The Republic of the Congo national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represent the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
in international competition. They have appeared in the
FIBA Africa Championship, but have yet to appear in the
FIBA World Championship.
Serge Ibaka is the country's most famous player. Yet, he opted to represent
Spain
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internationally since he had lived there for several years.
Competitive record
Summer Olympics
''yet to qualify''
FIBA World Championship
''yet to qualify''
FIBA Africa Championship
African Games
*1965 :
*1973-2011 : ''Did not qualify''
*2015 : 6th
*2019 : ''To be determined''
Roster
Team for the
2015 Afrobasket Qualification AfroBasket 2015 Qualification occurred on various dates between 21 September 2014 and 8 March 2015. It was used to determine which African national basketball teams would qualify for the AfroBasket 2015, 2015 FIBA Africa Championship. Teams competed ...
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Notable players
Other current notable players from Republic of the Congo:
Past rosters
Team for the
2013 FIBA Africa Championship
AfroBasket 2013 was the 27th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Ivory Coast from August 20 to 31, all games were played at t ...
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Kit
Manufacturer
Spalding#AfroBasket - Day 8: Cape Verde v Republic of Congo (highlights)
Youtube video, Retrieved 6 Aug 2016.
See also
* Republic of the Congo national under-19 basketball team
* Republic of the Congo national under-17 basketball team
* Republic of the Congo women's national basketball team
*Republic of the Congo national 3x3 team
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External links
FIBA Profile
References
{{FIBA Africa teams
Congo
Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa:
* Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ...
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
Basketball teams in the Republic of the Congo
Basketball
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1962 establishments in the Republic of the Congo