Gabon men's national basketball team

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

The Gabon men's national basketball team (French: Équipe nationale de basket-ball du Gabon) representing Gabon in men's international basketball competitions, It is administered by the Gabon Basketball Federation.

Gabon

FIBA ranking	135 18 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1965
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Gabon Basketball Federation
Coach	Thierry Bouanga
Nickname(s)	Les Panthères [2] (Panthers)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances	3
Medals	None
Home Away

At the AfroBasket 2015, Gabon finished 8th, its best placement ever.

Competitive record

AfroBasket

Gabon has participated at the AfroBasket (previously the FIBA Africa Championship) three times, its best result being the quarter-finals in 2015.

AfroBasket record							Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L		GP	W	L	–
1968	Did not qualify
1970
1972
1974
1975
1978
1980
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1992
1993	Preliminary round	9th	4	0	4
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Preliminary round	9th	7	3	4
2007	Did not qualify
2009							Did not enter
2011
2013
2015	Quarter-finalist	8th	7	1	6		4	3	1	2015
2017	Did not qualify						4	0	4	2017
2021							4	0	4	2021
2025	To be determined						To be determined			2025

AfroCan

AfroBasket record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L
2019	Did not qualify
2023	9th place	9th	3	1	2

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games

Basketball was part of the African Games until 2015. Later, it was replaced by the 3x3 version.

• 1973-2011 : Did not qualify
• 2015 : 8th

Current squad

Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2017 qualification.

Gabon men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G/F 4 Tonny Boussougou Ibrahim 26 – (1990-04-30)30 April 1990 7.0 Owendo PG 5 Christ Ndikuedi 22 – (1995-03-01)1 March 1995 F 6 Dean Bezazouma 28 – (1988-11-22)22 November 1988 Espoir BC PF 7 Lerry Essono 25 – (1992-03-11)11 March 1992 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) IRB BBA F 8 Jeriel Breel Dinga Igana 19 – (1997-11-04)4 November 1997 70 SNI F 9 Sylvere Abessolo 33 – (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Tali Somo B Libreville G 10 Francis Kobangoye 26 – (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Libreville Ezobe Dragons G/F 11 Marien Stephane Ellang 28 – (1989-02-03)3 February 1989 Manga BB G/F 12 Gildas Ekouaghe 30 – (1987-01-23)23 January 1987 CAS 1987 G 13 Jean Eude Enguena Oworce 34 – (1982-08-05)5 August 1982 F 14 Channick Nkoma 19 – (1997-12-27)27 December 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Harcum College C 15 Adam Obangome 18 – (1998-05-26)26 May 1998 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Ezanga Team	Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 26 March 2017

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Channick Nkoma	Adam Obangome
PF	Lerry Essono	Dean Bezazouma
SF	Sylvere Abessolo	Tonny Boussougou Ibrahim	Jeriel Breel Dinga Igana
SG	Francis Kobangoye	Marien Stephane Ellang	Gildas Ekouaghe
PG	Christ Ndikuedi	Jean Eude Enguena Oworce

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Erima

Past squads

Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2015.

Gabon men's national basketball team - AfroBasket 2015 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 4 Steeve Ndong 27 – (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Manga SF 5 Rodrigue Atsu 22 – (1992-11-05)5 November 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Manga F 6 Thérence Mayimba 20 – (1995-03-10)10 March 1995 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) George Mason PF 7 Lerry Essono 23 – (1992-03-11)11 March 1992 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) IRB BBA PG 8 Cabrel Boundou 32 – (1982-11-11)11 November 1982 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Stade Mandji F 9 Sylvere Abessolo 31 – (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Somo G 10 Francis Kobangoye 24 – (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Tali SF 11 Marvin Mapaga 22 – (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Hope C 12 Jason Reteno 37 – (1977-10-08)8 October 1977 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Tali C 13 Stéphane Lasme 32 – (1982-12-17)17 December 1982 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Galatasaray C 14 Freddy Obame 29 – (1986-04-06)6 April 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) AS Estuaire G 15 Lionel Fabre 30 – (1985-03-21)21 March 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Tali	Head coach Thierry Bouanga Assistant coach(es) Miodrag Marjanovic Michael Oganda Igoue Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 30 August 2015

See also

• Gabon national under-19 basketball team
• Gabon national under-17 basketball team
• Gabon national 3x3 team
• Gabon women's national basketball team
• Stéphane Lasme
• Chris Silva

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
2. Afrobasket 2015 : Les Panthères en mise au vert en Serbie, GABON Review, 19 Aug 2015. Retrieved 12 Aug 2016. (in French)

External links

• Presentation on Afrobasket.com Archived 6 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• Gabon Basketball Federation Presentation on Facebook
• Gabon Basketball Records at FIBA Archive

Videos

• Cape Verde v Gabon - Game Highlights - Round of 16 - AfroBasket 2015 Youtube.com video