The Tunisian national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة السلة), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the national basketball team of Tunisia. The team is governed by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). (Arabic: الجامعة التونسية لكرة السلة)
Although the Tunisians never finished worse than eighth in any of their succeeding appearances, they were not able to break onto the podium again until a surprise bronze medal run at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009. Led by All-Tournament First Team forward Amine Rzig,[6] the Tunisians went 4–2 in the preliminary rounds, winning three games by two points or less. They reached the semi-finals for only the second time since 1974, by another slim margin – this time a one-point victory over Mali. Although they were defeated by Angola in the semi-finals, the Tunisians topped Cameroon in the bronze medal game, to claim Africa's third and final automatic berth in the 2010 FIBA World Championship – its first ever FIBA World Cup berth. The Tunisians struggled to compete in the World Championship, losing all five of their games, and finishing last in Group B, and 24th overall. Yet, after almost forty years of mediocrity in Africa, Tunisia has become one of the continent's prime competitors again. Its appearances at the global stage have become a new milestone in the team's history.
Competitive recordedit
Unlike other team sports, where Tunisia is well positioned at the regional level, the Tunisian men's basketball team has not managed to expand its list of trophies even if at the continental level it can consider among the most awarded countries. Finalist of the African championship held in home in 1965, four times third and twice fourth, Tunisia did not succeed in becoming African champion of the discipline until 2011 without however maintaining its rank since, during the following edition, it is relegated to 9th place.
At the Arab level, the prize list is more extensive with four champion titles, in 1981, 1983, 2008 and 2009, a second place and three third places. On 28 August 2011, the team won the AfroBasket for the first time after defeating Angola 67–56 in the final and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7]
In 2017 as co-hosts,[8] Tunisia won its second AfroBasket by beating Nigeria 77–65 in the final.[9] It retains its title in 2021 by beating Ivory Coast in the final with a score of 78–75.[10] On 16 February 2022, Tunisia lost the final of the 2022 Arab Championship against Lebanon 69–72 in the United Arab Emirates.
Resultsedit
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Tunisia women s national basketball team The Tunisian national basketball team Arabic منتخب تونس لكرة السلة nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles is the national basketball team of Tunisia The team is governed by the Tunisia Basketball Federation FTBB Arabic الجامعة التونسية لكرة السلة TunisiaFIBA ranking36 15 15 September 2023 1 Joined FIBA1956FIBA zoneFIBA AfricaNational federationFTBBCoachMario PalmaNickname s The Eagles of Carthage 2 نسور قرطاج Olympic GamesAppearances1FIBA World CupAppearances2AfroBasketAppearances23MedalsChampions 2011 2017 2021 Silver 1965 Bronze 1970 1974 2009 2015 African GamesAppearances4MedalsGold 1973 Bronze 1978 Arab ChampionshipAppearances13MedalsGold 1981 1983 2008 2009 Silver 2022 Bronze 1991 1992 2002 2007 HomeAwayFirst international Tunisia 77 68 Morocco Beirut Lebanon 1957Biggest win Tunisia 101 40 Chad Yaounde Cameroon 25 November 2017Biggest defeat Tunisia 63 110 United States London United Kingdom 31 July 2012Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rdFIBA AfroBasket 3 1 4African Games 1 0 1Arab Championship 4 1 4Pan Arab Games 0 0 3Mediterranean Games 0 0 1Stankovic Cup 0 1 2Total 8 3 15When Tunisia became the 2011 African Basketball Champion it was the first North African country to do so in almost 30 years To date the team has made 22 appearances at the FIBA Africa Championship ranking it behind only traditional African powers Senegal Cote d Ivoire and Egypt in total appearances Contents 1 History 2 Competitive record 3 Results 3 1 Olympic Games 3 2 FIBA Basketball World Cup 3 3 AfroBasket 3 4 AfroCan 3 5 African Games 3 6 Arab Championship 3 7 Pan Arab Games 3 8 Mediterranean Games 3 9 Islamic Solidarity Games 3 9 1 Others 3 10 FIBA Stankovic Cup 3 11 King s Cup 3 12 Czech Republic Basketball Tournament 4 Team 4 1 Current roster 4 2 Depth chart 4 3 All Time Head coaches 5 Honours 5 1 Official competitions 5 2 Minor competitions 6 Kit 6 1 Manufacturer 6 2 Sponsor 7 See also 8 References 9 External links 9 1 VideosHistory editIn 2011 they won their first ever FIBA Africa Championship after beating Angola in the final Their previous best finish was at the FIBA Africa Championship 1965 when they won the silver medal as the host country 3 They also won a bronze medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 1970 and FIBA Africa Championship 1974 4 5 Although the Tunisians never finished worse than eighth in any of their succeeding appearances they were not able to break onto the podium again until a surprise bronze medal run at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009 Led by All Tournament First Team forward Amine Rzig 6 the Tunisians went 4 2 in the preliminary rounds winning three games by two points or less They reached the semi finals for only the second time since 1974 by another slim margin this time a one point victory over Mali Although they were defeated by Angola in the semi finals the Tunisians topped Cameroon in the bronze medal game to claim Africa s third and final automatic berth in the 2010 FIBA World Championship its first ever FIBA World Cup berth The Tunisians struggled to compete in the World Championship losing all five of their games and finishing last in Group B and 24th overall Yet after almost forty years of mediocrity in Africa Tunisia has become one of the continent s prime competitors again Its appearances at the global stage have become a new milestone in the team s history Competitive record editUnlike other team sports where Tunisia is well positioned at the regional level the Tunisian men s basketball team has not managed to expand its list of trophies even if at the continental level it can consider among the most awarded countries Finalist of the African championship held in home in 1965 four times third and twice fourth Tunisia did not succeed in becoming African champion of the discipline until 2011 without however maintaining its rank since during the following edition it is relegated to 9th place At the Arab level the prize list is more extensive with four champion titles in 1981 1983 2008 and 2009 a second place and three third places On 28 August 2011 the team won the AfroBasket for the first time after defeating Angola 67 56 in the final and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics 7 In 2017 as co hosts 8 Tunisia won its second AfroBasket by beating Nigeria 77 65 in the final 9 It retains its title in 2021 by beating Ivory Coast in the final with a score of 78 75 10 On 16 February 2022 Tunisia lost the final of the 2022 Arab Championship against Lebanon 69 72 in the United Arab Emirates Results edit Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil Olympic Games edit Olympic GamesYear Position GP W L nbsp 1936 Part of France nbsp 1948 nbsp 1952 nbsp 1956 did not qualify nbsp 1960 nbsp 1964 nbsp 1968 nbsp 1972 nbsp 1976 nbsp 1980 nbsp 1984 nbsp 1988 nbsp 1992 nbsp 1996 nbsp 2000 nbsp 2004 nbsp 2008 nbsp 2012 11th 5 0 5 nbsp 2016 did not qualify nbsp 2020 nbsp 2024Total Best 11th place 5 0 5FIBA Basketball World Cup edit World CupYear Position GP W L nbsp 1950 Part of France nbsp 1954 nbsp 1959 did not qualify nbsp 1963 nbsp 1967 nbsp 1970 nbsp 1974 nbsp 1978 nbsp 1982 nbsp 1986 nbsp 1990 nbsp 1994 nbsp 1998 nbsp 2002 nbsp 2006 nbsp 2010 24th 5 0 5 nbsp 2014 did not qualify nbsp 2019 20th 5 3 2 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2023 did not qualify nbsp 2027 to be determinedTotal Best 20th place 10 3 7AfroBasket edit nbsp Tunisia vs Nigeria at the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 final AfroBasketYear Position GP W L nbsp 1962 did not qualify nbsp 1964 4th 5 2 3 nbsp 1965 nbsp 4 2 2 nbsp 1968 did not qualify nbsp 1970 nbsp 4 2 2 nbsp 1972 5th 6 4 2 nbsp 1974 nbsp 6 4 2 nbsp 1975 5th 5 0 5 nbsp 1978 did not qualify nbsp 1980 did not qualify nbsp 1981 6th 5 3 2 nbsp 1983 did not qualify nbsp 1985 8th 6 2 4 nbsp 1987 5th 4 2 2 nbsp 1989 8th 6 2 4 nbsp 1992 7th 5 1 4 nbsp 1993 8th 5 1 4 nbsp 1995 did not qualify nbsp 1997 did not qualify nbsp 1999 5th 6 4 2 nbsp 2001 4th 7 4 3 nbsp 2003 6th 6 3 3 nbsp 2005 8th 8 2 6 nbsp 2007 6th 6 3 3 nbsp 2009 nbsp 9 6 3 nbsp 2011 nbsp 7 7 0 nbsp 2013 9th 5 4 1 nbsp 2015 nbsp 7 6 1 nbsp nbsp 2017 nbsp 6 6 0 nbsp 2021 nbsp 6 6 0Total Best 1st place 134 76 58AfroCan edit AfroCanYear Position GP W L nbsp 2019 7th place 5 3 2 nbsp 2023 5th place 5 4 1Total Best 5th place 10 7 3African Games edit African GamesAppearances 3Year Position Tournament nbsp 1965 1965 African Games nbsp 1973 nbsp 1973 African Games nbsp 1978 nbsp 1978 African Games nbsp 1991 1991 African Games nbsp 1995 1995 African Games nbsp 1999 1999 African Games nbsp 2003 2003 African Games nbsp 2007 10 2007 African Games nbsp 2011 2011 African Games nbsp 2015 2015 African GamesArab Championship edit Arab ChampionshipAppearances 13Year Position Tournament nbsp 1981 nbsp 1981 Arab Championship nbsp 1983 nbsp 1983 Arab Championship nbsp 1985 Not held 1985 Arab Championship nbsp 1989 4 1989 Arab Championship nbsp 1991 nbsp 1991 Arab Championship nbsp 1992 nbsp 1992 Arab Championship nbsp 2000 4 2000 Arab Championship nbsp 2002 nbsp 2002 Arab Championship nbsp 2005 4 2005 Arab Championship nbsp 2007 nbsp 2007 Arab Championship nbsp 2008 nbsp 2008 Arab Championship nbsp 2009 nbsp 2009 Arab Championship nbsp 2011 4 2011 Arab Championship nbsp 2022 nbsp 2022 Arab ChampionshipPan Arab Games edit Pan Arab GamesAppearances 4Year Position Tournament nbsp 1957 nbsp 1957 Pan Arab Games nbsp 1985 nbsp 1985 Pan Arab Games nbsp 1992 nbsp 1992 Pan Arab Games nbsp 2011 4 2011 Pan Arab GamesMediterranean Games edit Mediterranean GamesAppearances 5Year Position Tournament nbsp 1975 7 1975 Mediterranean Games nbsp 1983 7 1983 Mediterranean Games nbsp 1987 4 1987 Mediterranean Games nbsp 2001 5 2001 Mediterranean Games nbsp 2013 nbsp 2013 Mediterranean GamesIslamic Solidarity Games edit Islamic Solidarity GamesAppearances 1Year Position Tournament nbsp 2005 4 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games nbsp 2010 cancelled 2010 Islamic Solidarity Games nbsp 2013 Did not enter 2013 Islamic Solidarity GamesOthers edit FIBA Stankovic Cup edit FIBA Stankovic CupAppearances 3Year Position Tournament nbsp 2012 nbsp 2012 Stankovic Cup nbsp 2018 nbsp 2018 Stankovic Cup nbsp 2019 nbsp 2019 Stankovic CupKing s Cup edit King Abdullah II International CupAppearances 7Year Position Tournament nbsp 2003 nbsp 2003 King s Cup nbsp 2004 nbsp 2004 King s Cup nbsp 2007 nbsp 2007 King s Cup nbsp 2008 nbsp 2008 King s Cup nbsp 2011 nbsp 2011 King s Cup nbsp 2021 nbsp 2021 King s CupCzech Republic Basketball Tournament edit Czech Republic Basketball TournamentAppearances 1Year Position Tournament nbsp 2019 nbsp 2019 Czech Republic TournamentTeam editCurrent roster edit Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 26 27 and 28 August 2022 against Egypt Senegal and DR Congo 11 Tunisia men s national basketball team rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr G 1 Oussama Marnaoui 23 1999 06 16 16 June 1999 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in US Monastir nbsp G 3 Achref Gannouni 25 1997 04 16 16 April 1997 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in Etoile Sportive du Sahel nbsp PG 4 Omar Abada 29 1993 04 20 20 April 1993 1 89 m 6 ft 2 in Al Ittihad Jeddah nbsp SG 5 Ziyed Chennoufi 23 1998 11 29 29 November 1998 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in US Monastir nbsp SG 7 Mourad El Mabrouk 35 1986 10 19 19 October 1986 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Jalaa SC nbsp PF 9 Mohamed Hadidane 36 1986 04 27 27 April 1986 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Al Wahda nbsp PF 10 Yacine Toumi 21 2000 10 12 12 October 2000 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in BWB Team 3 Men nbsp C 11 Mokhtar Ghyaza 35 1986 11 15 15 November 1986 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in US Monastir nbsp PF 12 Makrem Ben Romdhane 33 1989 03 27 27 March 1989 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in Benfica nbsp SG 20 Michael Roll 35 1987 04 12 12 April 1987 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in Pinar Karsiyaka nbsp PF 23 Firas Lahiani 31 1991 07 16 16 July 1991 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in Smouha SC nbsp C 50 Salah Mejri 36 1986 06 15 15 June 1986 2 17 m 7 ft 1 in Al Jahra SC nbsp Head coach nbsp nbsp Erman KunterAssistant coach es nbsp Amine Rzig nbsp Oualid ZridaLegendClub describes lastclub before the competition Age describes ageon 24 August 2021Depth chart edit nbsp Salah Mejri is the country s most recognized player nbsp Michael Roll is a starter on the teamPos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2C Salah Mejri Mokhtar GhyazaPF Makram Ben Romdhane Firas Lahiani Yacine ToumiSF Michael Roll Ziyed Chennoufi Mohamed HadidaneSG Mourad El Mabrouk Oussama MarnaouiPG Omar Abada Achref GannouniAll Time Head coaches edit Period Head Coach1957 1959 nbsp Hammadi Driss1960 1961 nbsp Griffith1961 1962 nbsp Borhane Errais1962 1963 nbsp Miodrag Stefanovic1963 1965 nbsp Borhane Errais1965 1966 nbsp Valensky1966 1967 nbsp Faherty1967 1968 nbsp Katarinsky1968 1971 nbsp Igor Tocigl1971 nbsp Vaclav Krasa1971 1972 nbsp Bill Sweek1972 1978 nbsp Mohamed Senoussi Period Head Coach1978 1979 nbsp Khaled Senoussi1979 1981 nbsp Mohamed Senoussi1981 nbsp Khaled Senoussi1982 1983 nbsp Mohamed Zaouali1983 1987 nbsp Youri Velligoura1988 1990 nbsp Ridha Laabidi1990 1991 nbsp Mohamed Senoussi1991 1992 nbsp Khaled Senoussi1992 1994 nbsp Mohamed Zaouali1994 1996 nbsp Igor Tocigl1997 1998 nbsp Juan Manuel Monsalve1998 1999 nbsp Mustapha Bouchenak Period Head Coach1999 2000 nbsp Zoran Zupecevic2000 2001 nbsp Francis Jordane amp nbsp Mounir Ben Sliman2001 2002 nbsp Adel Tlatli2002 2003 nbsp Marijan Novovic2004 nbsp Walid Gharbi2004 2016 nbsp Adel Tlatli2016 2020 nbsp Mario Palma2020 2022 nbsp Dirk Bauermann2022 2023 nbsp nbsp Erman Kunter2023 present nbsp Mario PalmaHonours editOfficial competitions edit AfroBasket nbsp Champions 2011 2017 2021 nbsp Runner up 1965 nbsp Third place 1970 1974 2009 2015African Games nbsp Champions 1973 nbsp Third place 1978Arab Championship nbsp Champions 1981 1983 2008 2009 nbsp Runner up 2022 nbsp Third place 1991 1992 2002 2007Pan Arab Games nbsp Third place 1957 1985 1992Mediterranean Games nbsp Third place 2013 Minor competitions edit FIBA Stankovic Cup nbsp Runner up 2018 nbsp Third place 2012 2019King Abdullah II International Cup nbsp Champions 2008 nbsp Runner up 2004 2007 2011 nbsp Third place 2003 2021Czech Republic Basketball Tournament nbsp Runner up 2019Kit editManufacturer edit 2015 Nike 12 Sponsor edit 2015 Tunisie Telecom 12 See also edit nbsp Sports portal nbsp Africa portalTunisia A national basketball team Tunisia women s national basketball team Tunisia men s national under 20 basketball team Tunisia national under 19 basketball team Tunisia national under 17 basketball team Tunisia women s national under 20 basketball team Tunisia women s national under 19 basketball team Tunisia women s national under 17 basketball team Tunisia national 3x3 team Tunisia women s national 3x3 team Tunisia Basketball FederationReferences edit FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike FIBA 15 September 2023 Retrieved 15 September 2023 Omnisports Basketball Le Nigeria toujours Number One en Afrique AfricaFootUnited com in French 3 March 2021 Retrieved 19 March 2021 1965 African Championship at FIBA archive 1970 African Championship at FIBA Archive 1974 African Championship at FIBA com LBA Gomes Leads All Star Team 26th Afrobasket Tunisia is Africa of the court bag olympic ticket fiba com 28 August 2011 Archived from the original on 7 October 2011 Retrieved 28 August 2011 Tunisia and Senegal to co host FIBA AfroBasket 2017 FIBA 1 July 2017 Archived from the original on 8 September 2017 Retrieved 18 September 2017 Tunisia crowned FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Champions fiba basketball 16 September 2017 Retrieved 18 September 2017 Mejri and Roll spark Tunisia to FIBA AfroBasket 2021 title FIBA 5 September 2021 Tunisia during the 2023 FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers in August 2022 Retrieved 25 August 2022 a b 2015 FIBA Africa Championship Tunisia FIBA com Retrieved 27 January 2016 External links editOfficial website nbsp FIBA profile Tunisia Basketball Records at FIBA Archive Afrobasket Tunisia Men National TeamVideos edit Olympic Basketball Tournament Team Tunisia Youtube com video Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tunisia men 27s national basketball team amp oldid 1178671043, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
