Botswana men's national basketball team

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Botswana Flag of Botswana.svg
BBA-logo.jpg
FIBA ranking NR (1 March 2024) [1]
Joined FIBA 1997
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federationBotswana Basketball Association (BBA)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
African Championship
AppearancesNone

Botswana national basketball team is the national basketball team of Botswana. [2] It is governed by the Botswana Basketball Association (BBA).

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Botswana had its last noteworthy appearance at the AfroBasket 2015 qualification where, after a long battle, it ceded to Mozambique 68–69.

Current roster

Team for the 2015 Afrobasket Qualification: [3]

Botswana men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
Ofentse Churchill Barrows
Chinouya Kumbirai Chinouya
Thabo Petrus Gaborone
Thuto Taelo Gaborone
Karabo Reinhard Geche
Tuelo Michael Masilo
Tshepo Mixon
Bathusi Tirelo
Thatayaone Patrick Mokgethi
Robert Bendo Mosalakatane
Tlale John Mosetlhe
Israel Mphato
Patrick Mbaakanyi Ndawanyana
Ketlwaelo Rahube
Emmanuel Ramoshebi
Teko Bokang Malede Sekgwama
Eric Jacob Sentongo-Lukwago
Nnaemeka S.Eze
Dumezeweni Joseph Sethlare
Thuto Shai
Head coach
  •  ?
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015

Competitive record

AfroBasket

Botswana has never qualified for a AfroBasket main tournament, however, it has appeared in several qualification rounds.

AfroBasket recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionGPWLGPWL
Flag of Senegal.svg 1997 Did not qualify
Flag of Angola.svg 1999
Flag of Morocco.svg 2001
Flag of Egypt.svg 2003
Flag of Algeria.svg 2005
Flag of Angola.svg 2007
Flag of Libya.svg 2009 Did not enter
Flag of Madagascar.svg 2011
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2013
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2015 202 2015
Flag of Tunisia.svg Flag of Senegal.svg 2017 Did not enter
Flag of Rwanda.svg 2021
Flag of Angola.svg 2025
Total0/1251412111

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References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues
  3. "Botswana | 2015 Afrobasket | ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM". www.fiba.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.