Sudan men's national basketball team

Not to be confused with South Sudan national basketball team.

Sudan

FIBA ranking	(15 August 2024)
Joined FIBA	1953
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Sudan Basketball Federation
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances	5
Medals	Silver: 1962 Bronze: 1975
Home Away

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

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

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1962		FIBA Africa Championship 1962	Cairo, United Arab Republic
1968	6	FIBA Africa Championship 1968	Casablanca, Morocco
1972	6	FIBA Africa Championship 1972	Dakar, Senegal
1975		FIBA Africa Championship 1975	Alexandria, Egypt
1978	4	FIBA Africa Championship 1978	Dakar, Senegal

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games

yet to qualify

Current squad

At 2011 Pan Arab Games: (last publicized squad)

Sudan men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club 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
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club F Akoy Agau 22 – (1994-11-28)28 November 1994 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball C Koch Bar – 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Bradley Braves men's basketball F/C Thik Bol 20 – (1996-01-06)6 January 1996 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball G Peter Jok 22 – (1994-03-30)30 March 1994 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball F Wenyen Gabriel 19 – (1997-03-26)26 March 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age

See also

• Sudan national under-19 basketball team

External links

• Sudan Men National Team 2011 at Afrobasket.com
• Sudan Basketball Records at FIBA Archive