Ethiopia men's national under-16 basketball team
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| Joined FIBA | 1949 | ||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
| National federation | Ethiopian Basketball Federation | ||
| World Championships | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| Africa Championships | |||
| Appearances | 1 (2015) | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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The Ethiopia national under-16 basketball team is governed by the Ethiopian Basketball Federation (FTBB).[1]
(Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ የቅርጫት ኳስ ማህበር)
It represents the country in international under-16 (under age 16) basketball competitions.
2015 African Championship[]
The team qualified for the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship in Bamako, Mali.[2] There, the team finished 11th.[3] As a debutant, Ethiopia, managed by coach Kasa, beat in their opening game 58-52.[4]
Ethiopia was able to compete well against all other teams except Tunisia. Tunisia won the match 81-53. Ethiopia produced 37 turnovers, which led to 30 points for Tunisia. Ethiopia's finished with 16 points,[5] slightly below his tournament average.
Overall, Ethiopia's player finished as the tournament's top scorer as he achieved 18.5 points per game, ahead of Morocco's , who had 16.0 points per game.[6]
Aftermath[]
Tafere was later selected by the NBA and the world governing body FIBA as one of Africa's top basketball players age 17 and under.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ FIBA National Federations – Ethiopia, fiba.com, accessed 24 May 2014.
- ^ African Championships U16 besketball, Afrobasket.com, accessed 24 September 2017.
- ^ Basketball - Championnats d'Afrique U-16 Hommes - 2015 - Accueil, LesSports.info, accessed 23 September 2017. (in French)
- ^ Afrobasket mascukin U16 : VICTOIRE HISTORIQUE DE L’ETHIOPIE, MaliActu.net, 31 July 2015. Accessed 25 September 2017. (in French)
- ^ Debutants Rwanda clinch first win at FIBA Africa U16 Championship, African.Sports.Monthly.com, 3 August 2015. Accessed 23 September 2017.
- ^ 2015 FIBA Africa U16 Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, accessed 24 September 2017.
- ^ Embiid, Nowitzki, Porzingis to lead 15th Basketball without Borders Africa, NBA Communications - pr.nba.com, accessed 24 September 2017.
External links[]
- Ethiopia at the FIBA website.
- Ethiopia at Africabasket.com
- Archived records of Ethiopia team participations
- Addis Afros Basketball club - supporting Basketball in Ethiopia
- National under-16 basketball teams
- Basketball in Ethiopia
- Basketball teams in Ethiopia
- National sports teams of Ethiopia