DR Congo national basketball team

Democratic Republic of the Congo R.D.C.
FIBA ranking T-82 Increase 1
Joined FIBA 1963
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federation Febaco
Coach Jacques Beya
Olympic Games
Appearances None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances 5
Medals None
Uniforms
Light
Dark

The Democratic Republic of the Congo national basketball team represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in international basketball competitions. It is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Democratic Republic of Congo.[1] (French: République démocratique du Congo Fédération de basket-ball)

The team has appeared in the FIBA Africa Championship, but has yet to appear in the FIBA World Championship. Its biggest success to date was the Final Four placement at the 1975 FIBA Africa Championship when it competed as Zaire.

Competitions

Performance at Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

Performance at World championships

yet to qualify

Performance at FIBA Africa Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1974 6 FIBA Africa Championship 1974 Bangui, Central African Republic
1975 4 FIBA Africa Championship 1975 Alexandria, Egypt
1980 6 FIBA Africa Championship 1980 Rabat, Morocco
1995 9 FIBA Africa Championship 1995 Algiers, Algeria
2007 15 FIBA Africa Championship 2007 Angola
2015 TBD FIBA Africa Championship 2015 TBD


Current roster

Democratic Republic of the Congo national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
SG 4 Eyenga, Christian 23 – 22 June 1989 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Pallacanestro Varese
5 Malemba, Presta Nzuzi 28 – 2 October 1984 Espoir BBC
F 6 Ndelo, Yannick Isasi 26 – 18 November 1986 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
F 7 Mali, Alimasi Freddy 28 – 3 November 1984 Al Tilal Aden
G 8 Kalengayi, Tatu Kalengayi 32 – 6 April 1980 Onatra Kinshasa
F/C 9 Yele, Djo Loo 30 – 11 June 1982 Asker Aliens
C 10 Ntumba, Mohamed 27 – 18 February 1985 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Albury Wodonga Bandits
F 11 Lukusa, Docta Mutombo 31 – 2 July 1981 Onatra Kinshasa
12 Kizubanata, Gege 31 – 12 May 1981 Stade Nabeulien
G/F 13 Samuna, Mabilama 34 – 12 June 1978 Onatra Kinshasa
C 14 Kadima, Jim Tshimpaka 35 – 17 August 1977 InterClub Brazaville
C 15 Selengue, Lifetu 36 – 27 December 1976 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Interclube Basketball
Head coach
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Jacques Beya
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • Club – describes current club
    • Age – describes age
      on 29 July 2012

    See also

    External links

    References

    1. ↑ FIBA National Federations – Democratic Republic of the Congo, fiba.com, accessed 10 January 2013.