Egypt men's national basketball team

The Egyptian national basketball team is organized and run by the Egyptian Basketball Federation (Arabic: الاتحاد المصري لكرة السلة‎).[2]

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

Egypt
FIBA ranking60 2 (3 March 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1934
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationEgyptian Basketball Federation
CoachAmr Abouelkhir
Nickname(s)The Pharaohs
Olympic Games
Appearances7
FIBA World Cup
Appearances6
AfroBasket
Appearances23
Medals Gold: (1962, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1983)
Silver: (1972, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2013)
Bronze: (1978, 1985, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2003)
EuroBasket
Appearances4
Medals Gold: (1949)
Bronze: (1947)

Team Egypt has a legacy of remarkable achievements. Winning the title of the EuroBasket 1949 is its most celebrated achievement. In addition its 5th-place finish at the 1950 FIBA World Championship as well as its 9th-place finish at the 1952 Summer Olympics, remain the best results ever of an African nation at each tournament. Further, the title of the EuroBasket 1949, is the most prestigious basketball title of an African nation as well. At the FIBA Africa Championship, Egypt holds a record number of 17 medals (alongside Angola).

Egypt joined the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA) in 1934 and has Africa's longest basketball tradition.

History

EuroBasket 1937
Egyptians posing with EuroBasket 1937 champions Lithuanians.

The Egyptians finished last at the second European basketball championship, the EuroBasket 1937 held by FIBA Europe continental federation. They had lost their first two preliminary round games against Estonia and Lithuania before withdrawing from the tournament. Their remaining matches were lost by default, including the final preliminary match, the classification semifinal, and the 7th/8th playoff.

EuroBasket 1947

Egypt was much more successful in their next appearance, the EuroBasket 1947. They won all three of their preliminary group matches and their first semifinal group game. Their only loss of the tournament came to eventual gold medallist Soviet Union in the second semifinal group game, before Egypt won their third. Their 2–1 record in the semifinal group placed them second and set up a bronze medal match against Belgium, whom Egypt had defeated in the preliminary round. Egypt won again in a close 50–48 match, winning their first European medal.

EuroBasket 1949

The following championship was both hosted and won by Egypt. In a relatively small event with seven teams, none of which had placed better than third previously (France and Egypt had both done so), the Egyptians had little trouble winning their first five games. By the luck of the draw, Egypt did not face France until the last game of the tournament, so while the standings were based entirely on the seven-team round robin, the two undefeated teams found themselves facing each other in the last game of the tournament. Dominating 36–16 after the first half, the Egyptians added another point to their lead in the second half to win the game 57–36. The star player and captain Albert Tadros, earned praise for his great skill and excellent leadership. Overall, some of the prominent players include winners of the event were the Albert Tadros & Hussain Montasser. Later, Tadros was honored as the best player in what was considered the world basketball championship at the time and Montasser was the top-scorer.

EuroBasket 1953

In Moscow, the Egyptian team once again competed. The EuroBasket 1953 saw the Egypt squad win their preliminary group easily, scoring more points in the round than anyone save the Soviet Union and Bulgaria, the latter of which had had one more game than Egypt. The final round was less conducive to Egyptian success, however; they defeated only Italy on their way to a 1–6 record. Their six losses included a forfeit to Israel, whom Egypt refused to play. The squad took 8th place of the 8 teams in the final round and 17 overall.

Later years

In much later years Mohammed Sayed-Soliman Known as Salaawa was the 1984 Olympic Games top-scorer. Medhat Warda was the best player in Africa 1983 and Amro Aboulkhair was considered by some critics the second best point guard in the 1984 olympics. Ismail Ahmed and Alain Attalah were also among the most prominent players

In the aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, several of Egypt's elite players did not compete at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship. Most notably, college-standout Omar Orabi, the Egyptian American Omar Samhan, and Ahmad Ismail all star forward in the Lebanese Basketball League.

Performance table

Olympic Games
Year Position Tournament Host
193615–18Basketball at the 1936 Summer OlympicsBerlin, Germany
194819Basketball at the 1948 Summer OlympicsLondon, United Kingdom
19529–16Basketball at the 1952 Summer OlympicsHelsinki, Finland
197216Basketball at the 1972 Summer OlympicsMunich, Germany
197612Basketball at the 1976 Summer OlympicsMontreal, Canada
198412Basketball at the 1984 Summer OlympicsLos Angeles, United States
198812Basketball at the 1988 Summer OlympicsSeoul, South Korea
2020To Be DeterminedBasketball at the 2020 Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan

FIBA World Cup
Year Position Tournament Host
195051950 FIBA World ChampionshipBuenos Aires, Argentina
1959111959 FIBA World ChampionshipChile
1970131970 FIBA World ChampionshipYugoslavia
1990161990 FIBA World ChampionshipArgentina
1994141994 FIBA World ChampionshipCanada
2014242014 FIBA World CupSpain
2019Did not qualify2019 FIBA Basketball World CupChina
2023To Be Determined2023 FIBA Basketball World CupPhilippines, Japan and Indonesia

FIBA EuroBasket

Between 1937 and 1953, Egypt competed in the European Championship.

Year Position Tournament Host
19378EuroBasket 1937Riga, Latvia
1939–EuroBasket 1939Kaunas, Lithuania
1946–EuroBasket 1946Geneva, Switzerland
1947EuroBasket 1947Prague, Czechoslovakia
1949EuroBasket 1949Cairo, Egypt
1951–EuroBasket 1951Paris, France
19538EuroBasket 1953Moscow, USSR

FIBA Africa Championship
Year Position Tournament Host
1962FIBA Africa Championship 1962Cairo, Egypt
1964FIBA Africa Championship 1964Casablanca, Morocco
1965–FIBA Africa Championship 1965Tunis, Tunisia
1968–FIBA Africa Championship 1968Casablanca, Morocco
1970FIBA Africa Championship 1970Alexandria, Egypt
1972FIBA Africa Championship 1972Dakar, Senegal
1974–FIBA Africa Championship 1974Bangui, Central African Republic
1975FIBA Africa Championship 1975Alexandria, Egypt
1978FIBA Africa Championship 1978Dakar, Senegal
1980–FIBA Africa Championship 1980Rabat, Morocco
1981FIBA Africa Championship 1981Mogadishu, Somalia
1983FIBA Africa Championship 1983Alexandria, Egypt
1985FIBA Africa Championship 1985Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
1987FIBA Africa Championship 1987Tunis, Tunisia
1989FIBA Africa Championship 1989Luanda, Angola
1992FIBA Africa Championship 1992Cairo, Egypt
1993FIBA Africa Championship 1993Nairobi, Kenya
1995–FIBA Africa Championship 1995Algiers, Algeria
19974FIBA Africa Championship 1997Dakar, Senegal
1999FIBA Africa Championship 1999Luanda, Angola
2001FIBA Africa Championship 2001Casablanca, Morocco
2003FIBA Africa Championship 2003Alexandria, Egypt
2005–FIBA Africa Championship 2005Algiers, Algeria
20074FIBA Africa Championship 2007Luanda, Angola
200910FIBA Africa Championship 2009Tripoli Libya
201111FIBA Africa Championship 2011Antananarivo, Madagascar
20132013 FIBA Africa ChampionshipAbidjan Côte d'Ivoire
201552015 FIBA Africa ChampionshipRadès, Tunisia
20178AfroBasket 2017Radès, Tunisia & Dakar,Senegal

African Games
  • 1965 :
  • 1973 :
  • 1991 :
  • 1995 :
  • 1999 :
  • 2007 :
  • 2011 : 5th
  • 2015 :
  • 2019 : To Be Determined

Pan Arab Games
  • 1953 :
  • 1957 : ?
  • 1961 :
  • 1965 :
  • 1976 : ?
  • 1985 : ?
  • 1992 : ?
  • 1997 : ?
  • 1999 :
  • 2004 :
  • 2007 :
  • 2011 :

Mediterranean Games

Team

Current roster

Team for the 2017 FIBA Africa Championship.[3]

Egypt men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 5 Gendy, Amr 26 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Gezira
G 6 Gunady, Ramy (C) 35 – (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Gezira
F 7 Mohamed, Ahmed 22 – (1995-01-24)24 January 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ahly
G 9 El-Gammal, Ibrahim 29 – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly
G 10 El-Sabagh, Mouhanad 29 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Al Ahly
C 11 Elmekawi, Moustafa 22 – (1994-10-22)22 October 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Zamalek
F 12 Shousha, Youssef 24 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sporting
F 14 Ibrahim, Rami 29 – (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Zamalek
G 20 Okasha, Motaz 27 – (1990-02-14)14 February 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Zamalek
G 44 ElSadani, Romeh 23 – (1994-05-30)30 May 1994 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Gezira
C 66 Kamal, Haytham 29 – (1987-11-17)17 November 1987 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Sporting
F 95 Bakr, Ahmed 22 – (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Gezira
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sabry Saleh
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2017

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Haytham Kamal Moustafa Elmekawi Ahmed Bakr
PF Rami Ibrahim Ahmed Mohamed
SF Abdel Nader Romeh Elsaadany Youssef Shousha
SG Ibrahim El-Gammal Amr Al Gendy
PG Ramy Gunady Motaz Okasha Mouhanad El-Sabagh

Notable players

Other current notable players from Egypt:

Egypt roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F Abdel Nader 25 – (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Oklahoma City Thunder
C Omar Samhan 30 – (1988-11-03)3 November 1988 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Plateros Fresnillo
F Assem Marei 26 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Brose Bamberg
F Ismail Ahmed Abdelmoneim 42 – (1976-09-23)23 September 1976 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al Riyadi BC
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 10 March 2019

Head coach history

Past rosters

1947 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 14 teams

Albert Tadros, Gabriel "Gaby" Catafago, Youssef Abbas, Fouad Abdelmeguid el-Kheir, Abdelrahman Ismail, Hussein Montasser, Wahid Saleh, Zaki Harari, Hassan Moawad, Zaki Yehia, Guido Acher, Maurice Calife

EuroBasket 1949: finished 1st among 7 teams

Gabriel "Gaby" Catafago, Albert Tadros, Youssef Abouaouf, Fouad Abdelmeguid el-Kheir, Abdelrahman Ismail, Hussein Montasser, Nessim Salah el-Dine, Wahid Saleh, Medhat Youssef, Mohammed Soliman, Youssef Abbas, Mohammed Ali el-Rashidi (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore), Team captain: Albert Tadros

Team for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Egypt men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
F 4 Samir, Seif 21 – (1993-06-05)5 June 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ahly
G 5 Gendy, Amr 23 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Gezira
C 6 Kamal, Haytham 26 – (1987-11-17)17 November 1987 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad
G 7 Badr, Wael (C) 35 – (1978-12-01)1 December 1978 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Sporting
F 8 Abouelanin, Moamen 28 – (1986-06-25)25 June 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Ittihad
G 9 El-Gammal, Ibrahim 26 – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly
G 10 El-Sabagh, Mouhanad 26 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Al Ittihad
G 11 Genedy, Sherif 35 – (1979-04-03)3 April 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Gezira
F 12 Shousha, Youssef 21 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ittihad
G 13 Elmekawi, Moustafa 19 – (1994-10-22)22 October 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) El Zamalek
F 14 Ibrahim, Rami 26 – (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ittihad
F 15 Rabie, Ashraf 31 – (1983-01-16)16 January 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sabry Saleh
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2014

Team for the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship.

Egypt men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
C 1 Kamal, Haytham 27 – (1987-11-17)17 November 1987 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad
G 4 Amin, Ehab 20 – (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Texas A&M Corpus Christi
G 5 Gendy, Amr 24 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Gezira
G 6 Gunady, Ramy (C) 33 – (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Zamalek
G 9 El-Gammal, Ibrahim 27 – (1988-03-23)23 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly
G 10 Tawfik, Ahmed 27 – (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Sporting
C 11 Ahmed, Aly 23 – (1992-03-15)15 March 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) CSU Bakersfield University
F 12 Shousha, Youssef 22 – (1993-06-09)9 June 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sporting
F 14 Ibrahim, Rami 27 – (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ittihad
G 30 Hesham, Ahmed 22 – (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Sporting
F 50 Marei, Assem 23 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Minnesota State University
F 55 Oraby, Omar 23 – (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Gezira
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Mohamed Gaber
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015
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See also

References
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  2. FIBA National Federations – Egypt, fiba.com, accessed 24 February 2012.
  3. Guinea - Afrobasket 2017 roster
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  7. Head coaches, fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013.
  8. "Juan Antonio Orenga será... ¡seleccionador de Egipto!". Solobasket. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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