Ethiopia men's national under-16 basketball team
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| wc_championship = U17 World Cup
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| zone_championship = U16 AfroBasket
| zone_appearances = 1 (2015)
| zone_medals = None
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The Ethiopia men's national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of Ethiopia, administered by Ethiopian Basketball Federation (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ የቅርጫት ኳስ ማህበር).[https://about.fiba.basketball/en/national-federations/56-ethiopia Profile - Ethiopia], about.fiba.basketball It represents the country in men's international under-16 basketball competitions.
2015 U16 African Championship
The team qualified for the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship in Bamako, Mali.[https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/224-fiba-u16-afrobasket/9405 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship][https://www.afrobasket.com/African-Championships-U16/basketball_2015_Men.aspx African Championships U16 besketball], Afrobasket.com, accessed 24 September 2017. There, the team finished in 11th place.[http://www.les-sports.info/basketball-championnats-d-afrique-u-16-hommes-2015-epr79341.html Basketball - Championnats d'Afrique U-16 Hommes - 2015 - Accueil], LesSports.info, accessed 23 September 2017. {{in lang|fr}} As a debutant, Ethiopia, managed by coach Kasa, beat Morocco in their opening game 58-52.[http://maliactu.net/mali-afrobasket-mascukin-u16-victoire-historique-de-lethiopie/ Afrobasket mascukin U16 : VICTOIRE HISTORIQUE DE L’ETHIOPIE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230102/http://maliactu.net/mali-afrobasket-mascukin-u16-victoire-historique-de-lethiopie/ |date=25 September 2017 }}, MaliActu.net, 31 July 2015. Accessed 25 September 2017. {{in lang|fr}}
Ethiopia was able to compete well against all other teams except Tunisia. Tunisia won the match 81-53. Ethiopia produced 37 turnovers, which led to 30 points for Tunisia. Ethiopia's Leul Brhane Tafere finished with 16 points,[http://www.africansportsmonthly.com/news/debutants-rwanda-clinch-first-win-at-fiba-africa-u16-championship#.WcezDdFpFxA Debutants Rwanda clinch first win at FIBA Africa U16 Championship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924162931/http://www.africansportsmonthly.com/news/debutants-rwanda-clinch-first-win-at-fiba-africa-u16-championship#.WcezDdFpFxA |date=24 September 2022 }}, African.Sports.Monthly.com, 3 August 2015. Accessed 23 September 2017. slightly below his tournament average.
Overall, Ethiopia's player Leul Brhane Tafere finished as the tournament's top scorer as he achieved 18.5 points per game, ahead of Morocco's Sami Al Wariachi, who had 16.0 points per game.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170924225236/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/11792/tid/279/_/2015_FIBA_Africa_U16_Men_/index.html 2015 FIBA Africa U16 Men], ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, accessed 24 September 2017.
=Aftermath=
Tafere was later selected by the NBA and the world governing body FIBA as one of Africa's top basketball players aged 17 and under.[http://pr.nba.com/basketball-without-borders-africa/ Embiid, Nowitzki, Porzingis to lead 15th Basketball without Borders Africa], NBA Communications - pr.nba.com, accessed 24 September 2017.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/teams/56-ethiopia#achievements Archived records] of Ethiopia team participations
- [http://www.africabasket.com/Ethiopia/basketball.asp Ethiopia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304101135/http://www.africabasket.com/Ethiopia/basketball.asp |date=4 March 2013 }} at Africabasket.com
- [http://www.addisafros.com/new/index.php Addis Afros Basketball club - supporting Basketball in Ethiopia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525232848/http://www.addisafros.com/new/index.php |date=25 May 2014 }}
{{National sports teams of Ethiopia}}