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Afghanistan men's national basketball team

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

Afghanistan
FIBA ranking77
Joined FIBA1968
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationAfghanistan National Basketball Federation
CoachMamo Rafiq
Asian Games
Appearances2 (first in 2006)
MedalsNone
South Asian Games
Appearances1 (first in 2010)
Medals Gold: 2010
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
South Asian Games 1 0 0
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka

The Afghanistan men's national basketball team (Persian: تیم ملی بسکتبال مردان افغانستان) is the men's national basketball team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan National Basketball Federation.[1][2][3][4] Afghanistan joined FIBA and became a member of FIBA Asia in 1968. Afghanistan won the 2010 South Asian Games, becoming the first sports team to win gold in the nation's history.[5]

History

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Early history

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Basketball was first played in Afghanistan in 1936. In 1966, the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee (ANOC) founded the first national basketball team after receiving challenges from India and Pakistan. Tom Gouttierre, an American Peace Corps volunteer and coach of the team at Habibia High School, became the first coach. Using detailed, confidential instructions from John Wooden, the Afghanistan team became the only other to run the famous UCLA zone press.[6]

Although the international games were canceled, in 1969 Gouttierre returned on a Fulbright Fellowship and again became the Habibia coach, and in 1970 Bill Bradley of the New York Knicks tutored the team while visiting the country. That year China challenged the ANOC. Because of the lack of preparation time, Gouttierre decided that current and former Habibia players were the best choice for a second Afghanistan national team. Using the zone press, it defeated a much larger Chinese team in Parwan Province in the Afghanistan team's first international victory.[6]

FIBA Asia Cup

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Afghanistan has failed to qualify for the FIBA Asia Cup, while as well as only entering in the qualification rounds only once in 2013 when they entered in the South Asian Basketball Association Qualifying Round. Afghanistan would defeat Nepal before losing to India and failing to qualify for the Asia Cup. This is their only appearance in FIBA Asia Cup qualification rounds to date.[citation needed]

Asian Games

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Afghanistan has made two brief appearance in the Asian Games in 2006 and 2010. Both times the men's national team would struggle for success and failing to qualify outside the first round in both years respectively. The 2010 edition would be marked as the last time Afghanistan has played any competitive men's national teams games.

South Asian Games

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Afghanistan would see their best success in international competition in the form of the 2010 edition of the South Asian Games. They would defeat India and claim gold in what has been their only appearance in the South Asian Games to date.[citation needed]

Competitive record

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Summer Olympics

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Main article: Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Year Position Pld W L
Germany 1936 Not a FIBA member
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968 Did not enter
Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total 0/21 0 0 0

FIBA World Cup

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Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup
Year Position Pld W L
Argentina 1950 Not a FIBA member
Brazil 1954
Chile 1959
Brazil 1963
Uruguay 1967
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970 Did not enter
Puerto Rico 1974
Philippines 1978
Colombia 1982
Spain 1986
Argentina 1990
Canada 1994
Greece 1998
United States 2002
Japan 2006
Turkey 2010
Spain 2014
China 2019
Philippines Japan Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2027
Total 0/20 0 0 0

FIBA Asia Cup

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Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
Philippines 1960 Not a FIBA member
Taiwan 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 1969 Did not enter
Japan 1971
Philippines 1973
Thailand 1975
Malaysia 1977
Japan 1979
India 1981
Hong Kong 1983
Malaysia 1985
Thailand 1987
China 1989
Japan 1991
Indonesia 1993
South Korea 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Japan 1999
China 2001
China 2003
Qatar 2005
Japan 2007
China 2009
China 2011
Philippines 2013 Did not qualify
China 2015 Did not enter
Lebanon 2017
Indonesia 2022
Saudi Arabia 2025
Total 0/31 0 0 0

Asian Games

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See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
  • 1970-2002 : Did not qualify
  • 2006 : 13th
  • 2010 : 13th
  • 2014-2022 : Did not qualify

South Asian Games

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Main article: Basketball at the South Asian Games
Year Position Pld W L
India 1987 Not part of SAOC until 2004
Sri Lanka 1991
India 1995
Bangladesh 2010 1st place, gold medalist(s) ? ? ?
Nepal 2019 Left SAOC in 2016
Total 0/5 0 0 0

Honours

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Coaches

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Head Coach:*United States Mamo Rafiq – 2007-now

Assistant Coach: *Afghanistan Abdul Wasi Pazhman - 2010

Assistant Coach: *Philippines Leo Balayon - 2009

2010 team

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The following twelve players were named to the roster for the 2010 Asian Games.

Afghanistan men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G/F 3 Aaron Gholami 14 – (1996-01-11)January 11, 1996 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Mölndal Basket Sweden
G/F 4 Yousof Etemadi 32 – (1978-07-21)July 21, 1978 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Malibu Pirates United States
F/C 5 Nafi Mashriqi 30 – (1979-12-12)December 12, 1979 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) NYC Thunder United States
F 6 Qais Haider 23 – (1987-06-25)June 25, 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Free agent
G/F 7 Masseh Tahiry 21 – (1989-07-31)July 31, 1989 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Free agent
G 8 Sayed Yussuf Ansary 21 – (1989-07-18)July 18, 1989 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Free agent
F/C 9 Habib Kabir 23 – (1987-05-25)May 25, 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Sacramento CC United States
G 10 Abdullah Karimi 27 – (1982-12-21)December 21, 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Free agent
G/F 11 Haroun Arefi 23 – (1987-02-01)February 1, 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Free agent
G 12 Ali Noorzad 24 – (1985-11-21)November 21, 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Free agent
G 13 Safi Mojaddidi 23 – (1987-02-02)February 2, 1987 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Free agent
G 14 Mohammad Soratgar 19 – (1991-05-06)May 6, 1991 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Free agent
F 15 Sayed Amiri 22 – (1988-08-05)August 5, 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Free agent
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 11 November 2010

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Nafi Mashriqi Habib Kabir
PF Haroun Arefi Qais Haider
SF Yousof Etemadi Masseh Tahiry Sayed Amiri
SG Safi Mojaddidi Sayed Yussuf Ansary
PG Ali Noorzad Abdullah Karimi Mohammad Soratgar

See also

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Videos

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA National Federations – Afghanistan". Fiba.com. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Keeping Afghan Men's basketball Alive is a Scramble". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Afghan national team making basketball inroads". Usatoday.Com. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Afghan Men's Basketball Team Denied Chance at Olympics". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Afghan Sports Federation – 2010 South Asian Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh; BREAKING NEWS: Afghanistan National Basketball Team Wins Gold". AfghanSportsFederation.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  6. ^ a b Ballard, Chris (22 July 2013). "The Wizard of Kabul". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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