South African women's national basketball team

South Africa South Africa
Association	Basketball South Africa
FIBA member since	1992
FIBA world rankings	70.
Trainer	-
World championships
Participation in the finals	no
Best results	not qualified
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	no
Best results	not qualified
Continental championships
championship	Africa
Participation in the finals	4th
Best results	6th ( 1994 )
(As of June 2014)

The South African national basketball team for women is the selection of South African female basketball players who represent Basketball South Africa on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. The greatest success was the sixth place at the African Championship in 1994 . In 1992 the national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA). In June 2014, the team was ranked 70th in the world rankings for women .

International competitions

South Africa at world championships

The team has not yet qualified for a world championship.

South Africa at the Olympic Games

So far, the team has not been able to qualify for the Olympic basketball competitions.

South Africa at the African Championships

So far, the team has taken part in the African Championship four times:

1966 : did not take part  1968 : did not take part  1970 : did not participate  1974 : did not take part  1977 : did not take part  1979 : did not take part  1981 : did not take part  1983 : did not participate  1984 : did not participate  1986 : did not take part  1990 : did not participate

1993 : 8th place  1994 : 6th place  1997 : not qualified  2000 : not qualified  2003 : 9th place  2005 : not qualified  2007 : not qualified  2009 : 11th place  2011 : not qualified  2013 : not qualified

South Africa at the Africa Games

The South African women's national basketball team has twice participated in the African Games competitions. In 1999 the national team came in sixth and in 2011 it came eleventh.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Profile: South Africa (RSA): Basketball South Africa ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved June 21, 2014.
2. ↑ FIBA Ranking for Women after 2013 Continental Championships ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved June 21, 2014.
3. ↑ Women Basketball Africa Games Archive ( English ) In: todor66.com . Retrieved June 21, 2014.