Senegal FIBA ranking 47 (1 March 2024)[1] Joined FIBA 1962 FIBA zone FIBA Africa National federation Federation Senegalaise de Basketball Coach Boniface Ndong Nickname(s) The Lions Appearances 3 Appearances 5 Appearances 29 Medals Gold: (1968 , 1972 , 1978 , 1980 , 1997 ) Silver: (1970 , 1974 , 1975 , 1992 , 1995 , 2005 ) Bronze: (1983 , 1989 , 1993 , 2013 , 2017 , 2021 )
The Senegal national basketball team (French : Équipe de basketball du Senegal ) represents Senegal in men's international basketball and it is overseen by Federation Senegalaise de basketball, five time a gold medallist (in 1968 , 1972 , 1978 , 1980 , and 1997 ), a six time silver medallist , and a four time bronze medallist at the FIBA Africa Championship . Senegal was the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament .
The team has included several players who have competed in the U.S. National Basketball Association , including former Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop and current Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng , and is considered to be, along with those of Nigeria and Angola , a top African side.
History
Senegal's international participation debuted at the 1968 Summer Olympics . They would have a dominating performance on the African continent at times in the years to follow. Senegal has had many world-elite basketball players, especially at the center position, which helped the team to compete at many major international tournaments. At times, however, the team was overly dependent on its NBA -players. An example was in the mid-2000s, when it struggled with injuries. Having finished as the runner-up to Angola in the 2005 FIBA Africa Championship, Senegal qualified for play in the 2006 FIBA World Championship , where the squad finished last in Group D and twenty-second among the twenty-four sides to have contested the championship, having lost to the United States , Italy , Slovenia , China , and Puerto Rico .
Performance table
Olympic Games
FIBA World Cup
FIBA Africa Championship
Year
Position
Tournament
Host
1962
–
FIBA Africa Championship 1962
Cairo , Egypt
1964
5
FIBA Africa Championship 1964
Casablanca , Morocco
1965
4
FIBA Africa Championship 1965
Tunis , Tunisia
1968
FIBA Africa Championship 1968
Casablanca , Morocco
1970
FIBA Africa Championship 1970
Alexandria , Egypt
1972
FIBA Africa Championship 1972
Dakar , Senegal
1974
FIBA Africa Championship 1974
Bangui , Central African Republic
1975
FIBA Africa Championship 1975
Alexandria , Egypt
1978
FIBA Africa Championship 1978
Dakar , Senegal
1980
FIBA Africa Championship 1980
Rabat , Morocco
1981
5
FIBA Africa Championship 1981
Mogadishu , Somalia
1983
FIBA Africa Championship 1983
Alexandria , Egypt
1985
4
FIBA Africa Championship 1985
Abidjan , Côte d'Ivoire
1987
6
FIBA Africa Championship 1987
Tunis , Tunisia
1989
FIBA Africa Championship 1989
Luanda , Angola
1992
FIBA Africa Championship 1992
Cairo , Egypt
1993
FIBA Africa Championship 1993
Nairobi , Kenya
1995
FIBA Africa Championship 1995
Algiers , Algeria
1997
FIBA Africa Championship 1997
Dakar , Senegal
1999
7
FIBA Africa Championship 1999
Angola
2001
7
FIBA Africa Championship 2001
Morocco
2003
4
FIBA Africa Championship 2003
Alexandria , Egypt
2005
FIBA Africa Championship 2005
Algiers , Algeria
2007
9
FIBA Africa Championship 2007
Angola
2009
7
FIBA Africa Championship 2009
Libya
2011
5
FIBA Africa Championship 2011
Antananarivo , Madagascar
2013
FIBA Africa Championship 2013
Côte d'Ivoire
2015
4
FIBA Africa Championship 2015
Radès , Tunisia
2017
AfroBasket 2017
Senegal/Tunisia
2021
AfroBasket 2021
Rwanda
African Games
1965 –
1973 – 4th
1978 –
1987 –
1991 –
1999 – 5th
2003 –
Team
Current roster
Rroster for the AfroBasket 2021 .[2]
Senegal men's national basketball team roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Ngagne Diop
Mamadou Gueye
Legend
Club – describes last club before the competition
Age – describes age on 24 August 2021
Depth chart
Notable players
Hamady N'Diaye
Other current notable players from Senegal:
Senegal roster
Players
Coaches
Legend
Club – describes current club
Age – describes age on 5 May 2016
Famous former players
Head coach position
Past rosters
1968 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 16 teams
Cheikh Fall, Moussa Sene, Alioune Gueye, Babacar Dia, Papa Diop, Mousse N'Diaye, Babacar Traore, Claude Sadio, Claude Constantino, Babacar Seck, Mansour Diagne, Doudou Camara (Coach: Alioune Diop)
1972 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 16 teams
Cheikh Fall, Babacar Traore, Mohamadou Diop, Babacar Seck, Papa Diop, Alioune Gueye, Pierre Sagna, Abdourahmane N'Diaye, Sylvestre Lopis, Assane Thiam, Joseph Diandy, Doudou Camara (Coach: Amadou Diaw)
1978 World Championship: finished 14th among 14 teams
Mathieu Faye, Bireyma Sadi Diagne, Madiagne N'Diaye, A.Diouf, B.Kaba, J.Lopez, M.Diagne, M.Gueye, J.Toupane, A.Diop, A.Dogue, L.Diop (Coach: I.Diagne)
1980 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 12 teams
Mathieu Faye, Madiagne N'Diaye, Mohamadou Diop, Oumar Dia, Mamadou Diop, Bassirou Badji, Yamar Samb, Bireyma Sadi Diagne, Yaya Cissokho, Modou Tall, Moussa M'Bengue, Hadrame N'Diaye (Coach: Ibrahima Diagne)
1998 World Championship: finished 15th among 16 teams
Makhtar N'Diaye, Mamadou Diouf, Mamadou N'Diaye, Cheikh Yaya Dia , Raymond Carvalho, Mouhamadou Sow, Assane N'Diaye, Boubacar Aw , Kader Malik Fall, Vincent Da Sylva , Samba Aly Ngone Niang, Omer Ba (Coach: Ousseynou Ndiaga Diop)
2006 World Championship: finished 22nd among 24 teams
Makhtar N'Diaye, Babacar Cisse, Mamadou Diouf, Sitapha Savane, Malick Badiane, Mamadou N'Diaye, El Kabir Pene, Pape Ibrahim Faye, Mouhamadou Niang, Souleymane Aw, N'Dongo N'Diaye, Meleye N'Doye (Coach: Moustapha Gaye)
2014 World Championship: finished 16th among 24 teams
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Legend
Club – describes last club before the tournament
Age – describes age on 30 August 2014
Team for the 2015 AfroBasket :
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Parfait Adjivon
Raoul Toupane
Legend
Club – describes last club before the tournament
Age – describes age on 19 August 2015
Kit
Manufacturer
2015 – Nike [4]
2015 – Orange [4]
See also
References
External links
Videos
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