The Ethiopia national basketball team represents Ethiopia in international competitions. It is governed by the Ethiopian Basketball Federation (E.B.F.).FIBA National Federations – Ethiopia , fiba.com, accessed 24 May 2014. (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ቅርጫት ኳስ ፌዴሬሽን)
Ethiopia joined FIBA in 1949 and holds the distinction of having the longest basketball tradition in Sub-Saharan Africa. A founding member of the FIBA Africa Championship, the team once belonged to Africa's top five basketball teams. Since the mid-1960s, however, the team lost its international significance. Today, it aims to return to its former glory.
Competitive record
Summer Olympics yet to qualify
FIBA Basketball World Cup 20 world cups and is one of the best teams
FIBA Africa Championship 70 YearPositionTournamentHost 1962 5 FIBA Africa Championship 1962 Cairo, United Arab Republic 2029 To be determined FIBA AfroBasket 2029 To be determined
African Games yet to qualify
Current roster At the AfroBasket 2007 qualification:Ethiopia | 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2016. (last publicized squad)
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Assistant coaches
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At the 2007 AfroBasket qualification, Gosaye Asefa Shenkutie led the team in points. Omod Oman Ogud led his team in rebounds, Simon Tsegaye Kidane led his team in assists.
See also Ethiopia national under-16 basketball team Ethiopia national football team Eyassu Worku
References
External links Ethiopia Basketball Federation at Twitter Ethiopia at the FIBA website. Ethiopia at Africabasket.com of Ethiopia team participations