Bangui Sporting Club is a Central African basketball team based in

Bangui Bangui () (or Bangî in Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi ...

. the team plays in the

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(LBBB) and has won the championship in 2022. Founded in 2017 as GIBA-BCAGS, under former International player Cyrille Damango, the team changed its name on April 4, 2022. The team represented the Central African Republic in the

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, and its roster featured national team players

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and Steven-Emile Perriere, as well as Rwandan guard

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and center

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. Sporting narrowly missed out on a place in the BAL, after losing the third place game to

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Honours

* Champions (1): 2022 ** Runners-up (1): 2021

Players

2022 roster

The following is the Bangui Sporting Club roster for the

Notable players

Max Kouguère Max Martial Kouguère (born 12 March 1987) is a Central African professional basketball player who last played for Bangui Sporting Club. He is a member of the Central African Republic national basketball team. Professional career Before signing w ...

Jimmy Djimrabaye Jimmy Djimrabaye (born April 8, 1992) is a Central African professional basketball player for Bangui Sporting Club. During his career, he has played in France for several teams in the LNB Pro A and LNB Pro B. He also played in Africa, when in 20 ...

* Rolly Fula Nganga

References

{{Africa-basketball-team-stub Basketball teams in the Central African Republic Basketball teams established in 2017 Bangui Road to BAL teams