Benin men's national basketball team
The Benin national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Benin in international competitions. It is administered by the Fédération Béninoise de Basketball (FBB).[2]
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| FIBA ranking | 140  1 (15 September 2023)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1962 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
| National federation | Fédération Béninoise de Basketball (FBB) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| African Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (1974) | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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Benin had its best performance at the 1974 FIBA Africa Championship when it finished in Africa's Top Ten, ahead of Somalia.
Roster
Team for the AfroBasket 2015 qualification.[3]
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Competitive record
Benin has never played any games in the Olympics, FIBA Basketball World Cup or African Games.
FIBA Africa Championship
| AfroBasket record | Qualification record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | GP | W | L | – | |
 1964 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 1965 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | ||||||||||
 1970 | ||||||||||
 1972 | ||||||||||
 1974 |
Preliminary round | 9th | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 1975 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
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 1981 | ||||||||||
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 1985 | ||||||||||
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 1989 | ||||||||||
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 1993 | ||||||||||
 1995 | ||||||||||
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 2009 |
Did not enter | |||||||||
 2011 |
6 | 0 | 6 | 2011 | ||||||
| 2013 |
Did not enter | |||||||||
| 2015 |
2 | 0 | 2 | 2015 | ||||||
| 2017 |
4 | 1 | 3 | 2017 | ||||||
 2021 |
Did not enter | |||||||||
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 1/29 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 11 | – | ||
Head coaches
Brigitte Affidehome Tonon: (2017)[4]
References
- "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- FIBA National Federations – Benin, fiba.com, accessed 1 May 2016.
- Republic of Benin | 2015 FIBA Africa Championship for Men Qualifying Round, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- Liz Mills Takes Big Step for Female Basketball Coaches Gerald Imray (U.S. News & World Report), 19 March 2021. Accessed 31 August 2021.
External links
- Official website Archived 14 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Benin Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
National men's basketball teams of Africa (FIBA Africa) | ||
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| Zone 1 (4) |  | |
| Zone 2 (8) | ||
| Zone 3 (8) | ||
| Zone 4 (8) |
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| Zone 5 (11) | ||
| Zone 6 (10) | ||
| Zone 7 (5) |
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