Republic of the Congo men's national basketball team

Republic of the Congo

FIBA ranking	117 1 (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA	1962
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation
Coach
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances	7
Medals	None
Home Away

The Republic of the Congo national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represent the Republic of the Congo in international competition. They have appeared in the FIBA Africa Championship, but have yet to appear in the FIBA World Championship.

Serge Ibaka is the country's most famous player. Yet, he opted to represent Spain internationally since he had lived there for several years.

Competitive record[]

Summer Olympics[]

yet to qualify

FIBA World Championship[]

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship[]

African Games[]

• 1965 :
• 1973-2011 : Did not qualify
• 2015 : 6th
• 2019 : To be determined

Roster[]

Team for the 2015 Afrobasket Qualification:^[2]

Congo men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 35 – (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) ADA Blois 5 Japhie Nguia 23 – (1992-03-24)24 March 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) C.A.R.A. 6 31 – (1984-07-29)29 July 1984 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Le Portel F 7 32 – (1982-10-17)17 October 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) UJAP Quimper 8 Romaric Kondzy 34 – (1980-12-12)12 December 1980 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Inter Club Brazzaville 9 Bertrand Boukinda Dibessa 34 – (1981-03-06)6 March 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) ASB Mazembe 11 22 – (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 13 22 – (1993-05-03)3 May 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Inter Club Brazzaville 33 – (1982-02-16)16 February 1982 18 – (1997-02-19)19 February 1997 32 – (1983-04-15)15 April 1983 34 – (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 35 – (1980-06-29)29 June 1980 21 – (1993-10-15)15 October 1993 20 – (1995-03-03)3 March 1995	Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 19 August 2015

Notable players[]

Other current notable players from Republic of the Congo:

Republic of the Congo men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club SF Giovan Oniangue 26 – (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Paris-Levallois	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 9 May 2017

Past rosters[]

Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.

Congo men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 4 33 – (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) JDA Dijon Basket 5 Japhie Nguia 21 – (1992-03-24)24 March 1992 6 29 – (1984-07-29)29 July 1984 Le Portel F 7 30 – (1982-10-17)17 October 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) UJAP Quimper 8 Romaric Kondzy 32 – (1980-12-12)12 December 1980 Inter Club Brazzaville 9 Bertrand Boukinda Dibessa 32 – (1981-03-06)6 March 1981 ASB Mazembe F 10 Giovan Oniangue 22 – (1991-04-24)24 April 1991 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Paris-Levallois Basket 11 20 – (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 Inter Club Brazzaville F/C 12 21 – (1992-02-16)16 February 1992 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Patronage Sainte-Anne 13 20 – (1993-05-03)3 May 1993 Inter Club Brazzaville 14 18 – (1994-10-18)18 October 1994	Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2013

Kit[]

Manufacturer[]

Spalding^[3]

See also[]

• Republic of the Congo national under-19 basketball team
• Republic of the Congo national under-17 basketball team
• Republic of the Congo women's national basketball team

External links[]

• FIBA Profile
• Congo Basketball Records at FIBA Archive

References[]