Sudan men's national basketball team

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Sudan
Flag of Sudan.svg
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Joined FIBA 1953
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federationSudan Basketball Federation
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances5
Medals Silver medal africa.svg Silver: 1962
Bronze medal africa.svg Bronze: 1975

The Sudanese national basketball team is the national team of the country of Sudan. It is administered by the Sudan Basketball Association. [2]

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In the 1960s and 1970s, the country was among the continent's basketball elite as it finished runner-up at the FIBA Africa Championship in 1962 and won bronze in 1975.

The country has produced some NBA players, most notably Manute Bol and Luol Deng of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Deng, however, is not eligible for the national team, as he has been naturalized in the United Kingdom and plays for the UK in FIBA competitions and England in the Commonwealth Games. Traditionally, most of Sudan's most talented players have usually come from the South. (Bol and Deng e.g. were both born in South Sudan) Hence, the independence of South Sudan brought forth new challenges.

In recent years, several of the Sudan's top players have played key roles for teams of the US-based NCAA. Yet, these players normally do not play for the national team. Hence, the level of the national team has been very low. It finished winless at both the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games and the 2011 Pan Arab Games.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

African Championship

YearPositionTournamentHost
1962Silver medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1962 Cairo, United Arab Republic
19686 FIBA Africa Championship 1968 Casablanca, Morocco
19726 FIBA Africa Championship 1972 Dakar, Senegal
1975Bronze medal icon.svg FIBA Africa Championship 1975 Alexandria, Egypt
19784 FIBA Africa Championship 1978 Dakar, Senegal

African Games

yet to qualify

Current squad

At 2011 Pan Arab Games: [3] (last publicized squad)

Sudan men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 4 Orsd Hamend
G 5 Mortada Aze Elden
G 6 Haman Elkir
F/C 7 Mowafk Elmin
G 8 Alaa Eldin
F 9 Gamal Aly
F 10 Hassen Mostafa
F 11 Mazen Sabry
F/C 12 Elfadil Fouad
C 13 Ehab Heder
C 14 Ebrahim El Amman
F/C 15 Kamal Elfadel

Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 06 December 2011

At the 2011 Pan Arab Games, Kamal Elfadel was Sudan's dominant player as he averaged 22 points and 11 rebounds per game.

Notable players

Current notable players from South Sudan:

South Sudan men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
F Akoy Agau 22 – (1994-11-28)28 November 19942.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball Flag of the United States.svg
C Koch Bar 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Bradley Braves men's basketball Flag of the United States.svg
F/C Thik Bol 20 – (1996-01-06)6 January 19962.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball Flag of the United States.svg
G Peter Jok 22 – (1994-03-30)30 March 19941.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball Flag of the United States.svg
F Wenyen Gabriel 19 – (1997-03-26)26 March 19972.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Flag of the United States.svg

Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age

See also

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. Profile - Sudan [ dead link ], FIBA.com, Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. Sudan National Team, Afrobasket.com. Accessed 03 January 2017.