Major FIBA tournaments winning head coaches |
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The list of FIBA AfroBasket-winning head coaches shows all of the head coaches that have won the AfroBasket (formerly FIBA Africa Championship), which is the main international competition for senior men's basketball national teams that is governed by FIBA Africa, the African zone within the International Basketball Federation.
(2) | Number of titles |
† | Elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
* | Elected into the FIBA Hall of Fame |
† * | Member of both the FIBA Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. |
Number | Head Coach | National team(s) | First | Last |
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5 | Mário Palma | Angola, Tunisia | 1999 | 2017 |
4 | Paulo Macedo | Angola | 1989 | 2013 |
2 | Ibrahima Diagne | Senegal | 1978 | 1980 |
The Angolan men's national basketball team is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Basquetebol. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979. Ranking 23rd in the FIBA World Rankings, Angola is the top team of FIBA Africa, and a regular competitor at the Summer Olympic Games and the FIBA World Cup.
The Central African Republic national basketball team is administered by the Fédération Centrafricaine de Basketball.
The Cape Verde national basketball team represents Cape Verde in international basketball matches and is administered by the Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol.
The Tunisia men's national basketball team, nicknamed The Eagles of Carthage, represents Tunisia in international basketball. The team is governed by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). To date, she has taken part in the regional championship the AfroBasket 23 times. In terms of the number of successful performances, it is inferior to the traditionally strong teams of Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, and Egypt. In 2011, the Tunisian national team became the champion of Africa for the first time in its history, defeating the Angola team in the AfroBasket 2011 final. The team's previous success was silver at the home Africa Championship 1965. The team also won bronze medals in the 1970, 1974, 2009 and 2015 competitions.
The Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as the D'Tigress, represents Nigeria in international women's basketball competition, and are regulated by the Nigeria Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Nigeria. Nigeria has one of the most successful women's national teams on the African Continent, being the current African champions. They have won the Women's Afrobasket Championship consecutively for four times in a row and six times in total. They won in 2017 at Bamako, Mali, 2019 at Dakar, Senegal, 2021 at Yaounde, Cameroun, and 2023 at Kigali, Rwanda.
The Mozambique national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Mozambique in international competitions. It is administered by the Federação Moçambicana de Basquetebol (FMB).
Rwanda men's national basketball team is a basketball team that represents Rwanda in international competitions. It is administered by the Rwandan Basketball Federation (FERWABA) Rwanda has yet to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup, but has qualified for the AfroBasket six times.
Kenya national basketball team is the national men basketball team in Kenya. It is operated by the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF).
Mário Leonel Faria Borges de Palma is a Portuguese basketball coach.
The DR Congo national basketball team represents DR Congo in men's international basketball competitions, it is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mohamed Adel Tlatli is a Tunisian professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of US Monastir of the Championnat Pro A and the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Radhouane Slimane is a Tunisian basketball player who currently plays for Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League. Standing at 2.05 m, Nicknamed "Sekka" in the Tunisian basketball scene, Slimane mainly plays as power forward.
The South Sudan men's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing South Sudan. Its official name is South Sudan Basketball Federation. It was established in May 2011, and became a member of FIBA in December 2013. They are nicknamed the Bright Stars.
The Uganda national basketball team represents Uganda in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the Federation of Uganda Basketball Associations (FUBA).
Paulo Jorge Morais Rebelo de Macedo, is an Angolan former professional basketball player and a current coach. Macedo, who is 190 cm (6'2") in height, has been a prominent point guard both at the service of the Angola national basketball team and with Primeiro de Agosto. For Angola, he played at the 1986, 1990 and 1994 world championships as well as at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Moreover, he won the FIBA Africa championships in 1989, 1992, 1993 and in 2013 as a coach.
The Guinea national basketball team represents Guinea in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the Fédération Guinéenne de Basket-Ball (FGBB).
The list of FIBA Basketball World Cup winning head coaches shows all of the head coaches that have won the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which is the main international competition for senior men's basketball national teams, and that is governed by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).