Cameroon men's national basketball team

Cameroon

FIBA ranking	68 1 (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1965
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Cameroon Basketball Federation
Coach	Lazare Adingono
Nickname(s)	Indomitable Lions
AfroBasket
Appearances	10
Medals	Silver: (2007)
Home Away

The Cameroon national basketball team (French: Équipe nationale de basketball de Camerounaise) represents Cameroon in men's international competitions. It is administered by the Fédération Camerounaise de Basketball.^[2]

Once an only average team, Cameroon has turned into a major force and contender for the title of the African Basketball Championship. Their best achievement was reaching the Silver Medal in 2007. Since the late 2000s, the team has competed well against non-African competition, too.

Competitive record[edit]

AfroBasket[edit]

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L
1968	did not qualify
1970
1972	Eight place	8th	6	2	4
1974	Fourth place	4th	5	2	3
1975	did not qualify
1978
1980
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1992	Classification stage	8th	6	2	4
1993	did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1
2009	Fourth place	4th	9	4	5
2011	Quarterfinals	8th	7	5	2
2013	Quarterfinals	5th	7	5	2
2015	Round of 16	9th	5	3	2
2017	Quarterfinals	5th	4	2	2
2021	Group stage	16th	3	0	3
2025	to be determined
Total	10 appearances		58	30	28

AfroCan[edit]

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L
2019	Did not qualify
2023	11th place	11th	3	0	3
Total	1/2		3	0	3

FIBA Basketball World Cup[edit]

Since 2019, FIBA organises qualification tournaments for African teams in order to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

FIBA Basketball World Cup record							Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L		GP	W	L
2019	did not qualify						12	7	5
2023							12	4	8
2027	to be determined						to be determined
Total							24	11	13

Team[edit]

Current roster[edit]

Roster for the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga.^[3]

Cameroon men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 00 Paul Eboua 24 – (2000-02-14)14 February 2000 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Vanoli Cremona F 7 Tamenang Choh 25 – (1998-07-16)16 July 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Antibes Sharks PG 8 Samir Gbetkom 26 – (1998-03-23)23 March 1998 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Antibes Sharks F 11 Brice Eyaga 25 – (1998-11-25)25 November 1998 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) JA Vichy Basket SF 15 Arnold Kome 31 – (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) FAP Yaoundé SG 23 Fabien Ateba 33 – (1991-05-29)29 May 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Union Tarbes-Lourdes F 24 Roland Nyama 30 – (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Giessen 46ers F 25 Roger Moute a Bidias 29 – (1995-04-21)21 April 1995 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Saint-Chamond Basket F 26 Jordan Bayehe 24 – (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Dolomiti Energia Trento F 30 Abdourachid Tsimbila 24 – (2000-06-14)14 June 2000 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Fordham Rams PF 44 Williams Narace 27 – (1997-03-16)16 March 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Le Mans Sarthe SG 68 Jeremiah Hill 28 – (1995-09-03)3 September 1995 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Ironi Ness Ziona	Head coach Alfred Aboya Assistant coach(es) Slavoljub Gorunovic Mikel Ereño Martin Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 2 July 2024

Head coach position[edit]

• Lazare Adingono: (2007–2011)
• Michel Perrin: (2013)^[4]
• Lazare Adingono: (2021–)
• Alfred Roland Aboya Baliaba (2021–present)

Notable Cameroonian players[edit]

The following notable Cameroonian players are also eligible to represent the country in FIBA competitions:

• Joel Embiid (born 1994, C) – Player for the Philadelphia 76ers. He will play for the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
• Pascal Siakam (born 1994, F) – Player for the Indiana Pacers.
• Christian Koloko (born 2000, C) – Player for the Toronto Raptors.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• FIBA profile
• Cameroon Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
• Afrobasket – Cameroon Men National Team