Cape_Verde_national_basketball_team
The Cape Verde national basketball team (Portuguese: seleção cabo-verdeiana de basquetebol) represents Cape Verde in international basketball matches and is administered by the Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol.
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Cape Verde women's national basketball team.
Quick Facts FIBA ranking, Joined FIBA ...
| FIBA ranking | 46  (1 March 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1988 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
| National federation | Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol | ||
| Coach | Emanuel Trovoada | ||
| Nickname(s) | Blue Sharks | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 | ||
| AfroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
| Medals |  Bronze: (2007) | ||
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Its greatest accomplishment was the bronze medal at the AfroBasket 2007, where Cape Verde beat Egypt in its last game.
On 26 February 2023, Cape Verde qualified for their first-ever World Cup when they claimed their ticket to the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[2] The country became the smallest nation to ever qualify for a World Cup, breaking a record that was held by Montenegro.[3]
- Bronze medal at the 2006 Lusophony Games
- Bronze medal at the AfroBasket 2007
- Silver medal at the 2009 Lusophony Games
FIBA World Cup
AfroBasket
Third place Fourth place
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L |
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 1989 | Did not qualify | ||||
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 1995 | |||||
 1997 | Classification stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | Preliminary round | 9th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 2001 | Did not qualify | ||||
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| 2007 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 |
 2009 | Classification rounds | 13th | 5 | 3 | 2 |
 2011 | Did not qualify | ||||
 2013 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 7 | 4 | 3 |
 2015 | Round of 16 | 10th | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||
 2021 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | To be determined | ||||
| Total | 39 | 21 | 18 | ||
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African Games
See also: Basketball at the African Games
- 2011 – 6th
Lusophony Games
See also: Basketball at the Lusophony Games
- 2006 –
- 2009 –
- 2014 – 4th
Current roster
Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[4][5]
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Head coach position
Emanuel Trovoada – 2007
Eric Silva – 2008
Alex Nwora – 2009–2013[6]- Antonio Tavares – 2014
Luis Magalhães – 2015- Emanuel Trovoada – 2016–present
Past rosters
Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.[7][8]
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Roster for AfroBasket 2021.[9]
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Manufacturer
2015 – Peak
Sponsor
2015 – Zap
- "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- "Tavares, Cape Verde celebrate World Cup qualification finishing a historic run". basketnews.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "Cape Verde become smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- "La plantilla de Cabo Verde para el Mundial de baloncesto 2023: Lista de jugadores y datos del equipo de Edy Tavares". sportingnews.com. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- "Team roster: Cape Verde" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
- Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- "Cabo Verde". Fcbb.cv. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- "Cape Verde Roster". Fcbb.cv. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- "Team Roster Cape Verde". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
Videos
- Cote d'Ivoire v Cape Verde – Game Highlights – Group D – AfroBasket 2015 Youtube.com video