Gambia men's national basketball team

The Gambia national basketball team represents The Gambia in international competitions. It is administered by the Gambia Basketball Association (GBA).^[2]

The Gambia

FIBA ranking	NR (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1972
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Gambia Basketball Association (GBA)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
African Championship
Appearances	1 (1978)
Medals	None
Home Away

The team's best international performance to date was 9th place at the 1978 African Basketball Championship.

Several Gambian basketball players play for professional teams throughout Europe. Yet, the last time the country's national team attempted to qualify for the official African Basketball Championship dates back to 2005.

The best-known basketball player with Gambian roots is NBA player Dennis Schröder, whose mother grew up in Gambia.^[3]

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championship

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1978	9	FIBA Africa Championship 1978	Dakar, Senegal
2020	To Be Determined	FIBA Africa Championship 2020	To Be Determined

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games

yet to qualify

Current roster

Team for the FIBA Africa Championship 2005 qualification:^[4] (last publicized squad)

Gambia roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Hassan Musa Jaissey 26 – (1978-10-28)28 October 1978 Alajie Jaiteh 17 – (1987-08-16)16 August 1987 Badara Joof 16 – (1988-12-14)14 December 1988 Dawda Njie 17 – (1988-02-17)17 February 1988 Omar Njie 17 – (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 Alieu Sarr 30 – (1975-03-15)15 March 1975 Muhammed Musa Sarr 24 – (1980-09-30)30 September 1980 Momodou Lamin Sowe 20 – (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 Njogu Taal 19 – (1986-03-19)19 March 1986 Muhammadou Trawally 25 – (1980-01-07)7 January 1980 Bunja Yabou 19 – (1986-06-19)19 June 1986	Head coach ? Assistant coach(es) ? Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes current pro club Age – describes age on 15 Aug 2005

Notable players

Notable players from the Gambia:

Gambia roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club F/C Mawdo Sallah 25 – (1994-01-13)13 January 1994 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Radford Highlanders men's basketball	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 1 January 2020