Ghana men's national basketball team

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Ghana Flag of Ghana.svg
FIBA ranking NR (15 September 2023) [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 such as the US-based NCAA or the Spanish Liga ACB. 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. On 2019/01/01 it ranked 8th in Africa for the male side and 16th for the females.

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
F Ben Bentil 25 – (1995-03-29)29 March 19952.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Panathinaikos B.C. Flag of Greece.svg
C Amida Brimah 26 – (1994-02-11)11 February 19942.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Free Agent
F Nathan Mensah 22 – (1998-09-04)4 September 19982.08 m (6 ft 10 in) San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball Flag of the United States.svg
SG Billy Ouattara 28 – (1992-01-24)24 January 19921.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Real Betis Baloncesto Flag of Spain.svg
F Akwasi Yeboah 23 – (1997-06-15)15 June 19971.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball Flag of France.svg

Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 5 September 2020

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References

Fiba3x3.com player Rankings

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. Profile | Ghana, Fiba.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.