For the women's tournament, see 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women.
AfroBasket 2011
CityAntananarivo
CountryMadagascar
DatesAugust 17–28
Num teams16
Venues1
Cities1
ChampionTUN
Count1
SecondANG
ThirdNGR
FourthCIV
MvpSalah Mejri
Top scorerMouhammad Faye
(21.7 points per game)
Prevseason2009
Nextseason2013

AfroBasket 2011 was the 26th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake is the berth allocated to Africa in the 2012 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Côte d'Ivoire, with games to be played in Abidjan.[1] However, in 2011 Madagascar was chosen as host replacement due to a political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire.

Tunisia won the title for the first time after defeating Angola 67–56 in the final.[2]

Host Selection Process

Côte d'Ivoire's selection as the host country was decided by the Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) Executive Committee, approved by the Central Board of FIBA Africa, and officially announced in Abidjan on March 23, 2010.[1] Côte d'Ivoire's bid was selected over bids from Madagascar and Nigeria. Madagascar was on hold as a backup host should Côte d'Ivoire not be able to host the championships.[3] This would have been the second time that Côte d'Ivoire has hosted the FIBA Africa Championship, after they won the tournament as hosts in 1985.[4] On April 26, 2011, it was announced that Madagascar would host the tournament in its capital Antananarivo after the political unrest in Côte d'Ivoire put them irreparably behind schedule in outfitting their arenas.[5]

Venue

Antananarivo
University of Antananarivo
Capacity: 2,000

Qualification

Main article: FIBA Africa Championship 2011 qualification

Participants were sixteen national basketball teams among the 53 FIBA Africa members, determined through qualification processes before the final tournament. These teams included the host nation, the top four sides at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009 in Libya (including Côte d'Ivoire, which finished second at the 2009 tournament) and the top twelve sides at the 2009 Zone preliminary basketball competitions. Because the qualification process doubles as qualification for the 2010 All-Africa Games, all African nations competed in qualifying, including those that have previously qualified for the tournament. The following national teams have secured qualification:

NumberTeamQualified asFinals AppearanceLast Appearance
1MadagascarHost3rd2003
2Angola1st place FIBA Africa Championship 200917th2009
3Tunisia3rd place FIBA Africa Championship 200919th2009
4Cameroon4th place FIBA Africa Championship 20096th2009
5NigeriaZone 3 Winner15th2009
6TogoZone 3 Third Place4th1978
7SenegalZone 2 Winner25th2009
8MaliZone 2 Runner-Up16th2009
9MoroccoZone 1 Winner17th2009
10CAFZone 4 Winner16th2009
11ChadZone 4 Runner-Up1st-
12MozambiqueZone 6 Winner11th2009
13RWAZone 5 Winner3rd2009
14Cote d'Ivoire2nd place FIBA Africa Championship 200920th2009
15EgyptWild Card20th2009
16South AfricaWild Card8th2009

Squads

Main article: 2011 FIBA Africa Championship squads

Format

FIBA Africa debuted a revised format at the 2009 championship. As of August 2010, FIBA Africa has given no indication that this formation will change for the 2011 event:

  • The teams were divided into four groups (Groups A–D) for the preliminary round.
  • Round robin for the preliminary round; all teams advanced to the next round.
  • From there on a knockout system was used until the final.

Group stage

All Times are UTC+3

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Nigeria330274203+716
Mali321205216−115
Mozambique312209217−84
MAD303211263−523

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Senegal330256197+596
Angola321268202+685
Morocco312215211+44
CHA303167296−1293

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker
Cameroon330259216+436
Ivory Coast312250211+3941–1, +45
Egypt312231242−1141–1, +4
South Africa312189260−7141–1, −49

Group D

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Tunisia330237145+926
CAF321223183+405
RWA312185225−404
TOG303180272−923

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

All Times are in Local Time UTC+3

Eighth Finals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

5–8th place bracket

Semifinals

Placement games

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Salah Mejri

All-Tournament Team

Final standings

Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
RankTeam
1Tunisia
2Angola
3Nigeria
4Ivory Coast
5Senegal
6CAF
7Cameroon
8Morocco
9Mali
10Mozambique
11Egypt
12Rwanda
13Madagascar
14South Africa
15Chad
16Togo

Statistical leaders

Points

NamePPG
Mouhammad Faye21.7
Carlos Morais17.7
Derrick Obasohan
Jimmy Williams		16.6
Kenneth Gasana16.4

Rebounds

NameRPG
Malick Badiane11.0
Salah Mejri9.0
Charles Ramsdell8.8
Ejike Ugboaja8.6
Mohamed Tangara8.4

Assists

NameAPG
Ime Udoka5.3
Mouloukou Diabate
Michael Mokongo		5.0
Parfait Bitee4.3
Xane Dalmeida4.0

Blocks

NameBPG
Salah Mejri2.4
Robert Thomson1.5
Mamadou Diarra1.4
Malick Badiane1.2
Babacar Toure1.1

Steals

NameSPG
Michael Mokongo
Asnal Noubaramadji		2.4
Ime Udoka2.3
Christian Bayang
Custodio Muchate		2.2

See also

References

  1. ^ Moise Kore: 'The Afrobasket 2011 will be a celebration of African basketball'.. March 23, 2010
  2. ^ "26th Afrobasket: Tunisia is Africa of the court, bag olympic ticket". fiba.com. 2011-08-28. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  3. ^ The Afrobasket 2011 escapes to Madagascar. March 20, 2010
  4. ^ CIV - FIBA Africa name Ivory Coast as host of 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Men. March 22, 2010
  5. ^ Madagascar stepped in to host African championship [dead link]. April 26, 2011