Syria men's national basketball team

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

Syria Syria
FIBA ranking72 Decrease 1 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1948
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationSyrian Basketball Federation
CoachJavier Juárez Crespo[2]
Nickname(s)Nosour Qasioun
(Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'Qasioun Eagles')
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances7
MedalsNone
EuroBasket
Appearances1
MedalsNone
Medal record
WABA Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Lebanon Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Jordan Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Lebanon Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Iran Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jordan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Iraq Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Iraq Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Jordan Team
West Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuwait Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Doha Team
Arab Championship
Gold medal – first place 1992 Syria Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Egypt Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lebanon Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Egypt Team
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Syria Team
Silver medal – second place 1953 Egypt Team
Silver medal – second place 1957 Lebanon Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lebanon Team
Bronze medal – third place 1965 United Arab Republic Team

Syria national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب سوريا لكرة السلة رجال), nicknamed Nosour Qasioun (Qasioun Eagles), represents Syria in international basketball competitions.[3] The squad is governed by SBF, and is part of the FIBA Asia zone.[4] Based on the number of overall medals won, Syria is a major force among basketball teams of WABA and ABC. The team has won eight medals at the WABA Championship and five at the Arab Basketball Championship.

Syria has qualified for the FIBA Asia Cup seven times and one time for EuroBasket throughout their history. Their best tournament result was the 4th place finish at the 2001 FIBA Asia Cup. However, Syria still seeks qualification for their first appearance to the FIBA World Cup and Olympics.

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ Miguel Lois (1 February 2022). "Nuevo seleccionador de Siria. Hablamos con Javier Juárez" [New Syrian coach. We speak with Javier Juarez]. gigantes.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ^ Profile - Syria, FIBA.com, Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Basketball shows you part of how we survived says Nadim Issa as Syria prove haters wrong".