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Zimbabwe men's national basketball team

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Zimbabwe
FIBA ranking148 Increase 1 (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1962
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationBasketball Union of Zimbabwe (BUZ)
CoachEmmanuel Mukandi
Nickname(s)Triggers
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
MedalsNone
African Championship
Appearances2 (1981, 2015)
MedalsNone

The Zimbabwe national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Zimbabwe. It is administered by the Basketball Union of Zimbabwe (BUZ).[2]

Squad Guards- Williams Goon (starter), Simba Mungomezi (starter),Tinotenda Mugabe, Moses Muyambo, Duncan Shenje, Tatenda Maturure Forwards- Eric Banda (starter)

The Zimbabweans have qualified for the African Basketball Championship twice.[3]

Competitions

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Performance at Summer Olympics

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yet to qualify

Performance at World championships

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yet to qualify

Performance at FIBA Africa Championship

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Year Position Tournament Host
1981 11 FIBA Africa Championship 1981 Mogadishu, Somalia
2015 16 FIBA Africa Championship 2015 Radès, Tunisia

Performance at the All African Games

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  • 1985 - First round
  • 1995 - First round

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Zimbabwe, fiba.com, accessed 5 July 2013.
  3. ^ "1981 African Championships for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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