Cape Verde men's national basketball team

The Cape Verde national basketball team represents Cape Verde in international basketball matches and is administered by the Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol.

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

Cape Verde
FIBA ranking64 Increase 2 (27 February 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1988
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFederaçao Caboverdiana de Basquetbol
CoachEmanuel Trovoada
Nickname(s)Blue Sharks
FIBA World Cup
Appearances1
AfroBasket
Appearances7
Medals Bronze: (2007)

Its greatest accomplishment was the bronze medal at the AfroBasket 2007, where Cape Verde beat Egypt in its last game.

On 26 February 2023, Cape Verde qualified for their first-ever World Cup when they claimed their ticket to the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[2] The country became the smallest nation to ever qualify for a World Cup, breaking a record that was held by Montenegro.[3]

Achievements

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup
Year Round Position GP W L
Argentina 1990Did not qualify
Canada 1994
Greece 1998
United States 2002
Japan 2006
Turkey 2010
Spain 2014
China 2019
PhilippinesJapanIndonesia 2023Qualified
Qatar 2027To be determined
Total1/10000

AfroBasket

  Third place    Fourth place  

Year Round Position GP W L
Angola 1989Did not qualify
Egypt 1992
Kenya 1993
Algeria 1995
Senegal 1997Classification stage7th413
Angola 1999Preliminary round9th633
Morocco 2001Did not qualify
Egypt 2003
Algeria 2005
Angola 2007Third place3rd642
Libya 2009Classification rounds13th532
Madagascar 2011Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 2013Quarter-finals6th743
Tunisia 2015Round of 1610th532
Tunisia Senegal 2017Did not qualify
Rwanda 2021Fourth place4th633
Total392118

African Games
See also: Basketball at the African Games
  • 2011 – 6th

Lusophony Games
See also: Basketball at the Lusophony Games
  • 2006 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2009 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2014 – 4th

Team

Current roster

Roster for the AfroBasket 2021.[4]

Cape Verde men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SF 0 Patrick Lima 26 – (1995-05-02)2 May 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Prédio Basketball Cape Verde
PG 4 Jeff Xavier 35 – (1985-09-07)7 September 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Cáceres Spain
F 6 Ivan Almeida 32 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Anwill Włocławek Poland
PG 7 Fidel Mendonça 37 – (1984-07-07)7 July 1984 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Prédio Basketball Cape Verde
SG 8 Anderson Correia 23 – (1997-10-31)31 October 1997 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Chamusca Portugal
SF 9 Joel Almeida 35 – (1985-10-11)11 October 1985 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Kutaisi 2010 Georgia (country)
PF 10 Kenneti Mendes 31 – (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Galitos Portugal
SF 11 Patrick Abreu 30 – (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Prédio Basketball Cape Verde
C 13 Sekouba Condé 31 – (1989-12-31)31 December 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Viana Angola
C 14 Ailton Lopes 25 – (1995-09-18)18 September 1995 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) CB Clavijo Spain
PF 15 Kevin Coronel 29 – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Tarragona Spain
C 22 Edy Tavares 29 – (1992-03-22)22 March 1992 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) Real Madrid Spain
Head coach
  • Angola Emanuel Trovoada
Assistant coach(es)
  • Cape Verde Edmilson Abreu
  • Cape Verde Danielson Miranda
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 24 August 2021

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Edy Tavares Sekouba Condé Ailton Marques
PF Kenneti Mendes Kevin coronel
SF Ivan Almeida Patrick Abreu Patrick Lima
SG Fidel Mendonca Joel Almeida
PG Jeff Xavier Anderson Correia

Head coach position
  • Angola Emanuel Trovoada – 2007
  • Cape Verde Eric Silva – 2008
  • Nigeria Alex Nwora – 2009–2013[5]
  • Cape Verde Antonio Tavares – 2014
  • Portugal Luis Magalhães – 2015
  • Angola Emanuel Trovoada – 2016–present

Past rosters

Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.[6][7]

Cape Verde men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 4 Dimitry Coronel 21 – (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Maine Univ. United States
G 5 Shane da Rosa 25 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Bristol Community College United States
G/F 6 Avey Oliver 29 – (1983-10-12)12 October 1983 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) TV Hohenlimburg Germany
G 7 Braima Freire 31 – (1982-01-19)19 January 1982 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Seven Stars Cape Verde
G 8 Mário Correia 35 – (1978-03-17)17 March 1978 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Promade Cabinda Angola
F 9 Flávio Gomes 24 – (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) AngraBasket Portugal
C 10 Kenneti Mendes 23 – (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Prédio SGL Cape Verde
C 11 Aldevino Lima 26 – (1986-08-25)25 August 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Northeastern United States
C 12 Edy Tavares 21 – (1992-03-22)22 March 1992 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) Atlanta Hawks United States
G 13 Brian Rudolph, Jr. 24 – (1988-09-17)17 September 1988 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Loyola (MD) United States
F 14 Kevin Coronel 21 – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Académica do Mindelo Cape Verde
F 15 Rodrigo Mascarenhas 33 – (1980-03-24)24 March 1980 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Mindelo Vets Cape Verde
Head coach
  • Nigeria Alex Nwora
Assistant coach(es)
Fitness coach
  • Cape Verde Paulo Fernandes
Physiotherapist
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 August 2013

Kit

Manufacturer

2015 – Peak

2015 – Zap

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. "Tavares, Cape Verde celebrate World Cup qualification finishing a historic run". basketnews.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. "Cape Verde become smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. "Team Roster Cape Verde". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  6. "Cabo Verde". Fcbb.cv. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  7. "Cape Verde Roster". Fcbb.cv. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

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