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 ranking41 1 (1 March 2022)[1]
Joined FIBA1961
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball
CoachNatxo Lezkano
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 five overall finals appearances, the country is traditionally home to one of the continent's finest basketball national teams.

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. In their final group game, the Ivorians defeated Puerto Rico, 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.

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
Year Position Tournament Host
1982131982 FIBA World ChampionshipColombia
1986231986 FIBA World ChampionshipSpain
2010212010 FIBA World ChampionshipTurkey
2019292019 FIBA Basketball World CupChina
2023To Be Determined2023 FIBA Basketball World CupPhilippines, Japan and Indonesia

FIBA Africa Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Year Round Position GP W L
1962Did not enter
1964
1965
1968Seventh place7th743
1970Did not qualify
1972Tenth place10th615
1974Did not qualify
1975
1978Runners-up2nd642
1980Runners-up2nd752
1981Champions1st761
1983Fourth place4th633
1985Champions1st761
1987Classification stage7th523
1989Classification stage5th743
1992Preliminary round11th514
1993Classification stage6th523
1995Classification stage7th532
1997Classification stage8th514
1999Eight place8th624
2001Classification stage8th624
2003Eleventh place11th624
2005Tenth place10th734
2007Eight place8th826
2009Runners-up2nd954
2011Fourth place4th835
2013Fourth place4th752
2015Classification round12th523
2017Preliminary round14th303
2021Runners-up2nd651
Total

African Games
See also: Basketball at the African Games
  • 1973 – ?
  • 1978 –
  • 1987 –
  • 2003 – 4th
  • 2007 – 6th
  • 2011 – 8th
  • 2015 – 7th

Team

Current roster

Roster for the AfroBasket 2021.[3]

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
PG 6 Bryan Pamba 29 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Rennes
SG 8 Stephane Konate 41 – (1980-08-23)23 August 1980 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) ABC Fighters
PG 10 Mouloukou Diabate 34 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Zamalek
F 12 Vafessa Fofana 29 – (1992-06-12)12 June 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Cholet
PG 13 Nisre Zouzoua 25 – (1996-07-16)16 July 1996 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Dax-Gamarde
SG 14 Guy Edi 32 – (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Champagne Basket
C 15 Willy Kouassi 29 – (1991-12-29)29 December 1991 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) DSG
PF 16 Bali Coulibaly 26 – (1995-07-03)3 July 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) TOAC
G 19 Lionel Kouadio 19 – (2001-09-01)1 September 2001 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Abidjan Azur
C 23 Cédric Bah 27 – (1994-05-11)11 May 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) ADA Blois
PF 24 Matt Costello 28 – (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) CB Gran Canaria
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
G/F Guy Landry Edi 28 – (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Saint-Chamond Basket
F/C Herve Lamizana 36 – (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Yulon Luxgen
PF Herve Toure 35 – (1982-02-25)25 February 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Estudiantes Concordia
C Louri Frejus Zerbo 28 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Limoges CSP Elite
C Mohamed Bamba 19 – (1998-05-12)12 May 1998 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Orlando Magic
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 8 June 2017

Head coach position

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
G 5 Mouloukou Diabate 26 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) SLUC Nancy Basket
F 6 Issife Soumahoro 24 – (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Strasbourg IG
G 7 Pape-Philippe Amagou 28 – (1985-02-27)27 February 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Chorale Roanne Basket
G 8 Kinidinnin Konate 32 – (1980-08-23)23 August 1980 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Abidjan Basket Club
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
G 11 Mickaël Toti 26 – (1987-04-11)11 April 1987 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Reims Champagne Basket
C 12 Jonathan Kale 27 – (1985-10-18)18 October 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Coruña
C 13 Louri Zerbo 24 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) BCM Gravelines
F 14 Guy Edi 24 – (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gonzaga
F 15 Mohamed Koné 32 – (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Chorale Roanne Basket
Head coach
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 August 2013

Kit

Manufacturer

Peak[5]

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. FIBA National Federations – Cote d'Ivoire, fiba.com. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. "Team Roster Ivory Coast". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  5. 2015 FIBA Africa Championship – Cote d'Ivoire, FIBA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

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