Bangui Sporting Club

Bangui Sporting Club is a Central African basketball team based in Bangui. The team plays in the Bangui Basketball League (LBBB) and has won the championship in 2022 and 2023.[1] As national champions, Sporting has played in the Road to BAL in two tournaments.

Bangui Sporting Club
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LeagueBangui Basketball League
Founded20 June 2017 (2017-06-20)
HistoryGIBA-BCAGS
(2017–2022)
Bangui Sporting Club
(2022–present)
LocationBangui, Central African Republic
Head coachLiz Mills
Championships2 (2022, 2023)
Websitebanguisportinclub.com

History

The club was founded in 2017 as GIBA-BCAGS,[2] by former national team player Cyrille Damango. The team entered the Bangui Basketball League (LBBB) after its establishment, and finished as runners-up in 2021, losing to Tondema In the final.[3] The team changed its name to Bangui Sporting Club on 4 April 2022.

Following their 2022 national championship, Sporting represented the Central African Republic in the 2023 BAL qualification,[4] and its roster featured national team players Max Kouguere and Steven-Emile Perriere, as well as Rwandan guard Kenny Gasana and center Kendall Gray.[5] Sporting narrowly missed out on a place in the BAL, after losing the third place game to Stade Malien.

They repeated as LBBB champions in 2023 after defeating New Tech Bantou in the finals, with national team players Evans Ganapamo and Max Kouguere on the roster.[6] Before the beginning of the Road to BAL, Sporting hired Liz Mills as their new head coach.[7]

Honours

Bangui Basketball League

  • Champions (2): 2022, 2023
    • Runners-up (1): 2021

Players

Current roster

The following is the Bangui Sporting Club roster for the 2024 BAL qualification:

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Bangui Sporting Club roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F 1 Central African Republic Ganapamo, Evans 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1994-08-19)19 August 1994
F 2 Central African Republic Kottaud, Jordao Narcisse Romuald 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1994-01-08)8 January 1994
4 United States Johnson, Bijan 27 – (1996-02-23)23 February 1996
7 Australia Higgins-Titsha, Alex 23 – (2000-07-12)12 July 2000
G 8 Central African Republic Kamayengue, Yasser Billy Bertin 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 18 – (2005-04-16)16 April 2005
F 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo Fula Nganga, Rolly 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1993-02-02)2 February 1993
F 22 Central African Republic Kouguere, Max 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 36 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987
23 Senegal Ndoye, Abdoulaye 33 – (1989-11-21)21 November 1989
SG 26 Central African Republic Nambai, Metson 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1995-02-27)27 February 1995
C 35 Central African Republic Djimrabaye, Jimmy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992
PF 84 Central African Republic Ngaïfei, Omega 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (2001-05-14)14 May 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • William Koussange
  • Ulrich Marida
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 9 October 2023

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

References
  1. "Bangui Sporting Club et ASOPT champions masculin et féminin de la ligue de basket de Bangui". centrafricaine (in French). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. "Road to BAL 2023…. Bangui Sporting Club ménage sa monture…". Mbolocameroon.com. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. "RCA/Sport: Tondema sacré champion de la Ligue de Basketball de Bangui après plus de 8 ans de disette". www.radiondekeluka.org (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. "African clubs to compete in 2022 Road to BAL and Elite 16 Qualifying Tournaments confirmed". FIBA.basketball. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  5. "Bangui Sporting Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  6. Sango, Ndjoni (28 August 2023). "RCA: Bangui Sporting Club devient champion de la ligue de Bangui saison 2023". Ndjoni Sango (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. "DEFENSE! Coach Liz Mills has a plan for new BAL team Bangui SC". ESPN.com. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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