2024 AS Douanes men's basketball season

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AS Douanes
ChairmanColonel Cheikh Diop
Head coach Pabi Guèye
NM1 In progres
BAL 2nd in Sahara Conference
0Playoffs0 Quarter-finalist
Senegalese Cup Unknown
Saint Michel Cup In progres
  2022
2024  

The AS Douanes men's basketball team played the 2024 season in the Nationale 1 (NM1) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Contents

The Douanes are the defending champions of the NM1, and were coming off their silver medal performance in the 2023 BAL season. In the 2024 BAL season, they finished second in the Sahara Conference and were the number three seed in the playoffs. In the quarter-finals, they were eliminated by Petro de Luanda. [1]

Rosters

The final roster for the BAL season was announced on 30 April 2024. [2]

BAL roster

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

AS Douanes roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 00 Flag of Senegal.svg Ndour, Alkaly 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)27 – (1997-03-02)2 March 1997
G 2 Flag of Senegal.svg Fall, Samba Daly 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)25 – (1999-01-17)17 January 1999
G 5 Flag of Senegal.svg Boissy, Jean Jacques 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)24 – (2000-01-28)28 January 2000
PF 6 Flag of Senegal.svg Thomas, Ibrahima 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)37 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987
F/C 7 Flag of Nigeria.svg Obekpa, Chris  (I)2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)30 – (1993-11-14)14 November 1993
G 10 Flag of Niger.svg Harouna, Amadou  (I)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)31 – (1992-12-12)12 December 1992
PF 11 Flag of Senegal.svg Diop, Bara 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)31 – (1992-08-14)14 August 1992
F 13 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Fofana, Mike  (I)2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)27 – (1997-05-10)10 May 1997
SF 14 Flag of Senegal.svg Mboup, Khadim  (E)2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)17 – (2006-09-14)14 September 2006
C 15 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ochereobia, Ifeanyichukwu  (I)2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)34 – (1989-07-27)27 July 1989
C 28 Flag of Senegal.svg Diakhite, Adama 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)27 – (1997-04-12)12 April 1997
F/C 34 Flag of Senegal.svg Sy, Abdou 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)21 – (2003-01-13)13 January 2003
SF 45 Flag of South Sudan.svg Akec, Madut  (I)2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)25 – (1999-01-01)1 January 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (E): BAL Elevate player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Updated: May 5, 2024


Transactions

In

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsDateSource
PF Flag of Senegal.svg Babacar Diallo Jeanne d'Arc Flag of Senegal.svg Free agentUndisclosedDecember 23, 2023
C Flag of Senegal.svg Ndery Khoulé Louga Flag of Senegal.svg Free agentUndisclosedDecember 23, 2023
SF Flag of Senegal.svg Alioune Ass Seck DUC Flag of Senegal.svg Free agentUndisclosedDecember 23, 2023
SG Flag of Niger.svg Abdoulaye Harouna 22 ABC Fighters Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Free agentUndisclosedDecember 28, 2023 [3]
G/F Flag of Senegal.svg Bassirou Bâ 27 DUC Flag of Senegal.svg Free agent2024December 28, 2023 [4]
F Flag of Senegal.svg Birahim Gaye 36Flag placeholder.svgFree agentUndisclosedJanuary 20, 2024
G/F Flag of Senegal.svg Abdou Karim Kébé 26 ASC Ville de Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg Free agentUndisclosedJanuary 19, 2024
PG Flag of Senegal.svg Pape Ibrahima Nidaye ASC Ville de Dakar Flag of Senegal.svg Free agentUndisclosedJanuary 19, 2024
PF Flag of Senegal.svg Doudou Ndoye Jeanne d'Arc Flag of Senegal.svg Free agentUndisclosedJanuary 19, 2024
PF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Mike Fofana 26 ABC Fighters Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Free agentUndisclosedMarch 8, 2024 [5]
C Flag of Senegal.svg Ibrahima Thomas 36 Champville Flag of Lebanon.svg Free agentUndisclosedMarch 5, 2024 [6]


Out

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeDateSource
5 G Flag of Senegal.svg Jean Jacques Boissy 22Aurore Vitré Flag of France.svg End of contractJune 22, 2023 [7]
1 SG Flag of the United States.svg Chris Crawford 31 Al Ahli Benghazi Flag of Libya.svg End of contractOctober 2023[ citation needed ]
11 PF/C Flag of Ghana.svg Bryan Osei 35Flag placeholder.svgEnd of contractMay 28, 2023
4 C Flag of South Sudan.svg Khaman Maluach 17 NBA Academy Africa Flag of Senegal.svg End of contractMay 29, 2023 [8]
34 C Flag of Nigeria.svg Ifeanyichukwu Ochereobia 34Flag placeholder.svgEnd of contractMay 29, 2023 [9]
15 C Flag of Senegal.svg Mouhamadou Diagne 26Flag placeholder.svgEnd of contract


Games

Nationale 1

Coupe du Maire

Quarterfinal

28 February 2024AS Douanes8356 USCT Port Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium

Semifinal

13 April 2024AS Douanes5358 ASC Ville de Dakar

BAL

Sahara Conference

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPCTQualification
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers 642441413+28.667Advance to playoffs
2 Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes 633409385+24.500 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir 63343745013.500 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR 62443247139.333
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head: AS Douanes 1–1 US Monastir, AS Douanes won on aggregrate point difference (+1).
May 4, 2024
1
AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg 6877 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Hoopers Dakar Arena, Dakar
5:30 PMScoring by quarter: 23–18, 16–19, 9–19, 20–21
Pts: Akec 19
Rebs: Obekpa 14
Asts: Boissy 4
Livestats Pts: Eke 31
Rebs: Eke 12
Asts: Amayo 8
Attendance: 8,543
Referees: Tyler Mirkovich, Aboolo Amr, Hassan Kamate
May 5, 2024
2
AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg 7659 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Monastir Dakar Arena, Dakar
5:30 PMScoring by quarter: 12–17, 20–14, 14–15, 30–15
Pts: Harouna 35
Rebs: Akec 9
Asts: Boissy 8
Livestats Pts: Williams 16
Rebs: Majok 13
Asts: Crawford 5
Attendance: 4,578
Referees: Cameron Gelinas, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto, Natascha Onono
May 7, 2024
3
APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 6661 Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes Dakar Arena, Dakar
7:00 PMScoring by quarter: 11–17, 16–9, 19–16, 20–19
Pts: Noel 24
Rebs: Noel 8
Asts: Filer, Robeyns 3
Livestats Pts: Boissy 14
Rebs: Boissy, Fofana 6
Asts: Boissy 11
Attendance: 4,478
Referees: Kenny Jones, Aboolo Amr, Adlen Larouci
May 9, 2024
4
Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 5456 Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes Dakar Arena, Dakar
7:00 PMScoring by quarter: 5–14, 21–19, 15–7, 13–16
Pts: Perry 17
Rebs: Olisemeka 18
Asts: Perry 5
Livestats Pts: Akec 17
Rebs: Thomas 9
Asts: Boissy 4
Attendance: 6,876
Referees: Cameron Gelinas, Yann Vezo Davidson, Natascha Onono
May 11, 2024
5
US Monastir Flag of Tunisia.svg 7569 Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes Dakar Arena, Dakar
5:30 PMScoring by quarter: 17–15, 31–20, 10–15, 17–19
Pts: Crawford 16
Rebs: Lahyani 10
Asts: Crawford 6
Livestats Pts: Harouna 22
Rebs: Akec 7
Asts: Fofana 2
Attendance: 8,208
Referees: Tyler Mirkovich, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Natascha Onono
May 12, 2024
6
AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg 7954 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR Dakar Arena, Dakar
5:30 PMScoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–10, 19–18, 16–8
Pts: Fofana 27
Rebs: Akec 9
Asts: Harouna 8
Livestats Pts: Mpoyo 22
Rebs: Mpoyo 7
Asts: Robeyns 4
Attendance: 8,632
Referees: Kaitlynn Versoza, Yann Vezo Davidson, Hassan Kamate

Playoffs

Seeding game
25 May 2024 Rivers Hoopers Flag of Nigeria.svg 5763 Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
5:30 PMScoring by quarter: 9–22, 14–15, 5–13, 29–13
Pts: Ike 11
Rebs: Olisemeka 13
Asts: Amayo 7
Livestats Pts: Harouna 16
Rebs: Akec, Fofana 7
Asts: Akec 4
Attendance: 5,992
Referees: Hortensia Sanchez-Carrizales, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Amir Taboubi
Quarterfinals
27 May 2024 AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg 6566 Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
8:00 PMScoring by quarter: 8–13, 17–15, 31–14, 9–24
Pts: Boissy 28
Rebs: Akec, Diakhite 9
Asts: Harouna 5
Livestats Pts: Faust 13
Rebs: Moreira 9
Asts: Buiamba 5
Attendance: 5,470
Referees: Hortensia Sanchez-Carrizales, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Monicca Nassuuna

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

After all games. [10]

AS Douanes statistics
PlayerGPMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Abdoulaye Harouna 833.7.289.292.7672.83.44.00.117.1
Jean Jacques Boissy 828.7.310.091.6565.04.91.90.010.9
Madut Akec 833.6.457.526.5718.52.31.50.512.0
Mike Fofana 828.7.420.333.8954.91.51.00.310.6
Adama Diakhite 821.5.500.000.6525.60.30.80.87.9
Alkaly Ndour 811.9.200.000.5001.81.80.80.30.9
Ibrahima Thomas 715.3.150.125.5004.00.60.40.42.6
Samba Daly Fall 79.6.320.222.0002.30.40.40.32.6
Chris Obekpa 716.7.313.000.7504.30.60.10.71.9
Abdou Sy 13.2.000.000.0000.01.00.00.00.0
Bara Diop 22.5.250.000.0000.50.00.00.01.0
Khadim Rassoul Mboup 24.7.500.0001.0001.00.00.00.03.0
Michael Ochereobia 38.5.143.000.3751.30.00.00.01.7

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