Egypt men's national basketball team

Egypt

FIBA ranking	60 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA	1934
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Egyptian Basketball Federation
Coach	Amr Abouelkhir
Nickname(s)	The Pharaohs
Olympic Games
Appearances	7
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	6
AfroBasket
Appearances	23
Medals	Gold: (1962, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1983) Silver: (1972, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2013) Bronze: (1978, 1985, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2003)
EuroBasket
Appearances	4
Medals	Gold: (1949) Bronze: (1947)
Home Away

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

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

FIBA World Cup

FIBA EuroBasket

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

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1937	8	EuroBasket 1937	Riga, Latvia
1939	–	EuroBasket 1939	Kaunas, Lithuania
1946	–	EuroBasket 1946	Geneva, Switzerland
1947		EuroBasket 1947	Prague, Czechoslovakia
1949		EuroBasket 1949	Cairo, Egypt
1951	–	EuroBasket 1951	Paris, France
1953	8	EuroBasket 1953	Moscow, USSR

FIBA Africa Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1962		FIBA Africa Championship 1962	Cairo, Egypt
1964		FIBA Africa Championship 1964	Casablanca, Morocco
1965	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1965	Tunis, Tunisia
1968	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1968	Casablanca, Morocco
1970		FIBA Africa Championship 1970	Alexandria, Egypt
1972		FIBA Africa Championship 1972	Dakar, Senegal
1974	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1974	Bangui, Central African Republic
1975		FIBA Africa Championship 1975	Alexandria, Egypt
1978		FIBA Africa Championship 1978	Dakar, Senegal
1980	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1980	Rabat, Morocco
1981		FIBA Africa Championship 1981	Mogadishu, Somalia
1983		FIBA Africa Championship 1983	Alexandria, Egypt
1985		FIBA Africa Championship 1985	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
1987		FIBA Africa Championship 1987	Tunis, Tunisia
1989		FIBA Africa Championship 1989	Luanda, Angola
1992		FIBA Africa Championship 1992	Cairo, Egypt
1993		FIBA Africa Championship 1993	Nairobi, Kenya
1995	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1995	Algiers, Algeria
1997	4	FIBA Africa Championship 1997	Dakar, Senegal
1999		FIBA Africa Championship 1999	Luanda, Angola
2001		FIBA Africa Championship 2001	Casablanca, Morocco
2003		FIBA Africa Championship 2003	Alexandria, Egypt
2005	–	FIBA Africa Championship 2005	Algiers, Algeria
2007	4	FIBA Africa Championship 2007	Luanda, Angola
2009	10	FIBA Africa Championship 2009	Tripoli Libya
2011	11	FIBA Africa Championship 2011	Antananarivo, Madagascar
2013		2013 FIBA Africa Championship	Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire
2015	5	2015 FIBA Africa Championship	Radès, Tunisia
2017	8	AfroBasket 2017	Radès, 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

• 1951 Alexandria:
• 1959 Beirut:
• 1979 Split:
• 2005 Almería: 5th
• 2013 Mersin: 6th
• 2017 Tarragona: To Be Determined

Team

Current roster

Team for the 2017 FIBA Africa Championship.^[3]

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

Depth chart

Notable players

Other current notable players from Egypt:

Egypt roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F Abdel Nader 25 – 25 September 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Oklahoma City Thunder C Omar Samhan 30 – 3 November 1988 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Plateros Fresnillo F Assem Marei 26 – 16 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Brose Bamberg F Ismail Ahmed Abdelmoneim 42 – 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
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club F 4 Samir, Seif 21 – 5 June 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ahly G 5 Gendy, Amr 23 – 14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Gezira C 6 Kamal, Haytham 26 – 17 November 1987 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad G 7 Badr, Wael (C) 35 – 1 December 1978 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Sporting F 8 Abouelanin, Moamen 28 – 25 June 1986 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Ittihad G 9 El-Gammal, Ibrahim 26 – 23 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly G 10 El-Sabagh, Mouhanad 26 – 23 April 1988 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Al Ittihad G 11 Genedy, Sherif 35 – 3 April 1979 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Gezira F 12 Shousha, Youssef 21 – 9 June 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ittihad G 13 Elmekawi, Moustafa 19 – 22 October 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) El Zamalek F 14 Ibrahim, Rami 26 – 6 February 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ittihad F 15 Rabie, Ashraf 31 – 16 January 1983 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad	Head coach Amr Aboul Kheir 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
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club C 1 Kamal, Haytham 27 – 17 November 1987 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Ittihad G 4 Amin, Ehab 20 – 1 August 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Texas A&M Corpus Christi G 5 Gendy, Amr 24 – 14 June 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Gezira G 6 Gunady, Ramy (C) 33 – 20 December 1981 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Zamalek G 9 El-Gammal, Ibrahim 27 – 23 March 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahly G 10 Tawfik, Ahmed 27 – 2 November 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Sporting C 11 Ahmed, Aly 23 – 15 March 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) CSU Bakersfield University F 12 Shousha, Youssef 22 – 9 June 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sporting F 14 Ibrahim, Rami 27 – 6 February 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ittihad G 30 Hesham, Ahmed 22 – 14 October 1992 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Sporting F 50 Marei, Assem 23 – 16 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Minnesota State University F 55 Oraby, Omar 23 – 8 September 1991 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Gezira	Head coach Ahmed Marei Assistant coach(es) Mohamed Gaber Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

See also

• Egypt national under-19 basketball team
• Egypt national under-17 basketball team
• Egypt women's national basketball team
• Egypt national 3x3 team

References

External links

• Official website
• FIBA Profile
• Egypt Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
• Afrobasket – Egypt Men National Team