Gerson Gonçalves

Gerson Henriques Gonçalves (born 29 March 1996), also known as Lukeny, is an Angolan basketball player.[1][2] He plays for Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League since 2015 and is a two-time league MVP winner.[3][4]

Gerson Gonçalves
Gonçalves after the 2022 BAL Finals
No. 3 – Petro de Luanda
PositionShooting guard
LeagueAngolan Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996
Luanda, Angola
NationalityAngolan
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–presentPetro de Luanda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  Angola
African Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Brazzaville

Professional career

Gonçalves played for Petro de Luanda in the 2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup.[5]

He participated in the 2018–19 Africa Basketball League where he averaged 6.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game.[6]

Gonçalves was named the MVP of the Angolan League in 2019, after winning his second title with Petro.[7] He repeated as most valuable player three years later, in 2022, after another national championship.[8]

National team career

Gonçalves played for Angola's junior teams and helped them win the 2015 African Games.[5] 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 Angola national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China,[9] where he averaged 3.2 points, 1 rebound and 1.5 assists per game.[10][11][12][13]

BAL career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Petro de Luanda 6625.0.457.200.7005.54.01.2 .58.8
2022 Petro de Luanda 8825.4.521.372.7003.44.1.9.112.1
2023 Petro de Luanda 8823.4.510.360.750 3.43.5b.09.1

Awards and accomplishments

Club

Individual

References
  1. Clemente, Melo. "Poste Bruno Fernando refuses to call the National Team". jornaldeangola.sapo.ao. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. "Jerson Gonclaves". basketball.realgm.com.
  3. "Jerson Gonclaves Basketball Profile". eurobasket.com.
  4. "Basketball / Angola: Petro de Luanda applies "plate 100" to ASA". desporto.sapo.pt.
  5. "Lukeni Goncalves and Co giving Angola hope". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. "Jerson Gonclave". fiba.basketball.
  7. "Basquetebol: Gerson Gonçalves considerado MVP". Angop.ao. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  8. "Petro 'walks' through the playoffs and reclaims the title of national basketball champion". VerAngola. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  9. "Angola announce final roster for World Cup, Valdelicio Joaquim set to return". fiba.basketball.
  10. "Jerson Gonclave". fiba.basketball.
  11. "Jerson Gonclave". proballers.com.
  12. "Jerson Gonclaves". sofascore.com.
  13. "Jerson Gonclaves". globalsportsarchive.com.
  14. "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Petro de Luanda conquista 16º título". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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