# Gabon men's national basketball team

The Gabon men's national basketball team (French: Équipe nationale de basket-ball du Gabon) representing Gabon in men's international basketball competitions, It is administered by the Gabon Basketball Federation.
At the AfroBasket 2015, Gabon finished 8th, its best placement ever.

## Competitive record
### AfroBasket

Gabon has participated at the AfroBasket (previously the FIBA Africa Championship) three times, its best result being the quarter-finals in 2015.
| 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 | – |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1970 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1975 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | | | |
| 1993 | Preliminary round | 9th | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| 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 | Preliminary round | 9th | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2015 | Quarter-finalist | 8th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2015 |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2017 |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2021 |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2025 |

### AfroCan

AfroBasket record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | 9th place | 9th | 3 | 1 | 2 |

### African Games

Basketball was part of the African Games until 2015. Later, it was replaced by the 3x3 version.
* 1973-2011 : Did not qualify
* 2015 : 8th

## Current squad

Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2017 qualification.

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Channick Nkoma | Adam Obangome | |
| PF | Lerry Essono | Dean Bezazouma | |
| SF | Sylvere Abessolo | Tonny Boussougou Ibrahim | Jeriel Breel Dinga Igana |
| SG | Francis Kobangoye | Marien Stephane Ellang | Gildas Ekouaghe |
| PG | Christ Ndikuedi | Jean Eude Enguena Oworce | |

## Kit
### Manufacturer

2015: Erima

## Past squads

Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2015.