Cape Verde men's national basketball team
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FIBA ranking | 46 (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1988 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
National federation | Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol | ||
Coach | Emanuel Trovoada | ||
Nickname(s) | Blue Sharks | ||
FIBA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 | ||
AfroBasket | |||
Appearances | 7 | ||
Medals | Bronze: (2007) | ||
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The Cape Verde national basketball team represents Cape Verde in international basketball matches and is administered by the Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol.
Its greatest accomplishment was the bronze medal at the AfroBasket 2007, where Cape Verde beat Egypt in its last game.
On 26 February 2023, Cape Verde qualified for their first-ever World Cup when they claimed their ticket to the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[2] The country became the smallest nation to ever qualify for a World Cup, breaking a record that was held by Montenegro.[3]
Achievements
[edit]- Bronze medal at the 2006 Lusophony Games
- Bronze medal at the AfroBasket 2007
- Silver medal at the 2009 Lusophony Games
Competitive record
[edit]FIBA World Cup
[edit]Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
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1990 | Did not qualify | ||||
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1998 | |||||
2002 | |||||
2006 | |||||
2010 | |||||
2014 | |||||
2019 | |||||
2023 | Classification round | 28th | 5 | 1 | 4 |
2027 | To be determined | ||||
Total | 1/10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
AfroBasket
[edit]Third place Fourth place
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
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1989 | Did not qualify | ||||
1992 | |||||
1993 | |||||
1995 | |||||
1997 | Classification stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 |
1999 | Preliminary round | 9th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
2001 | Did not qualify | ||||
2003 | |||||
2005 | |||||
2007 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 |
2009 | Classification rounds | 13th | 5 | 3 | 2 |
2011 | Did not qualify | ||||
2013 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 7 | 4 | 3 |
2015 | Round of 16 | 10th | 5 | 3 | 2 |
2017 | Did not qualify | ||||
2021 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
2025 | To be determined | ||||
Total | 39 | 21 | 18 |
African Games
[edit]- 2011 – 6th
Lusophony Games
[edit]- 2006 –
- 2009 –
- 2014 – 4th
Team
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[4][5]
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Head coach position
[edit]- Emanuel Trovoada – 2007
- Eric Silva – 2008
- Alex Nwora – 2009–2013[6]
- Antonio Tavares – 2014
- Luis Magalhães – 2015
- Emanuel Trovoada – 2016–present
Past rosters
[edit]Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.[7][8]
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Roster for AfroBasket 2021.[9]
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Kit
[edit]Manufacturer
[edit]2015 – Peak
Sponsor
[edit]2015 – Zap
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Tavares, Cape Verde celebrate World Cup qualification finishing a historic run". basketnews.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Cape Verde become smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "La plantilla de Cabo Verde para el Mundial de baloncesto 2023: Lista de jugadores y datos del equipo de Edy Tavares". sportingnews.com. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Team roster: Cape Verde" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
- ^ Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Cabo Verde". Fcbb.cv. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Cape Verde Roster". Fcbb.cv. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Team Roster Cape Verde". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
External links
[edit]Videos
[edit]- Cote d'Ivoire v Cape Verde – Game Highlights – Group D – AfroBasket 2015 Youtube.com video