FIBA ranking Nickname(s) The Diamonds Appearances None Location Sierra Leone | FIBA zone FIBA Africa Appearances None Coach Ali Hijazi Joined FIBA 1991 | |
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National federation Sierra Leone National Basketball Federation | ||
The Sierra Leone national basketball team represents Sierra Leone in international men's basketball competitions and is controlled by the Sierra Leone National Basketball Federation. The squad is mostly home-based, with a few foreign-based players.
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In 2001 British born Alex Fuhrmann was named as head coach after coaching club YSC to a title run in the countries national league cup and league (This team line-up featured current head coach Ali Hijazi). Fuhrmann left the post after several months due to difficulties in gaining a place in the African Championships.
Current squad
Summer Olympics
yet to qualify
World championships
yet to qualify
FIBA Africa Championship
yet to qualify
Miscellaneous
Team Sierra Leone gained some international attention as one of Germany's major basketball utility suppliers Kickz featured the Freetown Collection and has since sponsored Sierra Leone's national team. Some of the collection was featured in the well known SLAM Magazine. Kickz took inspiration from Sierra Leone for various styles and schemes. According to its own publication, the company takes some of its profits back to the basketball team of Sierra Leone. The company designed the official logo for the Sierra Leone National Basketball Federation.