Senegal men's national basketball team

Senegal

FIBA ranking	31 1
Joined FIBA	1962
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Federation Senegalaise de Basketball
Coach	Cheikh Sarr
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	4
Medals	None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances	27
Medals	Gold: 1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1997 Silver: 1970, 1974, 1975, 1992, 1995, 2005 Bronze: 1983, 1989, 1993, 2013
Home Away

The Senegalese national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represent Senegal in international competition. Over the years, the national 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.

The team is a 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.

History

With its historic qualification for the 1968 Summer Olympics, Team Senegal gained international attention for the first time. The following years were marked by an at times, dominating performance on the African continent. 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 amongst 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

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1968	15	Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics	Mexico City, Mexico
1972	15	Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics	Munich, Germany
1980	11	Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics	Moscow, Soviet Union
2016	To Be Determined	Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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 World Cup	Spain
2019	To Be Determined	2019 FIBA 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		FIBA Africa Championship 1968	Casablanca, Morocco
1970		FIBA Africa Championship 1970	Alexandria, Egypt
1972		FIBA Africa Championship 1972	Dakar, Senegal
1974		FIBA Africa Championship 1974	Bangui, Central African Republic
1975		FIBA Africa Championship 1975	Alexandria, Egypt
1978		FIBA Africa Championship 1978	Dakar, Senegal
1980		FIBA Africa Championship 1980	Rabat, Morocco
1981	5	FIBA Africa Championship 1981	Mogadishu, Somalia
1983		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		FIBA Africa Championship 1989	Luanda, Angola
1992		FIBA Africa Championship 1992	Cairo, Egypt
1993		FIBA Africa Championship 1993	Nairobi, Kenya
1995		FIBA Africa Championship 1995	Algiers, Algeria
1997		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		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		FIBA Africa Championship 2013	Côte d'Ivoire
2015	4	FIBA Africa Championship 2015	Radès, Tunisia
2017	To Be Determined	FIBA Africa Championship 2017	Republic of the Congo

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games

• 1965 :
• 1973 : 4th
• 1978 :
• 1987 :
• 1991 :
• 1995 : Did Not Qualify
• 1999 : 5th
• 2003 :
• 2007 : Did Not Qualify
• 2011 : Did Not Qualify
• 2015 : Did Not Qualify
• 2019 : To Be Determined

Islamic Solidarity Games

See also: Basketball at the Islamic Solidarity Games

Never Participated

Roster

Team for the 2015 AfroBasket:

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|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:left;" | Ibrahima Thomas | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 28 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Al-Muharraq SC | style="text-align:center;" | |-

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|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:left;" | Maleye N'Doye | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 35 – (1980-08-19)19 August 1980 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Paris-Levallois Basket | style="text-align:center;" | |-

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|- | style="text-align:center;" | F | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:left;" | Mouhammad Faye | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 29 – (1985-09-14)14 September 1985 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Pallacanestro Varese | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:left;" | Mouhamed Sene | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 29 – (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Austin Spurs | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 13 | style="text-align:left;" | Cheikh Mbodj | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 28 – (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Czarni Słupsk | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | C | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:left;" | Gorgui Dieng | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 25 – (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | Minnesota Timberwolves | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | F/C | style="text-align:center;" | 15 | style="text-align:left;" | Abdou Badji | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 23 – (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | SAM Massagno Basket | style="text-align:center;" | |-

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Head coach

• Cheikh Sarr

Assistant coach(es)

• Parfait Adjivon
• Raoul Toupane

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Legend

• Club – describes last
  club before the tournament
• Age – describes age
  on 19 August 2015

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Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Inactive
C	Gorgui Dieng	Mouhamed Sene
PF	Mouhammad Faye	Ibrahima Thomas	Cheikh Mbodj
SF	Maurice Ndour	Maleye N'Doye	Ibrahima Mbengue
SG	Antoine Mendy	Mohamed Diop
PG	Xane D'Almeida	Thierno Niang

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 Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 5 May 2016

Famous former players

• DeSagana Diop

Head coach position

• Sam Vincent – 2007
• Parfaito Adjivon – 2009
• Abdourahmane N'Diaye – 2005, 2009-10
• Alain Weisz – 2011
• Cheikh Sarr – 2012–2014

Past rosters

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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 G 5 Xane D'Almeida 31 – (1983-01-21)21 January 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes–Lourdes F 6 Ibrahima Thomas 27 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Azad University G 7 Mamadou N'Doye 34 – (1979-10-06)6 October 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) UGB F 8 Mohamed Diop 33 – (1981-05-14)14 May 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) UGB F 9 Maleye N'Doye 34 – (1980-08-19)19 August 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Paris-Levallois Basket F 10 Djibril Thiam 28 – (1986-07-06)6 July 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Toyama Grouses F 11 Mouhammad Faye 28 – (1985-09-14)14 September 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Panelefsiniakos F 12 Maurice Ndour 22 – (1992-06-18)18 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Ohio Bobcats C 13 Hamady N'Diaye 27 – (1987-01-12)12 January 1987 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Guangxi Rhinos C 14 Gorgui Dieng 24 – (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Minnesota Timberwolves F 15 Abdou Badji 22 – (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Neuchâtel Basket	Head coach Cheikh Sarr Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2014

See also

• Senegal national under-19 basketball team
• Senegal national under-17 basketball team
• Senegal national 3x3 team
• Senegal women's national basketball team

External links

• Official website
• FIBA Profile
• Senegal Basketball Records at FIBA Archive

Videos

• Senegal - Tournament Highlights - 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Youtube.com video