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The Tunisian national basketball team ( ar, منتخب تونس لكرة السلة), nicknamed ''Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles)'', is the national
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team of
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. The team is governed by the
Tunisia Basketball Federation The Tunisian Basketball Federation ( ar, الجامعة التونسية لكرة السلة, FTBB) is the governing body of basketball in Tunisia. that was Formed in 1956, it is based in the capital town Tunis. The FTBB is a member of the Interna ...
(FTBB). ( ar, الجامعة التونسية لكرة السلة) When Tunisia became the 2011 African Basketball Champion, it was the first
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country to do so in almost 30 years. To date, the team has made 22 appearances at the FIBA Africa Championship, ranking it behind only traditional African powers
Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
,
Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
, and
Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
, in total appearances.


History

In
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, they won their first ever FIBA Africa Championship, after beating
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in the final. Their previous best finish was at the
FIBA Africa Championship 1965 The FIBA Africa Championship 1965, was the third FIBA Africa Championship regional basketball championship held by FIBA Africa. It was held in Tunisia between 28 March and 2 April 1965. Five national teams entered the event under the auspices of ...
, when they won the silver medal as the host country. They also won a bronze medal at the
FIBA Africa Championship 1970 The FIBA Africa Championship 1970, was the fifth FIBA Africa Championship regional basketball championship held by FIBA Africa, which also served as Africa qualifier for the 1970 FIBA World Championship, granting one berth to the champion. It ...
and
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 ...
. Although the Tunisians never finished worse than eighth in any of their succeeding appearances, they were not able to break onto the podium again until a surprise bronze medal run at the
FIBA Africa Championship 2009 AfroBasket 2009 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 Afr ...
. Led by All-Tournament First Team forward
Amine Rzig Amine Rzig (born 25 August 1980) is a Tunisian retired basketball player and current coach. Rzig is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team that finished third at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship to qualify for the country's first FIBA ...
, the Tunisians went 4–2 in the preliminary rounds, winning three games by two points or less. They reached the semi-finals for only the second time since 1974, by another slim margin – this time a one-point victory over
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. Although they were defeated by
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in the semi-finals, the Tunisians topped
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in the bronze medal game, to claim Africa's third and final automatic berth in the
2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...
– its first ever
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berth. The Tunisians struggled to compete in the World Championship, losing all five of their games, and finishing last in Group B, and 24th overall. Yet, after almost forty years of mediocrity in Africa, Tunisia has become one of the continent's prime competitors again. Its appearances at the global stage have become a new milestone in the team's history.


Competitive record

Unlike other team sports, where Tunisia is well positioned at the regional level, the Tunisian men's basketball team has not managed to expand its list of trophies even if at the continental level it can consider among the most awarded countries. Finalist of the
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held in home in
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, four times third and twice fourth, Tunisia did not succeed in becoming African champion of the discipline until
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without however maintaining its rank since, during the following edition, it is relegated to 9th place. At the Arab level, the prize list is more extensive with four champion titles, in 1981, 1983, 2008 and 2009, a second place and three third places. On 28 August 2011, the team won the AfroBasket for the first time after defeating
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67–56 in the final and qualified for the
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. In
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as co-hosts, Tunisia won its second AfroBasket by beating
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77–65 in the final. It retains its title in
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by beating
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in the final with a score of 78–75. On 16 February 2022, Tunisia lost the final of the 2022 Arab Championship against
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
69–72 in the United Arab Emirates.


Olympic Games


FIBA Basketball World Cup


AfroBasket


African Games


Arab Championship


Pan Arab Games


Mediterranean Games


Islamic Solidarity Games


Others


FIBA Stanković Cup


King's Cup


Czech Republic Basketball Tournament


Team


Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 26, 27 and 28 August 2022 against Egypt, Senegal and DR Congo.


Depth chart


All Time Head coaches


Kit


Manufacturer

2015 –
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2015 FIBA Africa Championship – Tunisia
FIBA.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.


Sponsor

2015 –
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See also

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Tunisia A' national basketball team The Tunisian A' national basketball team ( ar, منتخب تونس لكرة السلة للمحليين), nicknamed ''Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles)'', is the national basketball team of Tunisia. The team i ...
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Tunisia women's national basketball team Tunisia women's national basketball team ( ar, منتخب تونس لكرة السلة للسيدات), nicknamed ''Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles)'', is the nationally controlled basketball team representin ...
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Tunisia men's national under-20 basketball team The Tunisia men's national under-20 basketball team ( ar, منتخب تونس تحت 20 سنة لكرة السلة للرجال), nicknamed ''Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles)'', is governed by the Tunisia B ...
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Tunisia national under-19 basketball team The Tunisian national under-18 and under-19 basketball team ( ar, منتخب تونس تحت 19 سنة لكرة السلة), nicknamed ''Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles)'', is governed by the Tunisia Basketb ...
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Tunisia national under-17 basketball team The Tunisian national under-17 basketball team ( ar, منتخب تونس تحت 17 سنة لكرة السلة), nicknamed ''Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles)'', is governed by the Tunisia Basketball Federatio ...
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Tunisia women's national under-20 basketball team The Tunisia women's national under-20 basketball team ( ar, منتخب تونس تحت 20 سنة لكرة السلة للسيدات), nicknamed ''Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles)'', is a national basketball ...
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Tunisia women's national under-19 basketball team The Tunisia women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team ( ar, منتخب تونس تحت 19 سنة لكرة السلة للسيدات), nicknamed ''Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles)'', is a nationa ...
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Tunisia women's national under-17 basketball team The Tunisia women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team ( ar, منتخب تونس تحت 17 سنة لكرة السلة للسيدات), nicknamed ''Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles)'', is a nationa ...
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Tunisia national 3x3 team The Tunisian men's national 3x3 team, nicknamed ''Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles)'', is a national basketball team of Tunisia, administered by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB).Tunisia women's national 3x3 team The Tunisia women's national 3x3 team , nicknamed ''Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles)'', is a national basketball team of Tunisia, administered by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB).Tunisia Basketball Federation The Tunisian Basketball Federation ( ar, الجامعة التونسية لكرة السلة, FTBB) is the governing body of basketball in Tunisia. that was Formed in 1956, it is based in the capital town Tunis. The FTBB is a member of the Interna ...


References


External links

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FIBA profileAfrobasket – Tunisia Men National Team


Videos


Olympic Basketball Tournament – Team Tunisia
Youtube.com video {{DEFAULTSORT:Tunisia National Basketball Team Men's national basketball teams Basketball in Tunisia
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1956 establishments in Tunisia