Bahrain are gearing up to take part in the Asian Basketball Cup, which will be held in Indonesia from August 16 to 28. The national team is stepping up training, led by American coach Sam Vincent and his assistants Ayoub Hajji and Aymen Hamza. The squad includes Ahmed Hassan Al Durazi, Hesham Sarhan, Mohammed Qorban, Sabah Hussein, Mustapha Hussein, Ahmed Salman Ramadhan, Mohammed Hussein, Hassan Nawrooz, Muzamel Amir, Ahmed Najaf, Youssef Al Murbati, Mohammed Bouallay, Bader Abdulla Jassim, Mohammed Kuwaid, Mohammed Nasser, Ali Rabia, Maitham Jameel, Hussein Jan, Hussein Salman, Abdulrahman Ghali, Al Wathiq Ali, Ali Jaber, Hassan Abbas and Nasser Al Mousawi.
Bahrain booked a berth in Asian Cup finals after finishing second in Group D, which included Lebanon, India and Iraq.