Cameroon men's national basketball team

Cameroon Cameroon
FIBA ranking68 Decrease 1 (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1965
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationCameroon Basketball Federation
CoachLazare Adingono
Nickname(s)Indomitable Lions
AfroBasket
Appearances10
Medals Silver: (2007)

The Cameroon national basketball team (French: Équipe nationale de basketball de Camerounaise) represents Cameroon in men's international competitions. It is administered by the Fédération Camerounaise de Basketball.[2]

Once an only average team, Cameroon has turned into a major force and contender for the title of the African Basketball Championship. Their best achievement was reaching the Silver Medal in 2007. Since the late 2000s, the team has competed well against non-African competition, too.

Competitive record[edit]

AfroBasket[edit]

Year Round Position GP W L
Morocco 1968 did not qualify
Egypt 1970
Senegal 1972 Eight place 8th 6 2 4
Central African Republic 1974 Fourth place 4th 5 2 3
Egypt 1975 did not qualify
Senegal 1978
Morocco 1980
Somalia 1981
Egypt 1983
Ivory Coast 1985
Tunisia 1987
Angola 1989
Egypt 1992 Classification stage 8th 6 2 4
Kenya 1993 did not qualify
Algeria 1995
Senegal 1997
Angola 1999
Morocco 2001
Egypt 2003
Algeria 2005
Angola 2007 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1
Libya 2009 Fourth place 4th 9 4 5
Madagascar 2011 Quarterfinals 8th 7 5 2
Ivory Coast 2013 Quarterfinals 5th 7 5 2
Tunisia 2015 Round of 16 9th 5 3 2
Senegal Tunisia 2017 Quarterfinals 5th 4 2 2
Rwanda 2021 Group stage 16th 3 0 3
Angola 2025 to be determined
Total 10 appearances 58 30 28

AfroCan[edit]

Year Round Position GP W L
Mali 2019 Did not qualify
Angola 2023 11th place 11th 3 0 3
Total 1/2 3 0 3

FIBA Basketball World Cup[edit]

Since 2019, FIBA organises qualification tournaments for African teams in order to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

FIBA Basketball World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position GP W L GP W L
China 2019 did not qualify 12 7 5
Philippines JapanIndonesia 2023 12 4 8
Qatar 2027 to be determined to be determined
Total 24 11 13

Team[edit]

Current roster[edit]

Roster in the 2023 FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament of August 14, 2023.[3]

No. Pos. Player Current club
00 PF Paul Eboua Italy Guerino Vanoli Basket
1 G John Tonje United States MissouriTigers (College)
8 PG Samir Gbetkom France Elan Chalon
10 PG Cyrille Liale Keumoe Cameroon FAP
12 F Jean-Paul Guevara Mouandjo Njiki Cameroon BEAC Basketball
14 F Ulrich Kamka Chomche Rwanda REG BBC
15 SF Arnold Kome Senegal Jeanne d'Arc
23 SG Fabien Ateba France Saint-Vallier
24 F Roland L'Amour Nyama Germany Jobstairs Gießen 46'erss
25 F Tamenang Choh Bulgaria CSKA
26 PF Philippe Jordan Bayehe Italy Happy Casa Brindisi
68 SG Jeremiah Hill Spain Basquet Girona

Head coach position[edit]

Notable Cameroonian players[edit]

The following notable Cameroonian players are also eligible to represent the country in FIBA competitions:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Cameroon, fiba.com. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Congo DR at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ^ Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

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