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Mali
FIBA ranking18[1] (As of December 2024)
Joined FIBA1961
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationFédération Malienne de Basketball
U19 World Cup
Appearances4
MedalsSilver Silver: 1 (2019)
U18 AfroBasket
Appearances13
MedalsGold Gold: 3 (2018, 2020, 2024)
Silver Silver: 1 (2006)
Bronze Bronze: 6 (2000, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2022)

The Mali men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the representative for Mali in international basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Fédération Malienne de Basketball.[2][3] The Mali men's national under-18 basketball team represents Mali at the FIBA U18 AfroBasket, where they have a chance to qualify for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.

At the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, Mali broke every record of African basketball teams as the team finished runner-up only to the favorites United States.[4]

U18 AfroBasket record

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Main article: FIBA U18 AfroBasket
Year Pos. GP W L Ref.
1977–1990 Did not participate
Cameroon 1994 7th 6 0 6 [5]
Egypt 1998 Did not qualify [6]
Guinea 2000 3rd Bronze 6 3 3 [7]
Egypt 2002 3rd Bronze 6 5 1
South Africa 2006 2nd Silver 5 4 1 [8]
Egypt 2008 5th 8 6 2 [9]
Rwanda 2010 3rd Bronze 6 5 1 [10]
Mozambique 2012 4th 7 4 3 [11]
Madagascar 2014 3rd Bronze 6 4 2 [12]
Rwanda 2016 3rd Bronze 7 6 1 [13]
Mali 2018 1st Gold 8 8 0 [14]
Egypt 2020 1st Gold 5 2 3 [15]
Madagascar 2022 3rd Bronze 7 5 2 [16]
South Africa 2024 1st Gold 6 6 0 [17]
Total 13/21 83 58 25

U19 World Cup record

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Main article: FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Year Pos. GP W L Ref.
1979–2003 Did not qualify
Serbia 2007 15th 5 1 4 [18]
New Zealand 2009 Did not qualify [19]
Latvia 2011 Did not qualify [20]
Czech Republic 2013 Did not qualify [21]
Greece 2015 Did not qualify [22]
Egypt 2017 16th 7 0 7 [23]
Greece 2019 2nd 7 5 2 [24]
Latvia 2021 13th 7 2 5 [25]
Hungary 2023 Did not qualify [26]
Switzerland 2025 Qualified [27]
Czech Republic 2027 To be determined
Total 5/16 26 8 18

Current squad

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Team at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup:[28] (Silver medal squad)

Mali roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
PG 4 Siriman Kanoute 17 – (2001-09-25)25 September 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) SLUC Nancy Basket France
PG 5 Aboubacar Kassim Djire 18 – (2000-09-11)11 September 2000 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
C 6 Modibo Sanogo 18 – (2001-06-17)17 June 2001 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
PG 9 Martin Diakite 19 – (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Pornic Basket Saint Michel France
SF 10 Fousseyni Drame 18 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Our Savior New American United States
C 11 Oumar Ballo 16 – (2002-07-13)13 July 2002 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball United States
PF 12 Abdoul Karim Coulibaly 18 – (2000-12-23)23 December 2000 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) St. Vincent Pallotti High School United States
PF 13 Abdramane Camara 19 – (2000-04-11)11 April 2000 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
SG 14 Hassan Drame 18 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Our Savior New American United States
C 23 Mohamed Keita 18 – (2001-06-16)16 June 2001 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) US O'Bezons France
SG 24 Gaoussou Fofana 18 – (2000-12-25)25 December 2000 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
PF 35 Mohamed Sidibe 17 – (2002-05-25)25 May 2002 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) SLUC Nancy Basket France
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age
    on 29 June 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ FIBA Ranking for Youth Men
  2. ^ Profile - Mali, about.fiba.basketball
  3. ^ Mali (U16/U17 Men), afrobasket.com
  4. ^ Cassini, Andrea (7 July 2019). "FIBA U19 World Cup Final: Mali Chases an Impossible Dream while USA Seeks Redemption". FIBA. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ "1994 FIBA African Championship for Junior Men". www.fiba.basketball.
  6. ^ "1998 FIBA African Championship for Junior Men". www.fiba.basketball.
  7. ^ "2000 FIBA African Championship for Junior Men". www.fiba.basketball.
  8. ^ "2006 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  9. ^ "2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  10. ^ "2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  11. ^ "2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  12. ^ "2014 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  13. ^ "2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  14. ^ "2018 FIBA U18 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  15. ^ "2020 FIBA U18 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  16. ^ "2022 FIBA U18 African Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  17. ^ "2024 FIBA U18 AfroBasket". www.fiba.basketball.
  18. ^ "2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  19. ^ "2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  20. ^ "2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  21. ^ "2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  22. ^ "2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  23. ^ "2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup". www.fiba.basketball.
  24. ^ "2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup". www.fiba.basketball.
  25. ^ "2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup". www.fiba.basketball.
  26. ^ "2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup". www.fiba.basketball.
  27. ^ "2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup". www.fiba.basketball.
  28. ^ Mali - FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup, FIBA.COM. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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