Tunisia men's national basketball team

The Tunisian national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة السلة), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the national basketball team of Tunisia. The team is governed by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). (Arabic: الجامعة التونسية لكرة السلة)

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

 Tunisia
FIBA ranking36 Decrease 15 (15 September 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1956
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFTBB
CoachMário Palma
Nickname(s)The Eagles of Carthage[2]
( نسور قرطاج )
Olympic Games
Appearances1
FIBA World Cup
Appearances2
AfroBasket
Appearances23
MedalsChampions Gold: (2011, 2017, 2021)
Silver Silver: (1965)
Bronze Bronze: (1970, 1974, 2009, 2015)
African Games
Appearances4
MedalsGold Gold: (1973)
Bronze Bronze: (1978)
Arab Championship
Appearances13
MedalsGold Gold: (1981, 1983, 2008, 2009)
Silver Silver: (2022)
Bronze Bronze: (1991, 1992, 2002, 2007)
First international
 Tunisia 77–68 Morocco 
Beirut, Lebanon – 1957
Biggest win
 Tunisia 101–40 Chad 
Yaoundé, Cameroon – 25 November 2017
Biggest defeat
 Tunisia 63–110 United States 
London, United Kingdom – 31 July 2012
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA AfroBasket 3 1 4
African Games 1 0 1
Arab Championship 4 1 4
Pan Arab Games 0 0 3
Mediterranean Games 0 0 1
Stanković Cup 0 1 2
Total 8 3 15

When Tunisia became the 2011 African Basketball Champion, it was the first North African country to do so in almost 30 years. To date, the team has made 22 appearances at the FIBA Africa Championship, ranking it behind only traditional African powers Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, and Egypt, in total appearances.

History

In 2011, they won their first ever FIBA Africa Championship, after beating Angola in the final. Their previous best finish was at the FIBA Africa Championship 1965, when they won the silver medal as the host country.[3] They also won a bronze medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 1970 and FIBA Africa Championship 1974.[4][5]

Although the Tunisians never finished worse than eighth in any of their succeeding appearances, they were not able to break onto the podium again until a surprise bronze medal run at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009. Led by All-Tournament First Team forward Amine Rzig,[6] the Tunisians went 4–2 in the preliminary rounds, winning three games by two points or less. They reached the semi-finals for only the second time since 1974, by another slim margin – this time a one-point victory over Mali. Although they were defeated by Angola in the semi-finals, the Tunisians topped Cameroon in the bronze medal game, to claim Africa's third and final automatic berth in the 2010 FIBA World Championship – its first ever FIBA World Cup berth. The Tunisians struggled to compete in the World Championship, losing all five of their games, and finishing last in Group B, and 24th overall. Yet, after almost forty years of mediocrity in Africa, Tunisia has become one of the continent's prime competitors again. Its appearances at the global stage have become a new milestone in the team's history.

Competitive record

Unlike other team sports, where Tunisia is well positioned at the regional level, the Tunisian men's basketball team has not managed to expand its list of trophies even if at the continental level it can consider among the most awarded countries. Finalist of the African championship held in home in 1965, four times third and twice fourth, Tunisia did not succeed in becoming African champion of the discipline until 2011 without however maintaining its rank since, during the following edition, it is relegated to 9th place.

At the Arab level, the prize list is more extensive with four champion titles, in 1981, 1983, 2008 and 2009, a second place and three third places. On 28 August 2011, the team won the AfroBasket for the first time after defeating Angola 67–56 in the final and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7]

In 2017 as co-hosts,[8] Tunisia won its second AfroBasket by beating Nigeria 77–65 in the final.[9] It retains its title in 2021 by beating Ivory Coast in the final with a score of 78–75.[10] On 16 February 2022, Tunisia lost the final of the 2022 Arab Championship against Lebanon 69–72 in the United Arab Emirates.

Results

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Olympic Games
Olympic Games
Year Position GP W L
Nazi Germany 1936 Part of France
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956 did not qualify
Italy 1960
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 11th 5 0 5
Brazil 2016 did not qualify
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total Best: 11th place 5 0 5

FIBA Basketball World Cup
World Cup
Year Position GP W L
Argentina 1950 Part of France
Brazil 1954
Chile 1959 did not qualify
Brazil 1963
Uruguay 1967
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970
Puerto Rico 1974
Philippines 1978
Colombia 1982
Spain 1986
Argentina 1990
Canada 1994
Greece 1998
United States 2002
Japan 2006
Turkey 2010 24th 5 0 5
Spain 2014 did not qualify
China 2019 20th 5 3 2
PhilippinesJapanIndonesia 2023 did not qualify
Qatar 2027 to be determined
Total Best: 20th place 10 3 7

AfroBasket
Tunisia vs Nigeria at the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 final.
AfroBasket
Year Position GP W L
Egypt 1962 did not qualify
Morocco 1964 4th 5 2 3
Tunisia 1965 Silver 4 2 2
Morocco 1968 did not qualify
Egypt 1970 Bronze 4 2 2
Senegal 1972 5th 6 4 2
Central African Republic 1974 Bronze 6 4 2
Egypt 1975 5th 5 0 5
Senegal 1978 did not qualify
Morocco 1980 did not qualify
Somalia 1981 6th 5 3 2
Egypt 1983 did not qualify
Ivory Coast 1985 8th 6 2 4
Tunisia 1987 5th 4 2 2
Angola 1989 8th 6 2 4
Egypt 1992 7th 5 1 4
Kenya 1993 8th 5 1 4
Algeria 1995 did not qualify
Senegal 1997 did not qualify
Angola 1999 5th 6 4 2
Morocco 2001 4th 7 4 3
Egypt 2003 6th 6 3 3
Algeria 2005 8th 8 2 6
Angola 2007 6th 6 3 3
Libya 2009 Bronze 9 6 3
Madagascar 2011 Gold 7 7 0
Ivory Coast 2013 9th 5 4 1
Tunisia 2015 Bronze 7 6 1
TunisiaSenegal 2017 Gold 6 6 0
Rwanda 2021 Gold 6 6 0
Total Best: 1st place 134 76 58

AfroCan
AfroCan
Year Position GP W L
Mali 2019 7th place 5 3 2
Angola 2023 5th place 5 4 1
Total Best: 5th place 10 7 3

African Games
African Games
Appearances : 3
Year Position Tournament
Republic of the Congo 1965–1965 African Games
Nigeria 1973Gold1973 African Games
Algeria 1978Bronze1978 African Games
Egypt 1991–1991 African Games
Zimbabwe 1995–1995 African Games
South Africa 1999–1999 African Games
Nigeria 2003–2003 African Games
Algeria 2007102007 African Games
Mozambique 2011–2011 African Games
Republic of the Congo 2015–2015 African Games

Arab Championship
Arab Championship
Appearances : 13
Year Position Tournament
Tunisia 19811st place, gold medalist(s)1981 Arab Championship
Jordan 19831st place, gold medalist(s)1983 Arab Championship
Egypt 1985Not held1985 Arab Championship
Syria 198941989 Arab Championship
Egypt 19913rd place, bronze medalist(s)1991 Arab Championship
Syria 19923rd place, bronze medalist(s)1992 Arab Championship
Algeria 200042000 Arab Championship
Egypt 20023rd place, bronze medalist(s)2002 Arab Championship
Saudi Arabia 200542005 Arab Championship
Egypt 20073rd place, bronze medalist(s)2007 Arab Championship
Tunisia 20081st place, gold medalist(s)2008 Arab Championship
Morocco 20091st place, gold medalist(s)2009 Arab Championship
Qatar 201142011 Arab Championship
United Arab Emirates 20222nd place, silver medalist(s)2022 Arab Championship

Pan Arab Games
Pan Arab Games
Appearances : 4
Year Position Tournament
Lebanon 19573rd place, bronze medalist(s)1957 Pan Arab Games
Morocco 19853rd place, bronze medalist(s)1985 Pan Arab Games
Syria 19923rd place, bronze medalist(s)1992 Pan Arab Games
Qatar 201142011 Pan Arab Games

Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games
Appearances : 5
Year Position Tournament
Algeria 197571975 Mediterranean Games
Morocco 198371983 Mediterranean Games
Syria 198741987 Mediterranean Games
Tunisia 200152001 Mediterranean Games
Turkey 20132013 Mediterranean Games

Islamic Solidarity Games
Islamic Solidarity Games
Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament
Saudi Arabia 200542005 Islamic Solidarity Games
Iran 2010cancelled2010 Islamic Solidarity Games
Indonesia 2013Did not enter2013 Islamic Solidarity Games

FIBA Stanković Cup
FIBA Stanković Cup
Appearances : 3
Year Position Tournament
China 20123rd place, bronze medalist(s)2012 Stanković Cup
China 20182nd place, silver medalist(s)2018 Stanković Cup
China 20193rd place, bronze medalist(s)2019 Stanković Cup

King's Cup
King Abdullah II International Cup
Appearances : 7
Year Position Tournament
Jordan 20033rd place, bronze medalist(s)2003 King's Cup
Jordan 20042nd place, silver medalist(s)2004 King's Cup
Jordan 20072nd place, silver medalist(s)2007 King's Cup
Jordan 20081st place, gold medalist(s)2008 King's Cup
Jordan 20112nd place, silver medalist(s)2011 King's Cup
Jordan 20213rd place, bronze medalist(s)2021 King's Cup

Czech Republic Basketball Tournament
Czech Republic Basketball Tournament
Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament
Czech Republic 20192nd place, silver medalist(s)2019 Czech Republic Tournament

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 26, 27 and 28 August 2022 against Egypt, Senegal and DR Congo.[11]

Tunisia men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 1 Oussama Marnaoui 23 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) US Monastir Tunisia
G 3 Achref Gannouni 25 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Étoile Sportive du Sahel Tunisia
PG 4 Omar Abada 29 – (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia
SG 5 Ziyed Chennoufi 23 – (1998-11-29)29 November 1998 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) US Monastir Tunisia
SG 7 Mourad El Mabrouk 35 – (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Jalaa SC Syria
PF 9 Mohamed Hadidane 36 – (1986-04-27)27 April 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Wahda Syria
PF 10 Yacine Toumi 21 – (2000-10-12)12 October 2000 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) BWB Team 3 Men United States
C 11 Mokhtar Ghyaza 35 – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) US Monastir Tunisia
PF 12 Makrem Ben Romdhane 33 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Benfica Portugal
SG 20 Michael Roll 35 – (1987-04-12)12 April 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Pınar Karşıyaka Turkey
PF 23 Firas Lahiani 31 – (1991-07-16)16 July 1991 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Smouha SC Egypt
C 50 Salah Mejri 36 – (1986-06-15)15 June 1986 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) Al-Jahra SC Kuwait
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 24 August 2021

Depth chart
Salah Mejri is the country's most recognized player
Michael Roll is a starter on the team
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Salah Mejri Mokhtar Ghyaza
PF Makram Ben Romdhane Firas Lahiani Yacine Toumi
SF Michael Roll Ziyed Chennoufi Mohamed Hadidane
SG Mourad El Mabrouk Oussama Marnaoui
PG Omar Abada Achref Gannouni

All Time Head coaches
Period Head Coach
1957–1959Tunisia Hammadi Driss
1960–1961United States Griffith
1961–1962Tunisia Borhane Errais
1962–1963Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miodrag Stefanović
1963–1965Tunisia Borhane Errais
1965–1966Poland Valensky
1966–1967United States Faherty
1967–1968Poland Katarinsky
1968–1971Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Igor Tocigl
1971Czechoslovakia Václav Krása
1971–1972United States Bill Sweek
1972–1978Tunisia Mohamed Senoussi
Period Head Coach
1978–1979Tunisia Khaled Senoussi
1979–1981Tunisia Mohamed Senoussi
1981Tunisia Khaled Senoussi
1982–1983Tunisia Mohamed Zaouali
1983–1987Soviet Union Youri Velligoura
1988–1990Tunisia Ridha Laabidi
1990–1991Tunisia Mohamed Senoussi
1991–1992Tunisia Khaled Senoussi
1992–1994Tunisia Mohamed Zaouali
1994–1996Croatia Igor Tocigl
1997–1998Spain Juan Manuel Monsalve
1998–1999Tunisia Mustapha Bouchenak
Period Head Coach
1999–2000Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Zupecevic
2000–2001France Francis Jordane &
Tunisia Mounir Ben Sliman
2001–2002Tunisia Adel Tlatli
2002–2003Serbia and Montenegro Marijan Novović
2004Tunisia Walid Gharbi
2004–2016Tunisia Adel Tlatli
2016–2020Portugal Mário Palma
2020–2022Germany Dirk Bauermann
2022–2023Turkey France Erman Kunter
2023–presentPortugal Mário Palma

Honours

Kit

Manufacturer

2015 – Nike[12]

2015 – Tunisie Telecom[12]

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. "Omnisports – Basketball : Le Nigéria toujours " Number One " en Afrique". AfricaFootUnited.com (in French). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. 1965 African Championship at FIBA archive
  4. 1970 African Championship at FIBA Archive
  5. 1974 African Championship at FIBA.com
  6. LBA – Gomes Leads All-Star Team
  7. "26th Afrobasket: Tunisia is Africa of the court, bag olympic ticket". fiba.com. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  8. "Tunisia and Senegal to co-host FIBA AfroBasket 2017". FIBA. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  9. "Tunisia crowned FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Champions". fiba.basketball. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  10. "Mejri and Roll spark Tunisia to FIBA AfroBasket 2021 title". FIBA. 5 September 2021.
  11. "Tunisia during the 2023 FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers in August 2022". Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  12. 2015 FIBA Africa Championship – Tunisia, FIBA.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

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