| Country: | Central African Republic  |
| Coach: | Maxime Zianveni |
| Joined Fiba: | 1963 |
| Fiba Zone: | FIBA Africa |
| National Fed: | Fédération Centrafricaine de Basketball |
| Oly Appearances: | 1 |
| Wc Appearances: | 1 |
| Zone Championship: | AfroBasket |
| Zone Appearances: | 20 |
| Zone Medals: | Gold: (1974, 1987) Bronze: (1968) |
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The Central African Republic national basketball team is administered by the Fédération Centrafricaine de Basketball.
The team won the African Basketball Championship twice. It became the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Basketball World Cup.
The Central African Republic has won the African Championship twice. Their first title came in 1974 when they hosted the tournament and beat Senegal 72–67 in the final. They hoisted the trophy again in 1987 by defeating Egypt 94–87 for the championship. The team also took third place in the 1968 tournament.
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 10 | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| 2020 | Not Qualified | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 2024 | To Be Determined | Paris, France |
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | – | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| 1965 | – | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| 1968 | Casablanca, Morocco | |||
| 1970 | 4 | Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| 1972 | 4 | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| 1974 | Bangui, Central African Republic | |||
| 1975 | – | Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| 1978 | – | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| 1980 | – | Rabat, Morocco | ||
| 1981 | – | Mogadishu, Somalia | ||
| 1983 | 7 | Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| 1985 | 5 | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| 1987 | Tunis, Tunisia | |||
| 1989 | 7 | Luanda, Angola | ||
| 1992 | 6 | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 1993 | – | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| 1995 | – | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| 1997 | 5 | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| 1999 | – | Angola | ||
| 2001 | 9 | Morocco | ||
| 2003 | 5 | Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| 2005 | 5 | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| 2007 | 7 | Angola | ||
| 2009 | 6 | Libya | ||
| 2011 | 6 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||
| 2013 | 13 | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| 2015 | 14 | Radès, Tunisia | ||
| 2017 | 11 | Senegal/Tunisia | ||
| 2021 | 14 | Kigali, Rwanda |
See also: Basketball at the African Games.
Beginning with the 2019 event, regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball.
Roster for the AfroBasket 2021.[1]
Jean-Paul Rabatet Johny Robert Madozein – 2001–2003 Michel Perrim – 2007 Eugene Pehoua-Pelema – 2009 Johny Robert Madozein – 2010
Paco Garcia – 2011 Johny Robert Madozein – 2013 Michel Perrim – 2015 Aubin-Thierry Goporo – 2015[2] Ulrich Marida – 2017–presentfinished 13th among 16 teamsAt the AfroBasket 2015.[3] This was the Central African Republic team for the AfroBasket 2017.