Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club, commonly known as GNBC, is a Malagasy

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club based in

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. The team plays in the

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and played in the inaugural season of the

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(BAL). Established in 2012, the team has won its national championship twice.

History

The public sports institution GNBC was established in 2012. In September 2019, GNBC grabbed the N1A title after edging

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in the final. As national champions, GNBC played in the first round of the

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of the

(BAL). In the first round, the team finished second in its group and advanced to the second round. On 21 December 2019, GNBC qualified for the inaugural BAL season, after surprisingly beating

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in the semi-finals. In the inaugural season of the BAL, GNBC played in Group A and lost all three games to

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and US Monastir.

Honours

* N1A :Winners (2): 2016, 2019 *Malagasy President's Cup :Winners (3): 2016, 2018, 2022 * N1A Western Conference Cup :Winners (1): 2022 *Indian Ocean Club Championships :Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017

Players

Current roster

The following is the GNBC roster for the

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References

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