Ghana men's national basketball team

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Ghana Flag of Ghana.svg
FIBA ranking NR (25 February 2025) [1]
Joined FIBA 1962
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federationGhana Basketball Association (GBBA)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
African Championship
AppearancesNone

The Ghana national basketball team represents Ghana in international competitions. It is administered by the Ghana Basketball Association (GBBA). [2]

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Ghana's senior national team has till date only played friendly games, despite its potentials and to the dismay of its fans. Ghanaian basketball players have played in some of the world's strongest leagues. The country does have a U-18 national team that competes at the FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship. Besides a youth national team, Ghana also features a 3x3 basketball team.

Ghana is Africa's most populous nation to never qualify for a major international basketball tournament, apart from youth and 3x3 basketball tournaments.[ citation needed ] They were scheduled to take part in AfroBasket 2021 qualification, with its group games being cancelled later.

Former logo Ghana BBall Association.jpg
Former logo

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

never entered qualifying round

World Championship

never entered qualifying round

FIBA Africa Championship

never entered qualifying round

African Games

never entered qualifying round

Notable players

Because of the unavailability of a national team, Ghanaian-born basketball players often opt to represent other national teams.

Current notable Ghanaian-born players include:

Ghana men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
C Amida Brimah 31 – (1994-02-11)11 February 19942.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Valencia Flag of Spain.svg
C Nathan Mensah 26 – (1998-09-04)4 September 19982.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Maccabi Tel Aviv Flag of Israel.svg
F/C Ben Bentil 30 – (1995-03-29)29 March 19952.06 m (6 ft 9 in) ASVEL Flag of France.svg
F Akwasi Yeboah 28 – (1997-06-15)15 June 19971.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Trapani Shark Flag of Italy.svg
G/F Billy Ouattara 33 – (1992-01-24)24 January 19921.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Paris Basketball Flag of France.svg
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 1 July 2025

See also

References

Fiba3x3.com player Rankings

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Profile | Ghana [ dead link ], Fiba.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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