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2022–23 Petro De Luanda Basketball Season
Petro de Luanda (basketball), Petro de Luanda plays the 2023–24 season in the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for a third straight season, as well as in two national cup competitions. It was the third season under head coach José Neto (basketball), José Neto. Domestically, Petro won the treble of the Unitel Basket, Taça de Angola (basketball), Angolan Cup and Supertaça de Angola (basketball), Supercup. In the 2023 BAL season, Petro de Luanda were eliminated from title contention by AS Douanes (basketball), AS Douanes in the semi-final. They lost the third place game to Stade Malien (basketball), Stade Malien from Mali. Roster Transactions Competitions BAL Nile Conference Playoffs BAL player statistics :''After all games.'' , - , , , 8 , , style="", 27.5 , , .442 , , .413 , , .789 , , 4.4 , , 3.3 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , style="", 15.6 , - , , , 8 , , 21.5 , , .478 , , style=" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Neto (basketball)
José Alves dos Santos Neto (born 16 March 1971) is a Brazilian professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the Brazil women's national basketball team. Coaching career Pro clubs Neto has been the head coach of the Brazilian League club Flamengo. As the head coach of Flamengo, he won the 2014 FIBA Americas League championship, and the 2014 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. Petro de Luanda (2020–2024) In September 2020, Neto signed as head coach of Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and Basketball Africa League. He won the 2021 Angolan League title in his first season, and guided Petro to the third place in the 2022 BAL season. In the 2021–22 season, Neto and Petro won the triple crown in Angola as they won all three competitions (the Angolan League, Cup and Supercup). He guided Petro to the 2022 BAL Finals where his team lost to US Monastir. On 27 May 2022, one day before the final, he was given the BAL Coach of the Year award. In 2023, Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glofate Buiamba
Glofate Garcia Buiamba (born 5 January 1999) is an Angolan basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and . Early career In 2017, Buiamba attended an NBA Basketball Without Borders camp in New Orleans. Professional career Buiamba played his first season with Atlético Sport Aviação (ASA) in the 2018–19 season. The following season, he joined Interclube who helped to reach the finals of the Angolan League two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022. He joined the defending champions Petro de Luanda in 2022. Buiamba won the 2024 BAL championship with Petro on June 1, 2024. National team career Junior level Buiamba played for the Angolan under-15 team at the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship in Mali. He averaged a team-high 14.9 points and 11.6 rebounds per game in seven games. One year later, he played with the Angolan under-18 team at the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, winning a gold medal. Senior level Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Justice Jr
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television episode of ''Adventure Time'' Music * James (band), a band from Manchester ** ''James'', US title of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falando Jones
Falando Cortez Jones (born May 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the City Oilers of the Ugandan NBL and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He was the scoring champion of the BAL in the 2023 season. College career Jones, originally from Greenwood, Mississippi, played for Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team from 2010 to 2012. In 51 games for the Delta Devils, he averaged 8.4 points and 3.9 rebounds. Professional career Jones began his professional career with the Finnish second division club Porvoon Tarmo, where he averaged 17.9 points in the 2013–14 season. The following year, in 2014–15, Jones played for Indonesian club Laskar Dreya South Sumatra of the ASEAN Basketball League. In 2018, he signed with Al Fateh of the Saudi Premier League. In 2019, Jones moved to Egyptian club Horse Owners' Club of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. After one season, he signed with Misr Insurance, before joining Smo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aboubakar Gakou
Aboubakar Pedro Gakou (born 27 May 1997) is an Angolan basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda and the Angola national team. Standing at , he plays as power forward. Gakou started his career with Petro in 2015 and has won four national championships with the team since, while being a three-time MVP winner as well. He won his first BAL championship in 2024. Professional career Gakou started playing basketball only at age 17. A year later, in 2015, he was a prospect on the roster of Petro de Luanda. He won his first Angolan championship in 2019. Gakou was named the league's Most Valuable Player of the 2020–21 season after winning his second championship with the team. He was forced to miss the 2021 BAL season after he tested positive for COVID-19, making it impossible for him to join the bubble. In the 2021–22 season, Gakou helped Petro win the national treble. He also helped his team reach the 2022 BAL Finals, where the team lost to US Monastir. On 27 May Gakou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
The Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall () is a multi-purpose arena in 6th of October City, Cairo, Egypt. History The hall was opened in 2020 as the 6 October Sports Hall. It was constructed to serve as one of the venue for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt. In December 2020, Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports renamed the hall as Dr. Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in recognition of the efforts of International Handball Federation President Dr. Hassan Moustafa to promote Egyptian sport globally. On December 24, 2022, during the Egypt Basketball Super Cup between Al Ahly and Al Ittihad, a stand in the arena partly collapsed, injuring 27 people. Events The hall hosted as venue for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship. In 2022, the hall will host the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, which will be the first time the competition is held in an African country. Additionally, the regular season of the 2022 season of the Basketball Africa League The Basketball Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Of October (city)
6th of October ( ; ) is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. It is a satellite city, located adjacent to Giza, and is part of the Greater Cairo region."To Catch Cairo Overflow, 2 Megacities Rise in Sand" article by Thanassis Cambanis in '''' August 24, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010. The city served as the capital of the now-defunct 6th of October Governorate, which was dissolved in 2011. Established as a new city in the desert, it hosts many local students, as well as foreign students from the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Oilers
City Oilers is a basketball club based in Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda. The team competes in the Ugandan National Basketball League (NBL), where it has won 10 championships, the most in league history. The Oilers currently also play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Founded in 2011 by a group of friends, the team is named after its main sponsor City Oil. History The club was founded by a group of friends who decided to play basketball together. They started playing pick-up games at courts in Kampala, with former national league players joining. Later, Justus Mugisha became head coach and suggested the team joined a basketball league. In 2011, the team was pitched to the director of oil company City Oil and the team was founded as City Oilers. The team started in the NBL Division III in 2011. Later, the team promoted to the NBL Uganda, which it would win eight straight years from 2014. Additionally, the team made several continental appearances, including the 2009 FIBA Africa Clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piratas De La Guaira
The Piratas de La Guaira are a professional basketball team based in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela. Founded in 2008 in San Cristóbal, Táchira as the basketball section of football club Deportivo Táchira, they rellocated to Vargas state in 2010 and changed its name to Bucaneros de La Guaira. The team was re-founded as the Piratas in 2022. The team currently plays in the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto, the top division of the Venezuelan basketball pyramid. The club also has a women's basketball team, volleyball and futsal Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ... teams. Current roster Notable alumni Players :To appear in this section a player must have either: - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ater Majok
Ater James "AJ" Majok (born 4 July 1987) is a professional basketball player. Born in Sudan and raised in Australia, Majok represents Lebanon internationally. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2011 NBA draft with the 58th overall pick. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), Majok mostly stands out with his athletic and defensive abilities. He was the BAL Defensive Player of the Year in 2022. High school and college career Majok was born in Sudan in 1987. He migrated to Sydney through a refugee camp in Egypt. Upon arrival in Sydney, he bonded with a group of young men also from Sudan, called the South Stars basketball team. He attended high school at St Aloysius' College and Parramatta Marist High School in Sydney, and the American International School in Carlingford where he graduated in 2008. After graduating, Majok committed to the University of Connecticut. He sat out during the 2008–09 season because he was not cleared to play by the NCAA. In January 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian Hollis
Damian Angelo Hollis (born August 19, 1988) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for the Astros de Jalisco of the CIBACOPA. Born in the United States, he has represented Hungary in international competition. Early life Hollis was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His father, Essie, was a basketball player. When he was younger and started sports, basketball was the last sport he played. Damian started in soccer then baseball and he was better at those than he was basketball. Hollis started actually being good when he was around 14 years old, working with his father, who played in the NBA 1 year for the Detroit Pistons and 14 years in Europe. By the time Hollis got to high school, he already stopped playing soccer though it was his first love but his new decision was between baseball and basketball. Damian loved baseball because it was easier for him, but basketball was just more exciting, so Hollis decided to continue that in college. Hollis attended J. P. Taravella H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Monastir (basketball)
Union Sportive Monastirienne (), commonly known as US Monastir, is a Tunisian professional basketball club based in Monastir. Established in 1959, the team plays in the Pro A the first division league in Tunisia and has won nine national championships. USMonastir also plays in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) since the inaugural season in 2021. Home games are played in the Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall. US Monastir has won nine Tunisian Leagues and six Tunisian Cups. US Monastir won the BAL championship in 2022, becoming the first Tunisian team to win the competition. History The club was established in 1959 and won its first Tunisian League title in 1998 after defeating Ezzahra Sports in the league finals. As the national champions, USMonastir played in the Arab Club Basketball Championship where it lost all three group stage games. In the 1999–2000 season, USMonastir won its first-ever double after winning both the league and cup title. USMonastir beat Club Africain in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
