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2001 FIBA Africa Championship
The FIBA Africa Championship 2001 was hosted by Morocco from August 4 to August 12, 2001. The games were played in Rabat and Casablanca. The top two countries in this FIBA Africa Championship earned the two berths allocated to Africa for the 2002 FIBA World Championship in the United States. Angola won the tournament, the country's 6th African championship, by beating Algeria 78-68 in the final. Both teams qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship. Draw Squads Preliminary round Group A Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Group B Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Knockout stage Classification Stage Final standings Angola and Algeria qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship in the United States. All tournament team * G Miguel Lutonda * G Ali Bouziane * F Edmar Victoriano * F Ali El Amri * C Haytham Darwish Statistical leaders Points Rebounds Assists See also * 2000 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup The FIBA Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Lutonda
Miguel Pontes Timóteo Lutonda, 186 cm/´6'1", 78 kg/72 lbs, (born December 24, 1971) is a retired Angolan professional basketball point guard. For two consecutive years: 2001 and 2002, he received the Angola Sportsman of the Year Award. He is a two-time FIBA Africa Championship MVP, having won such title in 2001 and 2003. He was also voted MVP at the 2003 Angolan league. On October 17, 2012, Lutonda played his last official match for Primeiro de Agosto, in a game against Recreativo do Libolo for the Victorino Cunha Cup. At the end of the game, his 14 jersey was retired by Primeiro de Agosto. Career as a Player Lutonda represented Angola at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics with the Angola national basketball team , oly_appearances = 5 , oly_medals = , wc_appearances = 7 , wc_medals = , zone_championship = AfroBasket , zone_appearances = 21 , zone_medals = ''Gold:'' (1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013) ''Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique National Basketball Team
The Mozambique national basketball team ( pt, seleção moçambicana de basquetebol masculino) is the basketball team that represents Mozambique in international competitions. It is administered by the Federação Moçambicana de Basquetebol (FMB) (Mozambique Basketball Federation). Mozambique has qualified for several major international competitions, including the FIBA Africa Championship and the All-Africa Games where they won the Silver Medal at the 2011 event. Altogether it has qualified for the FIBA Africa Championship a total of 14 times, with their best result being the 5th place in 1983. Competitive record Summer Olympics ''Yet to qualify'' World championships ''Yet to qualify'' AfroBasket AfroCan *2023 : 10th African Games *1991 : ? *2011 : 2nd *2015 : 5th Lusofonia Games *2014 : Current roster Roster for the AfroBasket 2021 qualification matches played on 27, 28 and 29 November 2020 against Angola, Senegal and Kenya. Depth chart Head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amara Sy
Amara Sy (born 28 August 1981) is a Malian-French former professional basketball player who played at the small forward position. Professional career On 31 July 2015, Sy signed with AS Monaco, after a three-year run with ASVEL Basket ASVEL Basket, commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon .... National team career Sy was a member of the senior Malian national team. References External linksEuroleague.net Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Sato
Romain Guessagba-Sato-Lebel (; born March 2, 1981), generally known as Romain Sato, is a former Central African professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 1.96 m (6' 5"), he played as a swingman. High school Sato attended Dayton Christian High School, while living in Moraine, Ohio, in the United States. While there, he played basketball, and in 2000 Sato was selected as Mr. Basketball for the state of Ohio. In 2019 he was elected to the Dayton Christian High School Athletic Hall of Fame, and in 2021 the school retired his #23 jersey. College career Sato graduated from Xavier University in 2004, having majored in French, after playing college basketball with the Xavier Musketeers. Professional career Sato was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2004 NBA draft, and was subsequently waived on February 24, 2005. After being drafted by the Spurs, Sato played in the Italian Second Division with Sicc Cucine Jesi. He was the league's second-leading scorer in the 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haytham Darwish
Haytham or Haitham (Arabic: هيثم, Hebrew: הייתם, Syriac/Assyrian-Aramaic: ܗܝܬܡ ''pronounced: hay-tham'') is a male Semitic given name with Arabic origins meaning "young eagle" or "young hawk". It is highly popular among Middle Eastern communities including Arabs, Jews, Assyrians, Kurds, Copts, and Berbers. The name is used by Muslims, Jews and Christians alike. Notable people with this name include: * Ibn al-Haytham, Arab Muslim polymath * Haitham Ahmed Zaki (born 1984), Egyptian actor * Haithem Al-Matroushi (born 1988), Emirati footballer * Haithem Ben Alayech (born 1989), Tunisian wrestler * Haitham El Hossainy (born 1977), Egyptian judoka * Haitham Kadhim, Iraqi footballer * Haithem Mahmoud (born 1991), Egyptian wrestler * Haitham Mrabet (born 1980), Tunisian footballer * Haitham Mustafa, Sudanese footballer * Haitham Yousif, Assyrian singer * Haitham Zein, Lebanese footballer * Haytham Faour, Lebanese footballer * Haytham Kenway, character in the ''Assassin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali El Amri
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. The issue of his succession caused a major rift between Muslims and divided them into Shia and Sunni groups. Ali was assassinated in the Grand Mosque of Kufa in 661 by the forces of Mu'awiya, who went on to found the Umayyad Caliphate. The Imam Ali Shrine and the city of Najaf were built around Ali's tomb and it is visited yearly by millions of devotees. Ali was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, raised by him from the age of 5, and accepted his claim of divine revelation by age 11, being among the first to do so. Ali played a pivotal role in the early years of Islam while Muhammad was in Mecca and under severe persecution. After Muhammad's relocation to Medina in 622, Ali married his daughter Fatima and, among others, fathered Hasan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmar Victoriano
Edmar Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano a.k.a. "Baduna", (born 10 November 1975 in Luanda) is a former Angolan professional basketball player with Petro Atlético and Primeiro de Agosto. A former player of the Angolan national basketball team, he competed for Angola at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the 2002 World Championships. His career was cut short in 2006 due to injury. Facts * Victoriano was born the day before Angola's official independence on 11 November 1975. * Edmar's older brother, Ângelo Victoriano Ângelo Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano (born 8 February 1968 in Luanda) is a former Angolan basketball player. He was listed at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and 247 lbs. (112 kg). Victoriano was inducted to the FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023. Victo ... and younger brother Puna Victoriano have also been remarkable Angolan basketball players. External links * Edmar VictorianoYahoo! Sports 1975 births Living people Basketball players from Luanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Bouziane
Ali Bouziane (born 25 March 1977 in Boufarik, Blida Province) is a former Algerian professional basketball player. He also played for the Algeria national basketball team The Algeria national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Algeria in international competition, administered by the Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball. The squad finished in the final four every time it hosted a maj .... EuroBasket.com Professional basketball player Paris Basket Racing August 2005 – February 2006 7 months After the nice season with Paris Basket Racing, he was recruited by the Polish Euroleague team of Sopot Trefl. Bouzaine's 1st experience abroad. It took him out of his comfort zone.Levallois Metropolitans August 2004 – June 2005 11 months P ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA AfroBasket Most Valuable Player
The AfroBasket Most Valuable Player Award is a FIBA award given every two years, to the Most Outstanding player throughout the tournament. Winners See also * FIBA AfroBasket All-Tournament Team * FIBA Basketball World Cup Most Valuable Player * FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team * FIBA Awards FIBA Awards are basketball awards that are given at the end of each FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally kno ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA AfroBasket Most Valuable Player Most Valuable Player Basketball trophies and awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa National Basketball Team
South Africa national basketball team is the basketball team that represents South Africa in international competitions. The governing body of the team is Basketball South Africa. Team South Africa is one of FIBA's youngest members, as it joined in 1992, yet it has qualified for every FIBA Africa Championship between 1997 and 2011. Competitive record AfroBasket African Games *1999: 6th *2007: 7th *2011: 10th Commonwealth Games *2006: 7th *2022: ''TBD'' Team Current roster Team for AfroBasket 2017: At the AfroBasket 2017 in Tunisia and Senegal, Lehlogonolo Tholo played most minutes and recorded most assists and steals for South Africa. Depth chart Past rosters FIBA Africa Championship Qualification 2015: FIBA Africa Championship 2011: finished 14th among 16 teams FIBA Africa Championship 2009: finished 15th among 16 teams FIBA Africa Championship 2007: finished 13th among 16 teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central African Republic National Basketball Team
The Central African Republic national basketball team is administered by the Fédération Centrafricaine de Basketball. The team won the African Basketball Championship twice. It became the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Basketball World Cup. Achievements The Central African Republic has won the African Championship twice. Their first title came in 1974 when they hosted the tournament and beat Senegal 72–67 in the final. They hoisted the trophy again in 1987 by defeating Egypt 94–87 for the championship. The team also took third place in the 1968 tournament. Performances Olympic Games FIBA World Championship FIBA Africa Championship African Games *1991 : ''Beginning with the 2019 event, regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball.'' Team Current roster Roster for the AfroBasket 2021. Head coach position * Jean-Paul Rabatet * Johny Robert Madozein – 2001–2003 * Michel Perrim – 2007 * Eugene Pehoua-Pelema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegal National Basketball Team
The Senegal national basketball team ( French: ''Équipe de basketball du Senegal'') represents Senegal in men's international basketball and it is overseen by Federation Senegalaise de basketball, five time a gold medallist (in 1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, and 1997), a six time silver medallist, and a four time bronze medallist at the FIBA Africa Championship. Senegal was the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament. The team has included several players who have competed in the U.S. National Basketball Association, including former Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop and current Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng, and is considered to be, along with those of Nigeria and Angola, a top African side. History Senegal's international participation debuted at the 1968 Summer Olympics. They would have a dominating performance on the African continent at times in the years to follow. Senegal has had many world-elite basketball p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
