Madagascar men's national basketball team

The Madagascar national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Madagascar. It is administrated by the Fédération Malagasy de Basket-Ball (Madagascar Basketball Federation).[2]

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Madagascar women's national basketball team.

Madagascar
FIBA ranking124 30 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1963
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFédération Malagasy de Basket-Ball
CoachAngel Manzano
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances3 (1972, 2003, 2011)
MedalsNone

Its biggest success has been the 9th place at the FIBA Africa Championship 1972 where Madagascar surprisingly finished ahead of team Côte d'Ivoire and team Nigeria.

Madagascar was chosen as host of the FIBA Africa Championship 2011. The country received the bid from Côte d'Ivoire where the event could not take place because of instabilities after the civil war.[3] Madagascar's automatic qualification is only the 3rd time in its history. Its last appearance at Africa's most prestigious basketball event was in 2003.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship
Year Position Tournament Host
19729thFIBA Africa Championship 1972Dakar, Senegal
200312thFIBA Africa Championship 2003Alexandria, Egypt
201113thFIBA Africa Championship 2011Antananarivo, Madagascar
2021To Be DeterminedAfroBasket 2021Kigali, Rwanda

African Games
See also: Basketball at the African Games
  • 1965-1978 : Did not qualify
  • 1987 : ? (Qualified)
  • 1991-2015 : Did not qualify

Roster

Roster for the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship.[4] (last publicized squad)

Madagascar men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
PG 4 René Rakotondrasolo 31 – (1979-10-15)15 October 1979 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Lorient Excellence
G/F 5 Rovanantenaina Andrianjafy 22 – (1989-03-04)4 March 1989 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) A.S.C.U.T.
F/C 6 Charles Ramsdell 26 – (1985-01-13)13 January 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Fontedoso Carrefour El Bulevar de Avila
G/F 7 Romule Razafimahasahy 23 – (1988-04-22)22 April 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) A.S.C.U.T.
PG 8 Andry Rakotoarisoa 30 – (1981-08-02)2 August 1981 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Anamalanga
F 9 Rijaniaina Andrianiombonana 26 – (1985-07-22)22 July 1985 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Fanatic
PG 10 Yerison Rabekoto 27 – (1984-04-16)16 April 1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Jeunesse Canon (Mayotte)
F 11 Toto Velondrisiky 19 – (1992-05-04)4 May 1992 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) A.S.C.U.M.
C 12 Robert Kilobo 28 – (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) SEBAM
F 13 Guillaume Milisen 26 – (1985-05-06)6 May 1985 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) A.S.C.U.T.
C 14 Jaofeno Djianfary 32 – (1979-08-12)12 August 1979 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) A.S.C.U.T.
C 15 Ahmed Zayad 21 – (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) A.S.C.U.M.
Head coach
  • Angel Manzano
Legend
  • Club – describes current
    or most recent club
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 August 2011

At the AfroBasket 2011 in Antananarivo, Charles Ramsdell hit most field goals for Madagascar, whereas Romule Razafimahasahy hit most three pointers, and Yerison Rabekoto hit most free throws.[4]

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Charles Ramsdell Robert Kilobo Jaofeno Fahaterahana
PF Romule Razafimahasahy Ahmed Zayad
SF Rovanantenaina Andrianjafy Toto Velondrisiky
SG Andry Rakotoarisoa Rijaniaina Andrianiombonana Guillaume Milisen
PG Yerison Rabekoto Eric Rakotondrasolo

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. , fiba.com, accessed 14 May 2011.
  3. , Madagascar steps in to host African championship – yahoo.com, accessed 14 May 2011.
  4. Madagascar | 2011 FIBA AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIP, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.