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Cape Verde

FIBA ranking	45 (26 November 2024)
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)
Home Away

The Cape Verde national basketball team represents Cape Verde in international basketball matches and is administered by the Federação Cabo-verdiana de Basquetebol.

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. The country became the smallest nation to ever qualify for a World Cup, breaking a record that was held by Montenegro.

Achievements

• Bronze medal at the 2006 Lusophony Games
• Bronze medal at the AfroBasket 2007
• Silver medal at the 2009 Lusophony Games

Competitive record

FIBA World Cup

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L
1990	Did not qualify
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2019
2023	Classification round	28th	5	1	4
2027	To be determined
Total		1/10	5	1	4

AfroBasket

  Third place    Fourth place  

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L
1989	Did not qualify
1992
1993
1995
1997	Classification stage	7th	4	1	3
1999	Preliminary round	9th	6	3	3
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
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

African Games

• 2011 – 6th

Lusophony Games

• 2006 –
• 2009 –
• 2014 – 4th

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Cape Verde men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 0 Nathan Pires 13 – (2010-07-15)15 July 2010 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) CB Almería PG 5 Shane Da Rosa 35 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Providence Pirates F 6 Ivan Almeida 34 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Benfica PG 7 Fidel Mendonça (C) 39 – (1984-07-07)7 July 1984 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Prédio Basketball SG 8 Anderson Correia 25 – (1997-10-31)31 October 1997 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Sangalhos DC SF 9 Joel Almeida 37 – (1985-10-11)11 October 1985 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) FAP PF 10 Kenneti Mendes 33 – (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) FAP F 13 Will Tavares 28 – (1995-07-18)18 July 1995 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Yambol SF 15 Kevin Coronel 31 – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Portimonense C 16 Keven Gomes 27 – (1995-10-29)29 October 1995 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) FC Porto SF 21 João Gomes 38 – (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Benfica C 22 Edy Tavares 31 – (1992-03-22)22 March 1992 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Real Madrid	Head coach Emanuel Trovoada Assistant coach(es) Manuel Duarte Danielson Miranda Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 25 August 2023

Head coach position

• Emanuel Trovoada – 2007
• Eric Silva – 2008
• Alex Nwora – 2009–2013
• Antonio Tavares – 2014
• Luis Magalhães – 2015
• Emanuel Trovoada – 2016–present

Past rosters

Team for the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.

Cape Verde men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. F 4 Dimitry Coronel 21 – (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Maine Univ. G 5 Shane da Rosa 25 – (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Bristol Community College G/F 6 Avey Oliver 29 – (1983-10-12)12 October 1983 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) TV Hohenlimburg G 7 Braima Freire 31 – (1982-01-19)19 January 1982 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Seven Stars G 8 Mário Correia 35 – (1978-03-17)17 March 1978 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Promade Cabinda F 9 Flávio Gomes 24 – (1988-12-26)26 December 1988 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) AngraBasket C 10 Kenneti Mendes 23 – (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Prédio SGL C 11 Aldevino Lima 26 – (1986-08-25)25 August 1986 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Northeastern C 12 Edy Tavares 21 – (1992-03-22)22 March 1992 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) Atlanta Hawks G 13 Brian Rudolph, Jr. 24 – (1988-09-17)17 September 1988 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Loyola (MD) F 14 Kevin Coronel 21 – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Académica do Mindelo F 15 Rodrigo Mascarenhas 33 – (1980-03-24)24 March 1980 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Mindelo Vets	Head coach Alex Nwora Assistant coach(es) António Tavares Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2013

Roster for AfroBasket 2021.

Cape Verde men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 0 Patrick Lima 26 – (1995-05-02)2 May 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Prédio Basketball PG 4 Jeff Xavier 35 – (1985-09-07)7 September 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Cáceres F 6 Ivan Almeida 32 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Benfica PG 7 Fidel Mendonça 37 – (1984-07-07)7 July 1984 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Prédio Basketball SG 8 Anderson Correia 23 – (1997-10-31)31 October 1997 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Chamusca SF 9 Joel Almeida 35 – (1985-10-11)11 October 1985 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Kutaisi 2010 PF 10 Kenneti Mendes 31 – (1990-08-17)17 August 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Galitos SF 11 Patrick Abreu 30 – (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Prédio Basketball C 13 Sekouba Condé 31 – (1989-12-31)31 December 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Viana C 14 Ailton Lopes 25 – (1995-09-18)18 September 1995 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) CB Clavijo PF 15 Kevin Coronel 29 – (1991-09-03)3 September 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Tarragona C 22 Edy Tavares 29 – (1992-03-22)22 March 1992 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Real Madrid	Head coach Emanuel Trovoada Assistant coach(es) Edmilson Abreu Danielson Miranda Legend Club – describes last club before the competition Age – describes age on 24 August 2021

Kit

Manufacturer

2015 – Peak

Sponsor

2015 – Zap

See also

• Cape Verde women's national basketball team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. "Tavares, Cape Verde celebrate World Cup qualification finishing a historic run". basketnews.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
3. "Cape Verde become smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
4. "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.
5. "Team roster: Cape Verde" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
6. Head coaches, fiba.com. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
7. "Cabo Verde". Fcbb.cv. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
8. "Cape Verde Roster". Fcbb.cv. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
9. "Team Roster Cape Verde". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

External links

• FIBA profile

Videos

• Cote d'Ivoire v Cape Verde – Game Highlights – Group D – AfroBasket 2015 Youtube.com video

v t e National men's basketball teams of Africa (FIBA Africa)
AfroBasket Men
Zone 1 (4)	Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia
Zone 2 (8)	Cape Verde Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Mali Mauritania Senegal Sierra Leone
Zone 3 (8)	Benin Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Ghana Liberia Niger Nigeria Togo
Zone 4 (8)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Republic of the Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Zone 5 (11)	Burundi Egypt United Arab Republic Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia North Sudan South Sudan Tanzania Uganda
Zone 6 (10)	Angola Botswana Eswatini Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Zone 7 (5)	Comoros Djibouti Madagascar Mauritius Seychelles

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• Basketball in Cape Verde
• Basketball teams in Cape Verde
• National sports teams of Cape Verde
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