# Madagascar men's national basketball team

The Madagascar national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Madagascar. It is administered by the Fédération Malagasy de Basket-Ball (Madagascar Basketball Federation).
Its biggest success has been the 9th place at the FIBA Africa Championship 1972 where Madagascar surprisingly finished ahead of team Côte d'Ivoire and team Nigeria.
Madagascar was chosen as host of the FIBA Africa Championship 2011. The country received the bid from Côte d'Ivoire where the event could not take place because of instabilities after the civil war. Madagascar's automatic qualification is only the 3rd time in its history. Its last appearance at Africa's most prestigious basketball event was in 2003.

## Competitive record
### Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

### World championships

yet to qualify

### AfroBasket

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
| 1962 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1964 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1965 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 | Ninth place | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | 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 | Preliminary round | 12th | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 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 | Round of 16 | 13th | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 4 appearances | 4 appearances | 17 | 3 | 14 |

### African Games

* 1965-1978 : Did not qualify
* 1987 : ? (Qualified)
* 1991-2015 : Did not qualify

## Current roster

Roster for the AfroBasket 2021 qualification matches played on 19, 20 and 21 February 2021 against Tunisia, Central African Republic and DR Congo.

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Sitraka Raharimanantoanina | Alpha Solondrainy | |
| PF | Francis Mory | John Ravelomanantsoa | |
| SF | Elly Randriamampionona | Lalason Ratsimbazafy | |
| SG | Vallery Botou | Monja Faralahy | Constant Mandimbison |
| PG | Rija Lahontan | Anthony Severin | |

## Past rosters

Roster for the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship. (last publicized squad)
At the AfroBasket 2011 in Antananarivo, Charles Ramsdell hit most field goals for Madagascar, whereas Romule Razafimahasahy hit most three pointers, and Yerison Rabekoto hit most free throws.

## Head coach position

* Angel Manzano: 2011
* Juan Collazo: 2020-present