Ghana men's national basketball team

The Ghana national basketball team represents Ghana in international competitions. It is administered by the Amateur Basketball Association of Ghana (GBBA).[2]

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

Ghana
FIBA ranking169 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1962
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationGhana Basketball Association (GBBA)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
African Championship
AppearancesNone

Ghana's senior national team only plays friendly games, despite its potentials and to the dismay of its fans. Ghanaian basketball players have played in some of the world's strongest leagues such as the US-based NCAA or the Spanish Liga ACB. The country does have a U-18 national team that competes at the FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship.

Besides a youth national team, Ghana also features a 3x3 basketball team. On 2019/01/01 it tranked 8th in Africa for the male side and 16th for the females.

Ghana is Africa's most populous nation to never qualify for a major international basketball tournament, apart from youth and 3x3 basketball tournaments.

Competitive record (senior 5x5 "regular" basketball team)

Summer Olympics

never entered qualifying round

World Championship

never entered qualifying round

FIBA Africa Championship

never entered qualifying round

African Games
See also: Basketball at the African Games

never entered qualifying round

Notable players

Because of the unavailability of a national team, Ghanaian-born basketball players often opt to represent other national teams.

Current notable Ghanaian-born players include:

Ghana men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
F Ben Bentil 25 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Panathinaikos B.C.
C Amida Brimah 26 – (1994-02-11)11 February 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Free Agent
F Nathan Mensah 22 – (1998-09-04)4 September 1998 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
SG Billy Ouattara 28 – (1992-01-24)24 January 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Real Betis Baloncesto
F Akwasi Yeboah 23 – (1997-06-15)15 June 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 5 September 2020

3x3 team

Best Ghanaian FIBA 3x3 Players 1. Benjamin kwasi Ofori Debrah (Captain) 2.Elvis Siaw Pobi 3.Maja Saluki 4.Desmond Cobblah Placed 9th in FIBA 3x3 Africa cup

See also

References

Fiba3x3.com player Rankings

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. Profile | Ghana, Fiba.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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