Kenya hosted the 1993 FIBA Africa Championship where the team beat Algeria by a 80-50 blowout and progressed to the semi-final on a point differential, its best performance to date.
Basketball in Kenya was started in Mang'u High School in the 1960s by the Marianist Brothers when Brother Frank Russell took over as Principal. He had previous experience in the USA as a sports master and basketball coach in several schools.
In 2020, Kenya hired Australian Liz Mills as head coach, the first female coach in the Morans' history.[3] She helped the team qualify for AfroBasket 2021, its first tournament in 18 years. Mills became the first female head coach to coach at an AfroBasket tournament.
In 2022, Kenya hired former national team coach Cliff Owuor for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.[4] Under Owuor leadership the team went 0-6 in the first round of the qualifiers and failed to progress to the second round.[5] Owuor will continue to lead the team for the 2023 FIBA AfoCan with the team automatically qualifying to the final round due to the team finishing runners up in the 2019 edition.
Kenya also has a u16 boys team and a u18 boys team that are also part of FIBA and the Olympic Committee. Kenyas u18 National Team is led by their team captain from Chicago, Illinois. His name is Iffi Kazmi, a 6'2 Guard that plays for Chi-Prep Sports Academy.
In July 2023 the team will compete in the 2023 AfroCAN tournament. They automatically qualified to the final stage by coming second in the 2019 edition but finished 6th in the final standings. The event was hosted in Angola.[6]
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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Kenya women s national basketball team Kenya national basketball team is the national men basketball team in Kenya It is operated by the Kenya Basketball Federation KBF KenyaFIBA ranking98 1 15 September 2023 1 Joined FIBA1965FIBA zoneFIBA AfricaNational federationKenya Basketball AssociationCoachCliff OwuorNickname s Morans 2 FIBA World CupAppearances0AfroBasketAppearances4HomeAwayFormer logo of the Kenya Basketball FederationKenya hosted the 1993 FIBA Africa Championship where the team beat Algeria by a 80 50 blowout and progressed to the semi final on a point differential its best performance to date Contents 1 History 2 Competitions 2 1 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2 2 AfroBasket 2 3 African Games 2 4 FIBA AfroCan 3 Team 3 1 Current roster 3 2 Depth chart 3 3 Head coach position 3 4 Past rosters 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editBasketball in Kenya was started in Mang u High School in the 1960s by the Marianist Brothers when Brother Frank Russell took over as Principal He had previous experience in the USA as a sports master and basketball coach in several schools Kenya beat Africa s 11 time champion Angola 74 73 in the AfroBasket 2021 qualification in Yaounde Cameroon hence booking a place at the African tournament for the first time since 1993 2 In 2020 Kenya hired Australian Liz Mills as head coach the first female coach in the Morans history 3 She helped the team qualify for AfroBasket 2021 its first tournament in 18 years Mills became the first female head coach to coach at an AfroBasket tournament In 2022 Kenya hired former national team coach Cliff Owuor for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers 4 Under Owuor leadership the team went 0 6 in the first round of the qualifiers and failed to progress to the second round 5 Owuor will continue to lead the team for the 2023 FIBA AfoCan with the team automatically qualifying to the final round due to the team finishing runners up in the 2019 edition Kenya also has a u16 boys team and a u18 boys team that are also part of FIBA and the Olympic Committee Kenyas u18 National Team is led by their team captain from Chicago Illinois His name is Iffi Kazmi a 6 2 Guard that plays for Chi Prep Sports Academy In July 2023 the team will compete in the 2023 AfroCAN tournament They automatically qualified to the final stage by coming second in the 2019 edition but finished 6th in the final standings The event was hosted in Angola 6 Competitions editFIBA Basketball World Cup edit Year Round Position GP W L nbsp 1950 Not a FIBA member nbsp 1954 nbsp 1959 nbsp 1963 nbsp 1967 Did not qualify nbsp 1970 nbsp 1974 nbsp 1978 nbsp 1982 nbsp 1986 nbsp 1990 nbsp 1994 nbsp 1998 nbsp 2002 nbsp 2006 nbsp 2010 nbsp 2014 nbsp 2019 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2023 nbsp 2027 To be determinedTotal 0 20 9 0 9AfroBasket edit Fourth place Year Round Position GP W L nbsp 1965 Did not qualify nbsp 1968 nbsp 1970 nbsp 1972 nbsp 1974 nbsp 1975 nbsp 1978 nbsp 1980 nbsp 1981 nbsp 1983 nbsp 1985 Classification round 12th 6 0 6 nbsp 1987 Did not qualify nbsp 1989 Preliminary round 11th 4 0 4 nbsp 1992 Did not qualify nbsp 1993 Fourth place 4th 5 1 4 nbsp 1995 Did not qualify nbsp 1997 nbsp 1999 nbsp 2001 nbsp 2003 nbsp 2005 nbsp 2007 nbsp 2009 nbsp 2011 nbsp 2013 nbsp 2015 nbsp nbsp 2017 nbsp 2021 Round of 16 9th 4 1 32025 To be determinedTotal Fourth place 4th 19 2 17African Games edit 1987 4thFIBA AfroCan edit Runners up Year Round Position GP W L nbsp 2019 Runners up 2nd 5 4 1 nbsp 2023 6th place 6th 5 2 3Total 2 2 2nd 5 2 3Team editCurrent roster edit Roster for the AfroBasket 2021 7 Kenya men s national basketball team rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr PG 4 Situma Khaemba 29 1991 09 06 6 September 1991 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Ulinzi Warriors nbsp PG 5 Griffin Ligare 36 1985 05 19 19 May 1985 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Nairobi City Thunder nbsp SG 6 Erick Mutoro 29 1992 05 29 29 May 1992 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Ulinzi Warriors nbsp G 7 Victor Bosire 32 1988 12 31 31 December 1988 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Ulinzi Warriors nbsp PF 8 Fidel Okoth 24 1996 10 24 24 October 1996 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Strathmore University nbsp SF 9 Tylor Ongwae 30 1991 07 15 15 July 1991 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in Bakken Bears nbsp SF 10 Albert Odero 24 1997 06 21 21 June 1997 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys nbsp SF 11 Valentine Nyakinda 29 1992 03 16 16 March 1992 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Kenya Ports Authority nbsp C 12 Desmond Owili 33 1988 02 22 22 February 1988 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in Kilsyth Cobras nbsp PF 13 Ronald Gombe 29 1992 07 21 21 July 1992 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in CB Villarrobledo nbsp C 14 Tom Wamukota 27 1993 09 28 28 September 1993 2 13 m 7 ft 0 in Patriots BBC nbsp PF 15 Okall Koranga 31 1990 03 18 18 March 1990 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Kampala International University nbsp Head coach nbsp Liz MillsAssistant coach es nbsp Collins GayaLegendClub describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon 24 August 2021Depth chart edit Pos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2C Tom Wamukota Desmond OwiliPF Fidel Okoth Okall Koranga Ronald GombeSF Albert Odero Valentine NyakindaSG Tylor Ongwae Erick MutoroPG Victor Bosire Griffin Ligare Situma KhaembaHead coach position edit nbsp Ronnie Owino 1993 2001 02 2007 2010 nbsp Francis Ngunjiri 2013 Cliff Owuor 2020 8 nbsp Liz Mills 2021 9 Past rosters edit Team for the 2015 Afrobasket Qualification 10 Kenya men s national basketball team rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Age Date of birth Height ClubPhilip Otieno Ameny Situma Khaemba Ariel Okall Okoll Koranga Kevin Kigotho Macharia James Maina Mwangi Ali Salim Mzee Valentine Onyango Nyakinda Tobias Onyango Nyindha Victor Otieno Odendo James Kithinji David Amiani William Ochieng Otieno Allan Christopher Odongo Ouma Joseph Ouma Blacio Owuor Owili Ancetas Samuel Wafula Noel Yoni Were Wanambiro Griffin Ligare Wisyuba Head coach nbsp Francis NgunjiriLegendClub describes lastclub before the tournament Age describes ageon 19 August 2015See also editKenya national under 19 basketball team Kenya women s national basketball teamReferences edit FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike FIBA 15 September 2023 Retrieved 15 September 2023 a b Top coach relishes leading Kenya in AfroBasket Championship Maxwell Wasike Kenya s Watching 3 May 2021 Retrieved 11 May 2021 Ayieko Odindo Just who is Liz Mills Kenya Morans first ever female coach The Standard Retrieved 1 September 2021 Cliff Owuor returns as Kenya Morans head coach Kenya at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers FIBA AfroCAN 2023 Team Roster Kenya fiba basketball Retrieved 12 September 2021 DANN OWERRE 10 September 2020 Coach Owuor pursues France based Awich ahead of Afro basket The Star Retrieved 6 October 2020 Just who is Liz Mills Kenya Morans first ever female coach The standard Sports Kenya 2015 Afrobasket ARCHIVE FIBA COM External links editFIBA profile Kenya Basketball Records at FIBA Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenya men 27s national basketball team amp 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