Algeria men's national basketball team

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

The Algeria national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة السلة) are the men's basketball side that represent Algeria in international competition, administered by the Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball.

Algeria

FIBA ranking	136 3 (1 March 2024)
Joined FIBA	1963
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Algerian Basketball Federation
Coach	Faid Bilal
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	1
Medals	None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances	16
Medals	Silver: 2001 Bronze: 1965
Home Away

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

Olympic Games Olympic Games record Appearances: 0 Olympic Games finals AfroBasket/ Pre-Olympic Year Position Pld W L PF PA PD Pld W L 1936 Part of France 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 did not qualify 1968 5 2 3 1972 1976 1980 6 3 3 1984 5 2 3 1988 4 0 4 1992 6 2 4 1996 6 3 3 2000 6 3 3 2004 6 3 3 2008 2012 2016 7 3 4 2020 did not qualify Total

FIBA World Cup World Cup record Appearances: 1 World Cup finals AfroBasket/ WC Qualification Year Position Pld W L PF PA PD Pld W L 1950 Part of France 1954 1959 1963 Did not qualify 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 6 4 2 1986 1990 5 2 3 1994 4 2 2 1998 2002 15th 5 1 4 395 476 −81 7 5 2 2006 Did not qualify 8 5 3 2010 2014 5 1 4 2019 2023 Withdrew 2027 To be determined Total 5 1 4 395 476 −81

AfroBasket AfroBasket record Appearances: 16 AfroBasket finals Qualification Year Position Pld W L PF PA PD Pld W L 1962 did not qualify 1964 1965 4 2 2 210 236 −26 1968 8th 5 2 3 349 353 −4 1970 did not qualify 1972 1974 1975 1978 1980 4th 6 3 3 550 615 −65 1981 4th 6 4 2 364 335 +29 1983 6th 5 2 3 337 352 −15 1985 did not qualify 1987 8th 4 0 4 260 315 −55 1989 6th 5 2 3 399 488 −89 1992 9th 6 2 4 438 434 +4 1993 5th 4 2 2 197 236 −39 1995 4th 6 3 3 385 363 +22 1997 did not qualify 1999 6th 6 3 3 379 387 −8 2001 7 5 2 507 451 +56 2003 7th 6 3 3 458 450 +8 2005 4th 8 5 3 579 571 +8 2007 did not qualify 2009 4 1 3 2011 2 0 2 2013 12th 5 1 4 308 353 −45 2 1 1 2015 6th 7 3 4 514 517 −3 3 2 1 2017 did not qualify 4 0 4 2021 Withdrew in qualification 1 0 1 2025 Withdrew in qualification Total 81 42 49 6234 6456 −222

African Games African Games record Appearances: 5 Year Position Pld W L PF PA PD 1965 4th 5 2 3 112 178 −66 1973 did not qualify 1978 4th 4 1 3 315 323 −8 1987 did not qualify 1991 1995 ?th 1999 did not qualify 2003 2007 5th 7 4 3 451 468 −17 2011 4th 7 3 4 417 455 −38 2015 did not qualify 2019 did not participate 2023 Total

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.

Algeria men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G/F 5 Abdesslem Dekkiche 29 – (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) GS Pétroliers PG 7 Samir Mekdad 28 – (1986-10-12)12 October 1986 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Berck PG 8 Mounir Benzegala 28 – (1987-04-07)7 April 1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) GS Pétroliers F 9 Mohamed Harat 25 – (1990-06-09)9 June 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shamal SC C 11 Touhami Ghezzoul 28 – (1987-01-05)5 January 1987 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) GS Pétroliers F 14 Mehdi Cheriet 28 – (1987-04-12)12 April 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Roanne	Head coach Ali Fellali Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 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

External links

• Algeria Basketball Portal (in French)
• Africabasket – Algeria Men National Team
• FIBA Profile