Ivory Coast men's national basketball team

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Côte d'Ivoire
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FIBA ranking 31 Increase2.svg 2 (1 March 2024) [1]
Joined FIBA 1961
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federationFédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball
Coach Natxo Lezkano
Nickname(s)Les Éléphants
(The Elephants)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 5
AfroBasket
Appearances24
Medals Gold medal africa.svg Gold (1981, 1985)
Silver medal africa.svg Silver (1978, 1980, 2009, 2021)
AfroCan
Appearances2
MedalsSilver medal with cup.svgSilver (2023)

The Ivory Coast men's national basketball team 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]

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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 recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionGPWLGPWL
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg 1963 did not qualifyAfroBasket served as qualification
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1967
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1970
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg 1974
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 1978
Flag of Colombia.svg 1982 Classification round13th505
Flag of Spain.svg 1986 Preliminary round23rd505
Flag of Argentina.svg 1990 did not qualify
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1994
Flag of Greece.svg 1998
Flag of the United States.svg 2002
Flag of Japan.svg 2006
Flag of Turkey.svg 2010 Preliminary round21st514
Flag of Spain.svg 2014 did not qualify
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2019 Classification round29th5051275
Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023 Classification round27th51412102
Flag of Qatar.svg 2027 To be determinedTo be determined
5/172522324177

FIBA Africa Championship

 Champions   Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

YearRoundPositionGPWL
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg 1962 did not enter
Flag of Morocco.svg 1964
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1965
Flag of Morocco.svg 1968 Seventh place7th743
Flag of Egypt.svg 1970 did not qualify
Flag of Senegal.svg 1972 Tenth place10th615
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg 1974 did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 1975
Flag of Senegal.svg 1978 Runners-up2nd642
Flag of Morocco.svg 1980 Runners-up2nd752
Flag of Somalia.svg 1981 Champions1st761
Flag of Egypt.svg 1983 Fourth place4th633
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1985 Champions1st761
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1987 Classification stage7th523
Flag of Angola.svg 1989 Classification stage5th743
Flag of Egypt.svg 1992 Preliminary round11th514
Flag of Kenya.svg 1993 Classification stage6th523
Flag of Algeria.svg 1995 Classification stage7th532
Flag of Senegal.svg 1997 Classification stage8th514
Flag of Angola.svg 1999 Eight place8th624
Flag of Morocco.svg 2001 Classification stage8th624
Flag of Egypt.svg 2003 Eleventh place11th624
Flag of Algeria.svg 2005 Classification stage10th734
Flag of Angola.svg 2007 Quarterfinals8th624
Flag of Libya.svg 2009 Runners-up2nd954
Flag of Madagascar.svg 2011 Fourth place4th835
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2013 Fourth place4th752
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2015 Round of 1612th523
Flag of Tunisia.svg Flag of Senegal.svg 2017 Preliminary round14th303
Flag of Rwanda.svg 2021 Runners-up2nd651
Flag of Angola.svg 2025 to be determined
Total1477374

FIBA AfroCan

 Runners-up

YearRoundPositionGPWL
Flag of Mali.svg 2019 Tenth place10th303
Flag of Angola.svg 2023 Runners-up2nd651
Total954

African Games

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 0 Assémian Moularé 20 – (2003-01-21)21 January 20031.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Vichy-Clermont Flag of France.svg
SF 1 Charles Abouo 33 – (1989-11-04)4 November 19891.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Le Portel Flag of France.svg
PG 2 Bazoumana Kone 29 – (1993-12-13)13 December 19931.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Karlsruhe Lions Flag of Germany.svg
PF 3 Amadou Sidibé 29 – (1994-03-25)25 March 19941.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Peñarol Flag of Argentina.svg
SF 4 Patrick Tapé 25 – (1998-06-08)8 June 19982.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Caledonia Gladiators Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SG 7 Maxence Dadiet 24 – (1999-03-02)2 March 19991.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Toulouse Flag of France.svg
F 8 Mike Fofana 25 – (1997-10-05)5 October 19972.06 m (6 ft 9 in) ABC Fighters Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
PG 10 Solo Diabate 36 – (1987-07-21)21 July 19871.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Petro de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg
SF 12 Vafessa Fofana 31 – (1992-06-12)12 June 19922.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Gravelines-Dunkerque Flag of France.svg
C 23 Cédric Bah  (C)29 – (1994-05-11)11 May 19942.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Vichy-Clermont Flag of France.svg
SG 45 Nisre Zouzoua 27 – (1996-07-16)16 July 19961.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Aix Maurienne Flag of France.svg
SF 77 Jean-Philippe Dally 27 – (1996-03-08)8 March 19962.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Champagne Basket Flag of France.svg
Head coach
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G Pape-Philippe Amagou 32 – (1985-02-27)27 February 19851.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Le Mans Sarthe Basket Flag of France.svg
G/F Guy Landry Edi 28 – (1988-12-26)26 December 19882.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Saint-Chamond Basket Flag of France.svg
F/C Herve Lamizana 36 – (1981-01-22)22 January 19812.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Yulon Luxgen Flag of the Republic of China.svg
PF Herve Toure 35 – (1982-02-25)25 February 19822.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Estudiantes Concordia Flag of Argentina.svg
C Louri Frejus Zerbo 28 – (1989-04-02)2 April 19892.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Limoges CSP Elite Flag of France.svg
C Mohamed Bamba 19 – (1998-05-12)12 May 19982.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Orlando Magic Flag of the United States.svg

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 4 Charles Abouo 23 – (1989-11-04)4 November 19891.96 m (6 ft 5 in) CB Peñas Huesca Flag of Spain.svg
G 5 Mouloukou Diabate 26 – (1987-07-21)21 July 19871.82 m (6 ft 0 in) SLUC Nancy Basket Flag of France.svg
F 6 Issife Soumahoro 24 – (1988-10-31)31 October 19881.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Strasbourg IG Flag of France.svg
G 7 Pape-Philippe Amagou 28 – (1985-02-27)27 February 19851.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Chorale Roanne Basket Flag of France.svg
G 8 Kinidinnin Konate 32 – (1980-08-23)23 August 19801.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Abidjan Basket Club Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
C 9 Hervé Lamizana 32 – (1981-01-22)22 January 19812.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 10 Ismaël N'Diaye 31 – (1982-04-20)20 April 19821.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Basket-club Boncourt Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
G 11 Mickaël Toti 26 – (1987-04-11)11 April 19871.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Reims Champagne Basket Flag of France.svg
C 12 Jonathan Kale 27 – (1985-10-18)18 October 19852.03 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Coruña Flag of Spain.svg
C 13 Louri Zerbo 24 – (1989-04-02)2 April 19892.05 m (6 ft 9 in) BCM Gravelines Flag of France.svg
F 14 Guy Edi 24 – (1988-12-26)26 December 19881.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gonzaga Flag of the United States.svg
F 15 Mohamed Koné 32 – (1981-03-24)24 March 19812.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Chorale Roanne Basket Flag of France.svg
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

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