The Cameroon national basketball team () represents

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in men's international competitions. It is administered by the Fédération Camerounaise de Basketball. Once an only average team, Cameroon has turned into a major force and contender for the title of the African Basketball Championship. Their best achievement was reaching the Silver Medal in

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. Since the late 2000s, the team has competed well against non-African competition, too.

Competitive record

AfroBasket

AfroCan

FIBA Basketball World Cup

Since 2019, FIBA organises qualification tournaments for African teams in order to qualify for the

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Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in

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Head coach position

Lazare Adingono Lazare Adingono (or Lazare Adie Ngono; born 11 January 1978) is a Cameroonian-American former basketball player and current head coach of Primeiro de Agosto of the Angolan Basketball League. Playing career Adingono played basketball at the Univ ...

: (2007–2011) * Michel Perrin: (2013)Head coaches
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: (2021–) * Alfred Roland Aboya Baliaba (2021–present)

Notable Cameroonian players

The following notable Cameroonian players are also eligible to represent the country in FIBA competitions: *

Joel Embiid Joel Hans Embiid ( ; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks men's ...

(born 1994, C) – Player for the

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. He played for the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympic

* Christian Koloko (born 2000, C) – Player for the

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Pascal Siakam Pascal Siakam ( ; born 2 April 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star and two-time All-NBA Team, All-NBA selection, he won an NBA champ ...

(born 1994, F) – Player for the

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Ulrich Chomche Ulrich Kamka Chomche (born 30 December 2005) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. At 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), ...

(born 2005, C) - Player for the

References

External links

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FIBA profileAfrobasket – Cameroon Men National Team
{{National sports teams of Cameroon Men's national basketball teams

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Basketball in Cameroon 1972 establishments in Cameroon National sports teams established in 1972