Tunisia men's national basketball team

The Tunisian national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب تونس لكرة السلة), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the national basketball team of Tunisia. The team is governed by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB). (Arabic: الجامعة التونسية لكرة السلة)

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Tunisia women's national basketball team.

 Tunisia
FIBA ranking28 (1 March 2022)[1]
Joined FIBA1956
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFTBB
CoachDirk Bauermann
Nickname(s)The Eagles of Carthage[2]
( نسور قرطاج )
Olympic Games
Appearances1
FIBA World Cup
Appearances2
AfroBasket
Appearances23
MedalsChampions : (2011, 2017, 2021)
Silver : (1965)
Bronze : (1970, 1974, 2009, 2015)
African Games
Appearances4
MedalsGold : (1973)
Bronze : (1978)
Arab Championship
Appearances13
MedalsGold : (1981, 1983, 2008, 2009)
Silver : (2022)
Bronze : (1991, 1992, 2002, 2007)
First international
 Tunisia 77–68 Morocco 
Beirut, Lebanon – 1957
Biggest win
 Tunisia 101–40 Chad 
Yaoundé, Cameroon – 25 November 2017
Biggest defeat
 Tunisia 63–110 United States 
London, United Kingdom – 31 July 2012
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA AfroBasket 3 1 4
African Games 1 0 1
Arab Championship 4 1 4
Pan Arab Games 0 0 3
Mediterranean Games 0 0 1
Stanković Cup 0 1 2
Total 8 3 15

When Tunisia became the 2011 African Basketball Champion, it was the first North African country to do so in almost 30 years. To date, the team has made 22 appearances at the FIBA Africa Championship, ranking it behind only traditional African powers Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, and Egypt, in total appearances.

History

In 2011, they won their first ever FIBA Africa Championship, after beating Angola in the final. Their previous best finish was at the FIBA Africa Championship 1965, when they won the silver medal as the host country.[3] They also won a bronze medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 1970 and FIBA Africa Championship 1974.[4][5]

Although the Tunisians never finished worse than eighth in any of their succeeding appearances, they were not able to break onto the podium again until a surprise bronze medal run at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009. Led by All-Tournament First Team forward Amine Rzig,[6] the Tunisians went 4–2 in the preliminary rounds, winning three games by two points or less. They reached the semi-finals for only the second time since 1974, by another slim margin – this time a one-point victory over Mali. Although they were defeated by Angola in the semi-finals, the Tunisians topped Cameroon in the bronze medal game, to claim Africa's third and final automatic berth in the 2010 FIBA World Championship – its first ever FIBA World Cup berth. The Tunisians struggled to compete in the World Championship, losing all five of their games, and finishing last in Group B, and 24th overall. Yet, after almost forty years of mediocrity in Africa, Tunisia has become one of the continent's prime competitors again. Its appearances at the global stage have become a new milestone in the team's history.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics
Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament Host
201211th2012 Summer OlympicsLondon, United Kingdom

FIBA Basketball World Cup
FIBA World Championship
Appearances : 2
Year Position Host
201024thIstanbul Turkey
201920thBeijing China
// 2023To be determinedBocaue Philippines, Okinawa Japan and Jakarta Indonesia

AfroBasket

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
AfroBasket
Appearances : 22
Year Position Tournament Host
1962–FIBA Africa Championship 1962Cairo, Egypt
19644FIBA Africa Championship 1964Casablanca, Morocco
1965FIBA Africa Championship 1965Tunis, Tunisia
1968–FIBA Africa Championship 1968Casablanca, Morocco
1970FIBA Africa Championship 1970Alexandria, Egypt
19725FIBA Africa Championship 1972Dakar, Senegal
1974FIBA Africa Championship 1974Bangui, Central African Republic
19755FIBA Africa Championship 1975Alexandria, Egypt
1978–FIBA Africa Championship 1978Dakar, Senegal
1980–FIBA Africa Championship 1980Rabat, Morocco
19816FIBA Africa Championship 1981Mogadishu, Somalia
1983–FIBA Africa Championship 1983Alexandria, Egypt
19858FIBA Africa Championship 1985Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
19875FIBA Africa Championship 1987Tunis, Tunisia
19898FIBA Africa Championship 1989Luanda, Angola
19927FIBA Africa Championship 1992Cairo, Egypt
19938FIBA Africa Championship 1993Nairobi, Kenya
1995–FIBA Africa Championship 1995Algiers, Algeria
1997–FIBA Africa Championship 1997Dakar, Senegal
19995FIBA Africa Championship 1999Luanda, Angola
20014FIBA Africa Championship 2001Casablanca, Morocco
20036FIBA Africa Championship 2003Alexandria, Egypt
20058FIBA Africa Championship 2005Algiers, Algeria
20076FIBA Africa Championship 2007Luanda, Angola
2009FIBA Africa Championship 2009Tripoli Libya
2011FIBA Africa Championship 2011Antananarivo, Madagascar
201392013 FIBA Africa ChampionshipAbidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
20152015 FIBA Africa ChampionshipRadès, Tunisia
/ 20172017 FIBA Africa ChampionshipRadès, Tunisia & Dakar, Senegal
2021AfroBasket 2021Kigali, Rwanda

African Games
African Games
Appearances : 3
Year Position Tournament Host
1965–1965 African GamesBrazzaville, Congo
19731973 African GamesLagos, Nigeria
19781978 African GamesAlgiers, Algeria
1991–1991 African GamesCairo, Egypt
1995–1995 African GamesHarare, Zimbabwe
1999–1999 African GamesJohannesburg, South Africa
2003–2003 African GamesAbuja, Nigeria
2007102007 African GamesAlgiers, Algeria
2011–2011 African GamesMaputo, Mozambique
2015–2015 African GamesBrazzaville, Congo

Arab Championship
Arab Championship
Appearances : 13
Year Position Tournament Host
19811981 Arab ChampionshipTunis, Tunisia
19831983 Arab ChampionshipAmman, Jordan
1985Not held1985 Arab ChampionshipCairo, Egypt
198941989 Arab ChampionshipDamascus, Syria
19911991 Arab ChampionshipCairo, Egypt
19921992 Arab ChampionshipDamascus, Syria
200042000 Arab ChampionshipAlgiers, Algeria
20022002 Arab ChampionshipCairo, Egypt
200542005 Arab ChampionshipRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
20072007 Arab ChampionshipCairo, Egypt
20082008 Arab ChampionshipTunis, Tunisia
20092009 Arab ChampionshipRabat, Morocco
201142011 Arab ChampionshipDoha, Qatar
20222022 Arab ChampionshipDubai, United Arab Emirates

Pan Arab Games
Pan Arab Games
Appearances : 4
Year Position Tournament Host
19571957 Pan Arab GamesBeirut, Lebanon
19851985 Pan Arab GamesRabat, Morocco
19921992 Pan Arab GamesDamascus, Syria
201142011 Pan Arab GamesDoha, Qatar

Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games
Appearances : 5
Year Position Tournament Host
197571975 Mediterranean GamesAlgiers, Algeria
198371983 Mediterranean GamesCasablanca, Morocco
198741987 Mediterranean GamesLatakia, Syria
200152001 Mediterranean GamesTunis, Tunisia
20132013 Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey

Islamic Solidarity Games
Islamic Solidarity Games
Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament Host
200542005 Islamic Solidarity GamesMecca, Saudi Arabia
2010cancelled2010 Islamic Solidarity GamesTehran, Iran
2013Did not enter2013 Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia

FIBA Stanković Cup
FIBA Stanković Cup
Appearances : 3
Year Position Tournament Host
20122012 Stanković CupGuangzhou, China
20182018 Stanković CupShenzhen, China
20192019 Stanković CupShenzhen, China

King's Cup
King Abdullah II International Cup
Appearances : 7
Year Position Tournament Host
20032003 King's CupAmman, Jordan
20042004 King's CupAmman, Jordan
20072007 King's CupAmman, Jordan
20082008 King's CupAmman, Jordan
20112011 King's CupAmman, Jordan
20212021 King's CupAmman, Jordan

Czech Republic Basketball Tournament
Czech Republic Basketball Tournament
Appearances : 1
Year Position Tournament Host
20192019 Czech Republic TournamentPrague, Czech Republic

Team

Current roster

Roster for the AfroBasket 2021.[7]

Tunisia men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 1 Oussama Marnaoui 22 – (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) US Monastir
G 3 Achref Gannouni 24 – (1997-04-16)16 April 1997 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) ES Radès
PG 4 Omar Abada 28 – (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) US Monastir
SG 5 Ziyed Chennoufi 22 – (1998-11-29)29 November 1998 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Ezzahra Sports
SG 7 Mourad El Mabrouk 34 – (1986-10-19)19 October 1986 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Ezzahra Sports
C 11 Mokhtar Ghyaza 34 – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) US Monastir
PF 12 Makrem Ben Romdhane 32 – (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Benfica
PG 14 Amrou Bouallegue 25 – (1995-12-24)24 December 1995 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) ES Radès
SG 20 Michael Roll 34 – (1987-04-12)12 April 1987 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Free agent
PF 32 Ahmed Addami 24 – (1997-07-14)14 July 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Club Africain
F 45 Radhouane Slimane 41 – (1980-08-16)16 August 1980 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) US Monastir
C 50 Salah Mejri 35 – (1986-06-15)15 June 1986 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) Étoile Sportive du Sahel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 24 August 2021

Depth chart
Salah Mejri is the country's most recognized player
Michael Roll is a starter on the team
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Salah Mejri Mokhtar Ghyaza
PF Makram Ben Romdhane Radhouane Slimane Ahmed Addami
SF Michael Roll Ziyed Chennoufi
SG Mourad El Mabrouk Oussama Marnaoui Amrou Bouallegue
PG Omar Abada Achref Gannouni

All Time Head coaches
Period Head Coach
1957–1959 Hammadi Driss
1960–1961 Griffith
1961–1962 Borhane Errais
1962–1963 Miodrag Stefanović
1963–1965 Borhane Errais
1965–1966 Valensky
1966–1967 Faherty
1967–1968 Katarinsky
1968–1971 Igor Tocigl
1971 Václav Krása
1971–1972 Bill Sweek
Period Head Coach
1972–1978 Mohamed Senoussi
1978–1979 Khaled Senoussi
1979–1981 Mohamed Senoussi
1981 Khaled Senoussi
1982–1983 Mohamed Zaouali
1983–1987 Youri Velligoura
1988–1990 Ridha Laabidi
1990–1991 Mohamed Senoussi
1991–1992 Khaled Senoussi
1992–1994 Mohamed Zaouali
1994–1996 Igor Tocigl
Period Head Coach
1997–1998 Juan Manuel Monsalve
1998–1999 Mustapha Bouchenak
1999–2000 Zoran Zupecevic
2000–2001 Francis Jordane &
Mounir Ben Sliman
2001–2002 Adel Tlatli
2002–2003 Marijan Novović
2004 Walid Gharbi
2004–2016 Adel Tlatli
2016–2020 Mário Palma
2020–present Dirk Bauermann

Kit

Manufacturer

2015 – Nike[8]

2015 – Tunisie Telecom[8]

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. "Omnisports – Basketball : Le Nigéria toujours " Number One " en Afrique". AfricaFootUnited.com (in French). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. 1965 African Championship at FIBA archive
  4. 1970 African Championship at FIBA Archive
  5. 1974 African Championship at FIBA.com
  6. LBA – Gomes Leads All-Star Team
  7. "Team Roster Tunisia". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. 2015 FIBA Africa Championship – Tunisia, FIBA.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

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