Nigeria national basketball team

Nigeria
FIBA ranking	22
Joined FIBA	1964
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	NBBF
Coach
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
Medals
World Championships
Appearances	2
Medals	None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances	13
Medals	Silver: 1997, 1999, 2003 Bronze: 1995, 2005
Uniforms
Light     　 Dark

The Nigeria national basketball team is the national team of Nigeria and is generally considered one of the best in Africa along with Angola and Senegal. They are ranked 22nd in the world FIBA rankings ^[1].

The team joined FIBA in 1964.

2006 FIBA World Championship

Nigeria took part in the 2006 FIBA World Championships in Japan. They were drawn in Group A with Argentina, France, Lebanon, Serbia and Montenegro, and Venezuela. They finished third in Group A, then were narrowly defeated by Germany in the Round of 16. Overall they finished 14th.

African Championship record

FIBA World Championship record

• 1998 FIBA World Championship: 13th
• 2006 FIBA World Championship: 14th

Notable players

Several players for the Nigeria team have had success playing for professional teams in the NBA or in Europe, including:

• Akin Akingbala
• Peter Aluma
• Aloysius Anagonye
• Tunji Awajobi
• Yinka Dare
• Obinna Ekezie
• Ebi Ere
• Benjamin Eze
• Ekene Ibekwe
• Michael Olowokandi
• Olumide Oyedeji
• Ime Udoka
• Jeff Varem

Hakeem Olajuwon never played for the Nigeria team at senior level, and would eventually play for the United States after becoming a U.S. citizen in 1993.

References

1. ^ FIBA rankings. FIBA. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.

International basketball
FIBA | Olympics | World Championship (men) - (women) | World Rankings U21 World Championship (men) - (women) | U19 World Championship (men) - (women) | Teams
Africa: FIBA Africa – Africa Championship      Americas: FIBA Americas – Americas Championship      Asia: FIBA Asia – Asian Championship      Europe: FIBA Europe – EuroBasket      Oceania: FIBA Oceania – Oceania Championship
National basketball teams of Africa (FIBA Africa)
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