EuroBasket 1937 . The Egyptians finished last at the second European basketball championship, the
EuroBasket 1937 held by
FIBA Europe continental federation. They had lost their first two preliminary round games against
Estonia and
Lithuania before withdrawing from the tournament. Their remaining matches were lost by default, including the final preliminary match, the classification semi-final, and the 7th/8th playoff.
EuroBasket 1947 Egypt was much more successful in their next appearance, the
EuroBasket 1947. They won all three of their preliminary group matches and their first semi-final group game. Their only loss of the tournament came to eventual
gold medallist
Soviet Union in the second semi-final group game, before Egypt won their third. Their 2–1 record in the semi-final group placed them second and set up a
bronze medal match against
Belgium, whom Egypt had defeated in the preliminary round. Egypt won again in a close 50–48 match, winning their first European medal.
EuroBasket 1949 The following championship was both hosted and won by Egypt. In a relatively small event with seven teams, none of which had placed better than third previously (
France and Egypt had both done so), the Egyptians had little trouble winning their first five games. By the luck of the draw, Egypt did not face France until the last game of the tournament, so while the standings were based entirely on the seven-team round robin, the two undefeated teams found themselves facing each other in the last game of the tournament. Dominating 36–16 after the first half, the Egyptians added another point to their lead in the second half to win the game 57–36. The star player and captain was
Albert Tadros. Overall, some of the prominent players include winners of the event were Tadros & Hussain Montasser. Later, Tadros was honored as the best player and Montasser was the top-scorer.
EuroBasket 1953 In Moscow, the Egyptian team once again competed. The
EuroBasket 1953 saw the Egypt squad win their preliminary group easily, scoring more points in the round than anyone save the
Soviet Union and
Bulgaria, the latter of which had had one more game than Egypt. The final round was less conducive to Egyptian success, however; they defeated only
Italy on their way to a 1–6 record. Their six losses included a forfeit to
Israel, whom Egypt refused to play. The squad took 8th place of the 8 teams in the final round and 17 overall.
Later years In much later years Mohammed Sayed-Soliman Known as
Salaawa was the 1984 Olympic Games top-scorer. In the aftermath of the
Egyptian Revolution of 2011, several of Egypt's elite players did not compete at the
2011 FIBA Africa Championship. Most notably,
Omar Orabi, the
Egyptian American Omar Samhan, and Ahmad Ismail all star forward in the
Lebanese Basketball League. ==Performance table==