Olumide Oyedeji is a Nigerian professional basketball center who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for three seasons.
The Nigeria men's national basketball team represents Nigeria in international basketball, and it is governed by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF).
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.
AfroBasket 2009 was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Africa in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was hosted by Libya after Nigeria, the original host, withdrew from hosting after not conforming to FIBA Africa guidelines.
Amine Rzig is a Tunisian retired basketball player and current coach.
Salah Mejri is a Tunisian professional basketball player for Kazma. He also represents the senior Tunisian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m), he plays at the center position. After a successful career in Europe, Mejri was the first Tunisian and Arab NBA player when he joined the Dallas Mavericks in 2015 as a 29-year-old rookie. He stayed in the NBA for four seasons before returning with the Real Madrid in 2019 offseason.
Mohamed Hdidane is a Tunisian basketball player for Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.
Hamdi Braa is a Tunisian basketball player for ES Radès in the Championnat National A. Braa has played professionally since 2004. He helped the club to the 2007 Tunisian Championship.
Marouan Kechrid is a Tunisian-French former basketball player and current coach. After starting his career with JS Kairouan, Kechrid played the majority of his career in Tunisia and won five CNA championships over an eighteen-year span. He also played for Ittihad Tanger and Maghreb de Fes in the Moroccan Division Excellence.
Mokhtar Ghyaza is a Tunisian basketball player who currently plays for US Monastir of the Championnat National A and the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Nizar Knioua is a Tunisian professional basketball player.
Atef Maoua is a Tunisian basketball player. He currently plays for J.S. Kairouan in the Tunisian Basketball League. He is a six-foot-six-inch, 218 pound guard-forward.
Makrem Ben Romdhane is a Tunisian professional basketball player for Benfica and Tunisia. He can play at either the small forward, power forward or center positions.
AfroBasket 2011 was the 26th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake is the berth allocated to Africa in the 2012 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Côte d'Ivoire, with games to be played in Abidjan. However, in 2011 Madagascar was chosen as host replacement due to a political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire.
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.
Marouan Chouiref is a Tunisian handball player for Tremblay-en-France and the Tunisian national team.
Club Africain is a Tunisian professional basketball club from Tunis. The club competes in the Championnat Pro A, the top tier of professional basketball in Tunisia. The team has won the national championship four times, the last time being in 2016. Notable players of the team include senior men's Tunisian national basketball team members Mourad El Mabrouk, Marouan Kechrid, Marouen Lahmar, and Naim Dhifallah.
Omar Abada is a Tunisian professional basketball player who plays for Al Ahly since 2023. Abada also plays for the Tunisia national basketball team.
Union Sportive Monastirienne, commonly known as US Monastir, is a Tunisian professional basketball club based in Monastir. Established in 1959, the team plays in the Pro A the first division league in Tunisia and has won seven national championships. Monastir also plays in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) since the inaugural season in 2021. Home games are played in the Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall.
Mohamed Abbassi is a Tunisian basketball player who plays for US Monastir of the Tunisian Championnat National A and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He previously played for several other sides in Tunisia.
