Gabon Men's National Basketball Team
The Gabon men's national basketball team (French: Équipe nationale de basket-ball du Gabon) representing Gabon in men's international basketball competitions, It is administered by the Gabon Basketball Federation.
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| FIBA ranking | 152  1 (1 March 2024) | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1965 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
| National federation | Gabon Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Thierry Bouanga | ||
| Nickname(s) | Les Panthères (Panthers) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA Africa Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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At the AfroBasket 2015, Gabon finished 8th, its best placement ever.
Competitive record
AfroBasket
Gabon has participated at the AfroBasket (previously the FIBA Africa Championship) three times, its best result being the quarter-finals in 2015.
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 1993 | Preliminary round | 9th | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||
 1995 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
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| 2005 | Preliminary round | 9th | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2009 | Did not enter | |||||||||
 2011 | ||||||||||
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| 2015 | Quarter-finalist | 8th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2015 | |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2017 | |||||
 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2021 | ||||||
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | 2025 | |||||||
AfroCan
| AfroBasket record | |||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2023 | 9th place | 9th | 3 | 1 | 2 |
African Games
Basketball was part of the African Games until 2015. Later, it was replaced by the 3x3 version.
- 1973-2011 : Did not qualify
- 2015 : 8th
Current squad
Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2017 qualification.
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Channick Nkoma | Adam Obangome | |
| PF | Lerry Essono | Dean Bezazouma | |
| SF | Sylvere Abessolo | Tonny Boussougou Ibrahim | Jeriel Breel Dinga Igana |
| SG | Francis Kobangoye | Marien Stephane Ellang | Gildas Ekouaghe |
| PG | Christ Ndikuedi | Jean Eude Enguena Oworce |
Kit
Manufacturer
2015: Erima
Past squads
Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2015.
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See also
References
External links
- Presentation on Afrobasket.com Archived 6 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Gabon Basketball Federation Presentation on Facebook
- Gabon Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
Videos
- Cape Verde v Gabon - Game Highlights - Round of 16 - AfroBasket 2015 Youtube.com video
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