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]

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

Algeria Algeria
FIBA ranking133 Decrease 28 (15 September 2023)[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

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.

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

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Appearances: 0
Olympic Games finals AfroBasket/
Pre-Olympic
Year Position Pld W L PF PA PD Pld W L
Nazi Germany 1936 Part of  France
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964 did not qualify
Mexico 1968 523
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980 633
United States 1984 523
South Korea 1988 404
Spain 1992 624
United States 1996 633
Australia 2000 633
Greece 2004 633
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016 734
Japan 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
Argentina 1950 Part of  France
Brazil 1954
Chile 1959
Brazil 1963 Did not qualify
Uruguay 1967
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970
Puerto Rico 1974
Philippines 1978
Colombia 1982 642
Spain 1986
Argentina 1990 523
Canada 1994 422
Greece 1998
United States 2002 15th514395476−81 752
Japan 2006 Did not qualify 853
Turkey 2010
Spain 2014 514
China 2019
PhilippinesJapanIndonesia 2023 Withdrew
Qatar 2027 To be determined
Total514395476−81

AfroBasket

AfroBasket record
Appearances: 16
AfroBasket finals Qualification
Year Position Pld W L PF PA PD Pld W L
United Arab Republic 1962 did not qualify
Morocco 1964
Tunisia 1965 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)422210236−26
Morocco 1968 8th523349353−4
United Arab Republic 1970 did not qualify
Senegal 1972
Central African Republic 1974
Egypt 1975
Senegal 1978
Morocco 1980 4th633550615−65
Somalia 1981 4th642364335+29
Egypt 1983 6th523337352−15
Ivory Coast 1985 did not qualify
Tunisia 1987 8th404260315−55
Angola 1989 6th523399488−89
Egypt 1992 9th624438434+4
Kenya 1993 5th422197236−39
Algeria 1995 4th633385363+22
Senegal 1997 did not qualify
Angola 1999 6th633379387−8
Morocco 2001 2nd place, silver medalist(s)752507451+56
Egypt 2003 7th633458450+8
Algeria 2005 4th853579571+8
Angola 2007 did not qualify
Libya 2009 413
Madagascar 2011 202
Ivory Coast 2013 12th514308353−45 211
Tunisia 2015 6th734514517−3 321
SenegalTunisia 2017 did not qualify 404
Rwanda 2021 Withdrew in qualification 101
2025 to be determined
Total81424962346456−222

African Games

African Games record
Appearances: 5
Year Position Pld W L PF PA PD
Republic of the Congo 1965 4th523112178−66
Nigeria 1973 did not qualify
Algeria 1978 4th413315323−8
Kenya 1987 did not qualify
Egypt 1991
Zimbabwe 1995 ?th
South Africa 1999 did not qualify
Nigeria 2003
Algeria 2007 5th743451468−17
Mozambique 2011 4th734417455−38
Republic of the Congo 2015 did not qualify
Morocco 2019 did not participate
Ghana 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

Islamic Solidarity Games

Roster

Team for the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship.

Algeria men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G/F 5 Abdesslem Dekkiche 29 – (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) GS Pétroliers Algeria
PG 7 Samir Mekdad 28 – (1986-10-12)12 October 1986 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Berck France
PG 8 Mounir Benzegala 28 – (1987-04-07)7 April 1987 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) GS Pétroliers Algeria
F 9 Mohamed Harat 25 – (1990-06-09)9 June 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Shamal SC Qatar
C 11 Touhami Ghezzoul 28 – (1987-01-05)5 January 1987 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) GS Pétroliers Algeria
F 14 Mehdi Cheriet 28 – (1987-04-12)12 April 1987 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Roanne France
Head coach
  • Algeria 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.

Head coach position
  • Algeria Faid Bilal: 2000–2002 [5]
  • Algeria Ahmed Loubachria:2007-2009
  • Algeria Ali Filali:2009-2010
  • United States Sean Whalen: 2010-2013
  • Algeria Faid Bilal: 2013-2014
  • Algeria Ali Filali: 2014-2015
  • Algeria Ahmed Loubachria: 2016-2017
  • Algeria Mohamed Yahya: 2018-2019
  • Algeria Faid Bilal: 2019- Dec 2021
  • Algeria Ahmed Bendjabou: 2022- now

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Peak[6]

2015: Ooredoo[6]

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  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. 2015 Afrobasket - Final Round - Mohamed HARAT (ALG)'s profile - FIBA.com, Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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