The Sudanese national basketball team is the

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of the country of Sudan. It is administered by the Sudan Basketball Association. In the 1960s and 1970s, the country was among the continent's basketball elite as it finished runner-up at the FIBA Africa Championship in 1962 and won bronze in 1975. The country has produced some NBA players, most notably

Manute Bol Manute Bol (; October 16, 1962 – June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist. Listed at or tall, Bol was tied with Gheorghe Mureșan as the tallest player in the history of the National Bas ...

and

Luol Deng Luol Ajou Deng (born 16 April 1985) is a British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in what is now South Sudan, Deng fled the country with his ...

of the

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. Deng, however, is not eligible for the national team, as he has been naturalized in the United Kingdom and plays for the UK in

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competitions and England in the

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. Traditionally, most of Sudan's most talented players have usually come from the South. (Bol and Deng e.g. were both born in South Sudan) Hence, the independence of

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...

brought forth new challenges. In recent years, several of the Sudan's top players have played key roles for teams of the US-based

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. Yet, these players normally do not play for the national team. Hence, the level of the national team has been very low. It finished winless at both the

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and the

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Competitive record

Summer Olympics

''yet to qualify''

World championships

''yet to qualify''

African Championship

African Games

''yet to qualify''

Current squad

: Sudan National Team
Afrobasket.com. Accessed 03 January 2017. ''(last publicized squad)'' At the 2011 Pan Arab Games, Kamal Elfadel was Sudan's dominant player as he averaged 22 points and 11 rebounds per game.

Notable players

Current notable players from Sudan:

References

External links

Sudan Men National Team 2011
at Afrobasket.com

at FIBA Archive {{Arab Basketball Championship winners Sudan

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Basketball teams in Sudan 1953 establishments in Sudan

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

World championships

African Championship

African Games

Current squad

Notable players

See also

References

External links