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
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, with games to be played in
Abidjan
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.
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March 23, 2010 However, in 2011
Madagascar
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was chosen as host replacement due to a
political crisis
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in
Côte d'Ivoire
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won the title for the first time after defeating
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67–56 in the final.
Host Selection Process
Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre ...
's selection as the host country was decided by the
Fédération Internationale de Basketball (
FIBA
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) Executive Committee, approved by the Central Board of
FIBA Africa
FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.
Members
FIBA World Rankings Overview
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, and officially announced in
Abidjan
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on March 23, 2010.
Côte d'Ivoire's bid was selected over bids from
Madagascar
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and
Nigeria
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. Madagascar was on hold as a backup host should Côte d'Ivoire not be able to host the championships. 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
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On April 26, 2011, it was announced that Madagascar would host the tournament in its capital
Antananarivo
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after the political unrest in Côte d'Ivoire put them irreparably behind schedule in outfitting their arenas.
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. April 26, 2011
Venue
Qualification
Participants were sixteen national basketball teams among the 53 FIBA Africa
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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
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(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
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, all African nations competed in qualifying, including those that have previously qualified for the tournament. The following national teams have secured qualification:
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
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Championship bracket
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Eighth Finals
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal game
Final
5–8th place bracket
Semifinals
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Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Placement games
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Awards
All-Tournament Team
* Marouan Kechrid
* Carlos Morais
* Ime Udoka
* Makrem Ben Romdhane
* Salah Mejri
Final standings
Statistical leaders
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Blocks
Steals
See also
*2011 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2011 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (26th edition), was a basketball tournament held in Morocco from December 12 to 21, 2011. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by AS Salé, took place at the Salle El Bouâzzaoui ...
References
External links
Official Website
{{International basketball
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2011 in African basketball
2011 in Malagasy sport
International basketball competitions hosted by Madagascar
August 2011 sports events in Africa