Liberia men's national basketball team

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Liberia Liberia
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FIBA rankingNR (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1964
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federation
CoachAllen Jallah
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances2 (1983, 2007)
MedalsNone
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The Liberia national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Liberia. It is administrated by the .[2] Its last qualification to the FIBA Africa Championship dates back to 2007.[3] Its most noteworthy international performance was in 1983 when Liberia finished among Africa's 10 elite basketball teams.[4] According to the website, Afrobasket.com, the Liberia National Basketball team has not been in existence since 2013.[5]

Current squad[]

Team for the AfroBasket 2007.[6] (last publicized squad)

Liberia men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
4 19 – (1988-08-14)14 August 1988 Invincible Eleven Liberia
G 5 Raphael M. Quaye 32 – (1975-04-06)6 April 1975 NPA Pythons Liberia
6 21 – (1986-02-24)24 February 1986 NPA Pythons Liberia
7 24 – (1982-12-25)25 December 1982 Liberia
8 35 – (1972-04-18)18 April 1972 NPA Pythons Liberia
9 19 – (1988-04-01)1 April 1988 Liberia
10 21 – (1985-10-15)15 October 1985 Invincible Eleven Liberia
11 25 – (1982-01-13)13 January 1982 Liberia
G 12 19 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) NPA Pythons Liberia
13 17 – (1990-06-29)29 June 1990 Liberia
14 25 – (1981-09-04)4 September 1981
15 23 – (1984-02-04)4 February 1984 Liberia
Head coach
  • Liberia Allen Jallah
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 August 2007

At the AfroBasket 2007 in Angola, Raphael M. Quaye played most minutes and recorded most assists and steals for Liberia.[7]

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C
PF
SF
SG
PG Raphael M. Quaye

Notable players[]

Other current notable players from Liberia:

Liberia men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G 27 – (1992-08-22)22 August 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C. Greece
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 13 January 2020

Competitive record[]

Summer Olympics[]

yet to qualify

World championships[]

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship[]

Year Position Tournament Host
1983 9 FIBA Africa Championship 1983 Alexandria, Egypt
2007 16 FIBA Africa Championship 2007 Angola

African Games[]

See also: Basketball at the African Games
  • 1965-2003 : Did not qualify
  • 2007 : 11th
  • 2011-2015 : Did not qualify

Past rosters[]

1983 FIBA Africa Championship: finished 9th among 10 teams

2007 FIBA Africa Championship: finished 16th among 16 teams

John Bing, Jethro Bing, Varney Tulay, Marcus Wolo, Fitzgerald Cole, Alphonso Kuiah, Raphael Quaye, Francis Fayiah, Alvin Tapeh, Mark Smith, Joseph Lackey, Richelieu Allison, Cephus Solo, Meshach McBorrough, Samuel Assembe (Coach: Allan Jallah)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ "FIBA.com: Profile – Liberia". Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. ^ "archive.FIBA.com: 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Men". Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  4. ^ "archive.FIBA.com: 1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Men". Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Afrobasket". Afrobasket.com. 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Liberia | 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ^ Liberia | 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Men, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

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