# 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.
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

| Olympic Games Olympic Games record Appearances: 0 Olympic Games finals AfroBasket/ Pre-Olympic Year Position Pld W L PF PA PD Pld W L 1936 Part of France 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 did not qualify 1968 523 1972 1976 1980 633 1984 523 1988 404 1992 624 1996 633 2000 633 2004 633 2008 2012 2016 734 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 1950 Part of France 1954 1959 1963 Did not qualify 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 642 1986 1990 523 1994 422 1998 2002 15th514395476−81 752 2006 Did not qualify 853 2010 2014 514 2019 2023 Withdrew 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 1962 did not qualify 1964 1965 422210236−26 1968 8th523349353−4 1970 did not qualify 1972 1974 1975 1978 1980 4th633550615−65 1981 4th642364335+29 1983 6th523337352−15 1985 did not qualify 1987 8th404260315−55 1989 6th523399488−89 1992 9th624438434+4 1993 5th422197236−39 1995 4th633385363+22 1997 did not qualify 1999 6th633379387−8 2001 752507451+56 2003 7th633458450+8 2005 4th853579571+8 2007 did not qualify 2009 413 2011 202 2013 12th514308353−45 211 2015 6th734514517−3 321 2017 did not qualify 404 2021 Withdrew in qualification 101 2025 Withdrew in qualification Total81424962346456−222 | African Games African Games record Appearances: 5 Year Position Pld W L PF PA PD 1965 4th523112178−66 1973 did not qualify 1978 4th413315323−8 1987 did not qualify 1991 1995 ?th 1999 did not qualify 2003 2007 5th743451468−17 2011 4th734417455−38 2015 did not qualify 2019 did not participate 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

* 2005 Almería: 7th
* 2022 Oran: 5th (3×3)

### Islamic Solidarity Games

* 2005 Saudi Arabia : 2nd

## Roster

Team for the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship.

## 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.
* Ali Bouziane (JDA Dijon)
* Ahmed Fellah (Entente Orléanaise 45)

## 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- now

## Kit
### Manufacturer

2015: Peak

### Sponsor

2015: Ooredoo