Ivory Coast men's national basketball team

The Ivorian Coast 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]

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ivory Coast women's national basketball team.

Côte d'Ivoire
FIBA ranking42 Increase 1 (27 February 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1961
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball
CoachDejan Prokic (interim)
Nickname(s)Les Éléphants
(The Elephants)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances4
AfroBasket
Appearances24
Medals Gold: (1981, 1985)
Silver: (1978, 1980, 2009, 2021)

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 will also play 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 September 2, 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 1963did 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 Preliminary round 29th 5 0 5 12 7 5
PhilippinesJapanIndonesia 2023 Qualified 12 10 2
Qatar 2027 To be determined To be determined
5/17 20 1 19 24 17 7

FIBA Africa Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Year Round Position GP W L
United Arab Republic 1962did not enter
Morocco 1964
Tunisia 1965
Morocco 1968Seventh place7th743
Egypt 1970did not qualify
Senegal 1972Tenth place10th615
Central African Republic 1974did not qualify
Egypt 1975
Senegal 1978Runners-up2nd642
Morocco 1980Runners-up2nd752
Somalia 1981Champions1st761
Egypt 1983Fourth place4th633
Ivory Coast 1985Champions1st761
Tunisia 1987Classification stage7th523
Angola 1989Classification stage5th743
Egypt 1992Preliminary round11th514
Kenya 1993Classification stage6th523
Algeria 1995Classification stage7th532
Senegal 1997Classification stage8th514
Angola 1999Eight place8th624
Morocco 2001Classification stage8th624
Egypt 2003Eleventh place11th624
Algeria 2005Classification stage10th734
Angola 2007Quarterfinals8th826
Libya 2009Runners-up2nd954
Madagascar 2011Fourth place4th835
Ivory Coast 2013Fourth place4th752
Tunisia 2015Round of 1612th523
Tunisia Senegal 2017Preliminary round14th303
Rwanda 2021Runners-up2nd651
Total1497376

African Games
See also: Basketball at the African Games
  • 1973 – ?
  • 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 AfroBasket 2021.[4]

Ivory Coast men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 5 Jean-François Kebe 26 – (1994-10-14)14 October 1994 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Saint-Quentin France
PG 6 Bryan Pamba 29 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Rennes France
SG 8 Stephane Konate 41 – (1980-08-23)23 August 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) ABC Fighters Ivory Coast
PG 10 Mouloukou Diabate 34 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Zamalek Egypt
F 12 Vafessa Fofana 29 – (1992-06-12)12 June 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Cholet France
PG 13 Nisre Zouzoua 25 – (1996-07-16)16 July 1996 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Dax-Gamarde France
SG 14 Guy Edi 32 – (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Champagne Basket France
C 15 Willy Kouassi 29 – (1991-12-29)29 December 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) DSG Tunisia
PF 16 Bali Coulibaly 26 – (1995-07-03)3 July 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) TOAC France
G 19 Lionel Kouadio 19 – (2001-09-01)1 September 2001 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Abidjan Azur Ivory Coast
C 23 Cédric Bah 27 – (1994-05-11)11 May 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) ADA Blois France
PF 24 Matt Costello 28 – (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) CB Gran Canaria Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Mohamed Koné Frejus Zerbo
PF Matt Costello Adjehi Baru Bali Coulibaly
SF Vafessa Fofana Tiegbe Bamba
SG Charles Abouo Guy Landry Edi
PG Mouloukou Diabate Bryan Pamba Abraham Sie

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 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
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[7]

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  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. "Team Roster Ivory Coast". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  6. "Basketball-Ivory Coast: the birth of a golden generation?". African News Paper. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  7. 2015 FIBA Africa Championship – Cote d'Ivoire, FIBA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

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