Gambia men's national basketball team

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The Gambia The Gambia
Gambia GBA.jpg
FIBA rankingNR (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1972
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationGambia Basketball Association (GBA)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
African Championship
Appearances1 (1978)
MedalsNone

The Gambia national basketball team represents The Gambia in international competitions. It is administrated by the Gambia Basketball Association (GBA).[2]

The team's best international performance to date was 9th place at the 1978 African Basketball Championship.

Several Gambian basketball players play for professional teams throughout Europe. Yet, the last time the country's national team attempted to qualify for the official African Basketball Championship dates back to 2005.

The most well-known basketball player with Gambian roots is NBA player Dennis Schröder, whose mother grew up in Gambia.[3]

Competitive record[]

Summer Olympics[]

yet to qualify

World championship[]

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship[]

Year Position Tournament Host
1978 9 FIBA Africa Championship 1978 Dakar, Senegal
2020 To Be Determined To Be Determined

African Games[]

See also: Basketball at the African Games

yet to qualify

Current roster[]

Team for the FIBA Africa Championship 2005 qualification:[4] (last publicized squad)

Gambia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
26 – (1978-10-28)October 28, 1978
17 – (1987-08-16)August 16, 1987
Badara Joof 16 – (1988-12-14)December 14, 1988
17 – (1988-02-17)February 17, 1988
17 – (1988-03-18)March 18, 1988
30 – (1975-03-15)March 15, 1975
24 – (1980-09-30)September 30, 1980
20 – (1985-02-10)February 10, 1985
19 – (1986-03-19)March 19, 1986
25 – (1980-01-07)January 7, 1980
19 – (1986-06-19)June 19, 1986
Head coach
  • ?
Assistant coach(es)
  • ?
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current pro club
  • Age – describes age on 15 Aug 2005

Notable players[]

Notable players from the Gambia:

Gambia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
F/C 25 – (1994-01-13)13 January 1994 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Radford Highlanders men's basketball United States
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 1 January 2020

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – The Gambia, fiba.com, accessed 5 July 2013.
  3. ^ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "Basketball-Talent Schröder: Aus der Halfpipe in die Bundesliga - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Sport".
  4. ^ Gambia - 2005 FIBA Africa Championship for Men: Qualifying Round, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

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