Pabi Guèye

Mamadou "Pabi" Guèye (born 1978/1979) is a Senegalese professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach of AS Douanes and as an assistant for Senegal men's national team.[1]

Pabi Guèye
Gueye in 2023
AS Douanes
PositionHead coach
LeagueNationale 1
BAL
Personal information
Born1978 or 1979 (age 44–45)
Guinguinéo, Kaolack Region, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Career information
Playing career1992–2012
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As player:
1992–1995US Rail
1996–1998AS Douanes
1999–2003Ndiambour BC
2004–2005US Rail
2005–2008Ittihad Tanger
2008–2012AS Douanes
As coach:
2012Senegal national team U18 (assistant)
2013–presentAS Douanes
2017–presentSenegal national team (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

He had a 20-year long playing career, of which the majority was in Senegal as well as three seasons in Morocco for Ittihad Tanger.

After playing six seasons for AS Douanes, Gueye became the club's head coach in 2013. He guided them to six NM1 championships. Gueye led the Douanes to the final of the 2023 BAL season, and was named Coach of the Year.

Early life

Born in Guinguinéo,[2] his father was a railway worker. Guèye picked up basketball at Ballabey in Thiès and left school in third grade in 1995.

Coaching career

Since 2013, Guèye has been the head coach of AS Douanes, and he has won a record seven Nationale 1 championships for the team. He has also been a 6-time winner of the league's Coach of the Year award.[1] Guèye guided the Douanes in the 2021 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL),[3] where the team reached the quarter-finals.

Gueye and AS Douanes returned to the BAL in the 2023. He guided the team to the second place in the Sahara Conference, and helped the team win the quarter- and semi-finals. On 26 May, Guèye was named the BAL Coach of the Year.[4] In the final, AS Douanes lost to Al Ahly.[5]

Senegal national team

From 2017, Guèye was an assistant coach for the Senegal national team.

On January 30, 2021, Guèye was appointed as head coach of the Senegalese men's national team ahead of the AfroBasket 2021 qualification for his first international experience as head coach.[6] He helped Senegal clinch their ticket for the 2021 tournament.

Personal

Guèye is married and has two sons.[2]

Head coaching record

BAL
Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
AS Douanes 2021 312.3333rd in Group C101.000 Lost in Quarter-finals
AS Douanes 2023 532.6002nd in Sahara Conference321.667 Lost in Final


References
  1. "AS DOUANES PAPE MAMADOU GUEYE PABI: "AVOIR UNE EQUIPE COMPÉTITIVE POUR LA BAL"". M7actu (in French). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. Niang, Mor Bassine. "record - BAL 2023 : Pabi Guèye, la persévérance gratifiée". RECORD (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. Hounakey, Latonia (31 May 2021). "Pabi Gueye : "On était dans le dur avec nos recrues"". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. "GUEYE NAMED 2023 BAL COACH OF THE YEAR". The BAL. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. "Egypt's Al Ahly Lifts 2023 BAL Championship Trophy". VOA. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. "Pabi Gueye takes charge of Senegal". FIBA.basketball. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.


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