Tunisian national basketball team

This article describes the Tunisian national basketball team for men . For the selection of women, see Tunisian national basketball team for women

Tunisia تونس
Association	FTBB
FIBA member since	1956
FIBA world rankings	21st
Trainer	Dirk Bauermann
World championships
Participation in the finals	2
Best results	20th place ( 2019 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	1
Best results	11th place ( 2012 )
Continental championships
championship	African Championship
Participation in the finals	22nd
Best results	. Place (2011, 2017); . Place (1965); . Place (1970, 1974, 2009, 2015)
(As of November 3, 2013)

The Tunisian national basketball team for men represents Tunisia at international basketball matches. The Tunisian national team was initially overshadowed by other North African national teams, but has recently qualified for the global finals of the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 Olympic Games . After winning the African Cup of Nations in 2011 for the first time, a setback followed at the African Cup of Nations in 2013 , when the defending champion only finished ninth and thus did not take part in the 2014 World Cup in Spain. The best-known player in Tunisia is Salah Mejri , who has been playing for Real Madrid in Spain since 2013 and was voted “ Most Valuable Player ” of the finals when he won the 2011 African Cup .

Olympian 2012

Squad Tunisia at the 2012 Olympic Games

player No. Surname birth size info Calls society Guards ( PG , SG ) 5 Marouan Laghnej April 22, 1986 188 JS Kairouan 6th Nizar Knioua 06/08/1983 189 Stade Nabeulia 7th Mourad El Mabrouk October 19, 1986 189 Club Africain Tunis 8th Marouan Kechrid 06/02/1981 178 Club Africain Tunis Forwards ( SF , PF ) 4th Radhouane Slimane 08/16/1980 204  al-Hilal SC 9 Mohamed Hdidane 04/27/1986 207  Wydad Casablanca 10 Mehdi Jamel Hafsi 02/23/1978 203 / AS Monaco *  12 Makram Ben Romdhane 03/27/1989 204 Étoile Sportive du Sahel 13 Amine Rzig 08/25/1980 198  al-Ahly SC Cairo 14th Youssef Gaddour 03/15/1990 203 US Monastir Center ( C ) 11 Mokhtar Ghayaza 11/15/1986 205 Étoile sportive de Radès 15th Salah Mejri 06/15/1986 217  Blu: sens Monbus

Trainer Nat. Surname position Adel Tlatli Legend Abbr. meaning Team captain swell Team homepage League homepage Status: November 3, 2013

^* AS Monaco plays in the league operations of the French association.

Other well-known players

• Ziyed Chennoufi (* 1988)

Performing in international competitions

World championships See also : World Basketball Championship until 2006 - not qualified 2010 - 21st place 2014 - did not qualify 2019 - 20th place

Olympic games See also : Basketball in the Olympics until 2008 - not qualified 2012 - 11th place

African Championships

See also : African championship basketball

1962 - did not take part 1964 - 4th place 1965 - . space 1968 - did not take part 1970 - . space 1972 - 5th place 1974 - . space 1975 - 5th place 1978 - did not qualify 1980 - did not qualify

1981 - 6th place 1983 - did not qualify 1975 - 8th place 1987 - 5th place 1989 - 8th place 1992 - 7th place 1993 - 8th place 1995 - did not qualify 1997 - did not qualify 1999 - 5th place

2001 - 4th place 2003 - 6th place 2005 - 7th place 2007 - 6th place 2009 - . space 2011 - . space 2013 - 9th place 2015 - . space 2017 - . space

Web links

• archive.fiba.com: Teams - Tunisia (TUN) - Overview of selected teams of Tunisia in FIBA Archive ( English )
• Profile: Tunisia (TUN) - Fédération Tunisienne de Basket-Ball - Profile of the association on the FIBA ​​website