Beijing News (reporter Xu Bangyin) a week ago, the Senegalese men's basketball team announced the 12-man roster for the 2019 Basketball World Cup, and the team is currently participating in the Eight Nations Men's Basketball Championship in Suzhou. This is the fifth time that the African powerhouse Senegal men's basketball team has played in the World Championship (World Cup), and although it is deeply trapped in the "death group", they are looking forward to reaching the round of 16 again.
The Senegalese men's basketball team is one of the traditional strengths of the African basketball world, and has appeared on the podium of the African Men's Basketball Championship 15 times in history, winning the African Championship in 1968, 1972, 1978, 1980 and 1997. After entering the 21st century, the team's strength was gradually overtaken by other African teams, but in the non-championship stage in 2013 and 2017, Senegal still won the third place twice.
Senegal strives to qualify in the "group of the dead". Photo: FIBA official website
Senegal made its debut on the World Series stage in 1978, when the team finished 14th. At the 1998 World Championships and the 2006 World Championships, the team also entered the main tournament, and won the 15th and 22nd places respectively. In the first Basketball World Cup five years ago, Senegal defeated the American powerhouse Puerto Rico and the European powerhouse Croatia in the group stage to successfully advance to the round of 16.
In the team's announced 12-man roster, Ndiaye, Faye, Nduer, Thiam and Dalmeda played in the 2014 Basketball World Cup. Senegalese men's basketball coach Gay named Ndiaye as the team's captain in the hope that he would once again play a leading role in the World Series.
In this World Cup, Senegal and Lithuania, Canada, Australia three traditional strong teams in the same Group H, is a veritable "death group", simply comparing the strength of the lineup, Senegal does not have any advantage. But manager Gay said he wants the team to go to full play and strive for a better result than the round of 16 of the last World Cup, and to achieve the goal, Senegal will have to win at least one game in the group stage.
Senegal men's basketball team results
Non-Championship winner in 1968
1972 Non-Championship Winner
1978 Non-Championship Champion
14th at the 1978 World Championships
1980 Non-Championship Winner
1997 Non-Championship Winner
15th world championships in 1998
2006 World Championships 22nd place
2014 FIFA World Cup 16th place
Beijing News reporter Xu Bangyin
Edited by Zhang Yunfeng Proofreader Li Ming