Burkina Faso national basketball team

Burkina Faso
FIBA ranking	T-91 6
Joined FIBA	1964
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Fédération Burkinabe de Basketball
Coach	Jean-Paul Rabatet
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances	1 (2013)
Medals	None
Uniforms
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The Burkina Faso national basketball team is the national basketball team of Burkina Faso, governed by the Fédération Burkinabe de Basketball.^[1]

Its main accomplishment was the qualification for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.

Competitions

Performance at Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

Performance at world championships

yet to qualify

Performance at FIBA Africa Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
2013	16th	FIBA Africa Championship 2013	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
2017	To Be Determined	FIBA Africa Championship 2017	To Be Determined

Roster

Team for the 2015 Afrobasket Qualification:^[2]

Burkina Faso men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club Joris Ambroise Bruno Bado 24 – 20 May 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Cognac BB Yesharh Louis Alfred Clément Bado 20 – 19 August 1994 Dofinitetuan Camille Bihoun 22 – 22 September 1992 Ibrahim Cisse 30 – 24 December 1984 Yaya Diarra 26 – 14 March 1989 Gilles Saalim Diendere 25 – 23 January 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) SLUC Nancy 2nd Team Abdoul-Hakim Demba Fofana 19 – 11 June 1996 Ange Fayçal Kabre 20 – 24 September 1994 Nassirou Kere 23 – 24 August 1991 Bienvenue Stephane Rachid Nissao 19 – 31 October 1995 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) A.S.T.Y. Moussa Ouattara 27 – 5 April 1988 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) ASTE Kain Moussa Robert Ouattara 23 – 27 September 1991 Armel Ouedraogo 22 – 21 July 1993 Ismael Palingwinde Raymond Ouedraogo 26 – 7 January 1989 Dô Ambroise Judicaël Sanon 20 – 7 December 1994 Mamadou Savadogo 37 – 17 April 1978 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) AS Sonabhy Ali Kader Ismael Tapsoba 27 – 12 September 1987 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball Sypir Jean Victor Traore 30 – 20 June 1985 Kogdoub Woouga Hervé Yameogo 33 – 27 March 1982 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Rail Club Kadiogo Basnewende Brice Fulgence Zoungrana 22 – 8 September 1992	Head coach Jean-Paul Rabatet Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2013

Past Rosters

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Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship:

Burkina Faso men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club C 4 Ouattara, Moussa 25 – 5 April 1988 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) C 5 Bayala, Jean Paul 26 – 3 April 1987 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) G 6 Durham, Derek Leotis 39 – 13 June 1974 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) F 7 Yameogo, Herve 31 – 27 March 1982 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 8 Traore, Mohamed 28 – 9 January 1985 C 9 Ouedraogo, Samuel 26 – 15 March 1987 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 10 Pooda, Emmanuel 27 – 29 August 1985 F 11 Bado, Joris 22 – 20 May 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) F 12 Tapsoba, Kader 25 – 12 September 1987 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) AS Swallows 13 Nissao, Stephane 17 – 31 October 1995 G 14 Diendere, Gilles 23 – 23 January 1990 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 15 Savadogo, Mamadou 35 – 17 April 1978 AS Swallows G 16 Pender, Kieran 20 – 17 April 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Purple Cobras	Head coach Jean-Paul Rebatet Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2013

Head coach position

• Jean-Paul Rabatet – 2013^[3]

References

1. FIBA National Federations – Burkina Faso, fiba.com, accessed 28 October 2015.
2. Burkina Faso | 2015 Afrobasket: Qualifying Round, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
3. Head coaches, fiba.com, accessed 8 May 2013.

External links

• Archived records of Burkina Faso team participations
• Burkina Faso Men National Team 2013 Presentation at Afrobasket.com
• Official website