Mauritania men's national basketball team

Mauritania national basketball team is the national basketball team in Mauritania. They have appeared in the FIBA Africa Championship and are yet to make an appearance in the FIBA World Championship.

Mauritania

FIBA ranking	(1 March 2024)
Joined FIBA	1964
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Fédération Mauritanienne de BasketBall (FMBB)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances	4
Medals	None
Home Away

Its best performance was at the FIBA Africa Championship 1985 in Ivory Coast, where Mauritania finished 6th, ahead of favored teams such as Nigeria and Tunisia.

Current roster

At the AfroBasket 2013 qualification: (last publicized squad, incomplete)

Mauritania men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. Mamoudou Djibril Ba 24 – (1988-01-01)1 January 1988 Fode Diagana 19 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 Thierno Lo 21 – (1991-01-01)1 January 1991 Hamady Mbodj 19 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 Mamadou Thiam 22 – (1989-11-13)13 November 1989	Head coach Assistant coaches Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 1 July 2012

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Yet to qualify

World championships

Yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1978	7th	FIBA Africa Championship 1978	Dakar, Senegal
1980	8th	FIBA Africa Championship 1980	Rabat, Morocco
1981	9th	FIBA Africa Championship 1981	Mogadishu, Somalia
1985	6th	FIBA Africa Championship 1985	Abidjan, Ivory Coast

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games

Yet to qualify

See also

• Mauritania national under-19 basketball team

External links

• Official website Mauritania Basketball Federation
• Mauritania Basketball at afrobasket.com