Gambia national basketball team

The Gambia The Gambia
FIBA ranking T-94 Steady
Joined FIBA 1972
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federation Gambia Basketball Association (GBA)
Olympic Games
Appearances None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
African Championship
Appearances 1 (1978)
Medals None
Uniforms
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The Gambia national basketball team represents The Gambia in international competitions. It is administrated by the Gambia Basketball Association (GBA).[1]

The team's best international performance to date was 9th place at the 1978 African Basketball Championship.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championship

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1978 9 FIBA Africa Championship 1978 Dakar, Senegal
2017 To Be Determined FIBA Africa Championship 2017 Republic of the Congo

African Games

yet to qualify

Current roster

Team for the FIBA Africa Championship 2005 qualification:[2] (last publicized squad)

Gambia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club
Hassan Musa Jaissey 26 – (1978-10-28)October 28, 1978
Alajie Jaiteh 17 – (1987-08-16)August 16, 1987
Badara Joof 16 – (1988-12-14)December 14, 1988
Dawda Njie 17 – (1988-02-17)February 17, 1988
Omar Njie 17 – (1988-03-18)March 18, 1988
Alieu Sarr 30 – (1975-03-15)March 15, 1975
Muhammed Musa Sarr 24 – (1980-09-30)September 30, 1980
Momodou Lamin Sowe 20 – (1985-02-10)February 10, 1985
Njogu Taal 19 – (1986-03-19)March 19, 1986
Muhammadou Trawally 25 – (1980-01-07)January 7, 1980
Bunja Yabou 19 – (1986-06-19)June 19, 1986
Head coach

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    Assistant coach(es)

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    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • Club field describes current pro club
    • Age – describes age on 15 Aug 2005

    Notable players

    Notable players from the Gambia:

    Gambia roster
    Players Coaches
    Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club
    F/C Pierre Jallow 36 – (1979-08-08)8 August 1979 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Nilan Bisons Loimaa Finland

    Legend
    • Club – describes current club
    • Age – describes age on 3 April 2016

    External links

    References

    1. FIBA National Federations – The Gambia, fiba.com, accessed 5 July 2013.
    2. Gambia - 2005 FIBA Africa Championship for Men: Qualifying Round, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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