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Sudan men's national basketball team

National Basketball Team of Sudan


Summary

National Basketball Team of Sudan

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countrySudan
logoFlag of Sudan.svg
logo_width130px
fiba_ranking
joined_fiba1953
fiba_zoneFIBA Africa
national_fedSudan Basketball Federation
oly_appearancesNone
wc_appearancesNone
zone_championshipFIBA Africa Championship
zone_appearances5
zone_medals[[File:Silver medal africa.svg16px]] Silver: 1962
[[File:Bronze medal africa.svg16px]] Bronze: 1975
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h_shortsF00
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The Sudanese national basketball team is the national team of the country of Sudan. It is administered by the Sudan Basketball Association.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the country was among the continent's basketball elite as it finished runner-up at the FIBA Africa Championship in 1962 and won bronze in 1975.

The country has produced some NBA players, most notably Manute Bol and Luol Deng of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Deng, however, is not eligible for the national team, as he has been naturalized in the United Kingdom and plays for the UK in FIBA competitions and England in the Commonwealth Games. Traditionally, most of Sudan's most talented players have usually come from the South. (Bol and Deng e.g. were both born in South Sudan) Hence, the independence of South Sudan brought forth new challenges.

In recent years, several of the Sudan's top players have played key roles for teams of the US-based NCAA. Yet, these players normally do not play for the national team. Hence, the level of the national team has been very low. It finished winless at both the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games and the 2011 Pan Arab Games.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

African Championship

YearPositionTournamentHost
1962FIBA Africa Championship 1962Cairo, United Arab Republic
19686FIBA Africa Championship 1968Casablanca, Morocco
19726FIBA Africa Championship 1972Dakar, Senegal
1975FIBA Africa Championship 1975Alexandria, Egypt
19784FIBA Africa Championship 1978Dakar, Senegal

African Games

yet to qualify

Current squad

At 2011 Pan Arab Games: (last publicized squad)

  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 06 December 2011 At the 2011 Pan Arab Games, Kamal Elfadel was Sudan's dominant player as he averaged 22 points and 11 rebounds per game.

Notable players

Current notable players from South Sudan:

  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age

References

References

  1. [https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/nationalfederationnumber/365/nfProf.html Profile - Sudan]{{dead link. (April 2025)
  2. [https://www.afrobasket.com/Sudan/basketball-National-Team.aspx Sudan National Team], Afrobasket.com. Accessed 03 January 2017.
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