Ivory Coast men's national basketball team

Côte d'Ivoire
FIBA ranking31 Increase 2 (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1961
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball
CoachNatxo Lezkano
Nickname(s)Les Éléphants
(The Elephants)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances5
AfroBasket
Appearances24
Medals Gold (1981, 1985)
Silver (1978, 1980, 2009, 2021)
AfroCan
Appearances2
MedalsSilver Silver (2023)

The Ivory Coast men's national basketball team (French: équipe de Côte d'Ivoire masculine de basket-ball) is the men's basketball side that represents Ivory Coast in international competition. The team competes regularly in the African Championship and is administered by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball.[2]

With two AfroBasket titles and six overall finals appearances, the country is traditionally home to one of the continent's finest basketball national teams. The Elephants have played at the FIBA Basketball World Cup four times and also played in the 2023 edition.

History

Ivory Coast reached the final of the FIBA Africa Championship for the first time in 1978, but they were defeated by Senegal in the final. They reached the final again in the following tournament, in 1980, but again had to settle for silver, as Senegal took the gold. Another run the following year, in 1981, saw Côte d'Ivoire finally break through and win their first title, as they defeated Egypt for the championship. Four years later, Côte d'Ivoire won their second championship, as they hosted the tournament in 1985, and beat Angola, to win the championship. Côte d'Ivoire finished second at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, for their first podium finish since their victory in 1985. They participated in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, which was their first FIBA World Cup appearance since 1986. The team went 1–4 at the tournament, finishing last in Group C. On 2 September 2010, In their final group game, the Ivorians defeated Puerto Rico 88–76, for their first ever FIBA World Cup win, but they came up just short in the tiebreaker to see which team would advance to the knockout stage.[3]

Ivory Coast qualified for the 2019 FIBA World Championship in dramatic and extraordinary circumstances. After only narrowly avoiding elimination in the first qualifying round (they finished 3rd in their group and only qualified because they held the tiebreaker to Mozambique), they needed to win their last three games in the final group by a combined margin of 66 points in order to qualify as the best-ranked third-placed team. They remarkably did so (actually, they won by a combined 73 points), dispatching even African powerhouses and already-qualified Nigeria by a score of 72–46 in the process. Combined with a loss for the Central African Republic against Nigeria, Ivory Coast finished third in the group and qualified for the World Championship by virtue of a better total points difference than Cameroon.

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup

FIBA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position GP W L GP W L
Brazil 1963 did not qualify AfroBasket served as qualification
Uruguay 1967
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970
Puerto Rico 1974
Philippines 1978
Colombia 1982 Classification round 13th 5 0 5
Spain 1986 Preliminary round 23rd 5 0 5
Argentina 1990 did not qualify
Canada 1994
Greece 1998
United States 2002
Japan 2006
Turkey 2010 Preliminary round 21st 5 1 4
Spain 2014 did not qualify
China 2019 Classification round 29th 5 0 5 12 7 5
PhilippinesJapanIndonesia 2023 Classification round 27th 5 1 4 12 10 2
Qatar 2027 To be determined To be determined
5/17 25 2 23 24 17 7

FIBA Africa Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Year Round Position GP W L
United Arab Republic 1962 did not enter
Morocco 1964
Tunisia 1965
Morocco 1968 Seventh place 7th 7 4 3
Egypt 1970 did not qualify
Senegal 1972 Tenth place 10th 6 1 5
Central African Republic 1974 did not qualify
Egypt 1975
Senegal 1978 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 2
Morocco 1980 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 2
Somalia 1981 Champions 1st 7 6 1
Egypt 1983 Fourth place 4th 6 3 3
Ivory Coast 1985 Champions 1st 7 6 1
Tunisia 1987 Classification stage 7th 5 2 3
Angola 1989 Classification stage 5th 7 4 3
Egypt 1992 Preliminary round 11th 5 1 4
Kenya 1993 Classification stage 6th 5 2 3
Algeria 1995 Classification stage 7th 5 3 2
Senegal 1997 Classification stage 8th 5 1 4
Angola 1999 Eight place 8th 6 2 4
Morocco 2001 Classification stage 8th 6 2 4
Egypt 2003 Eleventh place 11th 6 2 4
Algeria 2005 Classification stage 10th 7 3 4
Angola 2007 Quarterfinals 8th 6 2 4
Libya 2009 Runners-up 2nd 9 5 4
Madagascar 2011 Fourth place 4th 8 3 5
Ivory Coast 2013 Fourth place 4th 7 5 2
Tunisia 2015 Round of 16 12th 5 2 3
Tunisia Senegal 2017 Preliminary round 14th 3 0 3
Rwanda 2021 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1
Angola 2025 to be determined
Total 147 73 74

FIBA AfroCan

  Runners-up

Year Round Position GP W L
Mali 2019 Tenth place 10th 3 0 3
Angola 2023 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1
Total 9 5 4

African Games

  • 1978 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 1987 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2003 – 4th
  • 2007 – 6th
  • 2011 – 8th
  • 2015 – 7th

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[4][5]

Ivory Coast men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 0 Assémian Moularé 20 – (2003-01-21)21 January 2003 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Vichy-Clermont France
SF 1 Charles Abouo 33 – (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Le Portel France
PG 2 Bazoumana Kone 29 – (1993-12-13)13 December 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Karlsruhe Lions Germany
PF 3 Amadou Sidibé 29 – (1994-03-25)25 March 1994 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Peñarol Argentina
SF 4 Patrick Tapé 25 – (1998-06-08)8 June 1998 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Caledonia Gladiators United Kingdom
SG 7 Maxence Dadiet 24 – (1999-03-02)2 March 1999 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Toulouse France
F 8 Mike Fofana 25 – (1997-10-05)5 October 1997 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) ABC Fighters Ivory Coast
PG 10 Solo Diabate 36 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Petro de Luanda Angola
SF 12 Vafessa Fofana 31 – (1992-06-12)12 June 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Gravelines-Dunkerque France
C 23 Cédric Bah (C) 29 – (1994-05-11)11 May 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Vichy-Clermont France
SG 45 Nisre Zouzoua 27 – (1996-07-16)16 July 1996 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Aix Maurienne France
SF 77 Jean-Philippe Dally 27 – (1996-03-08)8 March 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Champagne Basket France
Head coach
  • Slovenia Dejan Prokić
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Notable players

Other current notable players from Ivory Coast:

Ivory Coast roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G Pape-Philippe Amagou 32 – (1985-02-27)27 February 1985 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Le Mans Sarthe Basket France
G/F Guy Landry Edi 28 – (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Saint-Chamond Basket France
F/C Herve Lamizana 36 – (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Yulon Luxgen Taiwan
PF Herve Toure 35 – (1982-02-25)25 February 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Estudiantes Concordia Argentina
C Louri Frejus Zerbo 28 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Limoges CSP Elite France
C Mohamed Bamba 19 – (1998-05-12)12 May 1998 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Orlando Magic United States
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 8 June 2017

Past rosters

Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.

Ivory Coast national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 4 Charles Abouo 23 – (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) CB Peñas Huesca Spain
G 5 Mouloukou Diabate 26 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) SLUC Nancy Basket France
F 6 Issife Soumahoro 24 – (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Strasbourg IG France
G 7 Pape-Philippe Amagou 28 – (1985-02-27)27 February 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Chorale Roanne Basket France
G 8 Kinidinnin Konate 32 – (1980-08-23)23 August 1980 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Abidjan Basket Club Ivory Coast
C 9 Hervé Lamizana 32 – (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 10 Ismaël N'Diaye 31 – (1982-04-20)20 April 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Basket-club Boncourt Switzerland
G 11 Mickaël Toti 26 – (1987-04-11)11 April 1987 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Reims Champagne Basket France
C 12 Jonathan Kale 27 – (1985-10-18)18 October 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Coruña Spain
C 13 Louri Zerbo 24 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) BCM Gravelines France
F 14 Guy Edi 24 – (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gonzaga United States
F 15 Mohamed Koné 32 – (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Chorale Roanne Basket France
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 August 2013

Head coaches

Kit

Manufacturer

Peak[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Cote d'Ivoire, fiba.com. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. ^ "PUR/CIV– Ivory Coast claim first win but just miss out on place in second round". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Mondial basket-ball 2023 : la liste des 12 éléphants sélectionnés dévoilée avec Zouzoua et Souleymane Diabaté". linfodrome.com. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Team roster: Ivory Coast" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
  6. ^ Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Basketball-Ivory Coast: the birth of a golden generation?". African News Paper. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  8. ^ 2015 FIBA Africa Championship – Cote d'Ivoire, FIBA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

External links

  • Official website
  • FIBA profile
  • Cote d'Ivoire Basketball Records at FIBA Archive

Videos

  • ANG – CIV | Basketball Highlights – #FIBAWC 2023 Qualifiers Youtube.com video
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ivory_Coast_men%27s_national_basketball_team&oldid=1217260628"