Gabon men's national basketball team

The Gabonese national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Gabon. It is administrated by the Gabon Basketball Federation.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Gabon women's national basketball team.

Gabon
FIBA ranking136 6 (3 March 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1965
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationGabon Basketball Federation
CoachThierry Bouanga
Nickname(s)Les Panthères [2]
(Panthers)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances3
MedalsNone

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

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Yet to qualify

World Championships

Yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship
Year Position Tournament Host
1968–FIBA Africa Championship 1968Casablanca, Morocco
1970–FIBA Africa Championship 1970Alexandria, Egypt
1972–FIBA Africa Championship 1972Dakar, Senegal
1974–FIBA Africa Championship 1974Bangui, Central African Republic
1975–FIBA Africa Championship 1975Alexandria, Egypt
1978–FIBA Africa Championship 1978Dakar, Senegal
1980–FIBA Africa Championship 1980Rabat, Morocco
1981–FIBA Africa Championship 1981Mogadishu, Somalia
1983–FIBA Africa Championship 1983Alexandria, Egypt
1985–FIBA Africa Championship 1985Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
1987–FIBA Africa Championship 1987Tunis, Tunisia
1989–FIBA Africa Championship 1989Luanda, Angola
1992–FIBA Africa Championship 1992Cairo, Egypt
19939FIBA Africa Championship 1993Nairobi, Kenya
1995–FIBA Africa Championship 1995Algiers, Algeria
1997–FIBA Africa Championship 1997Dakar, Senegal
1999–FIBA Africa Championship 1999Angola
2001–FIBA Africa Championship 2001Morocco
2003–FIBA Africa Championship 2003Alexandria, Egypt
20059FIBA Africa Championship 2005Algiers, Algeria
2007–FIBA Africa Championship 2007Angola
2009–FIBA Africa Championship 2009Libya
2011–FIBA Africa Championship 2011Antananarivo, Madagascar
2013–FIBA Africa Championship 2013Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
20158FIBA Africa Championship 2015Radès, Tunisia
2017–FIBA Africa Championship 2017Republic of the Congo

African Games
See also: Basketball at the African Games
  • 1973-2011 : Did not qualify
  • 2015 : 8th
  • 2019 : To be determined

Current squad

Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2015.

Gabon men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 4 Ndong, Steeve 27 – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Manga
SF 5 Atsu, Rodrigue 22 – (1992-11-05)5 November 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Manga
F 6 Mayimba, Thérence 20 – (1995-03-10)10 March 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) George Mason
PF 7 Essono, Lerry 23 – (1992-03-11)11 March 1992 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) IRB BBA
PG 8 Boundou, Cabrel 32 – (1982-11-11)11 November 1982 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Stade Mandji
F 9 Abessolo, Sylvere 31 – (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Somo
G 10 Kobangoye, Francis 24 – (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Tali
SF 11 Mapaga, Marvin 22 – (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Hope
C 12 Reteno, Jason 37 – (1977-10-08)8 October 1977 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Tali
C 13 Lasme, Stéphane 32 – (1982-12-17)17 December 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Galatasaray
C 14 Obame, Freddy 29 – (1986-04-06)6 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) AS Estuaire
G 15 Fabre, Lionel 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

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Stéphane Lasme Freddy Obame Jason Reteno
PF Lerry Essono Sylvere Abessolo
SF Thérence Mayimba Rodrigue Atsu Marvin Mapaga
SG Francis Kobangoye Lionel Fabre
PG Steeve Ndong Cabrel Boundou

Notable players

Other current notable players from Gabon:

Gabon men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
PF Chris Silva 20 – (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Miami Heat
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 October 2016

See also

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Erima

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. Afrobasket 2015 : Les Panthères en mise au vert en Serbie, GABON Review, 19 Aug 2015. Retrieved 12 Aug 2016. (in French)

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