The Ghana national basketball team represents
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
in international competitions. It is administered by the
Ghana Basketball Association (GBBA).
Profile , Ghana
Fiba.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
Ghana's senior national team has till date only played friendly games, despite its potentials and to the dismay of its fans.
Ghanaian basketball players have played in some of the world's strongest leagues such as the US-based NCAA
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or the Spanish Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...
.
The country does have a U-18 national team that competes at the FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
The FIBA U18 African Championship is an under-18 basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Africa zone. The tournament is held biennially. The top two teams qualify directly to the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World ...
.
Besides a youth national team, Ghana also features a 3x3 basketball
3x3 basketball (pronounced ''three-ex-three'') is a variation of basketball played three-a-side, with one backboard and in a half-court setup. According to an ESSEC Business School study commissioned by the International Olympic Committee, 3x3 ...
team. On 2019/01/01 it tranked 8th in Africa for the male side and 16th for the females.
Ghana is Africa's most populous nation to never qualify for a major international basketball tournament, apart from youth and 3x3 basketball tournaments. They were scheduled to take part in AfroBasket 2021 qualification, with its group games being cancelled later.
Competitive record
Summer Olympics
''never entered qualifying round''
World Championship
''never entered qualifying round''
FIBA Africa Championship
''never entered qualifying round''
African Games
''never entered qualifying round''
Notable players
Because of the unavailability of a national team, Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
ian-born basketball players often opt to represent other national teams.
Current notable Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
ian-born players include:
See also
* Ghana women's national basketball team
* Ghana national under-18 basketball team
References
Fiba3x3.com player Rankings
External links
Basketball Ghana , Your one stop for all basketball news in GhanaPresentation on Facebook
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Men's national basketball teams
Basketball
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Basketball in Ghana
1962 establishments in Ghana