Egypt men's national basketball team

Egypt
FIBA ranking38 Increase 2 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1934
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationEBF
CoachVacant
Nickname(s)The Pharaohs
Olympic Games
Appearances7
FIBA World Cup
Appearances7
AfroBasket
Appearances24
MedalsGold (1962, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1983)
Silver (1972, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2013)
Bronze (1978, 1985, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2003)
EuroBasket
Appearances4
MedalsGold (1949)
Bronze (1947)

The Egypt national basketball team represents Egypt in international basketball competitions. The team is directed by the Egyptian Basketball Federation.[2]

Winning the title of the EuroBasket 1949 has been the team's most celebrated achievement. They are the only non-European nation to win the competition. 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. 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.

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Egypt Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, fiba.com. Retrieved 24 February 2012.