Kenya national basketball team

Kenya Kenya
FIBA ranking T-94 Steady
Joined FIBA 1965
FIBA zone FIBA Africa
National federation Kenya Basketball Association
Coach Francis Ngunjiri
Olympic Games
Appearances None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances 3
Medals None
Uniforms
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Former logo of the Kenya Basketball Federation

Kenya national basketball team is the basketball team in Kenya. It is operated by the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF).

Kenya hosted the 1993 FIBA Africa Championship where the team surprisingly reached the Final Four, its best performance to date.

History

Basketball in Kenya was started in Mang'u High School in the 1960s by the Marianist Brothers when Brother Frank Russell took over as Principal. He had previous experience in the USA as a sports master and basketball coach in several schools.

Current Roster

Team for the 2015 Afrobasket Qualification:[1]

Kenya men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – DOB Ht. Club
Philip Otieno Ameny –
Situma Khaemba –
Ariel Okall Okoll Koranga –
Kevin Kigotho Macharia –
James Maina Mwangi –
Ali Salim Mzee –
Valentine Onyango Nyakinda –
Tobias Onyango Nyindha –
Victor Otieno Odendo –
Joseph Omondi Ondinyo –
Anthony Okello Opingo –
William Ochieng Otieno –
Allan Christopher Odongo Ouma –
Joseph Ouma –
Blacio Owuor Owili –
Ancetas Samuel Wafula –
Noel Yoni Were Wanambiro –
Griffin Ligare Wisyuba –
Head coach
  • Kenya Francis Ngunjiri
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015

Notable players

Other current notable players from Kenya:

Kenya roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
F Joel Awich 22 – (1993-04-22)22 April 1993 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball United States
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 24 January 2016

Head coach position

Competitions

Performance at Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

Performance at World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship record

Year Position Tournament Host
1985 12 FIBA Africa Championship 1985 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
1989 11 FIBA Africa Championship 1989 Luanda, Angola
1993 4 FIBA Africa Championship 1993 Nairobi, Kenya
2017 TBD FIBA Africa Championship 2017 TBD

African Games

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/10466/tid/312/_/2015_Afrobasket_Qualifying_Round/index.html

External links

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