Guinea men's national basketball team

The Guinea national basketball team represents Guinea in international basketball competitions. It is administrated by the Fédération Guinéenne de Basket-Ball (FeGuiBasket).[2]

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

Guinea
FIBA ranking127 1 (3 March 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1962
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFédération Guinéenne de Basket-Ball (FeGuiBasket)
CoachOusmane Camara
Nickname(s)Syli nationale
(National Elephants)
AfroBasket
Appearances5
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A founding member of the FIBA Africa Championship, Guinea was once one of Africa's major teams and a regular at the continent's prime basketball event. However, since the mid-1980s the team has declined and at times even disappeared from the international scene.

Performance at FIBA Africa Championship
Year Position Tournament Host
19624FIBA Africa Championship 1962Cairo, Egypt
198010FIBA Africa Championship 1980Rabat, Morocco
198310FIBA Africa Championship 1983Alexandria, Egypt
198511FIBA Africa Championship 1985Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
201716AfroBasket 2017Senegal/Tunisia

Team

Current roster

Roster for the AfroBasket 2017.[3]

Guinea men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Malick Kone 25 – (1991-12-12)12 December 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
SG 5 Abdoulaye Sy 22 – (1995-04-14)14 April 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Stade Marseillais UC
SG 6 Yamoussa Kolontin Camara 21 – (1995-12-05)5 December 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 7 Mohamed Beka Youla 29 – (1987-09-17)17 September 1987 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
PG 8 Yacouba Sylla 28 – (1989-05-28)28 May 1989 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) BBC Nyon
PF 9 Mohamed Souare 25 – (1992-07-12)12 July 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Meyrin Basket Geneve
SG 10 Cedric Mansare 31 – (1985-10-18)18 October 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Feurs Enfants du Forez
F 11 Ismael Conde 25 – (1992-05-07)7 May 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
PF 12 Cheick Sekou Conde 25 – (1992-06-20)20 June 1992 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Morón
C 13 Alfa Ntiallo 24 – (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Union Kavala B.C.
PF 14 Daouda Vinson Conde 25 – (1992-06-10)10 June 1992 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
PF 15 Bachir Bella Diallo 24 – (1993-05-03)3 May 1993 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Head coach
  • Ousmane Tafsir Camara
Assistant coaches
  • Ansoumane Toure
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 9 September 2017

Past rosters

At the 2015 Afrobasket qualification:[4]

Guinea men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
Ibrahima Laho Barry 22 – (1993-06-08)8 June 1993
Donacien Camara 22 – (1993-05-24)24 May 1993
Yamoussa Kolontin Camara 19 – (1995-12-05)5 December 1995
Georges Mahatma Gandhi Conde 25 – (1990-01-09)9 January 1990
Bachir Bella Diallo 22 – (1993-05-03)3 May 1993
Yoro Diallo 17 – (1997-12-21)21 December 1997
Mamady Diane 20 – (1995-02-28)28 February 1995
Mamadi Keita 27 – (1988-03-10)10 March 1988
Ousmane Niang 32 – (1982-12-02)2 December 1982
Mohamed Nassirou Sankhon 18 – (1997-06-15)15 June 1997
Ibrahima Sidibe 22 – (1993-03-31)31 March 1993
Ousmane Soumah 19 – (1995-10-16)16 October 1995
Abdoulaye Sy 20 – (1995-04-14)14 April 1995
Naby Youssouf Sylla 22 – (1993-04-03)3 April 1993
Yacouba Sylla 26 – (1989-05-28)28 May 1989
Younoussa Toure 29 – (1985-12-02)2 December 1985
Mohamed Lamine Traore 19 – (1995-12-01)1 December 1995
Beka Youla Mohamed 27 – (1987-09-17)17 September 1987
Head coach
  • Jose Abrantes
Assistant coaches
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 August 2015

Kit

2015: Adidas

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gollark: It's a fun activity.
gollark: https://pastebin.com/ecXX3gm6BurritOS - basically does nothing but hide quite well!
gollark: Anyway, strictly speaking, skynet - due to it autoupdating CBOR - *could* be used to distribute, say, BurritOS.
gollark: Lasers are simply collimated, coherent, high-energy lights.

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. FIBA National Federations – Guinea, fiba.com, accessed 22 July 2013.
  3. Guinea - Afrobasket 2017, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. Guinea | 2015 African Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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