Senegal men's national basketball team

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Senegal Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal BBall Fed.jpg
FIBA ranking 47 Steady2.svg (26 November 2024) [1]
Joined FIBA 1962
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federationFederation Senegalaise de Basketball
Coach Boniface Ndong
Nickname(s)The Lions
Olympic Games
Appearances3
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 5
AfroBasket
Appearances29
Medals Gold medal africa.svg Gold: (1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1997)
Silver medal africa.svg Silver: (1970, 1974, 1975, 1992, 1995, 2005)
Bronze medal africa.svg Bronze: (1983, 1989, 1993, 2013, 2017, 2021)

The Senegal national basketball team (French: Équipe de basketball du Senegal) represents Senegal in men's international basketball and it is overseen by Federation Senegalaise de basketball, five time a gold medallist (in 1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, and 1997), a six time silver medallist, and a four time bronze medallist at the FIBA Africa Championship. Senegal was the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.

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The team has included several players who have competed in the U.S. National Basketball Association, including former Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop and current Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng, and is considered to be, along with those of Nigeria and Angola, a top African side.

History

Senegal's international participation debuted at the 1968 Summer Olympics. They would have a dominating performance on the African continent at times in the years to follow. Senegal has had many world-elite basketball players, especially at the center position, which helped the team to compete at many major international tournaments. At times, however, the team was overly dependent on its NBA-players. An example was in the mid-2000s, when it struggled with injuries. Having finished as the runner-up to Angola in the 2005 FIBA Africa Championship, Senegal qualified for play in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, where the squad finished last in Group D and twenty-second among the twenty-four sides to have contested the championship, having lost to the United States, Italy, Slovenia, China, and Puerto Rico.

Performance table

Olympic Games

YearPositionTournamentHost
196815 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City, Mexico
197215 1972 Summer Olympics Munich, Germany
198011 1980 Summer Olympics Moscow, Soviet Union

FIBA World Cup

YearPositionTournamentHost
197814 1978 FIBA World Championship Philippines
199815 1998 FIBA World Championship Greece
200622 2006 FIBA World Championship Japan
201416 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Spain
201930 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup China

FIBA Africa Championship

YearPositionTournamentHost
1962 FIBA Africa Championship 1962 Cairo, Egypt
19645 FIBA Africa Championship 1964 Casablanca, Morocco
19654 FIBA Africa Championship 1965 Tunis, Tunisia
1968Gold medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1968 Casablanca, Morocco
1970Silver medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1970 Alexandria, Egypt
1972Gold medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1972 Dakar, Senegal
1974Silver medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1974 Bangui, Central African Republic
1975Silver medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1975 Alexandria, Egypt
1978Gold medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1978 Dakar, Senegal
1980Gold medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1980 Rabat, Morocco
19815 FIBA Africa Championship 1981 Mogadishu, Somalia
1983Bronze medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1983 Alexandria, Egypt
19854 FIBA Africa Championship 1985 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
19876 FIBA Africa Championship 1987 Tunis, Tunisia
1989Bronze medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1989 Luanda, Angola
1992Silver medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1992 Cairo, Egypt
1993Bronze medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1993 Nairobi, Kenya
1995Silver medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1995 Algiers, Algeria
1997Gold medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1997 Dakar, Senegal
19997 FIBA Africa Championship 1999 Angola
20017 FIBA Africa Championship 2001 Morocco
20034 FIBA Africa Championship 2003 Alexandria, Egypt
2005Silver medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 2005 Algiers, Algeria
20079 FIBA Africa Championship 2007 Angola
20097 FIBA Africa Championship 2009 Libya
20115 FIBA Africa Championship 2011 Antananarivo, Madagascar
2013Bronze medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 2013 Côte d'Ivoire
20154 FIBA Africa Championship 2015 Radès, Tunisia
2017Bronze medal icon.svg AfroBasket 2017 Senegal/Tunisia
2021Bronze medal icon.svg AfroBasket 2021 Rwanda
2025Qualified AfroBasket 2025 Angola

African Games

Team

Current roster

Roster for the AfroBasket 2021. [2]

Senegal men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 0 Brancou Badio 22 – (1999-02-17)17 February 19991.88 m (6 ft 2 in) s.Oliver Würzburg Flag of Germany.svg
PF 1 Maurice Ndour 29 – (1992-06-18)18 June 19922.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Rytas Flag of Lithuania.svg
SG 2 Cheikh Bamba Diallo 25 – (1996-03-15)15 March 19961.90 m (6 ft 3 in) AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg
G 6 Mamadou Faye 27 – (1993-09-25)25 September 19931.96 m (6 ft 5 in) AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg
F 7 Pape Moustapha Diop 25 – (1996-01-01)1 January 19962.02 m (6 ft 8 in) DUC Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg
C 8 Malik Dime 28 – (1992-10-06)6 October 19922.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Andorra Flag of Andorra.svg
SG 9 Alga Ndiaye 22 – (1999-02-16)16 February 19992.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Ryerson Rams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
C 12 Boubacar Toure 25 – (1995-12-31)31 December 19952.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Chorale Roanne Flag of France.svg
C 14 Gorgui Dieng 31 – (1990-01-18)18 January 19902.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Atlanta Hawks Flag of the United States.svg
C 15 Youssou Ndoye 30 – (1991-07-15)15 July 19912.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Real Betis Flag of Spain.svg
SG 20 Pierriá Henry 28 – (1993-01-20)20 January 19931.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Fenerbahçe Flag of Turkey.svg
C 28 Ibrahima Faye 24 – (1997-01-10)10 January 19972.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Monaco Flag of France.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Ngagne Diop
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Mamadou Gueye
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 24 August 2021

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Youssou Ndoye Malik Dime Boubacar Toure
PF Gorgui Dieng Ibrahima Fall Faye Pape Moustapha Diop
SF Mouhamed Ndiaye Babacar Sane
SG Jean Jacques Boissy Cheikh Bamba Diallo
PG Alkaly Ndour Mamadou Faye

Notable players

Hamady N'Diaye Hamady N'Diaye in 2011.jpg
Hamady N'Diaye

Other current notable players from Senegal:

Senegal roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C Ibou Badji 21 – (2002-10-13)13 October 20022.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Portland Trail Blazers Flag of the United States.svg
C Ousmane N'Diaye 20 – (2004-03-19)19 March 20042.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Saski Baskonia Flag of Spain.svg
C Khalifa Diop 22 – (2002-01-15)15 January 20022.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Saski Baskonia Flag of Spain.svg
PF Mouhamed Gueye 21 – (2002-11-09)9 November 20022.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Atlanta Hawks Flag of the United States.svg

Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 9 September 2024

Famous former players

Head coach position

Past rosters

1968 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 16 teams

Cheikh Fall, Moussa Sene, Alioune Gueye, Babacar Dia, Papa Diop, Mousse N'Diaye, Babacar Traore, Claude Sadio, Claude Constantino, Babacar Seck, Mansour Diagne, Doudou Camara (Coach: Alioune Diop)

1972 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 16 teams

Cheikh Fall, Babacar Traore, Mohamadou Diop, Babacar Seck, Papa Diop, Alioune Gueye, Pierre Sagna, Abdourahmane N'Diaye, Sylvestre Lopis, Assane Thiam, Joseph Diandy, Doudou Camara (Coach: Amadou Diaw)

1978 World Championship: finished 14th among 14 teams

Mathieu Faye, Bireyma Sadi Diagne, Madiagne N'Diaye, A.Diouf, B.Kaba, J.Lopez, M.Diagne, M.Gueye, J.Toupane, A.Diop, A.Dogue, L.Diop (Coach: I.Diagne)

1980 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 12 teams

Mathieu Faye, Madiagne N'Diaye, Mohamadou Diop, Oumar Dia, Mamadou Diop, Bassirou Badji, Yamar Samb, Bireyma Sadi Diagne, Yaya Cissokho, Modou Tall, Moussa M'Bengue, Hadrame N'Diaye (Coach: Ibrahima Diagne)

1998 World Championship: finished 15th among 16 teams

Makhtar N'Diaye, Mamadou Diouf, Mamadou N'Diaye, Cheikh Yaya Dia, Raymond Carvalho, Mouhamadou Sow, Assane N'Diaye, Boubacar Aw, Kader Malik Fall, Vincent Da Sylva, Samba Aly Ngone Niang, Omer Ba (Coach: Ousseynou Ndiaga Diop)

2006 World Championship: finished 22nd among 24 teams

Makhtar N'Diaye, Babacar Cisse, Mamadou Diouf, Sitapha Savane, Malick Badiane, Mamadou N'Diaye, El Kabir Pene, Pape Ibrahim Faye, Mouhamadou Niang, Souleymane Aw, N'Dongo N'Diaye, Meleye N'Doye (Coach: Moustapha Gaye)

2014 World Championship: finished 16th among 24 teams

PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 4 Thierno Niang 24 – (1990-03-08)8 March 19901.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Milwaukee Panthers Flag of the United States.svg
G 5 Xane D'Almeida 31 – (1983-01-21)21 January 19831.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes–Lourdes Flag of France.svg
F 6 Ibrahima Thomas 27 – (1987-02-07)7 February 19872.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Azad University Flag of Iran.svg
G 7 Mamadou N'Doye 34 – (1979-10-06)6 October 19791.91 m (6 ft 3 in) UGB Flag of Senegal.svg
F 8 Mohamed Diop 33 – (1981-05-14)14 May 19811.98 m (6 ft 6 in) UGB Flag of Senegal.svg
F 9 Maleye N'Doye 34 – (1980-08-19)19 August 19802.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Paris-Levallois Basket Flag of France.svg
F 10 Djibril Thiam 28 – (1986-07-06)6 July 19862.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Toyama Grouses Flag of Japan.svg
F 11 Mouhammad Faye 28 – (1985-09-14)14 September 19852.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Panelefsiniakos Flag of Greece.svg
F 12 Maurice Ndour 22 – (1992-06-18)18 June 19922.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Ohio Bobcats Flag of the United States.svg
C 13 Hamady N'Diaye 27 – (1987-01-12)12 January 19872.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Guangxi Rhinos Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
C 14 Gorgui Dieng 24 – (1990-01-18)18 January 19902.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Minnesota Timberwolves Flag of the United States.svg
F 15 Abdou Badji 22 – (1992-04-04)4 April 19922.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Neuchâtel Basket Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2014

Team for the 2015 AfroBasket:

PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 4 Thierno Niang 25 – (1990-03-08)8 March 19901.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Geish Army Flag of Egypt.svg
G 5 Xane D'Almeida 32 – (1983-01-21)21 January 19831.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes–Lourdes Flag of France.svg
F 6 Ibrahima Thomas 28 – (1987-02-07)7 February 19872.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Muharraq SC Flag of Bahrain.svg
SF 7 Mohamed Diop 34 – (1981-05-14)14 May 19811.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Escuela de Oficiales de la Fap Flag of Peru.svg
F 8 Antoine Mendy 32 – (1983-08-16)16 August 19831.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Orléans Loiret Basket Flag of France.svg
F 9 Maleye N'Doye 35 – (1980-08-19)19 August 19801.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Paris-Levallois Basket Flag of France.svg
G 10 Ibrahima Mbengue 32 – (1982-10-13)13 October 19822.03 m (6 ft 8 in) AS Douanes Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg
F 11 Mouhammad Faye 29 – (1985-09-14)14 September 19852.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Pallacanestro Varese Flag of Italy.svg
C 12 Mouhamed Sene 29 – (1986-05-12)12 May 19862.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Austin Spurs Flag of the United States.svg
C 13 Cheikh Mbodj 28 – (1987-08-01)1 August 19872.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Czarni Słupsk Flag of Poland.svg
C 14 Gorgui Dieng 25 – (1990-01-18)18 January 19902.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Minnesota Timberwolves Flag of the United States.svg
F/C 15 Abdou Badji 23 – (1992-04-04)4 April 19922.08 m (6 ft 10 in) SAM Massagno Basket Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Parfait Adjivon
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Raoul Toupane
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015

Kit

Manufacturer

2015 – Nike [4]

2015 – Orange [4]

See also

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. "Team Roster Senegal". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 2015 FIBA Africa Championship – Senegal, FIBA.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

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