Benin men's national basketball team

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Benin Benin
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FIBA ranking145 Decrease 1 (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1962
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFédération Béninoise de Basketball (FBB)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
African Championship
Appearances1 (1974)
MedalsNone
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Home
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Away

The Benin national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Benin in international competitions. It is administrated by the (FBB).[2]

Benin had its best performance at the 1974 FIBA Africa Championship when it finished in Africa's Top Ten, ahead of Somalia.

Roster[]

Team for the AfroBasket 2015 qualification.[3]

Benin men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
29 – (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 Benin
26 – (1989-06-01)1 June 1989 Benin
31 – (1984-08-15)15 August 1984 Benin
21 – (1993-10-15)15 October 1993 Benin
28 – (1987-01-28)28 January 1987
21 – (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 Benin
31 – (1983-11-05)5 November 1983 Benin
31 – (1984-05-03)3 May 1984 Benin
25 – (1990-06-28)28 June 1990
27 – (1988-03-11)11 March 1988 Benin
21 – (1993-12-18)18 December 1993 Benin
24 – (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 Benin
21 – (1993-11-30)30 November 1993 Benin
21 – (1993-10-25)25 October 1993 Benin
27 – (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 Benin
Head coach
  • ?
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015

Notable players[]

Other current notable players from Benin:

Benin roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C Mouphtaou Yarou 25 – (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Le Mans Sarthe Basket France
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 7 May 2016

Competitive record[]

Summer Olympics[]

yet to qualify

World championships[]

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship[]

Year Position Tournament Host
1974 9th FIBA Africa Championship 1974 Bangui, Central African Republic
2017 To be determined FIBA Africa Championship 2017 Republic of the Congo

African Games[]

See also: Basketball at the African Games

yet to qualify

Head coaches[]

See also[]

  • Benin national under-19 basketball team
  • Benin national under-17 basketball team

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Benin, fiba.com, accessed 1 May 2016.
  3. ^ Republic of Benin | 2015 FIBA Africa Championship for Men Qualifying Round, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. ^ Liz Mills Takes Big Step for Female Basketball Coaches Gerald Imray (U.S. News & World Report), 19 March 2021. Accessed 31 August 2021.

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