Mali

FIBA ranking	27[1]
Joined FIBA	1961
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Mali Basketball Federation
Coach	Alhadji Dicko
U19 World Cup
Appearances	4
Medals	Silver: 1 (2019)
U18 AfroBasket
Appearances	12
Medals	Gold: 2 (2018, 2020) Silver: 1 (2006) Bronze: 6 (2000, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2022)
Home Away

The Mali men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the representative for Mali in international basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Fédération Malienne de Basketball.^[2][3] The Mali men's national under-18 basketball team represents Mali at the FIBA U18 AfroBasket, where they have a chance to qualify for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.

At the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, Mali broke every record of African basketball teams as the team finished runner-up only to the favorites United States.^[4]

Team at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup:^[5] (Silver medal squad)

Mali roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club PG 4 Siriman Kanoute 17 – (2001-09-25)25 September 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) SLUC Nancy Basket PG 5 Aboubacar Kassim Djire 18 – (2000-09-11)11 September 2000 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) C 6 Modibo Sanogo 18 – (2001-06-17)17 June 2001 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) PG 9 Martin Diakite 19 – (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Pornic Basket Saint Michel SF 10 Fousseyni Drame 18 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Our Savior New American C 11 Oumar Ballo 16 – (2002-07-13)13 July 2002 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball PF 12 Abdoul Karim Coulibaly 18 – (2000-12-23)23 December 2000 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) St. Vincent Pallotti High School PF 13 Abdramane Camara 19 – (2000-04-11)11 April 2000 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) SG 14 Hassan Drame 18 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Our Savior New American C 23 Mohamed Keita 18 – (2001-06-16)16 June 2001 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) US O'Bezons SG 24 Gaoussou Fofana 18 – (2000-12-25)25 December 2000 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) PF 35 Mohamed Sidibe 17 – (2002-05-25)25 May 2002 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) SLUC Nancy Basket	Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 29 June 2019

FIBA U19 World Cup [edit] Main article: FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup Year Pos. GP W L Ref. 1979–2003 Did not qualify 2007 15th 5 1 4 [6] 2009 Did not qualify [7] 2011 Did not qualify [8] 2013 Did not qualify [9] 2015 Did not qualify [10] 2017 16th 7 0 7 [11] 2019 2nd 7 5 2 [12] 2021 13th 7 2 5 [13] 2023 Did not qualify 2025 To be determined 2027 To be determined Total 4/16 26 8 18

FIBA U18 AfroBasket [edit] Main article: FIBA U18 AfroBasket Year Pos. GP W L Ref. 1977–1990 Did not participate 1994 7th 6 0 6 [14] 1998 Did not qualify [15] 2000 3rd 6 3 3 [16] 2002 3rd 6 5 1 2006 2nd 5 4 1 [17] 2008 5th 8 6 2 [18] 2010 3rd 6 5 1 [19] 2012 4th 7 4 3 2014 3rd 6 4 2 [20] 2016 3rd 7 6 1 [21] 2018 1st 8 8 0 [22] 2020 1st 5 2 3 [23] 2022 3rd 7 5 2 [24] 2024 TBD [25] Total 13/21 77 52 25

• Mali men's national basketball team
• Mali men's national under-17 basketball team
• Mali women's national under-19 basketball team

• Fédération Malienne de Basketball