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Filipe Abraão
Filipe Abraão (31 December 1979 – 9 January 2019) was an Angolan basketball player. He was a 194 cm (6'4") in height and weighs 88 kg (194 pounds) and played as a small forward. Abraão also represented the Angolan senior team for the first time at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009. He saw action in five games off the bench for the Angolans, who won their seventh consecutive FIBA Africa Championship and qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. He last played for Recreativo do Libolo at the Angolan major basketball league BIC Basket The Angolan Men's Basketball League, (in Portuguese: Campeonato Nacional de Basquetebol em Séniores Masculinos) is the top tier men’s basketball league in Angola. The league was formerly known as BAI Basket, BIC Basket and Unitel Basket, named .... Abraão died on 9 January 2019 of an undisclosed disease. References 1979 births 2019 deaths Basketball players from Luanda Angolan men's basketball players Small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Forward
The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers but taller, larger, and stronger than either of the guard positions. They are strategic and are often relied upon to score, defend, create open lanes, and rebound for their team. The small forward is considered to be perhaps the most versatile of the five main basketball positions as they contribute offensively and defensively. In the NBA, small forwards generally range from 6' 5" (1.96 m) to 6' 10" (2.08 m); in the WNBA, they are usually between 6' 0" (1.83 m) to 6' 2" (1.88 m). This puts them at the average height of all professional basketball players because they are taller than the guards, but shorter than the power forward and center. Small forwards are responsible for scoring points and defending, and often are secondary or tertiary rebounders behind the pow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
