Pakistan men's national basketball team

Pakistan
FIBA rankingNR (13 July 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1958
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationPakistan Basketball Federation
NicknameThe Greenshirts
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances10
MedalsNone
South Asian Games
Appearances4
Medals2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1995, 1999, 2004)
Former logo of the Pakistan Basketball Federation

The Pakistan National Basketball Team (Urdu: پاکستان باسکٹ بال) is the basketball team representing Pakistan in international competitions, organised and run by the Pakistan Basketball Federation.[2]

Its biggest success came at the Asian Championship in 1979 where Team Pakistan surprisingly finished 6th, ahead of teams such as Team Iran, which did not qualify for the event and Team Malaysia. In the last decades, Pakistan has been a force at the regional stage as the team won the silver medal at the 2013 SABA Championship and three silver medals at the South Asian Games.[3]

Competitions

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Asia Cup

Year Position Pld W L
Philippines 1960Did not enter
Taiwan 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 19698th place817
Japan 1971Did not enter
Philippines 197312th place1019
Thailand 197511th place927
Malaysia 19779th place945
Japan 19796th place835
India 19819th place734
Hong Kong 198313th place523
Malaysia 198514th place514
Thailand 1987Did not enter
China 198910th place734
Japan 1991Did not enter
Indonesia 199317th place514
South Korea 1995Did not enter
Saudi Arabia 1997
Japan 1999
China 2001
China 2003
Qatar 2005
Japan 2007
China 2009
China 2011
Philippines 2013
China 2015
Lebanon 2017
Indonesia 2022
Saudi Arabia 2025
2029
Total10/32732152
  • 1995 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 1999 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2004 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2016 : Won 2 exhibition matches[4][5]
  • 2002 : Did Not Participate
  • 2013 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[6]
  • 2014 : Did Not Participate
  • 2015 : Did Not Participate

Head coach position

  • Pakistan Masudur Rahman - 1962[7]
  • Pakistan M. Amin Butt - 1984
  • Pakistan M. Riaz Malik - 1997
  • Pakistan Abdul Ghafoor – 2010
  • Pakistan Agha Arshed Ali – 2016[8]
  • Pakistan M. Riaz Malik – 2017

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  2. ↑ FIBA National Federations – Pakistan, fiba.com, accessed 22 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Basketball team named for 11th South Asian Games, Nation.com.pk, accessed 25 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "South Asian Games: Pakistan basketball team in search of gold". Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "FIBA doesn't recognise 12th South Asian Games". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Pakistan clinch silver in SABA championship, Jan 22, 2013, Newspaper - DAWN.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Pakistan Observer 1967.06.21 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "PBF condolences coach Arshed Agha's death".