Botswana men's national basketball team

Botswana national basketball team is the national basketball team of Botswana.[2] It is governed by the Botswana Basketball Association (BBA).

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Botswana women's national basketball team.

Botswana Botswana
FIBA rankingNR (15 September 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1997
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationBotswana Basketball Association (BBA)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
African Championship
AppearancesNone

Botswana had its last noteworthy appearance at the AfroBasket 2015 qualification where, after a long battle, it ceded to Mozambique 68–69.

Current roster

Team for the 2015 Afrobasket Qualification:[3]

Botswana men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
Ofentse Churchill Barrows –
Chinouya Kumbirai Chinouya –
Thabo Petrus Gaborone –
Thuto Taelo Gaborone –
Karabo Reinhard Geche –
Tuelo Michael Masilo –
Tshepo Mixon –
Bathusi Tirelo –
Thatayaone Patrick Mokgethi –
Robert Bendo Mosalakatane –
Tlale John Mosetlhe –
Israel Mphato –
Patrick Mbaakanyi Ndawanyana –
Ketlwaelo Rahube –
Emmanuel Ramoshebi –
Teko Bokang Malede Sekgwama –
Eric Jacob Sentongo-Lukwago –
Nnaemeka S.Eze –
Dumezeweni Joseph Sethlare –
Thuto Shai –
Head coach
  •  ?
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015

Competitive record

AfroBasket

Botswana has never qualified for a AfroBasket main tournament, however, it has appeared in several qualification rounds.

AfroBasket record Qualification record
Year Round Position GP W L GP W L –
Senegal 1997 Did not qualify
Angola 1999
Morocco 2001
Egypt 2003
Algeria 2005
Angola 2007
Libya 2009 Did not enter
Madagascar 2011
Ivory Coast 2013
Tunisia 2015 2 0 2 2015
Tunisia Senegal 2017 Did not enter
Rwanda 2021
2025 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/12 5 1 4 12 1 11 –

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues
  3. "Botswana | 2015 Afrobasket | ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM". www.fiba.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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