Gerson Henriques Gonçalves (born 29 March 1996), also known as Lukeny, is an Angolan

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player. He plays for Petro de Luanda of the

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since 2015 and is a two-time league MVP winner.

Professional career

Gonçalves played for Petro de Luanda in the 2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. He participated in the 2018–19 Africa Basketball League where he averaged 6.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Gonçalves was named the

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of the Angolan League in 2019, after winning his second title with Petro. He repeated as most valuable player three years later, in 2022, after another national championship.

National team career

Gonçalves played for Angola's junior teams and helped them win the

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. At the 2014 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, he averaged 16.6 points on his way to help Angola finish in 4th place. represented the

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at the

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in China, where he averaged 3.2 points, 1 rebound and 1.5 assists per game.

BAL career statistics

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Awards and accomplishments

Club

*4× Angolan League: (

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) *2× Taça de Angola: (2022, 2023) *2× Supertaça de Angola: (2021, 2022)

Individual

*2× Angolan League MVP: (

) * Angolan Basketball League Regular Season MVP: (2018)

References

External links

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