Mauritania men's national basketball team
Mauritania national basketball team is the national basketball team in Mauritania. They have appeared in the FIBA Africa Championship and are yet to make an appearance in the FIBA World Championship.
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| FIBA ranking | 159  | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1964 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
| National federation | Fédération Mauritanienne de BasketBall (FMBB) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA Africa Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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Its best performance was at the FIBA Africa Championship 1985 in Ivory Coast, where Mauritania finished 6th, ahead of favored teams such as Nigeria and Tunisia.
Current roster
At the AfroBasket 2013 qualification: (last publicized squad, incomplete) [2]
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Competitive record
Summer Olympics
Yet to qualify
World championships
Yet to qualify
FIBA Africa Championship
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
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| 1978 | 7th | FIBA Africa Championship 1978 | Dakar, Senegal |
| 1980 | 8th | FIBA Africa Championship 1980 | Rabat, Morocco |
| 1981 | 9th | FIBA Africa Championship 1981 | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| 1985 | 6th | FIBA Africa Championship 1985 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 2020 | To be determined | FIBA Africa Championship 2020 | To be determined |
African Games
Yet to qualify
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See also
- Mauritania national under-19 basketball team
References
- "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- Mauritania | 2013 Afrobasket Qualification, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
External links
- Official website Mauritania Basketball Federation
- Mauritania Basketball at afrobasket.com
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