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Algeria men's national basketball team

The Algeria national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represent Algeria in international competition, administered by the Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball.

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

AfroCan

  • 2019 Mali : 8th
  • 2023 Angola : did not enter

Arab Championship

  • 1974 Iraq : 4th
  • 1981 Tunisia : 2nd
  • 1994 Egypt : 2nd
  • 2000 Algeria : 2nd
  • 2002 Egypt : 2nd
  • 2005 Saudi Arabia : Winner
  • 2008 Tunisia : 5th
  • 2009 Morocco : 5th
  • 2010 Lebanon : 4th
  • 2015 Egypt: 2nd
  • 2017 Egypt: 6th
  • 2018 Egypt: 2nd
  • 2022 United Arab Emirates : 3rd
  • 2023 Egypt : 5th
  • 2025 Bahrain : Winner

Mediterranean Games

Islamic Solidarity Games

Roster

Team for the 2025 Arab Basketball Championship.

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Head coach
Legend:
  • Club – describes last<br />club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age<br />on 25 July 2025

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

  • 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- Aug 2024
  • Ali Bouziane: Mar 2025- now

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Peak

Sponsor

2015: Ooredoo

References

External links