Angolan national basketball team
Angola Angola |
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Association | FAB |
FIBA member since | 1979 |
FIBA world rankings | 32 |
Trainer | William "Will" Voigt |
World championships | |
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Participation in the finals | 8th |
Best results | Intermediate round (2002) / round of 16 (2006, 2010) |
Olympic games | |
Participation in the finals | 5 |
Best results | Preliminary round (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) |
Continental championships | |
championship | African Championship |
Participation in the finals | 20th |
Best results | Gold medal (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013) |
(As of February 5, 2020) |
The Angolan men's national basketball team represents Angola at international basketball matches. With eleven title wins, all of which she has achieved since 1989, she is the most successful participant in the African Championships , which makes her a regular participant in World Championships and the Olympic Games. She received international attention, especially at the 1992 Olympic Games , when she was the first opponent of the first US dream team . At the World Championships in 2002, 2006 and 2010, she survived the preliminary round.
Most of the players are recruited from the domestic league. Also active in Europe (mostly in Angola's former colonial power Portugal) were Jean-Jacques Conceição , David Dias , Aníbal Moreira , Gerson Monteiro and the former Bundesliga player Joaquim Gomes .
Current squad
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