Central African Republic national basketball team
The national basketball team of the Central African Republic to the gentlemen representing the Central African Republic in international basketball games. The selection was the first sub-Saharan team that could qualify for the finals of the African Cup of Nations for a global finals of both the World Cup and the Olympic Games after the tournament victories in 1974 and 1987. Was led Olympic team in 1988, which after all, was able to win two games and finished third last and tenth place of Anicet Lavodrama and Frédéric Goporo, both of whom had studied in the United States at the Houston Baptist University and had been trained as a basketball player. While Lavodrama, who was a successful player in the Spanish ACB League, and later official and player consultant was Goporo that was active for the Paderborn Baskets in the second basketball league among others in Germany was 2012 coach of the national team, however, after 1988, despite relatively regular appearances at the Africa Cup won no medals and has experienced no further participation in the global finals. Currently best-known player Romain Sato, who plays since 2005 after a brief career in the NBA for several European top teams.
Olympian 1988
Performance in international competitions
World Championships
To 1963 - did not take part
Not qualified - since 1978
Olympic games
To 1984 - did not take part / qualified
Not qualified - since 1992
African Cup of Nations
- 2001 - 9th place
- 2003 - 5th place
- 2005 - 5th place
- 2007 - 7th place
- 2009 - 6th place
- 2011 - 6th place
- 2013 - 13th place