Cape Verde men's national basketball team

Cape Verde

FIBA ranking	74 26 (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA	1988
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Federaçao Caboverdiana de Basquetbol
Coach
AfroBasket
Appearances	7
Medals	Bronze: (2007)
Home Away

The Cape Verde national basketball team represents Cape Verde in international basketball matches and is administered by the Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol.

Its greatest accomplishment was the bronze medal at the AfroBasket 2007, where Cape Verde beat Egypt in its last game.

Achievements[]

• Cape Verde Basketball team qualifies for AfroBasket 2013
• Silver medal at the 2009 Lusophony Games
• Bronze medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007
• Bronze medal at the 2006 Lusophony Games

Competitive record[]

AfroBasket[]

  Third place    Fourth place  

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L
1989	Did not qualify
1992
1993
1995
1997	Classification stage	7th	4	1	3
1999	Preliminary round	9th	6	3	3
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007	Third place	3rd	6	4	2
2009	Classification rounds	13th	5	3	2
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Quarter-finals	6th	7	4	3
2015	Round of 16	10th	5	3	2
2017	Did not qualify
2021	Fourth place	4th	6	3	3
Total			39	21	18

African Games[]

• 2011 – 6th

Lusophony Games[]

• 2006 –
• 2009 –
• 2014 – 4th

Team[]

Current roster[]

Roster for the AfroBasket 2021.^[2]

Cape Verde men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 0 26 – (1995-05-02)2 May 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) PG 4 Jeff Xavier 35 – (1985-09-07)7 September 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Cáceres F 6 Ivan Almeida 32 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Anwill Włocławek PG 7 Fidel Mendonca 37 – (1984-07-07)7 July 1984 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) SG 8 Anderson Correia 23 – (1997-10-31)31 October 1997 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) SF 9 Joel Almeida 35 – (1985-10-11)11 October 1985 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Kutaisi 2010 PF 10 31 – (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Galitos SF 11 30 – (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) C 13 31 – (1989-12-31)31 December 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Viana C 14 25 – (1995-09-18)18 September 1995 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) CB Clavijo PF 15 29 – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Tarragona C 22 Edy Tavares 29 – (1992-03-22)22 March 1992 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) Real Madrid	Head coach Assistant coach(es) Edmilson Abreu Danielson Miranda Legend Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 24 August 2021

Depth chart[]

Head coach position[]

• – 2007
• – 2008
• – 2009–2013^[3]
• – 2014
• Luis Magalhães – 2015

Past rosters[]

Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.^[4][5]

Cape Verde men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 21 – (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Maine Univ. G 5 25 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Bristol Community College G/F 6 29 – (1983-10-12)12 October 1983 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G 7 31 – (1982-01-19)19 January 1982 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) G 8 Mário Correia 35 – (1978-03-17)17 March 1978 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) F 9 24 – (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) C 10 23 – (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) C 11 26 – (1986-08-25)25 August 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Northeastern C 12 Walter Tavares 21 – (1992-03-22)22 March 1992 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) Atlanta Hawks G 13 24 – (1988-09-17)17 September 1988 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Loyola (MD) F 14 21 – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 15 Rodrigo Mascarenhas 33 – (1980-03-24)24 March 1980 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	Head coach Assistant coach(es) António Tavares Fitness coach Physiotherapist Flávio Furtado Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2013

Kit[]

Manufacturer[]

2015 – Peak

Sponsor[]

2015 – Zap

See also[]

• Cape Verde women's national basketball team

References[]

External links[]

• FIBA profile

Videos[]

• Cote d'Ivoire v Cape Verde – Game Highlights – Group D – AfroBasket 2015 Youtube.com video