The Zambia national basketball team represents Zambia in international competitions. It is administered by the Zambia Basketball Association (ZBA).FIBA National Federations – Zambia, fiba.com, accessed 18 August 2013.
Zambia had its best year in 1989 at the FIBA Africa Championship when it finished in Africa's Top Ten, ahead of Kenya.
At the AfroBasket 2017 qualification, Zambia beat South Africa for the first time in history.
Current rosters Roster for the AfroBasket 2021 qualification matches played on 22–26 January 2020 against Madagascar and Zimbabwe.
Depth chart
Competitive record
AfroBasket Zambia has qualified for an AfroBasket tournament once, in 1989 when it lost all its five games in Angola and finished 10th. AfroBasket recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition– 1962Did not enter or qualify 1964 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1975 1978 1980 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989Classification round10th505 1992Did not qualify 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 20114132011 20135322013 2015Did not enter 20174132017 20214132021 2025Did not enter2025Total1/31505–
AfroCan FIBA AfroCan recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition– 2019Did not enterNot held 2023Did not qualify4222023Total0/2–––422–
Head coach position Lovemore Sikaale - 2013 Obed Shamboko - 2017Zambia look to build on home advantage at FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Group G Qualifiers, fiba.com, 7 March 2017. Accessed 7 March 2017. Mwape Konsolo - 2020
Past rosters Team for the AfroBasket 2013 qualification.Zambia | 2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Men Qualifying Round, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 28 Dec 2015.
Team for the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 qualifiers.|tab=roster Zambia, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
At the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 qualifiers, Mumba Abraham Mwansa led the team in minutes, rebounds and blocks per game. Chongo Chona led his team in total points, Simukwela Lishomwa Lubinda led his team in total assists.
See also Zambia women's national basketball team Zambia national under-19 basketball team Zambia national under-17 basketball team Zambia national 3x3 team
References
External links Zambia Basketball Association Zambia Basketball Records at FIBA Archive AfroBasket – Zambia Men National Team