Liberia men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Liberia women's national basketball team.

Liberia

FIBA ranking	NR (25 February 2025) [1]
Joined FIBA	1964
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	LBF
Coach	Adam Sackor
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances	2 (1983, 2007)
Medals	None
Home Away

The Liberia national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Liberia. It is administered by the Liberia Basketball Federation. ^[2] Its last qualification to the FIBA Africa Championship dates back to 2007. ^[3] Its most noteworthy international performance was in 1983 when Liberia finished among Africa's 10 elite basketball teams. ^[4] According to the website, Afrobasket.com, the Liberia National Basketball team has not been in existence since 2013. ^[5]

Current squad

Team for the AfroBasket 2007. ^[6] (last publicized squad)

Liberia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. 4 Stephen Kollie 19 – (1988-08-14)14 August 1988 Invincible Eleven G 5 Samson Nyonno 32 – (1975-04-06)6 April 1975 NPA Pythons 6 Stuart Koffa 21 – (1986-02-24)24 February 1986 NPA Pythons 7 Sam Gbollie 24 – (1982-12-25)25 December 1982 8 Jonathan Krah 35 – (1972-04-18)18 April 1972 NPA Pythons 9 Vernon Gbotoe 19 – (1988-04-01)1 April 1988 Dream Team (Liberia) 10 Patrick Tugbe 21 – (1985-10-15)15 October 1985 Invincible Eleven 11 Harold Mulbah 25 – (1982-01-13)13 January 1982 G 12 Phillip Flomo 19 – (1987-12-19)19 December 1987 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) NPA Pythons 13 Raymond Kromah 17 – (1990-06-29)29 June 1990 14 Desmond Wesseh 25 – (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 15 Ryan Yakpah 23 – (1984-02-04)4 February 1984	Head coach Adam Sackor Assistant coach(es) Theodore Suah Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 15 August 2007

At the AfroBasket 2007 in Angola, Raphael M. Quaye played most minutes and recorded most assists and steals for Liberia. ^[7]

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench		Bench 3
C
PF
SF
SG	Samson Nyonno
PG	Harold Mulbah			J Wellington Barchue Jr

Notable players

Other current notable players from Liberia:

Liberia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G Prince Williams 27 – (1992-08-22)22 August 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C.	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 13 January 2020

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1983	9	FIBA Africa Championship 1983	Alexandria, Egypt
2007	16	FIBA Africa Championship 2007	Angola

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games

• 1965-2003 : Did not qualify
• 2007 : 11th
• 2011-2015 : Did not qualify

Past rosters

1983 FIBA Africa Championship: finished 9th among 10 teams

2007 FIBA Africa Championship: finished 16th among 16 teams

John Bing, Jethro Bing, Varney Tulay, Marcus Wolo, Fitzgerald Cole, Alphonso Kuiah, Raphael Quaye, Francis Fayiah, Alvin Tapeh, Mark Smith, Joseph Lackey, Richelieu Allison, Cephus Solo, Meshach McBorrough, Samuel Assembe (Coach: Allan Jallah)

See also

• Liberia women's national basketball team
• Liberia national under-19 basketball team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
2. "FIBA.com: Profile – Liberia" . Retrieved 29 January 2012.^{[ dead link ]}
3. "archive.FIBA.com: 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Men". Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
4. "archive.FIBA.com: 1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Men". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
5. "Afrobasket". Afrobasket.com. 2020.
6. Liberia | 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Men ^{[ dead link ]}, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. Liberia | 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Men, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

External links

• Africabasket – Liberia Men National Team
• Welcome to Friends and Supporters of Liberian Basketball, Inc.
• Fiba Africa – Official Website
• Liberia Basketball Records ^{[ dead link ]} at FIBA Archive
• Welcome to Liberia #1 Online Basketball Portal