Tunisia men's national basketball team

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 Tunisia
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FIBA ranking30 Increase 4 (9 August 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1956
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFTBB
CoachDirk Bauermann
Nickname(s)The Eagles of Carthage[2]
( نسور قرطاج )
Olympic Games
Appearances1
FIBA World Cup
Appearances2
AfroBasket
Appearances23
MedalsChampions Gold: (2011, 2017, 2021)
Silver Silver: (1965)
Bronze Bronze: (1970, 1974, 2009, 2015)
African Games
Appearances4
MedalsGold Gold: ()
Bronze Bronze: ()
Arab Championship
Appearances8
MedalsGold Gold: (, , , )
Silver Silver: ()
Bronze Bronze: (, , )
First international
 Tunisia n / a Morocco 
Beirut, Lebanon – 1957
Biggest win
 Tunisia 101–40 Chad 
Yaoundé, Cameroon – 25 November 2017
Biggest defeat
 Tunisia 63–110 United States 
London, United Kingdom – 31 July 2012
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Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA AfroBasket 3 1 4
African Games 1 0 1
Arab Championship 4 1 3
Pan Arab Games 0 0 3
Mediterranean Games 0 0 1
Stanković Cup 0 1 2
Total 8 3 14

The Tunisian national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة السلة‎), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the national basketball team of Tunisia. The team is governed by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). (Arabic: الجامعة التونسية لكرة السلة‎)

When Tunisia became the 2011 African Basketball Champion, it was the first North African country to do so in almost 30 years. To date, the team has made 22 appearances at the FIBA Africa Championship, ranking it behind only traditional African powers Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, and Egypt, in total appearances.

History[]

In 2011, they won their first ever FIBA Africa Championship, after beating Angola in the final. Their previous best finish was at the FIBA Africa Championship 1965, when they won the silver medal as the host country.[3] They also won a bronze medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 1970 and FIBA Africa Championship 1974.[4][5]

Although the Tunisians never finished worse than eighth in any of their succeeding appearances, they were not able to break onto the podium again until a surprise bronze medal run at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009. Led by All-Tournament First Team forward Amine Rzig,[6] the Tunisians went 4–2 in the preliminary rounds, winning three games by two points or less. They reached the semi-finals for only the second time since 1974, by another slim margin – this time a one-point victory over Mali. Although they were defeated by Angola in the semi-finals, the Tunisians topped Cameroon in the bronze medal game, to claim Africa's third and final automatic berth in the 2010 FIBA World Championship – its first ever FIBA World Cup berth. The Tunisians struggled to compete in the World Championship, losing all five of their games, and finishing last in Group B, and 24th overall. Yet, after almost forty years of mediocrity in Africa, Tunisia has become one of the continent's prime competitors again. Its appearances at the global stage have become a new milestone in the team's history.[citation needed]

Competitive record[]

Summer Olympics[]

Summer Olympics
Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament Host
United Kingdom 2012 11th 2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom

FIBA Basketball World Cup[]

FIBA World Championship
Appearances : 2
Year Position Host
Turkey 2010 24th Istanbul Turkey
China 2019 20th Beijing China
Philippines/Japan/Indonesia 2023 To be determined Bocaue Philippines, Okinawa Japan and Jakarta Indonesia

AfroBasket[]

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
AfroBasket
Appearances : 22
Year Position Tournament Host
Egypt 1962 – FIBA Africa Championship 1962 Cairo, Egypt
Morocco 1964 4 FIBA Africa Championship 1964 Casablanca, Morocco
Tunisia 1965 Silver FIBA Africa Championship 1965 Tunis, Tunisia
Morocco 1968 – FIBA Africa Championship 1968 Casablanca, Morocco
Egypt 1970 Bronze FIBA Africa Championship 1970 Alexandria, Egypt
Senegal 1972 5 FIBA Africa Championship 1972 Dakar, Senegal
Central African Republic 1974 Bronze FIBA Africa Championship 1974 Bangui, Central African Republic
Egypt 1975 5 FIBA Africa Championship 1975 Alexandria, Egypt
Senegal 1978 – FIBA Africa Championship 1978 Dakar, Senegal
Morocco 1980 – FIBA Africa Championship 1980 Rabat, Morocco
Somalia 1981 6 FIBA Africa Championship 1981 Mogadishu, Somalia
Egypt 1983 – FIBA Africa Championship 1983 Alexandria, Egypt
Ivory Coast 1985 8 FIBA Africa Championship 1985 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Tunisia 1987 5 FIBA Africa Championship 1987 Tunis, Tunisia
Angola 1989 8 FIBA Africa Championship 1989 Luanda, Angola
Egypt 1992 7 FIBA Africa Championship 1992 Cairo, Egypt
Kenya 1993 8 FIBA Africa Championship 1993 Nairobi, Kenya
Algeria 1995 – FIBA Africa Championship 1995 Algiers, Algeria
Senegal 1997 – FIBA Africa Championship 1997 Dakar, Senegal
Angola 1999 5 FIBA Africa Championship 1999 Luanda, Angola
Morocco 2001 4 FIBA Africa Championship 2001 Casablanca, Morocco
Egypt 2003 6 FIBA Africa Championship 2003 Alexandria, Egypt
Algeria 2005 8 FIBA Africa Championship 2005 Algiers, Algeria
Angola 2007 6 FIBA Africa Championship 2007 Luanda, Angola
Libya 2009 Bronze FIBA Africa Championship 2009 Tripoli Libya
Madagascar 2011 Gold FIBA Africa Championship 2011 Antananarivo, Madagascar
Ivory Coast 2013 9 2013 FIBA Africa Championship Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Tunisia 2015 Bronze 2015 FIBA Africa Championship Radès, Tunisia
Tunisia/Senegal 2017 Gold 2017 FIBA Africa Championship Radès, Tunisia & Dakar, Senegal
Rwanda 2021 Gold AfroBasket 2021 Kigali, Rwanda

African Games[]

African Games
Appearances : 3
Year Position Tournament Host
Republic of the Congo – Brazzaville, Congo
Nigeria Gold Lagos, Nigeria
Algeria Bronze Algiers, Algeria
Egypt – Cairo, Egypt
Zimbabwe – Harare, Zimbabwe
South Africa – Johannesburg, South Africa
Nigeria – Abuja, Nigeria
Algeria 2007 10 2007 African Games Algiers, Algeria
Mozambique 2011 – 2011 African Games Maputo, Mozambique
Republic of the Congo 2015 – 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Congo

Arab Championship[]

Arab Championship
Appearances : 8
Year Position Tournament Host
Tunisia 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tunis, Tunisia
Jordan 1st place, gold medalist(s) Amman, Jordan
Egypt Not held Cairo, Egypt
Egypt 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cairo, Egypt
Syria 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Damascus, Syria
Egypt 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cairo, Egypt
Egypt 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cairo, Egypt
Tunisia 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tunis, Tunisia
Morocco 1st place, gold medalist(s) Rabat, Morocco

Pan Arab Games[]

Pan Arab Games
Appearances : 4
Year Position Tournament Host
Lebanon 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Beirut, Lebanon
Morocco 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rabat, Morocco
Syria 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Damascus, Syria
Qatar 2011 4 2011 Pan Arab Games Doha, Qatar

Mediterranean Games[]

Mediterranean Games
Appearances : 5
Year Position Tournament Host
Algeria 1975 7 1975 Mediterranean Games Algiers, Algeria
Morocco 1983 7 1983 Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco
Syria 1987 4 1987 Mediterranean Games Latakia, Syria
Tunisia 2001 5 2001 Mediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia
Turkey 2013 Bronze MedGames.svg 2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey

Islamic Solidarity Games[]

Islamic Solidarity Games
Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament Host
Saudi Arabia 2005 4 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Iran cancelled Tehran, Iran
Indonesia 2013 Did not enter 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia

Others[]

FIBA Stanković Cup[]

FIBA Stanković Cup
Appearances : 3
Year Position Tournament Host
China 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2012 Stanković Cup Guangzhou, China
China 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shenzhen, China
China 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shenzhen, China

King's Cup[]

King Abdullah II International Cup
Appearances : 7
Year Position Tournament Host
Jordan 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Amman, Jordan
Jordan 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amman, Jordan
Jordan 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amman, Jordan
Jordan 1st place, gold medalist(s) Amman, Jordan
Jordan 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amman, Jordan
Jordan 2021 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2021 King's Cup Amman, Jordan

Czech Republic Basketball Tournament[]

Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament Host
Czech Republic 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Prague, Czech Republic

Team[]

Current roster[]

Roster for the AfroBasket 2021.[7]

Tunisia men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 1 22 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) US Monastir Tunisia
G 3 24 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) ES Radès Tunisia
PG 4 Omar Abada 28 – (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) US Monastir Tunisia
SG 5 Ziyed Chennoufi 22 – (1998-11-29)29 November 1998 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Ezzahra Sports Tunisia
SG 7 Mourad El Mabrouk 34 – (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Ezzahra Sports Tunisia
C 11 Mokhtar Ghyaza 34 – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) US Monastir Tunisia
PF 12 Makrem Ben Romdhane 32 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Benfica Portugal
PG 14 25 – (1995-12-24)24 December 1995 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) ES Radès Tunisia
SG 20 Michael Roll 34 – (1987-04-12)12 April 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Free agent
PF 32 24 – (1997-07-14)14 July 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Club Africain Tunisia
F 45 Radhouane Slimane 41 – (1980-08-16)16 August 1980 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) US Monastir Tunisia
C 50 Salah Mejri 35 – (1986-06-15)15 June 1986 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) Étoile Sportive du Sahel Tunisia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 24 August 2021

Depth chart[]

Salah Mejri is the country's most recognized player
Michael Roll is a starter on the team
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Salah Mejri Mokhtar Ghyaza
PF Makram Ben Romdhane Radhouane Slimane
SF Michael Roll Ziyed Chennoufi
SG Mourad El Mabrouk
PG Omar Abada

All Time Head coaches[]

Period Head Coach
1957–1959 Tunisia Hammadi Driss
1960–1961 United States Griffith
1961–1962 Tunisia Borhane Errais
1962–1963 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miodrag Stefanović
1963–1965 Tunisia Borhane Errais
1965–1966 Poland Valensky
1966–1967 United States Faherty
1967–1968 Poland Katarinsky
1968–1971 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Igor Tocigl
1971 Czechoslovakia Václav Krása
1971–1972 United States Bill Sweek
Period Head Coach
1972–1978 Tunisia Mohamed Senoussi
1978–1979 Tunisia Khaled Senoussi
1979–1981 Tunisia Mohamed Senoussi
1981 Tunisia Khaled Senoussi
1982–1983 Tunisia Mohamed Zaouali
1983–1987 Soviet Union Youri Velligoura
1988–1990 Tunisia Ridha Laabidi
1990–1991 Tunisia Mohamed Senoussi
1991–1992 Tunisia Khaled Senoussi
1992–1994 Tunisia Mohamed Zaouali
1994–1996 Croatia Igor Tocigl
Period Head Coach
1997–1998 Spain Juan Manuel Monsalve
1998–1999 Tunisia Mustapha Bouchenak
1999–2000 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Zupecevic
2000–2001 France Francis Jordane &
Tunisia Mounir Ben Sliman
2001–2002 Tunisia Adel Tlatli
2002–2003 Serbia and Montenegro Marijan Novović
2004 Tunisia Walid Gharbi
2004–2016 Tunisia Adel Tlatli
2016–2020 Portugal Mário Palma
2020–present Germany Dirk Bauermann

Kit[]

Manufacturer[]

2015 – Nike[8]

[]

2015 – Tunisie Telecom[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Omnisports – Basketball : Le Nigéria toujours " Number One " en Afrique". AfricaFootUnited.com (in French). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. ^ 1965 African Championship at FIBA archive
  4. ^ 1970 African Championship at FIBA Archive
  5. ^ 1974 African Championship at FIBA.com
  6. ^ LBA – Gomes Leads All-Star Team
  7. ^ "Team Roster Tunisia". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b 2015 FIBA Africa Championship – Tunisia, FIBA.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

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