# Zambia men's national basketball team

The Zambia national basketball team represents Zambia in international competitions. It is administered by the Zambia Basketball Association (ZBA).
Zambia had its best year in 1989 at the FIBA Africa Championship when it finished in Africa's Top Ten, ahead of Kenya.
At the AfroBasket 2017 qualification, Zambia beat South Africa for the first time in history.

## Current rosters

Roster for the AfroBasket 2021 qualification matches played on 22–26 January 2020 against Madagascar and Zimbabwe.

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Titus Njovu | Titus Mapani | |
| PF | Chongo Chona | Harrison Banda | Douglas Kandulu |
| SF | Spoican Ngoma | Maxwell Ngonga | Germain Mauwe |
| SG | Simukwela Lubinda | Paul Kashishi | Sylvester Samungumbe |
| PG | Nalumino Simioti | | |

## Competitive record
### AfroBasket

Zambia has qualified for an AfroBasket tournament once, in 1989 when it lost all its five games in Angola and finished 10th.
| AfroBasket record | AfroBasket record | AfroBasket record | AfroBasket record | AfroBasket record | AfroBasket record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | GP | W | L | – |
| 1962 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1964 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1965 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1968 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1970 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1972 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1974 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1975 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1978 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1980 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1981 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1983 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1985 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1987 | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | Did not enter or qualify | | | | |
| 1989 | Classification round | 10th | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2011 |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2013 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2017 |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2021 |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | 2025 |
| Total | 1/31 | 1/31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | – |

### AfroCan

| FIBA AfroCan record | FIBA AfroCan record | FIBA AfroCan record | FIBA AfroCan record | FIBA AfroCan record | FIBA AfroCan record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | GP | W | L | – |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Total | 0/2 | 0/2 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | – |

## Head coach position

* Lovemore Sikaale - 2013
* Obed Shamboko - 2017
* Mwape Konsolo - 2020

## Past rosters

Team for the AfroBasket 2013 qualification.
Team for the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 qualifiers.
At the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 qualifiers, Mumba Abraham Mwansa led the team in minutes, rebounds and blocks per game. Chongo Chona led his team in total points, Simukwela Lishomwa Lubinda led his team in total assists.