Senegal national basketball team
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| Joined FIBA | 1962 |
| FIBA zone | FIBA Africa |
| National federation | Senegal Basketball Federation |
| Coach | Moustapha Gaye |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 3 |
| Medals | None |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 3 |
| Medals | None |
| FIBA Africa Championship | |
| Appearances | 23 |
| Medals | Gold: 1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1997 Silver: 1970, 1974, 1975, 1992, 1995, 2005 Bronze: 1983, 1989, 1993, 2003 |
The Senegal national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Senegal in international competition. The squad has comprised several players to have competed in the National Basketball Association, including Dallas Mavericks center DeSagana Diop, and is considered, with those of Nigeria and Angola, a top African side.
The team are five times a gold medallist (in 1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, and 1997), six times a silver medallist, and thrice a bronze medallist at the FIBA Africa Championship, and, having finished as the runner-up to Angola in the 2005 championship, 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.
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[edit] Olympic Games record
[edit] FIBA World Championship record
- 1978 FIBA World Championship: 14th
- 1998 FIBA World Championship: 15th
- 2006 FIBA World Championship: 22th
[edit] African Championship record
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[edit] Squad
[edit] 2006 FIBA World Championship roster
| Jersey number | Position played | Name | Year of birth | Team otherwise represented |
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| 4 | Center | Makhtar N'Diaye | 1972 |  Levallois |
| 5 | Guard | El Kabir Pene | 1984 | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 6 | Guard | Pape Ibrahim Faye | 1980 |  Al Rayyan |
| 7 | Guard | Babacar Cissé | 1976 | Le Havre |
| 8 | Forward | Sitapha Savané | 1978 |  Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas |
| 9 | Forward | Maleye N'Doye | 1980 | Dijon |
| 10 | Guard | Mamadou Diouf | 1983 |  Sendai 89ers |
| 11 | Forward | Alpha Traoré | 1981 |  Mas de Fès |
| 12 | Forward | Moustapha Niang | 1977 | Roanne |
| 13 | Center | Mamadou N'Diaye | 1975 |  PAOK |
| 14 | Center | Ndongo N'Diaye | 1977 |  Primeiro de Agosto |
| 15 | Forward | Malick Badiane | 1984 |  Deutsche Bank Skyliners |
[edit] Former players
- DeSagana Diop
- Mouhamed Sene
- Keo Shaba
- Hanko Sene
- Nortas Shakamba
- Boris Dimba
- Voro Kamba
- Samuel Danop
- Rico Dapop
- Marcel Sana
[edit] 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 22th 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)
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