2016 FIBA Asia Challenge squads

The following are the squads of the 12 teams that will participate at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.

Group A

China

China men's national basketball team - 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 5 Cui Jinming 24 – (1992-07-11)July 11, 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Jilin Northeast Tigers F 6 He Tianju 25 – (1990-12-28)December 28, 1990 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Liaoning Flying Leopards PG 7 Fang Shuo 26 – (1990-09-07)September 7, 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Beijing Ducks SG 9 Yuan Shuai 22 – (1994-07-18)July 18, 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons SF 11 Liu Zhixuan 25 – (1991-01-07)January 7, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Liaoning Flying Leopards PF 14 Zou Yuchen 20 – (1996-07-05)July 5, 1996 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Bayi Rockets C 15 Fan Ziming 18 – (1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Foshan Long-Lions SF 20 Zhan Yanhao 18 – (1997-10-25)October 25, 1997 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Zhejiang Guangsha Lions C 21 Hu Jinqiu 18 – (1997-09-24)September 24, 1997 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Zhejiang Guangsha Lions PF 22 Tao Hanlin 25 – (1991-06-04)June 4, 1991 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Shandong Golden Stars G 23 Zhao Dapeng 26 – (1990-08-07)August 7, 1990 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Zhejiang Guangsha Lions PG 33 Wu Qian 22 – (1994-07-07)July 7, 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Zhejiang Golden Bulls	Head coach Li Nan Assistant coach(es) Fan Bin Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized Player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on September 9, 2016

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan men's national basketball team - 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 Pavel Ilin 24 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Astana G 5 Shaim Kuanov 25 – (1991-07-28)28 July 1991 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) BK Tobol Kostanay G 6 Ibragim Konyssov 20 – (1996-03-28)28 March 1996 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) BK Barsy Atyrau F 7 Nikolay Bazhkin 25 – (1990-12-09)9 December 1990 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Tigers Astana G 10 Vassiliy Savchenko 29 – (1987-06-13)13 June 1987 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Barsy Atyrau C 14 Vitaliy Lapchenko 24 – (1992-08-27)27 August 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) BC Astana F 15 Pavel Micheev 33 – (1983-05-30)30 May 1983 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Krasnye Krylia C 22 Askar Maidekin 19 – (1997-05-28)28 May 1997 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) G 23 Kadyrzhan Gubashev 26 – (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Barsy Atyrau F 33 Rustam Utegen 20 – (1996-02-14)14 February 1996 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Barsy Atyrau C 37 Mikhail Yevstigneyev 32 – (1984-07-05)5 July 1984 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Barsy Atyrau F 45 Yuriy Kozhanov 26 – (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Almaty Legion	Head coach Eduard Skrypets Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 9 September 2016

Group B

Philippines

Philippines men's national basketball team - 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 7 Arnold Van Opstal 24 – (1991-12-15)December 15, 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Free agent F/C 8 Russel Escoto 23 – (1992-12-04)December 4, 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Phoenix Petroleum Accelerators G 9 Ed Daquioag 25 – (1991-08-18)August 18, 1991 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Phoenix Petroleum Accelerators F/C 11 Chris Javier 23 – (1992-12-06)December 6, 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) UE Red Warriors F 12 Mac Belo 23 – (1993-02-12)February 12, 1993 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Phoenix Petroleum Accelerators G 13 Mike Tolomia 23 – (1993-01-06)January 6, 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Petroleum Accelerators F 14 Kevin Ferrer 23 – (1993-03-26)March 26, 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Mighty Sports G/F 16 Roger Pogoy 24 – (1992-06-16)June 16, 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) FEU Tamaraws G/F 17 CJ Perez 22 – (1993-11-17)November 17, 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Lyceum Pirates F 18 Carl Bryan Cruz 25 – (1991-08-21)August 21, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FEU Tamaraws G/F 19 Von Pessumal 23 – (1993-02-12)February 12, 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Tanduay Light Rhum Masters F/C 21 Alfonzo Gotladera 24 – (1992-02-16)February 16, 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Ateneo Blue Eagles	Head coach Josh Reyes Assistant coach(es) Mike Oliver Team manager Butch Antonio Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on September 9, 2016

India

India men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club F 4 Arshpreet Singh Bhullar 19 – (1996-10-02)October 2, 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ludhiana Basketball Academy F 9 Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 24 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) ONGC C 10 Amritpal Singh  (C) 25 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 1991 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) ONGC F 12 Basil Philip 25 – (1991-01-10)January 10, 1991 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Central Excise & Customs PF 14 Yadwinder Singh 29 – (1986-12-30)December 30, 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ONGC C 15 Rikin Shantilal Pethani 25 – (1990-12-02)December 2, 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Income Tax (basketball) C 22 Ravi Bhardwaj 23 – (1992-10-31)October 31, 1992 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) SG 25 Hariram Ragupathy 18 – (1998-04-25)April 25, 1998 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Loyola College, Chennai PF 27 Amjyot Singh 24 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Agleymina Hamamatsu F 46 Prasanna Venkatesh Sivakumar 23 – (1992-09-25)September 25, 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Indian Overseas Bank (basketball) PG 66 Akilan Pari 27 – (1989-07-20)July 20, 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Income Tax (basketball) PG 99 Talwinderjit Singh 29 – (1986-10-20)October 20, 1986 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Head coach Sat Prakash Yadav Assistant coach(es) Sunny Cheruthottil Varghese Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on September 9, 2016

Group C

Iran

Iran men's national basketball team - 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 4 Adnan Doraghi 27 – (1989-06-19)June 19, 1989 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Shahrdari Gorgan PG 5 Sajjad Mashayekhi 22 – (1994-02-23)February 23, 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Chemidor Tehran PG 6 Farid Aslani 28 – (1988-07-04)July 4, 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Chemidor Tehran SF 7 Mohammad Hassanzadeh 25 – (1990-10-06)October 6, 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Sanat Naft Abadan PG 8 Behnam Yakhchali 26 – (1990-07-12)July 12, 1990 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Petrochimi Bandar Imam PG 9 Vahid Dalirzahan 21 – (1995-03-28)March 28, 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Niroo Zamini SG 10 Ali Allahverdi 19 – (1996-11-14)November 14, 1996 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Chemidor Tehran PF 11 Oshin Sahakian 30 – (1986-03-21)March 21, 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Chemidor Tehran C 12 Rouzbeh Arghavan 28 – (1988-05-18)May 18, 1988 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Azad University SF 13 Mohammad Jamshidi 25 – (1991-07-30)July 30, 1991 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Sanat Naft Abadan F 14 Arsalan Kazemi 26 – (1990-04-22)April 22, 1990 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Niroo Zamini C 15 Hamed Haddadi 31 – (1985-05-19)May 19, 1985 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Petrochimi Bandar Imam	Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized Player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on September 9, 2016

Qatar

Qatar men's national basketball team - 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 4 Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad 20 – (1996-07-02)July 2, 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Gharafa Doha SG 5 Malek Saleem Abdullah 31 – (1985-05-13)May 13, 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Rayyan Doha G 6 Boney Harold Watson 38 – (1978-03-26)March 26, 1978 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Wakrah Sport Club (basketball) SG 7 Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Muftah 21 – (1994-10-30)October 30, 1994 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Qatar SC F 8 Yassin Mahdi Taha 24 – (1992-01-01)January 1, 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Qatar SC SG 9 Mohamed Hasaan A Mohamed 25 – (1991-08-03)August 3, 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Rayyan Doha F 10 Abduallah Shaher Matalkeh 25 – (1991-03-08)March 8, 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Doha F 11 Erfan Ali 32 – (1983-12-20)December 20, 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team C 12 Abdelrahman Yehia Abdelhaleem 20 – (1996-06-26)June 26, 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Doha C 13 Mohd Yousuf Mohamed 34 – (1982-09-09)September 9, 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) El Jaish SC (basketball) C 14 Khalid Abdalla Adam 23 – (1993-02-27)February 27, 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al-Shamal Sports Club G 15 Mohamed Abdelaziz Abdelkawy 20 – (1995-11-23)November 23, 1995 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Rayyan Doha	Head coach Vassilis Fragkias Assistant coach(es) Georgios Bitzanis Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on September 9, 2016

Iraq

Iraq men's national basketball team - 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Ahmed Al-Tameemi 32 – (1984-03-13)13 March 1984 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Duhok SC F 5 Dhulfiqar Al-Hchaimi 25 – (1991-05-24)24 May 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Mina'a (basketball club) PG 6 Ali Aljuboori 29 – (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Al-Mina'a (basketball club) F 7 Ali Ismael 27 – (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al-Shorta SC (basketball) G 8 Omar Alazawi 28 – (1988-05-12)12 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Naft Al-Janoob South Oil Basketball Club F 9 Kevin Galloway 28 – (1988-05-23)23 May 1988 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Homenetmen Beirut B.C. SF 10 Ali Hamad 30 – (1986-05-27)27 May 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Naft Al-Janoob South Oil Basketball Club SF 12 Hussein Talib 26 – (1990-06-01)1 June 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) C 13 Ali Hameed 32 – (1984-04-26)26 April 1984 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Mina'a (basketball club) C 14 Ihab Al-Zuhairi 18 – (1998-04-24)24 April 1998 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) C 15 Mohammed Al-Khafaji 25 – (1991-07-09)9 July 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Al-Shorta SC (basketball) SG 30 Hassan Abdullah 24 – (1992-02-04)4 February 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Kahraba (men's basketball)	Head coach Srdjan Antic Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 9 September 2016

Group D

Japan

Japan men's national basketball team - 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge roster
Players	Coaches
} Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 3 Naoto Tsuji 27 – (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Kawasaki Brave Thunders PF 5 Yuki Mitsuhara 26 – (1989-12-12)12 December 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Sunrockers Shibuya PG 6 Makoto Hiejima 26 – (1990-08-11)11 August 1990 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Seahorses Mikawa PG 7 Ryusei Shinoyama 28 – (1988-07-20)20 July 1988 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Kawasaki Brave Thunders C 8 Atsuya Ota 32 – (1984-06-04)4 June 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) San en Neophoneix PG 11 Ryoma Hashimoto 28 – (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Seahorses Mikawa SF 20 Takanobu Nishikawa 24 – (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Levanga Hokkiado PG 22 Yuma Fujii 24 – (1991-12-23)23 December 1991 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Kawasaki Brave Thunders SG 25 Takatoshi Furukawa 28 – (1987-10-20)20 October 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Tochigi Brex PF 35 Ira Brown 34 – (1982-08-03)3 August 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Sunrockers Shibuya PF 43 Yuya Nagayoshi 25 – (1991-07-14)14 July 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kawasaki Brave Thunders SF 88 Tenketsu Harimoto 24 – (1992-01-08)8 January 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Nagoya Diamond Dolphins	Head coach Kenji Hasegawa Assistant coach(es) Kenji Sato Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 9 September 2016

South Korea

Korea men's national basketball team - 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 1 Kim Si-rae 27 – (1989-03-22)March 22, 1989 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps F 3 Lee Jung-hyun 29 – (1987-03-03)March 3, 1987 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Anyang KGC G 5 Kim Sun-hyung 28 – (1988-07-01)July 1, 1988 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Seoul SK Knights G 6 Heo Hoon 21 – (1995-08-16)August 16, 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Yonsei University G 9 Heo Ung 23 – (1993-08-05)August 5, 1993 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Wonju Dongbu Promy F 10 Cho Sung-min 32 – (1983-12-23)December 23, 1983 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Busan KT Sonicboom F 11 Heo Il-young 31 – (1985-08-05)August 5, 1985 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Goyang Orion Orions F 12 Jeong Hyo-geun 22 – (1993-12-14)December 14, 1993 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Incheon ET Land Elephants C 14 Choi Bu-kyung 27 – (1989-06-28)June 28, 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps C 15 Kim Jong-kyu 25 – (1991-07-03)July 3, 1991 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Changwon LG Sakers C 31 Jang Jae-sok 25 – (1991-02-03)February 3, 1991 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Goyang Orion Orions F 33 Lee Seung-hyun 24 – (1992-04-16)April 16, 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Goyang Orion Orions	Head coach Hur Jae Assistant coach(es) Kim Sang-sik Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized Player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on September 9, 2016