AS Douanes (basketball)

Association Sportive des Douanes, commonly known as AS Douanes, is a Senegalese basketball club from Dakar. Part of the Senegalese national customs agency, the team plays in the national top division Nationale 1 (NM1) and in the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

AS Douanes
AS Douanes logo
NicknameLes Gabelous
LeaguesNM1
BAL
Founded1980 (1980)
HistoryAS Douanes
(1980–present)
ArenaMarius-Ndiaye Stadium
Capacity3,000[1]
LocationDakar, Senegal
Main sponsorOrange
PresidentDemba Seck[2]
Head coachPabi Gueye
Team captainAlkaly Ndour
2023 positionNationale 1, 1st of 16
Websiteasdouanesbasketball.sn

AS Douanes is the most decorated club in Senegalese basketball, having collected 35 trophies in its existence. The club has won a record 11 NM1 championships, seven Senegalese Cups, thirteen Mayor's Cups and five Saint Michel Cups.

The most successful international performance of AS Douanes was in 2023, when they finished as runners-up of the 2023 BAL season. They also reached the quarter-finals in the 2021 season.

Home games of the team are generally played in the Marius Ndiaye Stadium, which has capacity for 3,000 people.

History

AS Douanes was established in 1980,[3] as the basketball section of the Senegalese customs organisation.[4] In 1998, the team won its first national championship.

They won two more championships in 2007 and 2008, followed by six championship in the 2010s.

In October 2019, Douane won its ninth Senegalese championship after defeating DUC in the final.[5] By winning, Douanes qualified directly for the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) as an automatic spot was granted to the Senegalese champions.[6][7]

In their debut season in the BAL, Les Gabelous were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the playoffs.

After losing the 2021 title to DUC and missing out on the BAL, Douanes won their 10th national title on 16 October 2022, after beating their arch-rivals 2–0 in the finals series.[8]

Following their title, they qualified directly to the 2023 BAL season, returning after a one-year absence. They acquired Chris Crawford and Terrell Stoglin as American import players.[9] The team lost the first two games of the season, after which the team released Stoglin from their roster.[10] After this, Douanes won three straight games and was able to qualify for the playoffs after they defeated the defending champions US Monastir on the final game day. They eliminated Monastir as well, and advanced based on the tie-breaker between the five teams with a 3–2 record.[11][12]

Douanes guard Jean Jacques Boissy was named to the All-BAL First Team in the 2023 season

In the 2023 BAL Playoffs, Douanes easily cruised past Ferroviário da Beira, before facing the reigning runners-up Petro de Luanda in the semi-final. Behind 28 points from Jean Jacques Boissy and 26 points from Crawford, Douanes beat the Angolan team in what was widely considered to be a shocking win.[13] On 26 May, one day before the final, Pabi Gueye was named the BAL Coach of the Year.[14] In the final, AS Douanes was defeated by Egyptian champions Al Ahly who led the majority of the game. Boissy and Crawford were, however, named to the All-BAL First Team.

On 17 September 2023, AS Douanes won 2023 national championship, overtaking ASFAS as the club with the most championships in Senegal basketball history.[15]

Players
Pabi Gueye has been head coach of the team since 2013

Current roster

As of 26 May 2023.

AS Douanes roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 00 Senegal Ndour, Alkaly (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1997-03-02)2 March 1997
SG 1 United States Crawford, Chris (I) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1992-09-30)30 September 1992
SF 2 Senegal Fall, Samba 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 32 – (1991-01-17)17 January 1991
C 4 South Sudan Maluach, Khaman (E) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 17 – (2006-09-13)13 September 2006
G 5 Senegal Boissy, Jean Jacques 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (2000-01-28)28 January 2000
SF 7 Senegal Diop, Bara 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1992-08-14)14 August 1992
SG 10 Senegal Dieng, Madiara 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1995-11-20)20 November 1995
PF 11 Ghana Osei, Bryan (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 35 – (1988-05-09)9 May 1988
SF 12 Senegal Ndiaye, Bara 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2003-10-06)6 October 2003
F/C 15 Senegal Diagne, Mouhamadou 26 – (1997-01-18)18 January 1997
SF 23 Senegal Kamara, Cheikh Ahmet 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1994-02-14)14 February 1994
C 34 Nigeria Ochereobia, Ifeanyichukwu (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1989-07-27)27 July 1989
SG 41 United States Stoglin, Terrell (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1991-11-10)10 November 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Senegal Parfait Advijon
  • JP Adams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Individual awards

Nationale 1 King of the Season

Nationale 1 Finals MVP

  • Samba Daly Fall (2×) – 2022, 2023[16][15]

Nationale 1 Coach of the Year

Senegalese Cup Final MVP

Saint Michel Cup Final MVP

All-BAL First Team

BAL Coach of the Year

Honours

Titles: 36

National competitions

Nationale 1[17] (record)

  • Champions (11): 1998, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

Senegalese Cup

  • Winners (7): 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019

Mayor's Cup

  • Winners (13): 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018

Saint-Michel Cup[18]

  • Winners (5): 1993, 2005, 2007, 2018, 2023

International competitions

Basketball Africa League (BAL)

  • Runners-up (1): 2023

In FIBA and BAL competitions

AS Douanes has played seven games at the main stages of African basketball tournaments, winning 1 out of 7 games.

Season Tournament Round Club Score
2004 Africa Clubs Champions Cup Preliminary round Egypt Al Ahly 58–76
Angola Petro de Luanda 47–62
Nigeria Ebun Comets 55–59
2021 BAL Regular season Algeria GS Pétroliers 94–76
Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo 74–88
Egypt Zamalek 62–86
Quarterfinals Tunisia US Monastir 62–86

References
  1. "Rades".
  2. "Ligue Africaine : l'AS Douanes avait recruté deux basketteurs américains". 31 May 2020.
  3. "HISTORIQUE – AS DOUANES BASKETBALL". asdouanesbasketball.sn. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019.
  4. "L'AS Douane - Section BASKET | Douanes sénégalaises".
  5. "APS - Basketball masculin : l'AS Douanes remporte le Championnat du Sénégal". aps.sn. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019.
  6. "Basketball Africa League – L'AS Douane représentera le Sénégal". 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. "L'As Douanes représentera le Sénégal au Basketball Africa League". Senego.com - Actualité au Sénégal, toute l'actualité du jour. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. "Finale Playoffs / DOUANES 73-70 DUC : Les gabelous champions du Sénégal ! | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  9. Sikubwabo, Damas (20 January 2023). "BAL 2023: Senegal's AS Douanes signs Terrell Stoglin and Chris Crawford". The New Times. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  10. "Babacar Sané et Adama Diakité renforcent l'AS Douanes pour les play-offs de la BAL!". La Taniere 221 (in French). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  11. "Boissy, Crawford end US Monastir's title defense". The BAL. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  12. "What happened at the 2023 Sahara Conference?". The BAL. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  13. "AS DOUANES SHOCK PETRO DE LUANDA, ADVANCE TO FINAL". The BAL. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  14. "GUEYE NAMED 2023 BAL COACH OF THE YEAR". The BAL. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  15. Basketsenegal (17 September 2023). "Championne du Sénégal après son succès sur la JA (64-56), l'AS Douanes retourne à la BAL ! | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  16. "Distinctions : Samba Dali Fall MVP et meilleur marqueur | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  17. Palmares
  18. "Coupe Saint Michel : L'AS Douanes sacrée en dominant l'ASC Ville de Dakar (75-74) | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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