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.
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| FIBA ranking | NR (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1971 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | Yemen Basketball Association | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| WABA Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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Competitive record
editSummer Olympics
editYet to qualify
World championships
edit2014 FIBA WORLD CUP CHAMPION
2019 FIBA WORLD CUP CHAMPION
2023 FIBA WORLD CUP CHAMPION
FIBA Asia Cup
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 1960 |
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 1963
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 1965
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 1967
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 1969
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 1971
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| 1973 |
Did not enter | |||
| 1975
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| 1977
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| 1979
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 1981
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 1983
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| 1985
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| 1987
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 1989
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| 1991
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 1993
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| 1995
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 1997
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| 1999
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| 2001
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| 2003
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 2005 |
Did not qualify | |||
| 2007 |
Did not enter | |||
| 2009
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| 2011
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| 2013
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| 2015
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 2017
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| 2022
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| 2025
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| Total | 0/31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asian Games
edit- 1951–1978 : Did not qualify
- 1982 : 12th
- 1986–2022 : Did not qualify
- 2026 : To be determined
Islamic Solidarity Games
edit- 2005 : 13th
- 2013–2017 : Did not participate
West Asian Basketball Championship
editCurrent roster
editAt the 2014 WABA Championship Games: [2]
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Head coach position
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Ozell Wells – 2009
Guy Arnaud – 2012
References
edit- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Yemen National Team Asia-basket.com, Retrieved 29 March 2017.
External links
edit- Asiabasket.com - Yemen Men National Team
- Yemen Basketball Association at facebook.com