Ivory Coast men's national basketball team

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{{Infobox national basketball team

| country = Côte d'Ivoire

| coach = Natxo Lezkano

| fiba_ranking = {{FIBA World Rankings|CIV}}

| team colours =

| nickname= Les Éléphants
(The Elephants)

| joined_fiba = 1961

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| fiba_zone = FIBA Africa

| national_fed = Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball

| oly_appearances =

| oly_medals =

| wc_appearances = 5

| wc_medals =

| zone_championship = AfroBasket

| zone_appearances = 24

| zone_medals = 16px Gold (1981, 1985)
16px Silver (1978, 1980, 2009, 2021)

| zone2_championship = AfroCan

| zone2_appearances = 2

| zone2_medals = {{SilverMedal}} Silver (2023)

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The Ivory Coast men's national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Ivory Coast in international competition. The team competes regularly in the African Championship and is administered by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball.[https://web.archive.org/web/20240205175439/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/nfProf.asp?nationalFederationNumber=267 FIBA National Federations – Cote d'Ivoire], fiba.com. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

With two AfroBasket titles and six overall finals appearances, the country is traditionally home to one of the continent's finest basketball national teams. The Elephants have played at the FIBA Basketball World Cup four times and also played in the 2023 edition.

History

Ivory Coast reached the final of the FIBA Africa Championship for the first time in 1978, but they were defeated by Senegal in the final. They reached the final again in the following tournament, in 1980, but again had to settle for silver, as Senegal took the gold. Another run the following year, in 1981, saw Côte d'Ivoire finally break through and win their first title, as they defeated Egypt for the championship. Four years later, Côte d'Ivoire won their second championship, as they hosted the tournament in 1985, and beat Angola, to win the championship. Côte d'Ivoire finished second at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, for their first podium finish since their victory in 1985. They participated in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, which was their first FIBA World Cup appearance since 1986. The team went 1–4 at the tournament, finishing last in Group C. On 2 September 2010, In their final group game, the Ivorians defeated Puerto Rico 88–76, for their first ever FIBA World Cup win, but they came up just short in the tiebreaker to see which team would advance to the knockout stage.{{Cite web |title=PUR/CIV– Ivory Coast claim first win but just miss out on place in second round |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/PUR-CIV--Ivory-Coast-claim-first-win-but-just-miss-out-on-place-in-second-r |access-date=30 August 2022 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}

Ivory Coast qualified for the 2019 FIBA World Championship in dramatic and extraordinary circumstances. After only narrowly avoiding elimination in the first qualifying round (they finished 3rd in their group and only qualified because they held the tiebreaker to Mozambique), they needed to win their last three games in the final group by a combined margin of 66 points in order to qualify as the best-ranked third-placed team. They remarkably did so (actually, they won by a combined 73 points), dispatching even African powerhouses and already-qualified Nigeria by a score of 72–46 in the process. Combined with a loss for the Central African Republic against Nigeria, Ivory Coast finished third in the group and qualified for the World Championship by virtue of a better total points difference than Cameroon.

Competitive record

=FIBA World Cup=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! colspan="6" \|FIBA World Cup record \| rowspan="20" \| ! colspan="3" \|Qualification record
Year !Round !Position !{{Tooltip\|GP\|Games played}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Won}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GP\|Games played}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Won}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Lost}}
{{flagicon\|Brazil\|1960}} 1963	colspan="5" rowspan="5" \| did not qualify \| colspan="3" rowspan="14" \|AfroBasket served as qualification
{{flagicon\|Uruguay}} 1967
{{flagicon\|Yugoslavia}} 1970
{{flagicon\|Puerto Rico\|1952}} 1974
{{flagicon\|Philippines\|1936}} 1978
{{flagicon\|Colombia}} 1982 \|Classification round \|13th \|7 \|0 \|7
{{flagicon\|Spain}} 1986 \|Preliminary round \|23rd \|5 \|0 \|5
{{flagicon\|Argentina}} 1990 \| colspan="5" rowspan="5" \|did not qualify
{{flagicon\|Canada}} 1994
{{flagicon\|Greece}} 1998
{{flagicon\|United States}} 2002
{{flagicon\|Japan}} 2006
{{flagicon\|Turkey}} 2010 \|Preliminary round \|21st \|5 \|1 \|4
{{flagicon\|Spain}} 2014 \| colspan="5" \|did not qualify
{{flagicon\|China}} 2019 \|rowspan=2\|Classification round \|29th \|5 \|0 \|5 \|12 \|7 \|5
{{flagicon\|Philippines}}{{flagicon\|Japan}}{{flagicon\|Indonesia}} 2023 \|27th \|5 \|1 \|4 \|12 \|10 \|2
{{flagicon\|Qatar}} 2027 \| colspan="5" \|To be determined \| colspan="3" \|To be determined
! colspan="2" \|5/17 !27 !2 !25 !24 !17 !7

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! colspan="6" |FIBA World Cup record

| rowspan="20" |

! colspan="3" |Qualification record

Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

{{flagicon|Brazil|1960}} 1963

colspan="5" rowspan="5" | did not qualify

| colspan="3" rowspan="14" |AfroBasket served as qualification

{{flagicon|Uruguay}} 1967

{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} 1970

{{flagicon|Puerto Rico|1952}} 1974

{{flagicon|Philippines|1936}} 1978

{{flagicon|Colombia}} 1982

|Classification round

|13th

{{flagicon|Spain}} 1986

|Preliminary round

|23rd

{{flagicon|Argentina}} 1990

| colspan="5" rowspan="5" |did not qualify

{{flagicon|Canada}} 1994

{{flagicon|Greece}} 1998

{{flagicon|United States}} 2002

{{flagicon|Japan}} 2006

{{flagicon|Turkey}} 2010

|Preliminary round

|21st

{{flagicon|Spain}} 2014

| colspan="5" |did not qualify

{{flagicon|China}} 2019

|rowspan=2|Classification round

|29th

|12

{{flagicon|Philippines}}{{flagicon|Japan}}{{flagicon|Indonesia}} 2023

|27th

|12

|10

{{flagicon|Qatar}} 2027

| colspan="5" |To be determined

| colspan="3" |To be determined

! colspan="2" |5/17

!27

!25

!24

!17

=FIBA Africa Championship=

{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Champions {{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} Runners-up {{Color box|#cc9966|border=darkgray}} Third place {{Color box|#9acdff|border=darkgray}} Fourth place

Year !Round !Position !{{Tooltip\|GP\|Games played}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Won}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Lost}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{{flagicon\|United Arab Republic}} 1962	rowspan=3 colspan=5 \| did not enter
{{flagicon\|MAR}} 1964
{{flagicon\|TUN}} 1965
{{flagicon\|MAR}} 1968	Seventh place	7th	7	4	3
{{flagicon\|EGY}} 1970	colspan=5 \| did not qualify
{{flagicon\|SEN}} 1972	Tenth place	10th	6	1	5
{{flagicon\|CAF}} 1974	rowspan=2 colspan=5 \| did not qualify
{{flagicon\|EGY}} 1975
bgcolor=silver \| {{flagicon\|SEN}} 1978	rowspan =2\| Runners-up	2nd	6	4	2
bgcolor=silver \| {{Flagicon\|MAR}} 1980	2nd	7	5	2
bgcolor=gold \| {{Flagicon\|SOM}} 1981	Champions	1st	7	6	1
bgcolor=#9acdff \| {{Flagicon\|EGY}} 1983	Fourth place	4th	6	3	3
bgcolor=gold \| style="border:3px red solid;" \| {{Flagicon\|CIV}} 1985	Champions	1st	7	6	1
{{Flagicon\|TUN}} 1987	rowspan=2\| Classification stage	7th	5	2	3
{{Flagicon\|ANG}} 1989	5th	7	4	3
{{Flagicon\|EGY}} 1992	Preliminary round	11th	5	1	4
{{Flagicon\|KEN}} 1993	rowspan=3\| Classification stage	6th	5	2	3
{{Flagicon\|ALG}} 1995	7th	5	3	2
{{Flagicon\|SEN}} 1997	8th	5	1	4
{{Flagicon\|ANG}} 1999	Eight place	8th	6	2	4
{{Flagicon\|MAR}} 2001	Classification stage	8th	6	2	4
{{Flagicon\|EGY}} 2003	Eleventh place	11th	6	2	4
{{Flagicon\|ALG}} 2005	Classification stage	10th	7	3	4
{{Flagicon\|ANG}} 2007	Quarterfinals	8th	6	2	4
bgcolor=silver \| {{Flagicon\|LBA}} 2009	Runners-up	2nd	9	5	4
bgcolor=#9acdff \| {{Flagicon\|MAD}} 2011	rowspan=2\| Fourth place	4th	8	3	5
bgcolor=#9acdff \| style="border:3px red solid;" \| {{Flagicon\|CIV}} 2013	4th	7	5	2
{{Flagicon\|TUN}} 2015	Round of 16	12th	5	2	3
{{Flagicon\|TUN}} {{Flagicon\|SEN}} 2017	Preliminary round	14th	3	0	3
bgcolor=silver \| {{Flagicon\|RWA}} 2021	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1
{{Flagicon\|ANG}} 2025	colspan=5 \| qualified
Total\|\| \|\| \|\| 147\|\| 73\|\|74

=FIBA AfroCan=

{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} Runners-up

Year !Round !Position !{{Tooltip\|GP\|Games played}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Won}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Lost}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{{flagicon\|MLI}} 2019	Tenth place	10th	3	0	3
bgcolor=silver \| {{flagicon\|ANG}} 2023	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1
Total\|\| \|\| \|\| 9\|\| 5\|\|4

=African Games=

1978 – {{Silver2}}
1987 – {{Bronze3}}
2003 – 4th
2007 – 6th
2011 – 8th
2015 – 7th

Team

=Current roster=

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.{{Cite web|title=Mondial basket-ball 2023 : la liste des 12 éléphants sélectionnés dévoilée avec Zouzoua et Souleymane Diabaté|url=https://www.linfodrome.com/sport/89516-mondial-basket-ball-2023-la-liste-des-12-elephants-selectionnes-devoilee-avec-zouzoua-et-souleymane-diabate|date=20 August 2023|website=linfodrome.com|access-date=20 August 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://reports.worldcup.basketball/FIBA%20Basketball%20World%20Cup%202023/Team%20Rosters/Roster_CIV.PDF|title=Team roster: Ivory Coast|date=25 August 2023|publisher=FIBA}}

{{FIBA roster header|team=Ivory Coast men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup

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{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 0 | name = Assémian Moularé | pos = PG | m = 1.87 | year = 2003 | month = 1 | date = 21 | compyear = 2023 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 25 | clublink = Vichy-Clermont | nat = FRA }}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 1 | name = Charles Abouo | pos = SF | m = 1.96 | year = 1989 | month = 11 | date = 4 | compyear = 2023 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 25 | clublink = Le Portel | nat = FRA }}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 2 | name = Bazoumana Kone | pos = PG | m = 1.96 | year = 1993 | month = 12 | date = 13 | compyear = 2023 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 25 | clublink = Karlsruhe Lions | nat = GER }}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 3 | name = Amadou Sidibé | dab = basketball | pos = PF | m = 1.83 | year = 1994 | month = 3 | date = 25 | compyear = 2023 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 25 | clublink = Peñarol | nat = URU }}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 4 | name = Patrick Tapé | pos = SF | m = 2.14 | year = 1998 | month = 6 | date = 8 | compyear = 2023 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 25 | club = Caledonia Gladiators | nat = GBR }}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 7 | name = Maxence Dadiet | pos = SG | m = 1.92 | year = 1999 | month = 3 | date = 2 | compyear = 2023 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 25 | clublink = Toulouse | nat = FRA }}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 8 | name = Mike Fofana | pos = F | m = 2.06 | year = 1997 | month = 10 | date = 5 | compyear = 2023 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 25 | club = ABC Fighters | nat = CIV }}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 10| name = Solo Diabate | pos = PG | m = 1.83 | year = 1987 | month = 7 | date = 21 | compyear = 2023 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 25 | clublink = Petro de Luanda | nat = ANG }}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 12| name = Vafessa Fofana | pos = SF | m = 2.00 | year = 1992 | month = 6 | date = 12 | compyear = 2023 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 25 | clublink = Gravelines-Dunkerque | nat = FRA }}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 23| name = Cédric Bah | pos = C | m = 2.00 | year = 1994 | month = 5 | date = 11 | compyear = 2023 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 25 | clublink = Vichy-Clermont | nat = FRA | note = C }}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 45| name = Nisre Zouzoua | pos = SG | m = 1.92 | year = 1996 | month = 7 | date = 16 | compyear = 2023 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 25 | clublink = Aix Maurienne | nat = FRA }}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 77| name = Jean-Philippe Dally | pos = SF | m = 2.01 | year = 1996 | month = 3 | date = 8 | compyear = 2023 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 25 | club = Champagne Basket | nat = FRA }}

{{FIBA roster footer

| head_coach =

{{flagicon|SLO}} Dejan Prokić

| asst_coach =

{{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Gligorijević

| otherlegend =

(C) Team captain
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 25 August 2023

}}

=Notable players=

Other current notable players from Ivory Coast:

{{FIBA roster header|team=Ivory Coast

| color1 = White| bg1 = Orange| color2 = White| bg2 = Green}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = | nat = FRA | name = Pape-Philippe Amagou | year = 1985 | month = 2 | date = 27 | pos = G | m = 1.86 | club = Le Mans Sarthe Basket | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 6 | compdate = 8}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = | nat = FRA | name = Guy Landry Edi | year = 1988 | month = 12 | date = 26 | pos = G/F | m = 2.02 | club = Saint-Chamond Basket | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 6 | compdate = 8}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = | nat = TAI | name = Herve Lamizana | year = 1981 | month = 1 | date = 22 | pos = F/C | m = 2.08 | club = Yulon Luxgen | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 6 | compdate = 8}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = | nat = ARG | name = Herve Toure | year = 1982 | month = 2 | date = 25 | pos = PF | m = 2.05 | club = Estudiantes Concordia | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 6 | compdate = 8}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = | nat = FRA | name = Louri Frejus Zerbo | year = 1989 | month = 4 | date = 2 | pos = C | m = 2.09 | club = Limoges CSP Elite | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 6 | compdate = 8}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = | nat = USA | name = Mohamed Bamba | year = 1998 | month = 5 | date = 12 | pos = C | m = 2.13 | club = Orlando Magic | compyear = 2017 | compmonth = 6 | compdate = 8}}

{{FIBA roster footer

|otherlegend=

Club – describes current club
Age – describes age on 8 June 2017

}}

=Past rosters=

Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.

{{FIBA roster header|team=Ivory Coast national basketball team

| color1 = Orange| bg1 = Green| color2 = Orange| bg2 = #239F40}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 4 | nat = ESP | first = Charles | last = Abouo | pos = F | m = 1.96 | year = 1989 | month = 11 | date = 4 | compyear = 2013 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 20 | club = CB Peñas Huesca}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 5 | nat = FRA | first = Mouloukou | last = Diabate | pos = G | m = 1.82 | year = 1987 | month = 7 | date = 21 | compyear = 2013 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 20 | club = SLUC Nancy Basket}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 6 | nat = FRA | first = Issife | last = Soumahoro | pos = F | m = 1.96 | year = 1988 | month = 10 | date = 31 | compyear = 2013 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 20 | club = Strasbourg IG}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 7 | nat = FRA | first = Pape-Philippe | last = Amagou | pos = G | m = 1.85 | year = 1985 | month = 2 | date = 27 | compyear = 2013 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 20 | club = Chorale Roanne Basket}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 8 | nat = CIV | first = Kinidinnin | last = Konate | pos = G | m = 1.88 | year = 1980 | month = 8 | date = 23 | compyear = 2013 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 20 | club = Abidjan Basket Club}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 9 | nat =| first = Hervé | last = Lamizana | pos = C | m = 2.07 | year = 1981 | month = 1 | date = 22 | compyear = 2013 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 20 | club = }}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 10 | nat = SUI | first = Ismaël | last = N'Diaye | pos = F | m = 1.98 | year = 1982 | month = 4 | date = 20 | compyear = 2013 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 20 | club = Basket-club Boncourt}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 11 | nat = FRA | first = Mickaël | last = Toti | pos = G | m = 1.81 | year = 1987 | month = 4 | date = 11 | compyear = 2013 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 20 | club = Reims Champagne Basket}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 12 | nat = ESP | first = Jonathan | last = Kale | pos = C | m = 2.03 | year = 1985 | month = 10 | date = 18 | compyear = 2013 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 20 | club = CB Coruña}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 13 | nat = FRA | first = Louri | last = Zerbo | pos = C | m = 2.05 | year = 1989 | month = 4 | date = 2 | compyear = 2013 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 20 | club = BCM Gravelines}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 14 | nat = USA | first = Guy | last = Edi | pos = F | m = 1.96 | year = 1988 | month = 12 | date = 26 | compyear = 2013 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 20 | clublink = Gonzaga}}

{{FIBA player|df=y | num = 15 | nat = FRA | first = Mohamed | last = Koné | dab = basketball | pos = F | m = 2.11 | year = 1981 | month = 3 | date = 24 | compyear = 2013 | compmonth = 8 | compdate = 20 | club = Chorale Roanne Basket}}

{{FIBA roster footer

|head_coach=

{{flagicon|ESP}} Natxo Lezkano

|otherlegend=

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 20 August 2013

}}

=Head coaches=

{{flagicon|YUG}} Vladislav Lučić: (1981–1983)
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Monclar: (2007)
{{flagicon|SUI}} Randoald Dessarzin: (2009, 2010)
{{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Denis: (2012)
{{flagicon|ESP}} Natxo Lezkano: (2011, 2013,[https://web.archive.org/web/20130502000231/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/colu/p/newsid/55390/arti.html Head coaches], fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013. 2015, 2024)
{{Flagicon|SLO}} Dejan Prokic (a.i.): (August 2022){{Cite web |date=30 August 2022 |title=Basketball-Ivory Coast: the birth of a golden generation? |url=https://www.africannewspaper.net/2022/08/30/basketball-ivory-coast-the-birth-of-a-golden-generation/ |access-date=30 August 2022 |website=African News Paper |language=en-US |archive-date=15 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815115217/https://www.africannewspaper.net/2022/08/30/basketball-ivory-coast-the-birth-of-a-golden-generation/ |url-status=dead }}

Kit

=Manufacturer=

Peak[https://web.archive.org/web/20150612114111/http://www.fiba.com/afrobasket/2015/Cote-d-Ivoire#iset=0c0a06f4-4ffc-4e3c-bb42-4d4cf84da68c&iid=cc1b8179-2dd3-4667-abef-b8ac1829d94e 2015 FIBA Africa Championship – Cote d'Ivoire], FIBA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

References

External links

{{Official website}}
[http://www.fiba.basketball/federation/Cote-d-Ivoire FIBA profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110809043219/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp/tid/267/_/teams.html Cote d'Ivoire Basketball Records] at FIBA Archive

=Videos=

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NADUnUeWsCk ANG – CIV | Basketball Highlights – #FIBAWC 2023 Qualifiers] Youtube.com video

Category:Men's national basketball teams

Category:1961 establishments in Ivory Coast

Category:Basketball teams established in 1961

Ivory Coast men's national basketball team

History

Competitive record

=FIBA World Cup=

=FIBA Africa Championship=

=FIBA AfroCan=

=African Games=

Team

=Current roster=

=Notable players=

=Past rosters=

=Head coaches=

Kit

=Manufacturer=

See also

References

External links

=Videos=