Jilson Bango (born 6 January 1999) is an Angolan basketball player who plays for the

Basketball Löwen Braunschweig Basketball Löwen Braunschweig ( en, Basketball Lions Braunschweig) is a basketball club based in Braunschweig, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, the top tier of German basketball. The club's home arena is Volkswage ...

of the

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, and the Angola national team. Standing at , he plays as center.

Professional career

In 2019, Bango started playing for

Primeiro de Agosto Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto is a multisports club from Luanda, Angola. The club, founded 1 August 1977, is attached to the Angolan armed forces, which is its sponsor. Its main team competes in men's football, and its professional basketball t ...

. He was named the

Angolan Basketball League 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 ...

's Regular Season MVP for two consecutive seasons (2021 and 2022). Bango also led the league in rebounding in 2021. On 9 September 2022, Bango signed a three-year contract with the

of the German

. On 3 October, he recorded 16 points and 9 rebounds in his league debut against Würzburg.

National team career

Internationally, Bango respresents 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) ''Silver:'' ...

. He played with Angola at FIBA AfroCan 2019 and FIBA AfroBasket 2021, where he averaged 9.6 points and 9.6 rebound as the team's starting center.

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Jilson Bango
at RealGM {{DEFAULTSORT:Bango, Jilson 1999 births Living people Angolan expatriate basketball people in Germany Angolan men's basketball players Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players C.D. Primeiro de Agosto basketball players Centers (basketball) 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players