Ghana men's national basketball team

Ghana

FIBA ranking	NR (15 September 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA	1962
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Ghana Basketball Association (GBBA)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
African Championship
Appearances	None
Home Away

The Ghana national basketball team represents Ghana in international competitions. It is administered by the Ghana Basketball Association (GBBA).^[2]

Ghana's senior national team has till date only played friendly games, despite its potentials and to the dismay of its fans. Ghanaian basketball players have played in some of the world's strongest leagues such as the US-based NCAA or the Spanish Liga ACB. The country does have a U-18 national team that competes at the FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship.

Besides a youth national team, Ghana also features a 3x3 basketball team. On 2019/01/01 it ranked 8th in Africa for the male side and 16th for the females.

Ghana is Africa's most populous nation to never qualify for a major international basketball tournament, apart from youth and 3x3 basketball tournaments.^{[citation needed]} They were scheduled to take part in AfroBasket 2021 qualification, with its group games being cancelled later.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

never entered qualifying round

World Championship

never entered qualifying round

FIBA Africa Championship

never entered qualifying round

African Games

never entered qualifying round

Notable players

Because of the unavailability of a national team, Ghanaian-born basketball players often opt to represent other national teams.

Current notable Ghanaian-born players include:

Ghana men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club F Ben Bentil 25 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Panathinaikos B.C. C Amida Brimah 26 – (1994-02-11)11 February 1994 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Free Agent F Nathan Mensah 22 – (1998-09-04)4 September 1998 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball SG Billy Ouattara 28 – (1992-01-24)24 January 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Real Betis Baloncesto F Akwasi Yeboah 23 – (1997-06-15)15 June 1997 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 5 September 2020

See also

• Ghana women's national basketball team
• Ghana national under-18 basketball team

References

Fiba3x3.com player Rankings

External links

• Basketball Ghana | Your one stop for all basketball news in Ghana
• Presentation on Facebook

This page was last edited on 2 January 2024, at 23:17