Ivory Coast Basketball Team Roster, Schedule, Matches FIBA World Cup 2019
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Ivory Coast Basketball Team Roster & Schedule for FIBA World Cup 2019 China. Find Basketball Men’s Cote d’Ivoire world cup matches schedule, players & National basketball team squad for FIBA 2019.
The Ivorian Coast national basketball team is one of the strong basketball team, and it represents Ivory Coast in the international competition game. The team won many matches in African Championship. The team is managed by Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball.
The team has won 2 AfroBasket titles and five overall finals. They have won almost all the game at home. Ivory Coast national basketball is the most most popular home team.
Ivory Coast Basketball team is in the Group A of Fiba 2019 Championship in which total 6 matches is to be played & 3 matches will be played by each team in the group stages. The other 3 teams are China (H), Poland & Venezuela.
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Ivory Coast Team History
Ivory Coast team reached the final of the FIBA Africa Championship in 1978 for the first time. They were defeated by Senegal. In1980, they won silver. In 1981, Côte d’Ivoire finally win their first title, defeated Egypt for the championship. In 1985, they won another title and beat Angola. They participated in the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Ivory Coast qualified for the 2019 FIBA World Championship. We hope they win the title this time.
Medals
- Gold medal : (1981, 1985)
- Silver medal: (1978, 1980, 2009)
Ivory Coast Basketball Team FIBA World Cup History
| Year | Position | Tournament | Host |
| 1982 | 13 | 1982 FIBA World Championship | Colombia |
| 1986 | 23 | 1986 FIBA World Championship | Spain |
| 2010 | 21 | 2010 FIBA World Championship | Turkey |
| 2019 | Qualified | 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | China |
| 2023 | To Be Determined | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup | Philippines, Japan and Indonesia |
Head Coaches
| Vladislav Lučić | 1981–83 |
| Jacques Monclar | 2007 |
| Randoald Dessarzin | 2009, 2010 |
| Christophe Denis | 2012 |
| Natxo Lezkano | 2011, 2013, 2015 |
Ivory Coast Basketball Team Roster & Matches for Basketball World Cup 2019
*Updated Cote d’Ivoire Team Squad & Roster for FIBA Basketball World Championship 2019
| Name | Position | Height(Feet-Inch) | BirthDate | Pre NBA Draft Team |
| Charles Abouo | GF | 6-5 | Nov 4, 1989 | Brigham Young |
| Tiegbe Bamba | F | 6-7 | Jan 21, 1991 | Portland State |
| Adjehi Baru | C | 6-9 | Dec 10, 1991 | Charleston |
| Bali Coulibaly | C | 6-7 | Jul 3, 1995 | JL Bourg-en-Bresse (France) |
| Souleyman Diabate | PG | 6-0 | Jul 21, 1987 | Chorale Roanne Basket (France) |
| Guy Edi | G | 6-6 | Dec 26, 1988 | Gonzaga |
| Romeo Wilfried Enan | C | 6-10 | Sep 29, 1993 | – |
| Vafessa Fofana | SF | 6-6 | Jun 12, 1992 | Denain ASC Voltaire (France) |
| Salim Gloyd | SF | 6-6 | Nov 11, 1992 | Hawaii Hilo |
| Jean-Francois Kebe | G | 6-1 | Oct 14, 1994 | Hermine Nantes Atlantique (France) |
| Desire Arsene Kone | F | 6-5 | Nov 19, 1989 | – |
| Mohamed Kone | C | 6-11 | Mar 14, 1981 | Valparaiso |
| Willy Kouassi | C | 6-10 | Dec 29, 1991 | Arkansas |
| Seguy Denis Kraka | G | N/A | Jul 29, 1985 | – |
| Herve Lamizana | F | 6-10 | Jan 22, 1981 | Rutgers |
| Asselain Martineau Pohohoulou | F | 6-7 | Oct 29, 1991 | – |
| Bryan Pamba-Juille | PG | 6-1 | Jan 7, 1992 | ALM Evreux Basket (France) |
| Issife Soumahoro | SG | 6-6 | Oct 31, 1988 | Strasbourg IG (France) |
| Moussa Toure | SG | 6-3 | Dec 29, 1992 | – |
| Nan Stephane Toure | PG | N/A | Jan 3, 1991 | – |
| Aboubakar Traore | C | 6-9 | Dec 20, 1995 | SOA Abidjan (Ivory Coast) |
| Karamoko Fode Traore | G | 6-4 | Jun 25, 1985 | – |
| Frejus Zerbo | C | 6-10 | Apr 2, 1989 | BCM Gravelines (France) |
FIBA World Cup 2019 Ivory Coast Basketball Team Matches within GROUP A
| August 31, 2019 (Saturday) | (8:00PM) Cote d’Ivoire vs. China |
| September 2, 2019 (Monday) | (4:00PM) Venezuela vs. Cote d’Ivoire |
| September 4, 2019 (Wednesday) | (4:00PM) Cote d’Ivoire vs. Poland |
- Venue: Cadillac Arena, Beijing
| 31 August 2019 | |||||
Poland  |
– |  Venezuela |
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Ivory Coast  |
– |  China |
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| 2 September 2019 | |||||
| Venezuela |
– | Ivory Coast |
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| China |
– | Poland |
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| 4 September 2019 | |||||
| Ivory Coast |
– | Poland |
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| Venezuela |
– | China |
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