Maixant Magloire Mombollet (born 17 January 1981 in Bangui, Central African Republic) is a former college basketball player with The Citadel from 2000-2004. He has played with the Central African Republic national basketball team in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009 FIBA Africa Championships, helping the team to quarterfinal appearances in 2005, 2007, and 2009. [1] [2] He currently plays power forward for Orcines in the French Professional Basketball League.
Luis Alberto Flores is a Dominican former professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 2 in tall point guard-shooting guard. He grew up in the United States, in the predominantly Dominican neighborhood of Washington Heights, in New York City, and attended Norman Thomas High School. Flores is a member of the senior Dominican Republic national basketball team. He was the 2009 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
Olumide Oyedeji is a Nigerian professional basketball center who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for three seasons.
Romain Guessagba-Sato-Lebel, generally known as Romain Sato, is a former Central African professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 1.96 m, he played as a swingman.
Joaquim Brandão Gomes, also known as "Kikas", is a retired Angolan professional basketball player. He has played professionally in Germany and the Netherlands.
Olímpio Cipriano is an Angolan basketball player who currently plays for Petro de Luanda and the Angola national team. A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) guard, he has been one of the most decorated basketball players in Angolan history, having won 12 Angolan Leagues and 11 Angolan Cups in his career.
The Central African Republic national basketball team is administered by the Fédération Centrafricaine de Basketball.
The Ivory Coast men's national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Ivory Coast in international competition. The team competes regularly in the African Championship and is administered by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball.
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.
South Africa national basketball team is the basketball team that represents South Africa in international competitions. The governing body of the team is Basketball South Africa.
Régis Junior Koundjia-Sindo is a Central African former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers and George Washington Colonials from 2003 to 2007. Koundjia played with the Central African Republic national basketball team in the FIBA Africa Championship games in 2005, 2007 and 2009.
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.
The Libyan national basketball team represents Libya in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Kurat As-Sallah al-Leebiyyah. Libya has been an official affiliate of FIBA since 1961.
Yannick Zachee is a Central African basketball player who is a member of the Central African Republic national basketball team. Born in France, he represents Central African Republic internationally.
Max Martial Kouguère is a Central African professional basketball player who currently plays for Bangui Sporting Club. He is a member of the Central African Republic national basketball team.
Lionel Bomayako is a Central African Republic-French basketball player. He is also a member of the Central African Republic national basketball team.
Destin Damachoua is a Central African-French basketball player who played for the University of New Orleans. He is also a member of the Central African Republic national basketball team.
Kinidinnin Stéphane Konaté Sornan is an Ivorian retired basketball player. He played the majority of his career for the ABC Fighters and for the Ivory Coast national team. He is nicknamed "El Jefe".
Jimmy Djimrabaye is a Central African professional basketball player for Bangui Sporting Club. During his career, he has played in France for several teams in the LNB Pro A and LNB Pro B.
Bangui Sporting Club is a Central African basketball team based in Bangui. The team plays in the Bangui Basketball League (LBBB) and has won the championship in 2022 and 2023. In the 2024 season, Bangui will play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as the first team from the Central African Republic in the competition.