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| FIBA ranking | 111  2 (15 August 2024)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Joined FIBA | 1976 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | United Arab Emirates Basketball Association | ||
| Coach | Mounir Ben Slimane | ||
| Nickname(s) | Al Abyad (The White One) Eyal Zayed (Sons of Zayed) | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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| First international | |||
 United Arab Emirates 121–44 North Yemen  (New Delhi, India; 20 November 1982) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| United Arab Emirates 121–44 North Yemen (New Delhi, India; 20 November 1982) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Lebanon 108–38 United Arab Emirates (Tianjin, China; 7 August 2009) | |||
The United Arab Emirates men's national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة لكرة السلة) represents the United Arab Emirates in international basketball. They are controlled by the United Arab Emirates Basketball Association.
The UAE made its debut in international competition at the 1982 Asian Games. Furthermore, the national team has qualified to the FIBA Asia Cup eight times, with their best result coming in 1997, where they finished fifth. The UAE has also competed at the Arab Nations Cup multiple times, where they had their top performance in 1997, winning bronze.
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.