AfroBasket 2011 was the 26th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake is the berth allocated to Africa in the 2012 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Côte d'Ivoire, with games to be played in Abidjan.Moise Kore: 'The Afrobasket 2011 will be a celebration of African basketball'.. March 23, 2010 However, in 2011 Madagascar was chosen as host replacement due to a political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire.
Tunisia won the title for the first time after defeating Angola 67–56 in the final.
Host Selection Process Côte d'Ivoire's selection as the host country was decided by the Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) Executive Committee, approved by the Central Board of FIBA Africa, and officially announced in Abidjan on March 23, 2010. Côte d'Ivoire's bid was selected over bids from Madagascar and Nigeria. Madagascar was on hold as a backup host should Côte d'Ivoire not be able to host the championships.The Afrobasket 2011 escapes to Madagascar. March 20, 2010 This would have been the second time that Côte d'Ivoire has hosted the FIBA Africa Championship, after they won the tournament as hosts in 1985.CIV - FIBA Africa name Ivory Coast as host of 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Men. March 22, 2010 On April 26, 2011, it was announced that Madagascar would host the tournament in its capital Antananarivo after the political unrest in Côte d'Ivoire put them irreparably behind schedule in outfitting their arenas.Madagascar stepped in to host African championship . April 26, 2011
Venue AntananarivoUniversity of Antananarivo Capacity: 2,000
Qualification
Participants were sixteen national basketball teams among the 53 FIBA Africa members, determined through qualification processes before the final tournament. These teams included the host nation, the top four sides at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009 in Libya (including Côte d'Ivoire, which finished second at the 2009 tournament) and the top twelve sides at the 2009 Zone preliminary basketball competitions. Because the qualification process doubles as qualification for the 2010 All-Africa Games, all African nations competed in qualifying, including those that have previously qualified for the tournament. The following national teams have secured qualification: Number Team Qualified as Finals Appearance Last Appearance 1 Host 3rd 2003 2 1st place FIBA Africa Championship 2009 17th 2009 3 3rd place FIBA Africa Championship 2009 19th 2009 4 4th place FIBA Africa Championship 2009 6th 2009 5 Zone 3 Winner 15th 2009 6 Zone 3 Third Place 4th 1978 7 Zone 2 Winner 25th 2009 8 Zone 2 Runner-Up 16th 2009 9 Zone 1 Winner 17th 2009 10 Zone 4 Winner 16th 2009 11 Zone 4 Runner-Up 1st - 12 Zone 6 Winner 11th 2009 13 Zone 5 Winner 3rd 2009 14 2nd place FIBA Africa Championship 2009 20th 2009 15 Wild Card 20th 2009 16 Wild Card 8th 2009
Squads
Format FIBA Africa debuted a revised format at the 2009 championship. As of August 2010, FIBA Africa has given no indication that this formation will change for the 2011 event: The teams were divided into four groups (Groups A–D) for the preliminary round. Round robin for the preliminary round; all teams advanced to the next round. From there on a knockout system was used until the final.
Group stage All Times are UTC+3
Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 274 203 +71 6 3 2 1 205 216 −11 5 3 1 2 209 217 −8 4 3 0 3 211 263 −52 3
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 256 197 +59 6 3 2 1 268 202 +68 5 3 1 2 215 211 +4 4 3 0 3 167 296 −129 3
Group C TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker 3 3 0 259 216 +43 6 3 1 2 250 211 +39 4 1–1, +45 3 1 2 231 242 −11 4 1–1, +4 3 1 2 189 260 −71 4 1–1, −49
Group D TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 237 145 +92 6 3 2 1 223 183 +40 5 3 1 2 185 225 −40 4 3 0 3 180 272 −92 3
Knockout stage
Championship bracket All Times are in Local Time UTC+3
Eighth Finals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
5–8th place bracket
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Placement games
Awards
Most Valuable Player Salah Mejri
All-Tournament Team Marouan Kechrid Carlos Morais Ime Udoka Makrem Ben Romdhane Salah Mejri
Final standings Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics Qualified for the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Rank Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Statistical leaders
Points Name PPG Mouhammad Faye 21.7 Carlos Morais 17.7 Derrick Obasohan Jimmy Williams 16.6 Kenneth Gasana 16.4
Rebounds Name RPG Malick Badiane 11.0 Salah Mejri 9.0 Charles Ramsdell 8.8 Ejike Ugboaja 8.6 Mohamed Tangara 8.4
Assists Name APG Ime Udoka 5.3 Mouloukou Diabate Michael Mokongo 5.0 Parfait Bitee 4.3 Xane Dalmeida 4.0
Blocks Name BPG Salah Mejri 2.4 Robert Thomson 1.5 Mamadou Diarra 1.4 Malick Badiane 1.2 Babacar Toure 1.1
Steals Name SPG Michael Mokongo Asnal Noubaramadji 2.4 Ime Udoka 2.3 Christian Bayang Custodio Muchate 2.2
See also 2011 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
References
External links Official Website