The Mali men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the representative for Mali in international basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Fédération Malienne de Basketball.Profile - Mali, about.fiba.basketballMali (U16/U17 Men), afrobasket.com The Mali men's national under-18 basketball team represents Mali at the FIBA U18 AfroBasket, where they have a chance to qualify for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.
At the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, Mali broke every record of African basketball teams as the team finished runner-up only to the favorites United States.
Tournament record U19 World Cup
Year1979–2003Did not qualify 200715th51 4 2009Did not qualify 2011Did not qualify 2013Did not qualify 2015Did not qualify 201716th707 20192nd 752 202113th725 2023Did not qualify 202511th734 2027To be determined 2029To be determined Total 5/19 33 11 22
U18 AfroBasket
Year1977–1990Did not participate 19947th60 6 1998Did not qualify 20003rd 633 20023rd 651 20062nd 541 20085th86 2 20103rd 65 1 20124th74 3 20143rd 642 20163rd 76 1 2018 1st 88 0 2020 1st 5 2 3 20223rd 7 5 2 2024 1st 6 6 0 Total 13/21 83 58 25
Current squad Team at the 2026 FIBA U18 AfroBasket:Mali - FIBA U18 AfroBasket, FIBA.BASKETBALL. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
See also Mali men's national basketball team Mali men's national under-17 basketball team Mali women's national under-19 basketball team
References
External links Fédération Malienne de Basketball Archived records of Mali team participations