Bahrain Line-up: FIBA Asia 2013 Championship (Group D Preview)

The Bahrain national basketball team released their final line-up for the FIBA Asia Championship 2013. Bahrain belongs to Group D of the tournament with India, Kazakhstan, and Thailand.

Malabis of Bahrain

One of the prominent Bahrain player doning his country’s color is the DLSU Green Archers guard Bader Malabes who is a regulat mainstay for the Middle Eastern team. Team Bahrain was also the first team to arrive in the Philippines as part of their preparation for the Asian Championship.

Aside from Malabes, Bahrain will also field another familiar face as the team will feature naturalized player CJ Giles, he was also a team mate of Malabes in Bahrain’s Muharraq roster. Giles was one of the stars eyed by the Philippines as naturalized player during Coach Rajko Toroman’s reign as national coach.

Bahrain placed second during the 2012 GCC Championship just behind overall champion, Qatar, and qualified for the 27th FIBA Asia Championship.

Here’s the official line-up of Bahrain:

 

No.Given NameFamily NameDOBHt.Pos.
4MohamedEbrahim10/02/1987
5HussainAl-Tawash04/07/1986
6MohamedKawaid14/11/1989
7BaderMalabes11/08/1987
8AhmedIsmaeel19/10/1990
9AliAbdulredha22/12/1990
10YunesKawaid27/05/1988
11SubahAzzam06/12/1993
12ChesterGiles23/09/1985
13Abdul-RahmanMubarak24/10/1988
14AhmedAkbar28/09/1987
15AhmedAman07/03/1971

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