The Gambia national basketball team represents The Gambia in international competitions. It is administered by the Gambia Basketball Association (GBA).FIBA National Federations – The Gambia, fiba.com, accessed 5 July 2013.
The team's best international performance to date was 9th place at the 1978 African Basketball Championship.
Several Gambian basketball players play for professional teams throughout Europe. Yet, the last time the country's national team attempted to qualify for the official African Basketball Championship dates back to 2005.
The best-known basketball player with Gambian roots is NBA player Dennis Schröder, whose mother grew up in Gambia.
Competitive record
Summer Olympics yet to qualify
World championship yet to qualify
FIBA Africa Championship YearPositionTournamentHost 1978 9 FIBA Africa Championship 1978 Dakar, Senegal 2020 To Be Determined FIBA Africa Championship 2020 To Be Determined
African Games
yet to qualify
Current roster Team for the FIBA Africa Championship 2005 qualification:Gambia - 2005 FIBA Africa Championship for Men: Qualifying Round, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 6 April 2016. (last publicized squad)
Notable players Notable players from the Gambia:
References
External links Presentation on Facebook Archived records of Gambia team participations