Cape Verde national basketball team
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The Cape Verde national basketball team represents Cape Verde
in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol.
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol.
Achievements
- Silver medal at the 2009 Lusophony GamesBasketball at the 2009 Lusophony GamesThe Basketball tournament of the 2009 Lusophony Games was played in Lisbon, Portugal. The venue was the Complexo dos Desportos de Almada. The tournament was played from 11 to 19 July 2009, and there are both men's and women's competition.-Preliminary:...
- Bronze medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007FIBA Africa Championship 2007-5th-8th Playoff:-9th-12th playoff:-13th-16th Playoff:-Final standings:-External links:*...
- Bronze medal at the 2006 Lusophony GamesBasketball at the 2006 Lusophony GamesThe Basketball tournament of the 2006 Lusophony Games was played in Macau, People's Republic of China. The venue was the Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion. The tournament was played from 8 to 14 October 2006, and there was a men's and women's competition...
| No | Player | Height | Position | Year born (Age) | Current Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jeff Xavier Jeff Xavier Jeff Xavier is a Cape Verdean American basketball player, and a 2009 graduate of Providence College. Xavier transferred to Providence after two years at Manhattan College. Xavier is a member of the Cape Verde national basketball team. He is a graduate of St... |
1.85 | PG | 7 September 1985 (age 26) |  Palencia Baloncesto |
| 5 | Josh Gomes | 1.90 | PG/SG | 10 December 1983 (age 28) |  |
| 6 | Abdulay Faty | 2.05 | C | 14 January 1985 (age 27) |  SEVEN STARS |
| 7 | Fidel Mendonça | 1.91 | F | 7 July 1984 (age 27) |  Olivais Coimbra |
| 8 | Mario Correia Mario Correia Mario Correia is a Cape Verdean professional basketball player currently playing with Primeiro de Agosto of the Angolan Basketball League... |
1.89 | SG | 17 March 1978 (age 33) |  Primeiro de Agosto |
| 9 | Ivan Almeida | 1.98 | PG/SF/F | 10 May 1989 (age 22) | |
| 10 | Marques Houtman Marques Houtman Marques Houtman is a Cape Verdean American basketball point guard. He is an alumnus of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he played college basketball for four years... |
1.90 | PG | 18 August 1979 (age 32) | |
| 11 | Aldevino Lima | 2.03 | C | 25 August 1986 (age 25) |  Northeastern UniversityNortheastern Huskies The Northeastern University Huskies are the athletic teams representing Northeastern University. They compete in thirteen varsity team sports: men's and women's hockey ; men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's field hockey and volleyball, swimming, and men's and women's soccer , and... |
| 12 | Peter Cipriano Peter Cipriano Peter Cipriano, also known as Pedro Cipriano , is a Filipino professional dota player with Netoyo of the Marulas San Miguel... |
2.06 | PF/C | 7 February 1983 (age 28) | |
| 13 | Mario Neves Mário Neves Mário Neves was a Portuguese journalist, born in Lisbon.He worked for 42 years as a journalist for Portuguese newspapers such as O Século and Diário de Lisboa, and was the associate director of A Capital between 1972 and 1974. Neves also served as the director of the Portuguese Institute of Oncology... |
1.93 | SG/F | 11 October 1977 (age 34) | |
| 14 | Tony Barros Tony Barros Tony Barros is a Cape Verdean American basketball player with the Cape Verde national basketball team and formerly at the University of Massachusetts Boston. A cousin of former NBA player Dana Barros, Tony Barros helped Cape Verde finishing third in the FIBA Africa Championship 2007... |
1.90 | SG/SF | 3 May 1984 (age 27) | University of Massachusetts Boston University of Massachusetts Boston The University of Massachusetts Boston, also known as UMass Boston, is an urban public research university and the second largest campus in the five-campus University of Massachusetts system. The university is located on on Harbor Point in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States... |
| 15 | Rodrigo Mascarenhas Rodrigo Mascarenhas Rodrigo Mascarenhas is a Cape Verdean basketball player currently playing for Primero de Agosto of the Angolan Basketball League.Prior to this, Mascarenhas played professional basketball in Portugal with F.C. Porto... |
1.97 | F | 24 March 1980 (age 31) | Benfica |
African Championship record
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FIBA Africa Championship 1987 The FIBA Africa Championship 1987 was hosted by Tunisia from December 17 to December 18, 1987. The games were played in Tunis. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the two berths allocated to Africa for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul... : Did not participate FIBA Africa Championship 1989 The FIBA Africa Championship 1989 was hosted by Angola from December 16 to December 27, 1989. The games were played in Luanda. Angola won the tournament, its first African Championship, by beating Egypt in the final... : Did not participate FIBA Africa Championship 1992 The FIBA Africa Championship 1992 was hosted by Egypt from December 28 to January 8, 1993. The games were played in Cairo. Angola won the tournament, the country's 2nd consecutive African championship, by beating Senegal in the final.-Competing Nations:... : Did not participate FIBA Africa Championship 1993 The FIBA Africa Championship 1993 was hosted by Kenya from September 18 to September 28, 1993. The games were played in Nairobi. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the two berths allocated to Africa for the 1994 FIBA World Championship in Canada... : Did not participate FIBA Africa Championship 1995 The FIBA Africa Championship 1995 was hosted by Algeria from December 11 to December 18, 1995. The games were played in Algiers. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the berth allocated to Africa for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta... : Did not participate FIBA Africa Championship 1997 The FIBA Africa Championship 1997 was hosted by Senegal from July 25 to August 3, 1997. The games were played in Dakar. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the two berths allocated to Africa for the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece. Senegal won the tournament, the country's 5th... : 7th FIBA Africa Championship 1999 The FIBA Africa Championship 1999 was hosted by Angola from July 29 to August 6, 1999. The games were played in Cabinda and Luanda. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the berth allocated to Africa for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... : 9th FIBA Africa Championship 2001 The FIBA Africa Championship 2001 was hosted by Morocco from August 4 to August 12, 2001. The games were played in Rabat and Casablanca. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the two berths allocated to Africa for the 2002 FIBA World Championship in the United States. Angola won the... : Did not participate FIBA Africa Championship 2003 The FIBA Africa Championship 2003 was hosted by Egypt from August 7 to August 16, 2003. The games were played in Alexandria. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the one berth allocated to Africa for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens... : Did not participate FIBA Africa Championship 2005 The FIBA Africa Championship 2005 was hosted by Algeria from August 15 to August 24, 2005. The games were played in Algiers. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the three berths allocated to Africa for the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan... : Did not participate FIBA Africa Championship 2007 -5th-8th Playoff:-9th-12th playoff:-13th-16th Playoff:-Final standings:-External links:*... : 3rd FIBA Africa Championship 2009 The 2009 FIBA Africa Championship was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Africa in the 2010 FIBA World Championship... : 13th FIBA Africa Championship 2011 The 2011 FIBA Africa Championship was the 26th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake is the berth allocated to Africa in the 2012 Summer Olympics basketball... : Did not participate |