The Senegal national basketball team represents Senegal in men's international basketball and it is overseen by Federation Senegalaise de basketball, five time a gold medallist, a six time silver medallist, and a four time bronze medallist at the FIBA Africa Championship. Senegal was the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.
The Senegal women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Senegal at world and continental basketball competitions for women. It is administered by the Fédération Sénégalaise de Basket-Ball.
The 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Women is the 19th continental championships held by FIBA Africa. The championship will serve as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic. The tournament took place at the Palais des Sports, Antananarivo, Madagascar from October 9 to October 18. Senegal defeated Mali in the final to capture its tenth FIBA Africa Championship for Women. Both teams qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women.
Marta Xargay Casademont is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. She played for Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, and for several European teams in Czech Republic, Russia and Spain. She played for the Spain women's national basketball team from 2011 to 2020. She won EuroLeague Women 2010–11 with Perfumerías Avenida Baloncesto. She left Spain in 2015, joining both USK Praha of the Czech League in 2015 and the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA on 11 February 2015. In September 2018, she signed for Dynamo Kursk of the Russian Premier League and in January 2020, she returned to her youth club Uni Girona CB. After not playing in the 2020-21 season, she announced her retirement in July 2021.
Laia Palau Altés is a Spanish professional basketball player, currently playing for Spanish team Spar CityLift Girona. At 314, she is the most capped player in the Spain women's national basketball team, after being in the senior team for two decades (2002-2021). With 12 medals in final tournaments, she is also the top medallist.
Aminata Sininta is a Malian women's basketball player. Sininta represented Mali, and competed as part of the women's national basketball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. During the tournament, she scored a total of twenty-four points in five group play games, including thirteen against the United States in the third match.
The 2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women was the 11th FIBA Africa U18 Women's basketball championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the world basketball sport governing body and qualified for the 2013 World Cup. The tournament was held from September 20–29 in Dakar, Senegal, contested by 6 national teams and won by Senegal.
Ilimane Diop Gaye is a professional basketball player for Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. Although he was born in Senegal, Diop officially represents Spain when being on international duty since he was a baby when his family settled in Spain. Previously, he has led their junior teams to multiple bronze medals.
Mohamed Diop is a Senegalese basketball player for UGB and the Senegalese national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Artem Pustovyi is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB. He also represents the Ukrainian national team.
Silvia Domínguez Fernández is a Spanish basketball player for Perfumerías Avenida and the Spain women's national basketball team. She won three EuroLeague Women and multiple medals for Spain.
Christian Karl Hermoso Standhardinger is a Filipino-German professional basketball player for the Terrafirma Dyip of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He has won four PBA championships, two PBA Best Player of the Conference Awards, and one PBA Finals MVP Award.
Mame-Marie Sy-Diop is a Senegalese basketball player. In 2009 she was a member of the Senegal team when they won the FIBA Africa Championship for Women that year. She was a member of the Senegal women's national basketball team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The Iceland women's national basketball team represents Iceland in international women's basketball tournaments. They are controlled by the Icelandic Basketball Association.
Bruno Afonso David Fernandes, also known as Bruno Fernando, is an Angolan professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. Fernando is the first NBA player from Angola.
Papa Malick Diop was a Senegalese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Mohamadou Moustafa Diop is a Senegalese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Aminata Fall is a Senegalese basketball player for İstanbul Üniversitesi SK and the Senegalese national team.
Khalifa Ababacar Diop is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also plays for the Senegalese national team. Diop was drafted 39th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2022 NBA draft.
Mathilde Diop is a Senegalese basketball player who is playing forward for Neuss in Germany and Senegal women's national basketball team.
