Iraq men's national basketball team
| FIBA ranking | 84 1 (3 March 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Joined FIBA | 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National federation | Iraqi Basketball Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Veselin Matić | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Lions of Mesopotamia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA Asia Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Iraq national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب العراق لكرة السلة) represents Iraq in international basketball competitions. It is one out of only two Arab nations to ever qualify for the Men's Basketball Tournament at the Summer Olympics. (the other nation being Egypt)