Gabon national basketball team

Gabon

FIBA ranking	76
Joined FIBA	1965
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Gabon Basketball Federation
Coach	Thierry Bouanga
Nickname(s)	Les Panthères [1] (Panthers)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances	3
Medals	None
Uniforms
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The Gabonese national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Gabon. It is administrated by the Gabon Basketball Federation.

At the AfroBasket 2015, Gabon finished 8th, its best placement ever.

Competitive record

Current squad

Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2015.

Gabon men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 4 Ndong, Steeve 7004101150000000000♠27 – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Manga SF 5 Atsu, Rodrigue 7003833300000000000♠22 – (1992-11-05)5 November 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Manga F 6 Mayimba, Thérence 7003747800000000000♠20 – (1995-03-10)10 March 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) George Mason PF 7 Essono, Lerry 7003857200000000000♠23 – (1992-03-11)11 March 1992 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) IRB BBA PG 8 Boundou, Cabrel 7004119800000000000♠32 – (1982-11-11)11 November 1982 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Stade Mandji F 9 Abessolo, Sylvere 7004116560000000000♠31 – (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Somo G 10 Kobangoye, Francis 7003906500000000000♠24 – (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Tali SF 11 Mapaga, Marvin 7003821800000000000♠22 – (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Hope C 12 Reteno, Jason 7004138400000000000♠37 – (1977-10-08)8 October 1977 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Tali C 13 Lasme, Stéphane 7004119440000000000♠32 – (1982-12-17)17 December 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Galatasaray C 14 Obame, Freddy 7004107380000000000♠29 – (1986-04-06)6 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) AS Estuaire G 15 Fabre, Lionel 7004111190000000000♠30 – (1985-03-21)21 March 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Tali	Head coach Thierry Bouanga Assistant coach(es) Miodrag Marjanovic Michael Oganda Igoue Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

Notable players

Other current notable players from Gabon:

Gabon men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club PF Chris Silva 7003734200000000000♠20 – (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 26 October 2016

See also

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

Kit

References

External links

• Presentation on Afrobasket.com
• Gabon Basketball Federation Presentation on Facebook
• Gabon Basketball Records at FIBA Archive