preliminary round game against the United States 60-100 and also their second and third first-round games against China (82-96) and Germany (70-102). to a 4th place out of 4 finish. In their 2nd classification game, Algeria fared much better and dominated Lebanon to a 100-70 final score. The team withdrew from the qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA World Cup due to COVID-19 related issues and was replaced by South Sudan, who managed to qualify for their first World Cup finals. Competitive record AfroCan 2019 Mali : 8th Arab Championship 1981 Tunisia : 2nd 1994 Egypt : 2nd 2000 Algeria : 2nd 2005 Saudi Arabia : Winner 2015 Egypt: 2nd 2018 Egypt: 2nd 2022 Dubai : 3rd Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería: 7th 2022 Oran: 5th (3×3) Islamic Solidarity Games 2005 Saudi Arabia : 2nd Roster Team for the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship. |} | valign="top" | Head coach Legend Club – describes lastclub before the tournament Age – describes ageon 19 August 2015 |} Notable players There are several Algerian players playing professionally in Europe, mostly in France. As of 2010/2011, two play in the top level division. Ali Bouziane (JDA Dijon) Ahmed Fellah (Entente Orléanaise 45) Head coach position Faid Bilal: 2000–2002 Ahmed Loubachria:2007-2009 Ali Filali:2009-2010 Sean Whalen: 2010-2013 Faid Bilal: 2013-2014 Ali Filali: 2014-2015 Ahmed Loubachria: 2016-2017 Mohamed Yahya: 2018-2019 Faid Bilal: 2019- Dec 2021 Ahmed Bendjabou: 2022- now Kit Manufacturer 2015: Peak Sponsor 2015: Ooredoo References External links Algeria Basketball Portal Africabasket – Algeria Men National Team FIBA Profile Basketball in Algeria Men's national basketball teams Basketball 1963 establishments in Algeria