Gabon men's national basketball team
Appearance
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FIBA ranking | 135 ![]() | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1965 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
National federation | Gabon Basketball Federation | ||
Coach | Thierry Bouanga | ||
Nickname(s) | Les Panthères [2] (Panthers) | ||
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Appearances | None | ||
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Appearances | None | ||
FIBA Africa Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 | ||
Medals | None | ||
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The Gabon men's national basketball team (French: Équipe nationale de basket-ball du Gabon) representing Gabon in men's international basketball competitions, It is administered by the Gabon Basketball Federation.
At the AfroBasket 2015, Gabon finished 8th, its best placement ever.
Competitive record
[edit]AfroBasket
[edit]Gabon has participated at the AfroBasket (previously the FIBA Africa Championship) three times, its best result being the quarter-finals in 2015.
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Preliminary round | 9th | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||
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Preliminary round | 9th | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||
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Quarter-finalist | 8th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2015 | |
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Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2017 | |||||
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4 | 0 | 4 | 2021 | ||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | 2025 |
AfroCan
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9th place | 9th | 3 | 1 | 2 |
African Games
[edit]Basketball was part of the African Games until 2015. Later, it was replaced by the 3x3 version.
- 1973-2011 : Did not qualify
- 2015 : 8th
Current squad
[edit]Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2017 qualification.
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Depth chart
[edit]Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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C | Channick Nkoma | Adam Obangome | |
PF | Lerry Essono | Dean Bezazouma | |
SF | Sylvere Abessolo | Tonny Boussougou Ibrahim | Jeriel Breel Dinga Igana |
SG | Francis Kobangoye | Marien Stephane Ellang | Gildas Ekouaghe |
PG | Christ Ndikuedi | Jean Eude Enguena Oworce |
Kit
[edit]Manufacturer
[edit]2015: Erima
Past squads
[edit]Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2015.
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See also
[edit]- Gabon national under-19 basketball team
- Gabon national under-17 basketball team
- Gabon national 3x3 team
- Gabon women's national basketball team
- Stéphane Lasme
- Chris Silva
References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Afrobasket 2015 : Les Panthères en mise au vert en Serbie, GABON Review, 19 Aug 2015. Retrieved 12 Aug 2016. (in French)
External links
[edit]- Presentation on Afrobasket.com Archived 6 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Gabon Basketball Federation Presentation on Facebook
- Gabon Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
Videos
[edit]- Cape Verde v Gabon - Game Highlights - Round of 16 - AfroBasket 2015 Youtube.com video