Morocco men's national basketball team

Morocco
Joined FIBA	1936
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation
Coach	Labib El Hamrani
Nickname(s)	Atlas Lions
Olympic Games
Appearances	1
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	0
AfroBasket
Appearances	20
Medals	Gold: (1965); Silver: (1964, 1968); Bronze: (1962, 1980)
AfroCan
Appearances	2
Medals	Gold: (2023)
Home	Away

The Morocco national basketball team represents Morocco in international basketball competitions. The team is governed by the Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation, also known as the FRMBB. The team has appeared at the FIBA AfroBasket 20 times and has won the gold medal in the 1965 tournament. In 1968, Morocco finished as runners-up.

History

On the first edition of AfroCan, Morocco was placed 4th after losing the bronze medal to Angola.[1]

On 16 July 2023, Morocco won the 2023 FIBA AfroCan Final after beating Cote d'Ivoire 78-76 that took place in Luanda, Angola.[2][3] King Mohammed VI congratulated the team for their achievement on claiming the second continental title for the national team.[4][5]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L
1936	Not an IOC Member
1948
1952
1956	Did not qualify
1960
1964
1968	16th place	16th	9	0	9
1972	Did not qualify
1976
1980
1984
1984
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total	1/23		9	0	9

FIBA Basketball World Cup

Year	Round	GP	W	L
1950	Did not qualify
1954
1959
1963
1967
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2019
// 2023
2027	To be determined
Total	0/20	9	0	9

FIBA AfroBasket

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L
1962	Third place	3rd	4	2	2
1964	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	1
1965	Champions	1st	4	4	0
1968	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1
1970	Did not qualify
1972	7th place	7th	6	3	3
1974	Did not qualify
1975	Did not qualify
1978	5th place	5th	5	3	2
1980	Third place	3rd	6	4	2
1981	Did not qualify
1983
1985
1987
1989	5th place	9th	6	2	4
1992	5th place	9th	5	1	4
1993	Did not qualify
1995	6th place	6th	5	2	3
1997	Did not qualify
1999	11th place	11th	6	1	5
2001	6th place	6th	6	4	2
2003	8th place	8th	6	2	4
2005	6th place	6th	8	3	5
2007	10th place	10th	6	3	3
2009	10th place	12th	8	3	5
2011	8th place	8th	7	2	5
2013	8th place	8th	7	3	4
2015	13th place	13th	5	1	4
/ 2017	4th place	4th	6	4	2
2021	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	20/30		117	56	61

FIBA AfroCan

Champions Fourth place

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L
2019	4th place	4th	6	3	3
2023	Champions	1st	6	5	1
Total	2/2		12	8	4

Mediterranean Games

2005 Almería: 8th

Team

Current roster

At the AfroBasket 2017:

Morocco men's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
F/C	4	Abderrahim Najah	32 – (1984-11-20)20 November 1984	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	AS Salé
PG	5	Mustapha Khalfi	37 – (1980-01-01)1 January 1980	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	AS Salé
C	6	Soufiane Kourdou	32 – (1985-05-21)21 May 1985	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	AS Salé
G/F	7	Zakaria El Masbahi	38 – (1979-03-29)29 March 1979	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	AS Salé
SG	8	Abdelali Lahraichi	24 – (1993-07-19)19 July 1993	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Wydad AC
C	9	Mohamed Aboussalam	21 – (1996-08-20)20 August 1996	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	Rouen Métropole Basket
F/C	10	Mohamed Choua	24 – (1992-12-25)25 December 1992	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	AS Salé
PG	11	Jihad Benchlikha	25 – (1992-01-06)6 January 1992	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	ASFAR
F/C	12	John Wilkins	28 – (1989-07-13)13 July 1989	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
G/F	13	Adil El Makssoud	31 – (1985-12-12)12 December 1985	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
PG	14	Nadim Soufiane	29 – (1988-05-02)2 May 1988	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C	15	Reda Rhalimi	35 – (1982-02-02)2 February 1982	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima

Head coach

Said El Bouzidi

Assistant coach(es)

Hamrani Labib

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 8 September 2017

Head coach position

Moncho Monsalve – 2001
Jean-Paul Rabatet
Hassan Hachad – 2011–2013 [6]
Said El Bouzidi – 2017 [7]

Past rosters

Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.

Morocco men's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
F	4	Reda Ali Harras	19 – (1993-11-24)24 November 1993	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
C	5	Reda Rhalimi	31 – (1982-02-02)2 February 1982	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	AS Salé
F	6	Abderrahim Najah	28 – (1984-11-20)20 November 1984	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	AS Salé
F	7	Zakaria El Masbahi	34 – (1979-03-29)29 March 1979	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	AS Salé
G	8	Mustapha Khalfi	33 – (1980-01-01)1 January 1980	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
C	9	Mohamed Hjira	32 – (1981-01-19)19 January 1981	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
F/C	10	Youssef Zangui	32 – (1981-07-12)12 July 1981	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
F	11	Abdelhakim Zouita	27 – (1986-08-12)12 August 1986	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	AS Salé
G	12	Soufiane Nadim	25 – (1988-03-02)2 March 1988		FUS de Rabat
C	13	Soufiane Kourodu	28 – (1985-05-21)21 May 1985	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	AS Salé
	14	Abdelali Lahrichi	20 – (1993-07-19)19 July 1993
F/C	15	Younes Idrissi	29 – (1984-04-13)13 April 1984	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	AS Salé

Head coach

Hassan Hachad

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 20 August 2013

At the AfroBasket 2015:[8]

Morocco men's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
4	Reda Ali Harras	21 – (1993-11-24)24 November 1993	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
6	Soufiane Kourodu	30 – (1985-05-21)21 May 1985	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
7	Zakaria El Masbahi	36 – (1979-03-29)29 March 1979	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	AS Salé
7	Abdelali Lahrichi	22 – (1993-07-19)19 July 1993	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
8	Mustapha Khalifi	35 – (1980-01-01)1 January 1980	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
9	Omar Laanani	28 – (1987-03-26)26 March 1987	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
10	Mohamed Choua	22 – (1992-12-25)25 December 1992	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
11	Abdelhakim Zouita	29 – (1986-08-12)12 August 1986	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
13	Adil El Makssoud	30 – (1984-12-12)12 December 1984	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
14	Kamal Hachad	32 – (1983-07-22)22 July 1983	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
15	Abderrahim Najah	30 – (1984-11-20)20 November 1984	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
	Mohamed Aboussalam	18 – (1996-08-20)20 August 1996

Head coach

Jad Fattouh

Assistant coach(es)

Anton Vujanic
Abdelaziz Quarouach

Legend

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

Head coaches

Naoufal Uariachi
Said El Bouzidi
Labib El Hamrani (June 2021–present)[9]

Honours

AfroBasket

Champions (1): 1965

Runner-up: 1964, 1968

Third place: 1962, 1980

AfroCan

Champions (1): 2023

Pan Arab Games

Third place: 1961

Arab Basketball Championship

Runner-up: 2005, 2017

Third place: 2000, 2009, 2010

References

"Democratic Republic of Congo claim FIBA AfroCan 2019 title". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
"Morocco win the 2023 FIBA AfroCan". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
"منتخب المغرب يظفر ببطولة إفريقيا لكرة السلة". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
Zouiten, Sara. "King Mohammed VI Congratulates Moroccan Basketball Team on AfroCan Victory". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
"الملك يهنئ "الأسود المحلية" لكرة السلة". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
Head coaches, fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013.
Morocco preliminary squad announced for FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Qualifiers, fiba.com, 7 March 2017. Accessed 7 March 2017.
Morocco | 2015 Afrobasket, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
"Morocco bring new head coach in last bid for AfroBasket qualification". FIBA.basketball. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

External links

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[1] "Democratic Republic of Congo claim FIBA AfroCan 2019 title". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[2] "Morocco win the 2023 FIBA AfroCan". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

[3] "منتخب المغرب يظفر ببطولة إفريقيا لكرة السلة". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[4] Zouiten, Sara. "King Mohammed VI Congratulates Moroccan Basketball Team on AfroCan Victory". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[5] "الملك يهنئ "الأسود المحلية" لكرة السلة". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[6] Head coaches, fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013.

[7] Morocco preliminary squad announced for FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Qualifiers, fiba.com, 7 March 2017. Accessed 7 March 2017.

[8] Morocco | 2015 Afrobasket, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

[9] "Morocco bring new head coach in last bid for AfroBasket qualification". FIBA.basketball. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

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