Ivory Coast national basketball team

Côte d'Ivoire

FIBA ranking	65 25
Joined FIBA	1961
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball
Coach	Hugues Occansey
Nickname(s)	Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	3
AfroBasket
Appearances	23
Medals	Gold: (1981, 1985) Silver: (1978, 1980, 2009)
Uniforms
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The Ivorian Coast national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Ivory Coast in international competition. The team competes regularly in the African Championship, and is administered by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball.^[1]

With two AfroBasket titles and five overall finals appearances, the country is traditionally home to one the continent's finest basketball national teams.

History

Ivory Coast reached the final of the FIBA Africa Championship for the first time in 1978, but they were defeated by Senegal in the final. They reached the final again in the following tournament, in 1980, but again had to settle for silver, as Senegal took the gold. Another run the following year, in 1981, saw Côte d'Ivoire finally break through and win their first title, as they defeated Egypt for the championship. Four years later, Côte d'Ivoire won their second championship, as they hosted the tournament in 1985, and beat Angola, to win the championship. Côte d'Ivoire finished second at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, for their first podium finish since their victory in 1985. They participated in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, which was their first FIBA World Cup appearance since 1986. The team went 1–4 at the tournament, finishing last in Group C. In their final group game, the Ivorians defeated Puerto Rico, for their first ever FIBA World Cup win, but they came up just short in the tiebreaker to see which team would advance to the knockout stage.

Competitive record

FIBA Africa Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1962	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1962	Cairo, Egypt
1964	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1964	Casablanca, Morocco
1965	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1965	Tunis, Tunisia
1968	5	FIBA Africa Championship 1968	Casablanca, Morocco
1970	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1970	Alexandria, Egypt
1972	10	FIBA Africa Championship 1972	Dakar, Senegal
1974	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1974	Bangui, Central African Republic
1975	–	FIBA Africa Championship 1975	Alexandria, Egypt
1978		FIBA Africa Championship 1978	Dakar, Senegal
1980		FIBA Africa Championship 1980	Rabat, Morocco
1981		FIBA Africa Championship 1981	Mogadishu, Somalia
1983	4	FIBA Africa Championship 1983	Alexandria, Egypt
1985		FIBA Africa Championship 1985	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1987	7	FIBA Africa Championship 1987	Tunis, Tunisia
1989	5	FIBA Africa Championship 1989	Luanda, Angola
1992	11	FIBA Africa Championship 1992	Cairo, Egypt
1993	6	FIBA Africa Championship 1993	Nairobi, Kenya
1995	7	FIBA Africa Championship 1995	Algiers, Algeria
1997	8	FIBA Africa Championship 1997	Dakar, Senegal
1999	8	FIBA Africa Championship 1999	Angola
2001	8	FIBA Africa Championship 2001	Morocco
2003	11	FIBA Africa Championship 2003	Alexandria, Egypt
2005	10	FIBA Africa Championship 2005	Algiers, Algeria
2007	8	FIBA Africa Championship 2007	Angola
2009		FIBA Africa Championship 2009	Libya
2011	4	FIBA Africa Championship 2011	Antananarivo, Madagascar
2013	4	FIBA Africa Championship 2013	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
2015	12	FIBA Africa Championship 2015	Radès, Tunisia
2017	14	AfroBasket 2017	Senegal/Tunisia

Team

Current roster

At the 2015 AfroBasket:^[2]

Ivory Coast National Basketball Team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Aselaini, Serzhi 7003870600000000000♠23 – (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) TSU Tbilisi G 5 Diabate, Mouloukou 7004102670000000000♠28 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) MZT Skopje Aerodrom G 6 Zahoui, Jean-Yves 7003638400000000000♠17 – (1998-03-08)8 March 1998 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Saint-Brieuc G 7 Kouadio, Cédric 7004106290000000000♠29 – (1986-07-24)24 July 1986 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) JCA Abidjan F 8 Oulai, Kehasson 7003725400000000000♠19 – (1995-10-20)20 October 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ABC C 9 Bangoura, Morlaye 7004133420000000000♠36 – (1979-02-18)18 February 1979 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) ABC G 10 Meite, Alassane 7003874400000000000♠23 – (1991-09-21)21 September 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) ABC G 11 Koffi, Andaman 7004110610000000000♠30 – (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Pays d'Ollones G 12 Bahin, Yoli 7004117390000000000♠32 – (1983-07-10)10 July 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kénitra F 13 Tapé, Éric 7004123620000000000♠33 – (1981-10-25)25 October 1981 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Fecamp F 14 Meite, Namori 7004100680000000000♠27 – (1988-02-05)5 February 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Oullins C 15 Aboubacar, Seydou 7003778300000000000♠21 – (1994-05-09)9 May 1994 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Palencia	Head coach Natxo Lezkano Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2013

Notable players

Other current notable players from Ivory Coast:

Ivory Coast roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G Pape-Philippe Amagou 7004117890000000000♠32 – (1985-02-27)27 February 1985 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Le Mans Sarthe Basket G/F Guy Landry Edi 7004103910000000000♠28 – (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Saint-Chamond Basket F/C Herve Lamizana 7004132860000000000♠36 – (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Yulon Luxgen PF Herve Toure 7004128870000000000♠35 – (1982-02-25)25 February 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Estudiantes Concordia C Louri Frejus Zerbo 7004102940000000000♠28 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Limoges CSP Elite	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 8 June 2017

Past rosters

Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.

Ivory Coast national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Abouo, Charles 7003869000000000000♠23 – (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) CB Peñas Huesca G 5 Diabate, Mouloukou 7003952700000000000♠26 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) SLUC Nancy Basket F 6 Soumahoro, Issife 7003905900000000000♠24 – (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Strasbourg IG G 7 Amagou, Pape-Philippe 7004104010000000000♠28 – (1985-02-27)27 February 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Chorale Roanne Basket G 8 Konate, Kinidinnin 7004120500000000000♠32 – (1980-08-23)23 August 1980 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Abidjan Basket Club C 9 Lamizana, Hervé 7004118980000000000♠32 – (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) F 10 N'Diaye, Ismaël 7004114450000000000♠31 – (1982-04-20)20 April 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Basket-club Boncourt G 11 Toti, Mickaël 7003962800000000000♠26 – (1987-04-11)11 April 1987 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Reims Champagne Basket C 12 Kale, Jonathan 7004101680000000000♠27 – (1985-10-18)18 October 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Coruña C 13 Zerbo, Louri 7003890600000000000♠24 – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) BCM Gravelines F 14 Edi, Guy 7003900300000000000♠24 – (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gonzaga F 15 Koné, Mohamed 7004118370000000000♠32 – (1981-03-24)24 March 1981 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Chorale Roanne Basket	Head coach Natxo Lezkano Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2013

Kit

See also

• Ivory Coast national under-19 basketball team
• Ivory Coast national under-17 basketball team
• Ivory Coast women's national basketball team
• Ivory Coast national 3x3 team

References

External links

• Official website
• FIBA Profile
• Cote d'Ivoire Basketball Records at FIBA Archive