The Senegal national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Senegal

Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

 in international competition. The squad has comprised several players to have competed in the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

, including Charlotte Bobcats

Charlotte Bobcats

The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...

 center

Center (basketball)

The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

 DeSagana Diop

DeSagana Diop

DeSagana N'gagne Diop is a Senegalese professional basketball player who currently plays for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. Standing seven feet tall and weighing 280 lbs...

, and is considered, with those of Nigeria

Nigeria national basketball team

The Nigeria national basketball team is the national team of Nigeria and is generally considered one of the best in Africa along with Angola and Senegal. They are ranked 21st in the world FIBA rankings....

 and Angola

Angola national basketball team

The Angola national basketball team represents Angola in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Basquetebol. Angola has been a member of FIBA since 1979...

, a top African side.

The team are five times a gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

list (in 1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, and 1997), six times a silver medal

Silver medal

A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

list, and thrice a bronze medal

Bronze medal

A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

list at the FIBA Africa Championship

FIBA Africa Championship

The FIBA Africa Championship is the men's basketball continental championship of Africa, played biennially under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof...

, and, having finished as the runner-up to Angola in the 2005 championship, qualified for play in the 2006 FIBA World Championship

2006 FIBA World Championship

The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...

, where the squad finished last in Group D and twenty-second amongst the twenty-four sides to have contested the Championship, having lost to the United States

United States national basketball team

The United States men's national basketball team represents the United States of America in international men's basketball. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all sixteen Olympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with thirteen golds...

, Italy

Italy national basketball team

The Italian national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Italy. It is administrated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro ....

, Slovenia

Slovenia national basketball team

The Slovenian National Basketball Team is a team that is selected by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia to compete in major international basketball events in representation of Slovenia....

, China

China national basketball team

The Chinese men's national basketball team is the basketball team representing China in international competitions. The governing body of Chinese basketball operations is the Basketball Association of China...

, and Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico national basketball team

The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship...

.

Olympic Games

Basketball at the Summer Olympics

Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....

 record

• 1968
  Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
  -Group B:October 13October 14October 15October 16October 18October 19October 20-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place...
  
  : 15th
• 1972
  Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  -Group B:-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place13th–16th Place Forfeited match.-Gold Medal Match controversy:...
  
  : 15th
• 1980
  Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
  Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 30 at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium and at the CSKA Sports Palace, both located in Moscow. Finals of both men's and women's events were held 30 July at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium....
  
  : 11th

FIBA World Championship

FIBA World Championship

The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...

 record

• 1978
  1978 FIBA World Championship
  The 1978 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978.Rizal Memorial Coliseum at Manila and Araneta Coliseum at Quezon City, Metro Manila were the venues for the event.-Venues:...
  
  : 14th
• 1998
  1998 FIBA World Championship
  The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Athens, Greece from July 29 to August 9, 1998...
  
  : 15th
• 2006
  2006 FIBA World Championship
  The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
  
  : 22nd

African Championship record

Egypt 1962 FIBA Africa Championship 1962 The FIBA Africa Championship 1962 was hosted by the United Arab Republic from March 24 to March 30, 1962. The games were played in Cairo. The United Arab Republic won the tournament, its first African Championship, by going undefeated in the round robin format.-Competing Nations:The following...  : Did not participate Morocco 1964 FIBA Africa Championship 1964 The FIBA Africa Championship 1964 was hosted by Morocco from March 4 to March 8, 1964. The games were played in Casablanca. The United Arab Republic won the tournament, its second straight African Championship, by going undefeated in the round robin format....  : 5th Tunisia 1965 FIBA Africa Championship 1965 The FIBA Africa Championship 1965 was hosted by Tunisia from March 28 to April 2, 1965. The games were played in Tunis. Morocco won the tournament, its first African Championship, by going undefeated in the round robin format.-Competing Nations:...  : 4th Morocco 1968 FIBA Africa Championship 1968 The FIBA Africa Championship 1968 was hosted by Morocco from March 29 to April 6, 1968. The games were played in Casablanca. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the two berths allocated to Africa for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City...  : Champion Egypt 1970 FIBA Africa Championship 1970 The FIBA Africa Championship 1970 was hosted by the United Arab Republic from March 9 to March 15, 1970. The games were played in Alexandria. United Arab Republic won the tournament, the country's third African championship and qualified for the 1970 FIBA World Championship as a result.-Competing...  : 2nd Senegal 1972 FIBA Africa Championship 1972 The FIBA Africa Championship 1972 was hosted by Senegal from December 25, 1971 to January 2, 1972. The games were played in Dakar. Senegal won the tournament, its second African Championship, by beating Egypt in the final...  : Champion Central African Rep. 1974 FIBA Africa Championship 1974 The FIBA Africa Championship 1974 was hosted by the Central African Republic from April 5 to April 15, 1974. The games were played in Bangui. Central African Republic won the tournament, its first African Championship, by beating Senegal in the final...  : 2nd Egypt 1975 FIBA Africa Championship 1975 The FIBA Africa Championship 1975 was hosted by Egypt from December 20 to December 28, 1975. The games were played in Alexandria. Egypt won the tournament, its fourth African Championship, and a berth in the 1976 Summer Olympics by going undefeated in the round robin format.-Competing Nations:The...  : 2nd Senegal 1978 FIBA Africa Championship 1978 The FIBA Africa Championship 1978 was hosted by Senegal from December 24, 1977 to January 1, 1978. The games were played in Dakar. Senegal won the tournament, its third African Championship, to qualify for the 1978 FIBA World Championship.-Competing Nations:...  : Champion Morocco 1980 FIBA Africa Championship 1980 The FIBA Africa Championship 1980 was hosted by Morocco from March 20 to March 28, 1980. The games were played in Rabat. Senegal won the tournament, its fourth African Championship, by beating Cote d'Ivoire in the final...  : Champion Somalia 1981 FIBA Africa Championship 1981 The FIBA Africa Championship 1981 was hosted by Somalia from December 15 to December 23, 1981. The games were played in Mogadishu. Cote d'Ivoire won the tournament, its first African Championship, by beating Egypt in the final...  : 4th Egypt 1983 FIBA Africa Championship 1983 The FIBA Africa Championship 1983 was hosted by Egypt from December 19 to December 28, 1983. The games were played in Alexandria. Egypt won the tournament, its fifth African Championship, to qualify for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....  : 3rd Côte d'Ivoire 1985 FIBA Africa Championship 1985 The FIBA Africa Championship 1985 was hosted by Côte d'Ivoire from December 20 to December 28, 1985. The games were played in Abidjan. Côte d'Ivoire won the tournament, its second African Championship, by beating Angola in the final...  : 4th

Tunisia 1987 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...  : 6th Angola 1989 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...  : 3rd Egypt 1992 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:...  : 2nd Kenya 1993 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...  : 3rd Algeria 1995 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...  : 2nd Senegal 1997 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...  : Champion Angola 1999 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...  : 7th Morocco 2001 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...  : 7th Egypt 2003 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...  : 4th Algeria 2005 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...  : 2nd Angola 2007 FIBA Africa Championship 2007 -5th-8th Playoff:-9th-12th playoff:-13th-16th Playoff:-Final standings:-External links:*...  : 9th Libya 2009 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...  : 7th Madagascar 2011 : 5th

2006 FIBA World Championship roster

Jersey number	Position played	Name	Year of birth	Team Sports club A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...  otherwise represented
4	Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...	Makhtar N'Diaye Makhtar N'Diaye (basketball) Makhtar Vincent N'Diaye is a Senegalese former basketball player who played as a power forward and center. He played for the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1999 to became the first player from Senegal to join and play in the National Basketball Association.Born in Diourbel, N'Diaye came to the United...	1973	Levallois
5	Guard	El Kabir Pene El Kabir Pene El Kabir Pene, born 18 December 1984 in Thiès, Senegal, is a Senegalese basketball player.- Biography :He playes as a guard for the Senegal national basketball team.El Kabir Pene participated in the 2006 World Championships in Japan.- Clubs :...	1984	Clermont-Ferrand Stade Clermontois Basket Auvergne Stade Clermontois Basket Auvergne is a basketball club based in Clermont-Ferrand, France that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball....
6	Guard	Pape Ibrahim Faye	1980	Al Rayyan
7	Guard	Babacar Cissé Babacar Cissé Babacar Cissé is a Senegalese professional basketball player with STB Le Havre of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball in France. He is also a member of the Senegal national basketball team.-References:...	1976	Le Havre
8	Forward	Sitapha Savané Sitapha Savané Sitapha Savané is a Senegalese professional basketball player with CB Gran Canaria in the ACB of Spain. He is also a member of the Senegal national basketball team.-College:...	1978	Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas CB Gran Canaria Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria - Claret, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team that plays in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. The team is based in the autonomous community's capital and largest city, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It plays at Centro Insular.-History:CB Gran...
9	Forward	Maleye N'Doye	1980	Dijon
10	Guard	Mamadou Diouf	1983	Sendai 89ers Sendai 89ers The Sendai 89ers are a Japanese basketball team playing in the Eastern Conference of the bj league. They are based in Sendai, in Miyagi Prefecture....
11	Forward	Alpha Traoré	1981	Mas de Fès
12	Forward	Moustapha Niang	1977	Roanne Chorale Roanne Basket Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the Pro A. Their coach is Jean-Denys Choulet. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse...
13	Center	Mamadou N'Diaye Mamadou N'diaye Mamadou N'Diaye is a Senegalese professional basketball player. After a college career at Auburn University, in the United States, N'Diaye was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft. He played for the Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles...	1975	Žalgiris BC Žalgiris BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...
14	Center	Ndongo N'Diaye	1977	Primeiro de Agosto Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto , is a sports club from Luanda, Angola.-History:...
15	Forward	Malick Badiane Malick Badiane Malick Badiane is a Senegalese professional basketball player. He plays mainly as a center, but he can also play at the power forward position. He is 6 ft 11 in in height.-Early years:...	1984	Deutsche Bank Skyliners Deutsche Bank Skyliners Skyliners Frankfurt, currently known as Fraport Skyliners for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Frankfurt, Germany that has played in the Basketball Bundesliga since 1999. They have won the national club competition 2000 and the national championship 2004...
−16	Guard	Aziz Dieng	United States VBC VBC VBC may refer to:* VBC-90, an armoured combat vehicle* The VBC 88.3 FM, a radio station in Wellington, New Zealand* Vesper Barge Club, an amateur rowing club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* Victory Base Complex, a large Coalition Forces camp in Baghdad....

Former players

• DeSagana Diop
  DeSagana Diop
  DeSagana N'gagne Diop is a Senegalese professional basketball player who currently plays for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. Standing seven feet tall and weighing 280 lbs...
  
  
• Mouhamed Sene
  Mouhamed Sene
  Mouhamed Saer Sene is a Senegalese professional basketball player currently playing for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada from the Spanish ACB. A center, he is noted for his shot-blocking potential because of his 7 ft 8½ in wingspan....
  
  
• Hanko Sene
• Nortas Shakamba
• Boris Dimba
• Voro Kamba
• Samuel Danop
• Rico Dapop
• Marcel Sana

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

Vincent Da Sylva

.Vincent Da Sylva, Born on January 8, 1973 in Ziguinchor Senegal, is a Senegalese basketball player. He represented Senegal at the 1998 FIBA World Championship.-Carte d'identité:Height : 1m97Weight : 90 kgPost: 2-3 Guard-Forward...

, 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)