Tunisia men's national basketball team

Tunisia men's national basketball team
The Tunisian national basketball team, nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), is the national basketball team of Tunisia. The team is governed by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB).
When Tunisia became the 2011 African Basketball Champion, it was the first North African country to do so in almost 30 years. To date, the team has made 22 appearances at the FIBA Africa Championship, ranking it behind only traditional African powers Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, and Egypt, in total appearances.
History
In 2011, they won their first ever FIBA Africa Championship, after beating Angola in the final. Their previous best finish was at the FIBA Africa Championship 1965, when they won the silver medal as the host country. They also won a bronze medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 1970 and FIBA Africa Championship 1974.
Although the Tunisians never finished worse than eighth in any of their succeeding appearances, they were not able to break onto the podium again until a surprise bronze medal run at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009. Led by All-Tournament First Team forward Amine Rzig, the Tunisians went 4–2 in the preliminary rounds, winning three games by two points or less. They reached the semi-finals for only the second time since 1974, by another slim margin – this time a one-point victory over Mali. Although they were defeated by Angola in the semi-finals, the Tunisians topped Cameroon in the bronze medal game, to claim Africa's third and final automatic berth in the 2010 FIBA World Championship – its first ever FIBA World Cup berth. The Tunisians struggled to compete in the World Championship, losing all five of their games, and finishing last in Group B, and 24th overall. Yet, after almost forty years of mediocrity in Africa, Tunisia has become one of the continent's prime competitors again. Its appearances at the global stage have become a new milestone in the team's history.
Competitive record
Unlike other team sports, where Tunisia is well positioned at the regional level, the Tunisian men's basketball team has not managed to expand its list of trophies even if at the continental level it can consider among the most awarded countries. Finalist of the African championship held in home in 1965, four times third and twice fourth, Tunisia did not succeed in becoming African champion of the discipline until 2011 without however maintaining its rank since, during the following edition, it is relegated to 9th place.
At the Arab level, the prize list is more extensive with four champion titles, in 1981, 1983, 2008 and 2009, a second place and three third places. On 28 August 2011, the team won the AfroBasket for the first time after defeating Angola 67–56 in the final and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
In 2017 as co-hosts, Tunisia won its second AfroBasket by beating Nigeria 77–65 in the final. It retains its title in 2021 by beating Ivory Coast in the final with a score of 78–75. On 16 February 2022, Tunisia lost the final of the 2022 Arab Championship against Lebanon 69–72 in the United Arab Emirates.
Results
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Olympic Games
FIBA Basketball World Cup
AfroBasket
AfroCan
African Games
Arab Championship
Pan Arab Games
Mediterranean Games
Islamic Solidarity Games
Others
FIBA Stanković Cup
King's Cup
Czech Republic Basketball Tournament
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers matches on 26, 27 and 28 August 2022 against Egypt, Senegal and DR Congo.
Depth chart
All Time Head coaches
Honours
Official competitions
AfroBasket
Champions: 2011, 2017, 2021
Runner-up: 1965
Third place: 1970, 1974, 2009, 2015
African Games
Champions: 1973
Third place: 1978
Arab Championship
Champions: 1981, 1983, 2008, 2009
Runner-up: 2022
Third place: 1991, 1992, 2002, 2007
Pan Arab Games
Third place: 1957, 1985, 1992
Mediterranean Games
Third place: 2013
Minor competitions
FIBA Stanković Cup
Runner-up: 2018
Third place: 2012, 2019
King Abdullah II International Cup
Champions: 2008
Runner-up: 2004, 2007, 2011
Third place: 2003, 2021
Czech Republic Basketball Tournament
Runner-up: 2019
Kit
Manufacturer
2015 – Nike
Sponsor
2015 – Tunisie Telecom
See also
Tunisia A' national basketball team
Tunisia women's national basketball team
Tunisia men's national under-20 basketball team
Tunisia national under-19 basketball team
Tunisia national under-17 basketball team
Tunisia women's national under-20 basketball team
Tunisia women's national under-19 basketball team
Tunisia women's national under-17 basketball team
Tunisia national 3x3 team
Tunisia women's national 3x3 team
Tunisia Basketball Federation
References
External links
FIBA profile
Tunisia Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
Afrobasket – Tunisia Men National Team
Videos
Olympic Basketball Tournament – Team Tunisia Youtube.com video
Men's national basketball teams
Basketball in Tunisia
Men
Basketball
1956 establishments in Tunisia