Senegal men's national basketball team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Senegal women's national basketball team.

Senegal
2021
)

The Senegal national basketball team (

Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament
.

The team has included several players who have competed in the U.S.

Angola
, a top African side.

History

Senegal's international participation debuted at the

Puerto Rico
.

Performance table

Olympic Games

Year Position Tournament Host
1968 15 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City, Mexico
1972 15 1972 Summer Olympics Munich, Germany
1980 11 1980 Summer Olympics Moscow, Soviet Union

FIBA World Cup

Year Position Tournament Host
1978 14 1978 FIBA World Championship Philippines
1998 15 1998 FIBA World Championship Greece
2006 22 2006 FIBA World Championship Japan
2014 16 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Spain
2019 30 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup China

FIBA Africa Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1962 – FIBA Africa Championship 1962 Cairo, Egypt
1964 5 FIBA Africa Championship 1964 Casablanca, Morocco
1965 4 FIBA Africa Championship 1965 Tunis, Tunisia
1968 1st place, gold medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1968 Casablanca, Morocco
1970 2nd place, silver medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1970 Alexandria, Egypt
1972 1st place, gold medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1972 Dakar, Senegal
1974 2nd place, silver medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1974 Bangui, Central African Republic
1975 2nd place, silver medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1975 Alexandria, Egypt
1978 1st place, gold medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1978 Dakar, Senegal
1980 1st place, gold medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1980 Rabat, Morocco
1981 5 FIBA Africa Championship 1981 Mogadishu, Somalia
1983 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1983 Alexandria, Egypt
1985 4 FIBA Africa Championship 1985 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
1987 6 FIBA Africa Championship 1987 Tunis, Tunisia
1989 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1989 Luanda, Angola
1992 2nd place, silver medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1992 Cairo, Egypt
1993 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1993 Nairobi, Kenya
1995 2nd place, silver medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1995 Algiers, Algeria
1997 1st place, gold medalist(s) FIBA Africa Championship 1997 Dakar, Senegal
1999 7 FIBA Africa Championship 1999 Angola
2001 7
FIBA Africa Championship 2001
 Morocco
2003 4
FIBA Africa Championship 2003
 Alexandria, Egypt
2005 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
FIBA Africa Championship 2005
 Algiers, Algeria
2007 9
FIBA Africa Championship 2007
 Angola
2009 7
FIBA Africa Championship 2009
 Libya
2011 5
FIBA Africa Championship 2011
 Antananarivo, Madagascar
2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
FIBA Africa Championship 2013
 Côte d'Ivoire
2015 4
FIBA Africa Championship 2015
 Radès, Tunisia
2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
AfroBasket 2017
 Senegal/Tunisia
2021 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
AfroBasket 2021
 Rwanda

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games
  • 1965 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 1973 – 4th
  • 1978 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 1987 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 1991 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 1999 – 5th
  • 2003 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Team

Current roster

Rroster for the

AfroBasket 2021.[2]

Senegal men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 0 Brancou Badio 22 – (1999-02-17)17 February 1999 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
s.Oliver Würzburg
 Germany
PF
 		1 Maurice Ndour 29 – (1992-06-18)18 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Rytas Lithuania
SG 2
Cheikh Bamba Diallo
 25 – (1996-03-15)15 March 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) AS Douanes Senegal
G
 		6 Mamadou Faye 27 – (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) AS Douanes Senegal
F
 		7 Pape Moustapha Diop 25 – (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
DUC Dakar
 Senegal
C 8 Malik Dime 28 – (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Andorra Andorra
SG 9 Alga Ndiaye 22 – (1999-02-16)16 February 1999 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Ryerson Rams
 Canada
C 12 Boubacar Toure 25 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Chorale Roanne France
C 14 Gorgui Dieng 31 – (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Atlanta Hawks United States
C 15 Youssou Ndoye 30 – (1991-07-15)15 July 1991 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Real Betis Spain
SG 20 Pierriá Henry 28 – (1993-01-20)20 January 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Fenerbahçe
 Turkey
C 28
Ibrahima Faye
 24 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Monaco France
Head coach
  • Boniface Ndong
Assistant coach(es)
  • Senegal Ngagne Diop
  • Senegal Mamadou Gueye
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 24 August 2021

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 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

Other current notable players from Senegal:

Senegal roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C Hamady N'Diaye 29 – (1987-01-12)12 January 1987 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)
Bnei Hertzeliyya
 Israel
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 5 May 2016

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


Senegal men's national basketball team - 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G
 		4 Thierno Niang 24 – (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Milwaukee Panthers United States
G
 		5 Xane D'Almeida 31 – (1983-01-21)21 January 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes–Lourdes France
F
 		6 Ibrahima Thomas 27 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Azad University Iran
G
 		7 Mamadou N'Doye 34 – (1979-10-06)6 October 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) UGB Senegal
F
 		8 Mohamed Diop 33 – (1981-05-14)14 May 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) UGB Senegal
F
 		9 Maleye N'Doye 34 – (1980-08-19)19 August 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Paris-Levallois Basket
 France
F
 		10 Djibril Thiam 28 – (1986-07-06)6 July 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Toyama Grouses Japan
F
 		11 Mouhammad Faye 28 – (1985-09-14)14 September 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Panelefsiniakos Greece
F
 		12 Maurice Ndour 22 – (1992-06-18)18 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Ohio Bobcats United States
C 13 Hamady N'Diaye 27 – (1987-01-12)12 January 1987 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Guangxi Rhinos
 China
C 14 Gorgui Dieng 24 – (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Minnesota Timberwolves United States
F
 		15 Abdou Badji 22 – (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Neuchâtel Basket
 Switzerland
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2014

Team for the

2015 AfroBasket
:

Senegal men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G
 		4 Thierno Niang 25 – (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Geish Army Egypt
G
 		5 Xane D'Almeida 32 – (1983-01-21)21 January 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes–Lourdes France
F
 		6 Ibrahima Thomas 28 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Muharraq SC Bahrain
SF 7 Mohamed Diop 34 – (1981-05-14)14 May 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Escuela de Oficiales de la Fap Peru
F
 		8 Antoine Mendy 32 – (1983-08-16)16 August 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Orléans Loiret Basket France
F
 		9 Maleye N'Doye 35 – (1980-08-19)19 August 1980 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Paris-Levallois Basket
 France
G
 		10 Ibrahima Mbengue 32 – (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
AS Douanes Dakar
 Senegal
F
 		11 Mouhammad Faye 29 – (1985-09-14)14 September 1985 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Pallacanestro Varese Italy
C 12 Mouhamed Sene 29 – (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Austin Spurs United States
C 13 Cheikh Mbodj 28 – (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Czarni Słupsk Poland
C 14 Gorgui Dieng 25 – (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Minnesota Timberwolves United States
F/C 15 Abdou Badji 23 – (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
SAM Massagno Basket
 Switzerland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Senegal Parfait Adjivon
  • Senegal 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. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Team Roster Senegal". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. ^ Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b 2015 FIBA Africa Championship – Senegal, FIBA.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

External links

Videos

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