FIBA Africa Championship 1985
| 13th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ivory Coast |
| Dates | December 20-28 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ivory Coast (2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP |  José Carlos Guimarães |
The FIBA Africa Championship 1985 was hosted by Ivory Coast from December 20 to December 28, 1985. The games were played in Abidjan. Ivory Coast won the tournament, its second African Championship, by beating Angola in the final. Both teams qualified for the 1986 FIBA World Championship as a result of their showing in this tournament.
Competing nations
[edit]The following national teams competed:
| Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary rounds
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 420 | 359 | +61 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 437 | 338 | +99 |
 Central African Republic | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 427 | 370 | +57 |
 Tunisia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 333 | 393 | -60 |
 Congo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 379 | 396 | -17 |
 Kenya | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 330 | 470 | -140 |
Day 1
| Ivory Coast | 74–54 | Tunisia |
| Congo | 118–61 | Kenya |
| Angola | 102–84 | Central African Republic |
Day 2
| Kenya | 67–75 | Central African Republic |
| Congo | 71–73 | Tunisia |
| Ivory Coast | 92–77 | Angola |
Day 3
| Kenya | 79–96 | Tunisia |
| Angola | 90–77 | Congo |
| Central African Republic | 92–76 | Ivory Coast |
Day 4
| Central African Republic | 83–57 | Congo |
| Kenya | 59–106 | Ivory Coast |
| Angola | 76–42 | Tunisia |
Day 5
| Angola | 75–64 | Kenya |
| Central African Republic | 93–68 | Tunisia |
| Ivory Coast | 89–56 | Congo |
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Senegal | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 428 | 327 | +101 |
 Egypt | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 467 | 328 | +139 |
 Mauritania | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 346 | 406 | -60 |
 Nigeria | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 403 | 432 | -29 |
 Mozambique | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 371 | 378 | -7 |
 Guinea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 329 | 473 | -144 |
Day 1
| Senegal | 75–74 | Egypt |
| Nigeria | 87–68 | Guinea |
| Mauritania | 67–66 | Mozambique |
Day 2
| Mauritania | 85–84 | Nigeria |
| Senegal | 102–60 | Guinea |
| Egypt | 81–73 | Mozambique |
Day 3
| Mozambique | 109–70 | Guinea |
| Egypt | 104–68 | Mauritania |
| Senegal | 97–93 | Nigeria |
Day 4
| Egypt | 103–61 | Guinea |
| Senegal | 82–54 | Mauritania |
| Nigeria | 88–77 | Mozambique |
Day 5
| Mauritania | 72–70 | Guinea |
| Egypt | 105–51 | Nigeria |
| Senegal | 72–46 | Mozambique |
Knockout stage
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 27, 1985 | ||||||
| Angola | 83 | |||||
| December 28, 1985 | ||||||
| Egypt | 69 | |||||
| Angola | 73 | |||||
| December 27, 1985 | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 84 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 92 | |||||
| Senegal | 79 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 28, 1985 | ||||||
| Egypt | 74 | |||||
| Senegal | 73 | |||||
Classification Stage
[edit]| Central African Republic | 104–64 | Mauritania |
| Tunisia | 69–74 | Nigeria |
| Congo | 69–75 | Mozambique |
| Kenya | 68–80 | Guinea |
Final standings
[edit]| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 6-1 |
| 2 | Angola | 5-2 |
| 3 | Egypt | 5-2 |
| 4 | Senegal | 5-2 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 5-1 |
| 6 | Mauritania | 3-3 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 3-3 |
| 8 | Tunisia | 2-4 |
| 9 | Mozambique | 2-4 |
| 10 | Congo | 1-5 |
| 11 | Guinea | 1-5 |
| 12 | Kenya | 0-6 |
