The Zambia national basketball team represents

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in international competitions. It is administered by the Zambia Basketball Association (ZBA). Zambia had its best year in 1989 at the FIBA Africa Championship when it finished in Africa's Top Ten, ahead of

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. At the

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, Zambia beat

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for the first time in history.

Current rosters

Roster for the

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matches played on 22–26 January 2020 against

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and

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Depth chart

Competitive record

AfroBasket

Zambia has qualified for an AfroBasket tournament once, in

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when it lost all its five games in Angola and finished 10th.

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Head coach position

* Lovemore Sikaale - 2013 * Obed Shamboko - 2017 * Mwape Konsolo - 2020

Past rosters

Team for the AfroBasket 2013 qualification. Team for the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 qualifiers., tab=roster Zambia
FIBA.COM. Retrieved 23 June 2017. At the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 qualifiers, Mumba Abraham Mwansa led the team in minutes, rebounds and blocks per game.
Chongo Chona led his team in total points, Simukwela Lishomwa Lubinda led his team in total assists.

References

External links

Zambia Basketball Association
at FIBA Archive
AfroBasket – Zambia Men National Team
{{FIBA Africa teams Men's national basketball teams 1962 establishments in Northern Rhodesia