Gabon men's national basketball team explained

Country:Gabon
Coach:Thierry Bouanga
Nickname:Les Panthères [1]
(Panthers)
Team Colours:Green and White
Joined Fiba:1965
Fiba Zone:FIBA Africa
National Fed:Gabon Basketball Federation
Oly Appearances:None
Wc Appearances:None
Zone Championship:FIBA Africa Championship
Zone Appearances:3
Zone Medals:None
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The Gabon men's national basketball team (French: Équipe nationale de basket-ball du Gabon) representing Gabon in men's international basketball competitions, It is administered by the Gabon Basketball Federation.

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

Competitive record

AfroBasket

Gabon has participated at the AfroBasket (previously the FIBA Africa Championship) three times, its best result being the quarter-finals in 2015.

AfroBasket recordQualification record
YearRoundPosition
1968Did not qualify
1970
1972
1974
1975
1978
1980
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1992
1993Preliminary round9th404
1995Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005Preliminary round9th734
2007Did not qualify
2009Did not enter
2011
2013
2015Quarter-finalist8th7164312015
2017Did not qualify4042017
20214042021
2025To be determinedTo be determined2025

AfroCan

AfroBasket record
YearRoundPosition
2019Did not qualify
20239th place 9th 3 1 2

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games. Basketball was part of the African Games until 2015. Later, it was replaced by the 3x3 version.

Current squad

Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2017 qualification.

Depth chart

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Erima

Past squads

Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2015.

See also

External links

Videos

Notes and References

  1. http://gabonreview.com/blog/afrobasket-2015-les-pantheres-en-mise-au-vert-en-serbie/ Afrobasket 2015 : Les Panthères en mise au vert en Serbie