Senegal men's national basketball team

The Senegal national basketball team (French: Équipe de basketball du Senegal) represents Senegal in men's international basketball and it is overseen by Federation Senegalaise de basketball, five time a gold medallist (in 1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, and 1997), a six time silver medallist, and a four time bronze medallist at the FIBA Africa Championship. Senegal was the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.

Senegal Senegal
FIBA ranking47 Steady (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1962
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFederation Senegalaise de Basketball
CoachBoniface Ndong
Nickname(s)The Lions
Olympic Games
Appearances3
FIBA World Cup
Appearances5
AfroBasket
Appearances29
Medals Gold: (1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1997)
Silver: (1970, 1974, 1975, 1992, 1995, 2005)
Bronze: (1983, 1989, 1993, 2013, 2017, 2021)

The team has included several players who have competed in the U.S. National Basketball Association, including former Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop and current Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng, and is considered to be, along with those of Nigeria and Angola, a top African side.

History

Senegal's international participation debuted at the 1968 Summer Olympics. They would have a dominating performance on the African continent at times in the years to follow. Senegal has had many world-elite basketball players, especially at the center position, which helped the team to compete at many major international tournaments. At times, however, the team was overly dependent on its NBA-players. An example was in the mid-2000s, when it struggled with injuries. Having finished as the runner-up to Angola in the 2005 FIBA Africa Championship, Senegal qualified for play in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, where the squad finished last in Group D and twenty-second among the twenty-four sides to have contested the championship, having lost to the United States, Italy, Slovenia, China, and Puerto Rico.

Performance table

Olympic Games
Year Position Tournament Host
1968151968 Summer OlympicsMexico City, Mexico
1972151972 Summer OlympicsMunich, Germany
1980111980 Summer OlympicsMoscow, Soviet Union

FIBA World Cup
Year Position Tournament Host
1978141978 FIBA World ChampionshipPhilippines
1998151998 FIBA World ChampionshipGreece
2006222006 FIBA World ChampionshipJapan
2014162014 FIBA Basketball World CupSpain
2019302019 FIBA Basketball World CupChina

FIBA Africa Championship
Year Position Tournament Host
1962–FIBA Africa Championship 1962Cairo, Egypt
19645FIBA Africa Championship 1964Casablanca, Morocco
19654FIBA Africa Championship 1965Tunis, Tunisia
19681st place, gold medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1968Casablanca, Morocco
19702nd place, silver medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1970Alexandria, Egypt
19721st place, gold medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1972Dakar, Senegal
19742nd place, silver medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1974Bangui, Central African Republic
19752nd place, silver medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1975Alexandria, Egypt
19781st place, gold medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1978Dakar, Senegal
19801st place, gold medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1980Rabat, Morocco
19815FIBA Africa Championship 1981Mogadishu, Somalia
19833rd place, bronze medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1983Alexandria, Egypt
19854FIBA Africa Championship 1985Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
19876FIBA Africa Championship 1987Tunis, Tunisia
19893rd place, bronze medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1989Luanda, Angola
19922nd place, silver medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1992Cairo, Egypt
19933rd place, bronze medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1993Nairobi, Kenya
19952nd place, silver medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1995Algiers, Algeria
19971st place, gold medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 1997Dakar, Senegal
19997FIBA Africa Championship 1999Angola
20017FIBA Africa Championship 2001Morocco
20034FIBA Africa Championship 2003Alexandria, Egypt
20052nd place, silver medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 2005Algiers, Algeria
20079FIBA Africa Championship 2007Angola
20097FIBA Africa Championship 2009Libya
20115FIBA Africa Championship 2011Antananarivo, Madagascar
20133rd place, bronze medalist(s)FIBA Africa Championship 2013Côte d'Ivoire
20154FIBA Africa Championship 2015Radès, Tunisia
20173rd place, bronze medalist(s)AfroBasket 2017Senegal/Tunisia
20213rd place, bronze medalist(s)AfroBasket 2021Rwanda

African Games
  • 1965 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 1973 – 4th
  • 1978 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 1987 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 1991 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 1999 – 5th
  • 2003 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Team

Current roster

Rroster for the AfroBasket 2021.[2]

Senegal men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 0 Brancou Badio 22 – (1999-02-17)17 February 1999 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) s.Oliver Würzburg Germany
PF 1 Maurice Ndour 29 – (1992-06-18)18 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Rytas Lithuania
SG 2 Cheikh Bamba Diallo 25 – (1996-03-15)15 March 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) AS Douanes Senegal
G 6 Mamadou Faye 27 – (1993-09-25)25 September 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) AS Douanes Senegal
F 7 Pape Moustapha Diop 25 – (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) DUC Dakar Senegal
C 8 Malik Dime 28 – (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Andorra Andorra
SG 9 Alga Ndiaye 22 – (1999-02-16)16 February 1999 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Ryerson Rams Canada
C 12 Boubacar Toure 25 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Chorale Roanne France
C 14 Gorgui Dieng 31 – (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Atlanta Hawks United States
C 15 Youssou Ndoye 30 – (1991-07-15)15 July 1991 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Real Betis Spain
SG 20 Pierriá Henry 28 – (1993-01-20)20 January 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
C 28 Ibrahima Faye 24 – (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Monaco France
Head coach
  • Senegal Boniface Ndong
Assistant coach(es)
  • Senegal Ngagne Diop
  • Senegal Mamadou Gueye
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 Youssou Ndoye Malik Dime Boubacar Toure
PF Gorgui Dieng Ibrahima Fall Faye Pape Moustapha Diop
SF Mouhamed Ndiaye Babacar Sane
SG Jean Jacques Boissy Cheikh Bamba Diallo
PG Alkaly Ndour Mamadou Faye

Notable players
Hamady N'Diaye

Other current notable players from Senegal:

Senegal roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C Hamady N'Diaye 29 – (1987-01-12)12 January 1987 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Bnei Hertzeliyya Israel
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 5 May 2016

Famous former players

Head coach position
  • Senegal Abdourahmane N'Diaye – 2005
  • United States Sam Vincent – 2007
  • Senegal Parfaito Adjivon – 2009
  • Senegal Abdourahmane N'Diaye – 2009–10
  • France Alain Weisz – 2011
  • Senegal Cheikh Sarr – 2012–2015[3]
  • Spain Porfirio Fisac – 2016–2017
  • Senegal Moustapha Gaye – 2019–2020
  • Senegal Boniface N'Dong – 2020–present

Past rosters

1968 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 16 teams

Cheikh Fall, Moussa Sene, Alioune Gueye, Babacar Dia, Papa Diop, Mousse N'Diaye, Babacar Traore, Claude Sadio, Claude Constantino, Babacar Seck, Mansour Diagne, Doudou Camara (Coach: Alioune Diop)

1972 Olympic Games: finished 15th among 16 teams

Cheikh Fall, Babacar Traore, Mohamadou Diop, Babacar Seck, Papa Diop, Alioune Gueye, Pierre Sagna, Abdourahmane N'Diaye, Sylvestre Lopis, Assane Thiam, Joseph Diandy, Doudou Camara (Coach: Amadou Diaw)

1978 World Championship: finished 14th among 14 teams

Mathieu Faye, Bireyma Sadi Diagne, Madiagne N'Diaye, A.Diouf, B.Kaba, J.Lopez, M.Diagne, M.Gueye, J.Toupane, A.Diop, A.Dogue, L.Diop (Coach: I.Diagne)

1980 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 12 teams

Mathieu Faye, Madiagne N'Diaye, Mohamadou Diop, Oumar Dia, Mamadou Diop, Bassirou Badji, Yamar Samb, Bireyma Sadi Diagne, Yaya Cissokho, Modou Tall, Moussa M'Bengue, Hadrame N'Diaye (Coach: Ibrahima Diagne)

1998 World Championship: finished 15th among 16 teams

Makhtar N'Diaye, Mamadou Diouf, Mamadou N'Diaye, Cheikh Yaya Dia, Raymond Carvalho, Mouhamadou Sow, Assane N'Diaye, Boubacar Aw, Kader Malik Fall, Vincent Da Sylva, Samba Aly Ngone Niang, Omer Ba (Coach: Ousseynou Ndiaga Diop)

2006 World Championship: finished 22nd among 24 teams

Makhtar N'Diaye, Babacar Cisse, Mamadou Diouf, Sitapha Savane, Malick Badiane, Mamadou N'Diaye, El Kabir Pene, Pape Ibrahim Faye, Mouhamadou Niang, Souleymane Aw, N'Dongo N'Diaye, Meleye N'Doye (Coach: Moustapha Gaye)

2014 World Championship: finished 16th among 24 teams

Senegal men's national basketball team - 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 4 Thierno Niang 24 – (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Milwaukee Panthers United States
G 5 Xane D'Almeida 31 – (1983-01-21)21 January 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes–Lourdes France
F 6 Ibrahima Thomas 27 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Azad University Iran
G 7 Mamadou N'Doye 34 – (1979-10-06)6 October 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) UGB Senegal
F 8 Mohamed Diop 33 – (1981-05-14)14 May 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) UGB Senegal
F 9 Maleye N'Doye 34 – (1980-08-19)19 August 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Paris-Levallois Basket France
F 10 Djibril Thiam 28 – (1986-07-06)6 July 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Toyama Grouses Japan
F 11 Mouhammad Faye 28 – (1985-09-14)14 September 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Panelefsiniakos Greece
F 12 Maurice Ndour 22 – (1992-06-18)18 June 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Ohio Bobcats United States
C 13 Hamady N'Diaye 27 – (1987-01-12)12 January 1987 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Guangxi Rhinos China
C 14 Gorgui Dieng 24 – (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Minnesota Timberwolves United States
F 15 Abdou Badji 22 – (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Neuchâtel Basket Switzerland
Head coach
  • Senegal Cheikh Sarr
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2014

Team for the 2015 AfroBasket:

Senegal men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 4 Thierno Niang 25 – (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Geish Army Egypt
G 5 Xane D'Almeida 32 – (1983-01-21)21 January 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Tarbes–Lourdes France
F 6 Ibrahima Thomas 28 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Muharraq SC Bahrain
SF 7 Mohamed Diop 34 – (1981-05-14)14 May 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Escuela de Oficiales de la Fap Peru
F 8 Antoine Mendy 32 – (1983-08-16)16 August 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Orléans Loiret Basket France
F 9 Maleye N'Doye 35 – (1980-08-19)19 August 1980 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Paris-Levallois Basket France
G 10 Ibrahima Mbengue 32 – (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) AS Douanes Dakar Senegal
F 11 Mouhammad Faye 29 – (1985-09-14)14 September 1985 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Pallacanestro Varese Italy
C 12 Mouhamed Sene 29 – (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Austin Spurs United States
C 13 Cheikh Mbodj 28 – (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Czarni Słupsk Poland
C 14 Gorgui Dieng 25 – (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Minnesota Timberwolves United States
F/C 15 Abdou Badji 23 – (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) SAM Massagno Basket Switzerland
Head coach
  • Senegal Cheikh Sarr
Assistant coach(es)
  • Senegal Parfait Adjivon
  • Senegal Raoul Toupane
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015

Kit

Manufacturer

2015 – Nike[4]

2015 – Orange[4]

See also
  • Senegal national under-19 basketball team
  • Senegal national under-17 basketball team
  • Senegal national 3x3 team
  • Senegal women's national basketball team

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. "Team Roster Senegal". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  4. 2015 FIBA Africa Championship – Senegal, FIBA.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

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