| Type: | Men |
| Country: | Algeria |
| Joined Fiba: | 1963 |
| Fiba Zone: | FIBA Africa |
| National Fed: | Algerian Basketball Federation |
| Oly Appearances: | None |
| Wc Appearances: | 1 |
| Wc Medals: | None |
| Zone Championship: | FIBA Africa Championship |
| Zone Appearances: | 16 |
| Zone Medals: | Silver: 2001 Bronze: 1965 |
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The Algeria national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Algeria in international competition, administered by the Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball.[1]
The squad finished in the final four every time it hosted a major international basketball tournament, including the African Basketball Championship and the All-Africa Games. They played in the 2002 FIBA World Championship in the United States, where they finished 15th.
Algeria team took part in the World Cup for the first time in 2002. It drew into the 'Group of Death' (alongside host United States, eventual Bronze medal winner Germany and Asian champion China), the Algerian Team struggled at its first Basketball World Cup appearance. They lost their first preliminary round game against the United States 60-100 and also their second and third first-round games against China (82-96) and Germany (70-102).[2] to a 4th place out of 4 finish. In their 2nd classification game, Algeria fared much better and dominated Lebanon to a 100-70 final score.
The team withdrew from the qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA World Cup due to COVID-19 related issues and was replaced by South Sudan, who managed to qualify for their first World Cup finals.[3]
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Team for the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship.
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There are several Algerian players playing professionally in Europe, mostly in France. As of 2010/2011, two play in the top level division.
Sean Whalen: 2010-2013
2023