| Country: | Mali |
| Joined Fiba: | 1961 |
| Fiba Ranking: | 27[1] |
| Fiba Zone: | FIBA Africa |
| National Fed: | Mali Basketball Federation |
| Coach: | Alhadji Dicko |
| Wc Championship: | U19 World Cup |
| Wc Appearances: | 4 |
| Wc Medals: | Silver: 1 (2019) |
| Zone Championship: | U18 AfroBasket |
| Zone Appearances: | 12 |
| Zone Medals: | Gold: 2 (2018, 2020) Silver: 1 (2006) Bronze: 6 (2000, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2022) |
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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)
See main article: FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.
| Year | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
See main article: FIBA U18 AfroBasket.
| Year | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||
| 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 | |||||