Historic 73rd placing for basketball team

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Basketball minds: The Botswana Basketball Association (BBA) held its AGM over the weekend and applauded the team's rankings PIC: KABO MPAETONA

World basketball governing body, FIBA, has ranked Botswana 73rd following the just-ended 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, a milestone in the local game as none of the national basketball teams have ever been ranked.

The men remain unranked because they have not been active for a while.

The tournaments used for the rankings include the FIBA Africa, FIBA Americas, FIBA Asia, Eurobasket Championships and FIBA Oceania Championships.

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