Mohamed Adel Tlatli (born 31 August 1958) is a Tunisian professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of US Monastir of the Championnat Pro A and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He is a six-time national champion and a three-time national cup winner.

Adel Tlatli
US Monastir
PositionHead coach
LeagueChampionnat Pro A
BAL
Personal information
Born (1958-08-31) 31 August 1958 (age 66)
NationalityTunisian
Coaching career1986–present
Career history
As coach:
1986–1989Stade Nabeulien
1989–1990Dalia Sportive de Grombalia
1990–1991Stade Nabeulien
1991–1993US Monastir
1993–1994Stade Nabeulien
1994–1995US Monastir
1995–1996Club Africain
1996–1997Ezzahra Sports
1997–1998Stade Nabeulien
1998–1999El Akma
1999–2000CS Sfax
2000–2004JS Kairouan
2001Tunisia
2004–2016Tunisia
2016–2018ES Radès
2020–2022Kuwait
2023–presentUS Monastir
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
Medals
Head coach for  Tunisia
men's national basketball team
AfroBasket
Gold medal – first place Madagascar 2011
Bronze medal – third place Libya 2009
Bronze medal – third place Tunisia 2015
Arab Championship
Gold medal – first place Rabat 2009
Gold medal – first place Tunis 2008
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place Turkey 2013

Tlatli coached the Tunisia national team for 12 years (in 2001 and from 2004 to 2016), guiding them to AfroBasket gold in 2011 and bronze in 2009. He is the current head coach of the Kuwait national team.

Coaching career

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National team career

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Tunisia

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Tlati began as head coach of the senior men's Tunisian national basketball team in 2001, and coached them for 12 years between 2004 and 2016. He coached the team since the FIBA Africa Championship 2001.[1]

Tlati was re-appointed in April 2004.[2] At the FIBA Africa Championship 2009, Tlatli led the team to a bronze medal, earning the nation's first ever FIBA World Championship berth in 2010.[3] Tlatli coached Tunisia at the 2012 Olympics, where they finished in 12th place.

In 2020, Tlati spent weeks learning from United States head coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University.[2]

Tlati and the Tunisian federation decided to part ways in 2016, leaving as the longest-serving coach in Africa in 15 years.[4]

Kuwait

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Since 2020, Tlati coaches the Kuwait national team.[5]

Club career

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Tlati began his career with Stade Nabeulien. He later coached Dalia Sportive de Grombalia, US Monastir, Club Africain, Ezzahra Sports and CS Sfax during the 1980s and 1990s.

In the 2000s, he only coached JS Kairouan for four years between 2000 and 2004, winning three Championnat Pro A championships and one Tunisian Cup.

Between 2016 and 2018, Tlati coached ES Radès.

He signed as head coach for US Monastir in December 2023 for a third stint with the team, returning to the team after 28 years.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Adel Tlatli at modernghana.com
  2. ^ a b Chitunda, Julio (4 November 2013). "Tlatli, a unique coaching career". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. ^ Tunisia Team Page. at afrobasket.com
  4. ^ "Tlatli, Africa's longest-serving head coach, steps down". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ^ "FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers 2023" (PDF). FIBA Basketball Reports. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. ^ Hamid Addasi, Abdul (8 December 2023). "Coach Adel Tlatli joins US Monastir". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 22 January 2024.