Syria national basketball team

The Syria national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Syria in international competitions.

Eurobasket 1949

Syria's debut in the European championships came at Eurobasket 1949, held in Cairo, Egypt. The refusal of the Soviet Union to host the competition and FIBA Europe's unwillingness to ask Czechoslovakia to host consecutive tournaments meant that 1947 bronze medallist Egypt hosted the competition. Due to travel difficulties and fears, few European teams would travel to the African country to compete. Syria, as well as Lebanon, were asked to compete in the European championship despite being Asian countries.

In the seven team round robin tournament, the Syrians won only one of their games (against winless Lebanon) and lost the other five. They finished in sixth place.

External links

* [http://www.eurobasket2005.com/en/cid_qbJDPGGEHekpHigH,1usY0.coid_AtbEwBDdJKUQDFUrNKJpE3.articleMode_on.html FIBA Europe article on 1940s Eurobaskets]