Senegal Basketball

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1962 (64 years old)

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Basketball

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FIBA Basketball World Cup
FIBA AfroBasket

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Ovokx: 09/Jun/19

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02 Jul	Ivory Coa	4:00pm	Senegal B
03 Jul	Senegal B	4:00pm	Madagasca
05 Jul	D.R. Cong	4:00pm	Senegal B
Results
01 Mar	Senegal B	23 - 16	D.R. Cong
28 Feb	Madagasca	66 - 99	Senegal B
26 Feb	Senegal B	80 - 90	Ivory Coa
24 Aug	Cameroon	72 - 98	Senegal B
23 Aug	Mali Bask	88 - 80	Senegal B

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The Senegalese national basketball team a five time a gold medallist (in 1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, and 1997), a six time silver medallist, and a four time bronze medallist at the FIBA Africa Championship. Senegal was the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.

The team has included several players who have competed in the U.S. National Basketball Association, including former Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop and current Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng, and is considered to be, along with those of Nigeria and Angola, a top African side.