Gabon men's national basketball team
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The Gabon men's national basketball team (French: Équipe nationale de basket-ball du Gabon) representing Gabon in men's international basketball competitions, It is administered by the Gabon Basketball Federation.
FIBA ranking 133 
4 (1 September 2026)[1]
4 (1 September 2026)[1]Joined FIBA1965
FIBA zoneFIBA Africa
National federationGabon Basketball Federation
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| FIBA ranking | 133 4 (1 September 2026)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1965 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
| National federation | Gabon Basketball Federation | ||
| Coach | Thierry Bouanga | ||
| Nickname(s) | Les Panthères [2] (Panthers) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIBA Africa Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
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At the AfroBasket 2015, Gabon finished 8th, its best placement ever.
Competitive record
AfroBasket
Gabon has participated at the AfroBasket (previously the FIBA Africa Championship) three times, its best result being the quarter-finals in 2015.
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | GP | W | L | – | |
 1968 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 1970 | ||||||||||
 1972 | ||||||||||
 1974 | ||||||||||
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| 1978 | ||||||||||
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 1985 | ||||||||||
 1987 | ||||||||||
 1989 | ||||||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||||
 1993 |
Preliminary round | 9th | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||
 1995 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
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| 2005 |
Preliminary round | 9th | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 2007 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2009 |
Did not enter | |||||||||
 2011 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||
| 2015 |
Quarter-finalist | 8th | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2015 | |
| 2017 |
Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2017 | |||||
 2021 |
4 | 0 | 4 | 2021 | ||||||
| 2025 |
6 | 0 | 6 | 2025 | ||||||
AfroCan
African Games
Basketball was part of the African Games until 2015. Later, it was replaced by the 3x3 version.
- 1973-2011 : Did not qualify
- 2015 : 8th
Current squad
Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2017 qualification.
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Depth chart
Kit
Manufacturer
2015: Erima
Past squads
Gabon team for the AfroBasket 2015.
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