Central African Republic men's national basketball team

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Central African Republic Central African Republic
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FIBA ranking75 Increase 1 (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1963
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFédération Centrafricaine de Basketball
CoachMaxime Zianveni
Olympic Games
Appearances1
FIBA World Cup
Appearances1
AfroBasket
Appearances20
MedalsGold medal africa.svg Gold: (1974, 1987)
Bronze medal africa.svg Bronze: (1968)

The Central African Republic national basketball team is administered by the .

The team won the African Basketball Championship twice. It became the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Basketball World Cup.

Achievements[]

Max Kouguere has been a member of the Central African Republic's national basketball team for many years.

The Central African Republic has won the African Championship twice. Their first title came in 1974 when they hosted the tournament and beat Senegal 72–67 in the final. They hoisted the trophy again in 1987 by defeating Egypt 94–87 for the championship. The team also took third place in the 1968 tournament.

Performances[]

Olympic Games[]

Year Position Tournament Host
1988 10 Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea
2020 Not Qualified Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan
2024 To Be Determined Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics Paris, France

FIBA World Championship[]

Year Position Tournament Host
1974 14 1974 FIBA World Championship Puerto Rico
2023 To Be Determined 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Philippines, Japan and Indonesia

FIBA Africa Championship[]

Year Position Tournament Host
1964 – FIBA Africa Championship 1964 Casablanca, Morocco
1965 – FIBA Africa Championship 1965 Tunis, Tunisia
1968 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1968 Casablanca, Morocco
1970 4 FIBA Africa Championship 1970 Alexandria, Egypt
1972 4 FIBA Africa Championship 1972 Dakar, Senegal
1974 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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 – FIBA Africa Championship 1981 Mogadishu, Somalia
1983 7 FIBA Africa Championship 1983 Alexandria, Egypt
1985 5 FIBA Africa Championship 1985 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
1987 1st place, gold medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1987 Tunis, Tunisia
1989 7 FIBA Africa Championship 1989 Luanda, Angola
1992 6 FIBA Africa Championship 1992 Cairo, Egypt
1993 – FIBA Africa Championship 1993 Nairobi, Kenya
1995 – FIBA Africa Championship 1995 Algiers, Algeria
1997 5 FIBA Africa Championship 1997 Dakar, Senegal
1999 – FIBA Africa Championship 1999 Angola
2001 9 FIBA Africa Championship 2001 Morocco
2003 5 FIBA Africa Championship 2003 Alexandria, Egypt
2005 5 FIBA Africa Championship 2005 Algiers, Algeria
2007 7 FIBA Africa Championship 2007 Angola
2009 6 FIBA Africa Championship 2009 Libya
2011 6 FIBA Africa Championship 2011 Antananarivo, Madagascar
2013 13 FIBA Africa Championship 2013 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
2015 14 FIBA Africa Championship 2015 Radès, Tunisia
2017 11 AfroBasket 2017 Senegal/Tunisia
2021 14 AfroBasket 2021 Kigali, Rwanda

African Games[]

See also: Basketball at the African Games
  • 1991 : 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Beginning with the 2019 event, regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball.

Team[]

Current roster[]

Roster for the AfroBasket 2021.[2]

Central African Republic men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 5 Kevarrius Hayes 24 – (1997-03-05)5 March 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Bursaspor Turkey
PG 6 Michael Mokongo 35 – (1986-07-11)11 July 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) France
F 7 Kurt-Curry Wegscheider 20 – (2001-05-30)30 May 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Senegal
C 8 Johan Grebongo 27 – (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) France
F 10 Romain Sato 40 – (1981-03-02)2 March 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Free agent
G 11 Yannick Zachée 34 – (1986-10-29)29 October 1986 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) France
C 12 25 – (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters United States
F 13 Max Kouguere 34 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Boulazac Dordogne France
C 15 Jimmy Djimrabaye 29 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Quimper France
PG 16 24 – (1996-10-23)23 October 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Central African Republic
G 27 26 – (1995-02-27)27 February 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Central African Republic
PF 41 24 – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) ASVEL France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Central African Republic Wilfried Gbongo
  • Central African Republic Ulrich Marida
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 24 August 2021

Head coach position[]

  • France
  • Central African Republic – 2001–2003
  • FranceSwitzerland – 2007
  • Central African Republic Eugene Pehoua-Pelema – 2009
  • Central African Republic Johny Robert Madozein – 2010
  • Spain – 2011
  • Central African Republic Johny Robert Madozein – 2013
  • FranceSwitzerland Michel Perrim – 2015
  • Central African Republic Aubin-Thierry Goporo – 2015[3]
  • Central African Republic Ulrich Marida – 2017–present

Past rosters[]

  • 2013 AfroBasket: finished 13th among 16 teams
Central African Republic men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G 4 19 – (1993-08-30)30 August 1993 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Tondema
G 5 24 – (1988-09-22)22 September 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 6 Michael Mokongo 27 – (1986-07-11)11 July 1986 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Chorale Roanne Basket
F 7 William Kossangue 27 – (1986-05-09)9 May 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
C 8 Johan Grebongo 19 – (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
9 21 – (1992-06-23)23 June 1992
F 10 31 – (1981-11-21)21 November 1981 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 11 Max Mombollet 32 – (1981-01-17)17 January 1981 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
F 12 34 – (1979-05-02)2 May 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 13 Max Kouguere 26 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Le Mans Sarthe Basket
14 18 – (1995-02-16)16 February 1995
F 15 Jimmy Djimrabaye 21 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BCM Gravelines
Head coach
  • Fred Goporo
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 August 2013

At the AfroBasket 2015.[4]

Central African Republic men's national basketball team – AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Destin Damachoua 29 – (1986-08-17)17 August 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) CEP Lorient France
G 5 Junior Madozein 27 – (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Central African Republic
F 6 31 – (1983-11-08)8 November 1983 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) France
F 7 Glenn Feidanga 21 – (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) LIU Brooklyn United States
F 8 Johan Grebongo 21 – (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) BCM Gravelines France
C 9 Dimitri Kongbo 28 – (1987-08-08)8 August 1987 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) France
F 10 27 – (1988-05-03)3 May 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Besançon BCD France
F 11 Yannick Zachée 28 – (1986-10-29)29 October 1986 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) France
12 27 – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Central African Republic
F 13 Max Kouguere 28 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Pau-Orthez France
F 14 21 – (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) France
F 15 Jimmy Djimrabaye 23 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) ESSM Le Portel France
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2015

This was the Central African Republic team for the AfroBasket 2017.

Central African Republic men's national basketball team – AfroBasket 2017 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 25 – (1992-07-18)18 July 1992 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PG 5 20 – (1996-10-23)23 October 1996
PG 6 Michael Mokongo 31 – (1986-07-11)11 July 1986 free agent
G/F 7 William Kossangue-Toro 31 – (1986-05-09)9 May 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) France
F/C 8 Johan Grebongo 23 – (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) France
F 9 20 – (1997-08-25)25 August 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 10 29 – (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) France
F 11 20 – (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ASVEL Basket U21 France
G/F 12 29 – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 13 Max Kouguere 30 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Olympique Antibes France
F 14 23 – (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
F/C 15 Jimmy Djimrabaye 25 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Orléans Loiret Basket France
Head coach
  • Central African Republic Ulrich Marida
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 8 September 2017

Kit[]

Manufacturer[]

2015–2020: – Peak[5]

[]

2015 – Orange[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Team Roster Central African Republic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  4. ^ Afrobabasket 2015 – CAF, FIBA.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b 2015 FIBA Africa Championship – CAF, FIBA.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

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