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.[2]

Algeria Algeria
FIBA ranking133 Increase 3 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1963
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationAlgerian Basketball Federation
CoachFaid Bilal
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances16
Medals Silver: 2001
Bronze: 1965

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

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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).[3] 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.[citation needed]

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.[4]

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 2019 Mali : 8th

Arab Championship

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  • 1981 Tunisia : 2nd
  • 1994 Egypt : 2nd
  • 2000 Algeria : 2nd
  • 2005 Saudi Arabia : Winner
  • 2015 Egypt: 2nd
  • 2018 Egypt: 2nd
  • 2022 Dubai : 3rd

Mediterranean Games

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Islamic Solidarity Games

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Roster

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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
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015

Notable players

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There are several Algerian players playing professionally in Europe, mostly in France. As of 2010/2011, two play in the top level division.

Head coach position

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  •   Faid Bilal: 2000–2002 [5]
  •   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

Manufacturer

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2015: Peak[6]

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2015: Ooredoo[6]

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Algeria, fiba.com, accessed 14 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Schedule & results | 2002 World Championship for Men | ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM". www.fiba.com. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Senior Men qualify for World Cup 2023". South Sudan Basketball Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ^ Head coaches, fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013.
  6. ^ a b 2015 Afrobasket - Final Round - Mohamed HARAT (ALG)'s profile - FIBA.com, Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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