Tunisia national basketball team

 Tunisia
FIBA ranking 52 Steady (03 July 2018)
Joined FIBA 1956
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federation FTBB
Coach Mário Palma
Nickname(s) The Eagles of Carthage
( نسور قرطاج )
Olympic Games
Appearances 1
Medals None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 2
Medals None
AfroBasket
Appearances 22
Medals Champions Gold: (2011, 2017)
Silver Silver: (1965)
Bronze Bronze: (1970, 1974, 2009, 2015)
All Africa Games
Appearances 4
Medals Gold Gold: (1973)
Bronze Bronze: (1978)
Arab Championship
Appearances 8
Medals Gold Gold: (1981, 1983, 2008, 2009)
Silver Silver: (2002)
Bronze Bronze: (1991, 1992, 2007)
Uniforms
Light
Dark
First international
 Tunisia n / a Morocco 
Beirut, Lebanon – 1957
Biggest win
 Tunisia 101–40 Chad 
Yaoundé, Cameroon – November 25, 2017
Biggest defeat
 Tunisia 63–110 United States 
London, United Kingdom – July 31, 2012
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA AfroBasket 2 1 4
African Games 1 0 1
Arab Championship 4 1 3
Pan Arab Games 0 0 3
Mediterranean Games 0 0 1
Stanković Cup 0 1 1
Total 7 3 13

The Tunisian national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة السلة‎), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the national basketball team of Tunisia.

The team is governed by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). (Arabic: الجامعة التونسية لكرة السلة‎)

When Tunisia became the 2011 African Basketball Champion, it was the first North African country to do so in almost 30 years. To date, they have 19 appearances at the FIBA Africa Championship, ranking them behind only traditional African powers Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, and Egypt, in total appearances.

History

In 2011, they won their first ever FIBA Africa Championship, after beating Angola in the final. Their previous best finish was at the FIBA Africa Championship 1965, when they won the silver medal as the host country.[1] They also won a bronze medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 1970 and FIBA Africa Championship 1974.[2][3]

Although the Tunisians never finished worse than eighth in any of their succeeding appearances, they were not able to break onto the podium again until a surprise bronze medal run at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009. Led by All-Tournament First Team forward Amine Rzig,[4] the Tunisians went 4–2 in the preliminary rounds, winning three games by two points or less. They reached the semifinals for only the second time since 1974, by another slim margin – this time a one-point victory over Mali. Although they were defeated by Angola in the semifinals, the Tunisians topped Cameroon in the bronze medal game, to claim Africa's third and final automatic berth in the 2010 FIBA World Championship – its first ever FIBA World Cup berth. The Tunisians struggled to compete in the World Championship, losing all five of their games, and finishing last in Group B, and 24th overall. Yet, after almost forty years of mediocrity in Africa, Tunisia has become one of the continent's prime competitors again. Its appearances at the global stage have become a new milestone in the team's history.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics
Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament Host
United Kingdom 201211th2012 Summer OlympicsLondon, United Kingdom
Brazil 2016Did not qualify2016 Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Japan 2020To be determined2020 Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan

FIBA Basketball World Cup

FIBA World Championship
Appearances : 1
Year Position Host
Turkey 201024thIstanbul Turkey
China 2019QualifiedBeijing China
Philippines/Japan/Indonesia 2023To be determinedBocaue Philippines, Okinawa Japan and Jakarta Indonesia

AfroBasket

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
AfroBasket
Appearances : 22
Year Position Tournament Host
Egypt 1962–FIBA Africa Championship 1962Cairo, Egypt
Morocco 19644FIBA Africa Championship 1964Casablanca, Morocco
Tunisia 1965SilverFIBA Africa Championship 1965Tunis, Tunisia
Morocco 1968–FIBA Africa Championship 1968Casablanca, Morocco
Egypt 1970BronzeFIBA Africa Championship 1970Alexandria, Egypt
Senegal 19725FIBA Africa Championship 1972Dakar, Senegal
Central African Republic 1974BronzeFIBA Africa Championship 1974Bangui, Central African Republic
Egypt 19755FIBA Africa Championship 1975Alexandria, Egypt
Senegal 1978–FIBA Africa Championship 1978Dakar, Senegal
Morocco 1980–FIBA Africa Championship 1980Rabat, Morocco
Somalia 19816FIBA Africa Championship 1981Mogadishu, Somalia
Egypt 1983–FIBA Africa Championship 1983Alexandria, Egypt
Ivory Coast 19858FIBA Africa Championship 1985Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Tunisia 19875FIBA Africa Championship 1987Tunis, Tunisia
Angola 19898FIBA Africa Championship 1989Luanda, Angola
Egypt 19927FIBA Africa Championship 1992Cairo, Egypt
Kenya 19938FIBA Africa Championship 1993Nairobi, Kenya
Algeria 1995–FIBA Africa Championship 1995Algiers, Algeria
Senegal 1997–FIBA Africa Championship 1997Dakar, Senegal
Angola 19995FIBA Africa Championship 1999Luanda, Angola
Morocco 20014FIBA Africa Championship 2001Casablanca, Morocco
Egypt 20036FIBA Africa Championship 2003Alexandria, Egypt
Algeria 20058FIBA Africa Championship 2005Algiers, Algeria
Angola 20076FIBA Africa Championship 2007Luanda, Angola
Libya 2009BronzeFIBA Africa Championship 2009Tripoli Libya
Madagascar 2011GoldFIBA Africa Championship 2011Antananarivo, Madagascar
Ivory Coast 201392013 FIBA Africa ChampionshipAbidjan Côte d'Ivoire
Tunisia 2015Bronze2015 FIBA Africa ChampionshipRadès, Tunisia
Tunisia/Senegal 2017Gold2017 FIBA Africa ChampionshipRadès, Tunisia & Dakar,Senegal

African Games

African Games
Appearances : 3
Year Position Tournament Host
Republic of the Congo 1965–1965 African GamesBrazzaville, Congo
Nigeria 1973Gold1973 African GamesLagos, Nigeria
Algeria 1978Bronze1978 African GamesAlgiers, Algeria
Egypt 1991–1991 African GamesCairo, Egypt
Zimbabwe 1995–1995 African GamesHarare, Zimbabwe
South Africa 1999–1999 African GamesJohannesburg, South Africa
Nigeria 2003–2003 African GamesAbuja, Nigeria
Algeria 2007102007 African GamesAlgiers, Algeria
Mozambique 2011–2011 African GamesMaputo, Mozambique
Republic of the Congo 2015–2015 African GamesBrazzaville, Congo

Arab Championship

Arab Championship
Appearances : 8
Year Position Tournament Host
Tunisia 19811st, gold medalist(s)1981 Arab ChampionshipTunis, Tunisia
Jordan 19831st, gold medalist(s)1983 Arab ChampionshipAmman, Jordan
Egypt 1985Not held1985 Arab ChampionshipCairo, Egypt
Egypt 19913rd, bronze medalist(s)1991 Arab ChampionshipCairo, Egypt
Syria 19923rd, bronze medalist(s)1992 Arab ChampionshipDamascus, Syria
Egypt 20022nd, silver medalist(s)2002 Arab ChampionshipCairo, Egypt
Egypt 20073rd, bronze medalist(s)2007 Arab ChampionshipCairo, Egypt
Tunisia 20081st, gold medalist(s)2008 Arab ChampionshipTunis, Tunisia
Morocco 20091st, gold medalist(s)2009 Arab ChampionshipRabat, Morocco

Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games
Appearances : 4
Year Position Tournament Host
Lebanon 19573rd, bronze medalist(s)1957 Pan Arab GamesBeirut, Lebanon
Morocco 19853rd, bronze medalist(s)1985 Pan Arab GamesRabat, Morocco
Syria 19923rd, bronze medalist(s)1992 Pan Arab GamesDamascus, Syria
Qatar 201142011 Pan Arab GamesDoha, Qatar

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games
Appearances : 5
Year Position Tournament Host
Algeria 197571975 Mediterranean GamesAlgiers, Algeria
Morocco 198371983 Mediterranean GamesCasablanca, Morocco
Syria 198741987 Mediterranean GamesLatakia, Syria
Tunisia 200152001 Mediterranean GamesTunis, Tunisia
Turkey 20132013 Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey

Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Solidarity Games
Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament Host
Saudi Arabia 200542005 Islamic Solidarity GamesMecca, Saudi Arabia

FIBA Stanković Cup

FIBA Stanković Cup
Appearances : 2
Year Position Tournament Host
China 20123rd, bronze medalist(s)2012 Stanković CupGuangzhou, China
China 20182nd, silver medalist(s)2018 Stanković CupShenzhen, China

Team

Current roster

Salah Mejri is the country's most recognized player

This is the 2018-2019 roster.

Tunisia men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 4 Abada, Omar 22 – (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Saint-Chamond Basket France
C 5 Abbassi, Mohamed 29 – (1986-04-22)22 April 1986 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Étoile Sportive de Radès Tunisia
G 6 Knioua, Nizar 32 – (1983-06-08)8 June 1983 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Stade Nabeulien Tunisia
G 7 El Mabrouk, Mourad 28 – (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Club Africain Tunisia
PG 8 Mathnani, Wassef 24 – (1990-09-04)4 September 1990 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Fairfield Stags men's basketball United States
F 9 Hdidane, Mohamed 29 – (1986-04-27)27 April 1986 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Stade Nabeulien Tunisia
C 11 Ghyaza, Mokhtar 28 – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Étoile Sportive de Radès Tunisia
C 12 Ben Romdhane, Makrem 26 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Saint-Chamond Basket France
F 13 Rzig, Amine 34 – (1980-08-25)25 August 1980 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al Ahly SC Egypt
PF 14 Debache, Yassine 28 – (1986-09-07)7 September 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Dresden Titans Germany
C 15 Mejri, Salah 29 – (1986-06-15)15 June 1986 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) Dallas Mavericks United States
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tunisia Khelil Ben Ameur
  • Tunisia Kacem Louerchefani
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 August 2015

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Salah Mejri Mokhtar Ghayaza Mohamed Abbassi
PF Makram Ben Romdhane Amine Rzig Hamdi Braa
SF Mohamed Hadidane Nizar Knioua
SG Mourad El Mabrouk
PG Michael Roll Omar Abada Mehdi Sayeh

All Time Head coaches

Period Head Coach
1957–1959Tunisia Hammadi Driss
1960–1961United States Griffith
1961–1962Tunisia Borhane Errais
1962–1963Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miodrag Stefanović
1963–1965Tunisia Borhane Errais
1965–1966Poland Valensky
1966–1967United States Faherty
1967–1968Poland Katarinsky
1968–1971Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Igor Tocigl
1971Czechoslovakia Václav Krása
1971–1972United States Bill Sweek
1972–1978Tunisia Mohamed Senoussi
1978–1979Tunisia Khaled Senoussi
1979–1981Tunisia Mohamed Senoussi
1981Tunisia Khaled Senoussi
Period Head Coach
1982–1983Tunisia Mohamed Zaouali
1983–1987Soviet Union Youri Velligoura
1988–1990Tunisia Ridha Laabidi
1990–1991Tunisia Mohamed Senoussi
1991–1992Tunisia Khaled Senoussi
1992–1994Tunisia Mohamed Zaouali
1994–1996Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Igor Tocigl
1997–1998Spain Juan Manuel Monsalve
1998–1999Tunisia Mustapha Bouchenak
1999–2000Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Zupecevic
2000–2001France Francis Jordane &
Tunisia Mounir Ben Sliman
2001–2002Tunisia Adel Tlatli
2002–2003Serbia and Montenegro Marijan Novović
2004Tunisia Walid Gharbi
Period Head Coach
2004–2016Tunisia Adel Tlatli
2016–PresentPortugal Mário Palma

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Nike [5]

2015: Ooredoo, SEAT [5]

See also

References

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