# Saudi Arabia men's national basketball team

The Saudi Arabia national basketball team is the national basketball team representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is administered by the Saudi Arabian Basketball Federation. (Arabic: اتحاد المملكة العربية السعودية لكرة السلة)
Its biggest success has been the Bronze medal at the 1999 Asian Championship. The team last qualified for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup as host.

## Competition records
### Summer Olympics

| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 1936 | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member |
| 1948 | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member |
| 1952 | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member |
| 1956 | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member |
| 1960 | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member |
| 1964 | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member | Not a IOC member |
| 1968 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1972 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1976 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1980 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1988 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 0/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### FIBA Basketball World Cup

| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 1950 | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member |
| 1954 | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member |
| 1959 | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member |
| 1963 | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member |
| 1967 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1974 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1986 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### FIBA Asia Cup

| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 1960 | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member |
| 1963 | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member | Not a FIBA member |
| 1965 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1967 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1969 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1971 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1973 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1975 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1977 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1979 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1981 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1983 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1985 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1987 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1989 | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 1991 | 9th place | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 1993 | 6th place | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1995 | 6th place | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3rd place | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2001 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2003 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2005 | 8th place | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2009 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | 13th place | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2022 | 14th place | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host |
| Total | 10/31 | 60 | 29 | 31 |

### Asian Games

* 1951–74: Did not enter
* 1978: 12th
* 1982–86: Did not enter
* 1990: 9th
* 1994: 7th
* 1998–2010: Did not enter
* 2014: 13th
* 2018: Did not enter
* 2022: 6th
* 2026: To be determined
* 2030: To be determined
* 2034: Qualified as host

### Islamic Solidarity Games

* 2005: 6th
* 2013: 5th
Beginning with the 2017 event, regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball.

### Arab Basketball Championship

* 1974–1975: ?
* 1978:
* 1981–1994: ?
* 1997:
* 1999–2005: ?
* 2007:
* 2008: 5th
* 2009: 7th
* 2010–2011 : ?
* 2015: 4th
* 2017: 4th
* 2018:
* 2022: Did not enter

### Pan Arab Games

* 1953–1992: ?
* 1997:
* 1999–2004: ?
* 2007: 8th
* 2011: 11th
* 2023: To be determined

## Team
### Current roster
#### 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIBA Executive Committee decided that for the 2020 November window games will be held at a single venue under a bubble format.
Venue: Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha
Opposition: Iran (28 November) Opposition: Qatar (30 November)

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Mohammed Alsuwailem | Mohammed Al-Marwani | Nassir Abo-Jalas |
| PF | Ayoub Alhawsawi | Thamer Mohammed | |
| SF | Mathna Al-Marwani | Ahmed Al-Mukhtar | Ali Shubayli |
| SG | Khalid Abdel Gabar | Nasser Alabsi | Osama Albargawi |
| PG | Marzouq Al-Muwallad | Fahad Al-Salik | Mohammed Alsager |

## Past rosters

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification Opposition: Qatar (20 February) Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Opposition: Syria (23 February) Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
In February 2020, at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification games, Khalid Abdel-Gabar averaged most minutes, points and assists for Saudi Arabia.
2018 FIBA Asia Cup Pre-qualifiers Squad:
2017 Arab Nations Basketball Championship Squad:
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Mathna Almarwani | Mohammed Al-Marwani | Naif Al Thalabi |
| PF | Nassir Abojalas | Hani Almohammed | |
| SF | Ahmed Almukhtar | Mohammed Alsuwallem | Osama Albargawi |
| SG | Fahad Belal | | Ali Shubayli |
| PG | Marzouq Almuwallad | Mohammed Fahad Alsager | |
2012 Squad:
2014 Asian Games Squad:

## Head coach position

* Lofti Chikhaoui – 2011
* Nenad Krdzic – 2013
* Abdulrahim Akhtar – 2014
* Mensur Bajramovic – 2017
* Ali Alsanhani – 2018
* Johan Roijakkers – 2022