AS Douanes (basketball)

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AS Douanes
Basketball current event.svg 2024 AS Douanes men's basketball season
AS Douanes Basket logo.png
NicknameLes Gabelous
Division Nationale Division 1 Masculin
Leagues NM1
BAL
Founded1980;44 years ago (1980)
HistoryAS Douanes
(1980–present)
Arena Marius-Ndiaye Stadium
Capacity3,000 [1]
Location Dakar, Senegal
Main sponsorDouane Sénégalaise
PresidentColonel Cheikh Diop [2]
Vice-president(s)Commandant Jack Matar Dieng
Team managerSouleymane Diatta
Head coach Pabi Gueye
Team captain Alkaly Ndour
OwnershipSenegalese Customs Administration
2023 positionNationale 1, 1st of 16
Website https://www.asdouanesbasketball.com/le-staff/

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).

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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 Jean Jacques Boissy.jpg
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 Mamadou Gueye.jpg
Pabi Gueye has been head coach of the team since 2013

Current roster

AS Douanes roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 00 Flag of Senegal.svg Ndour, Alkaly  (C)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)26 – (1997-03-02)2 March 1997
SF 2 Flag of Senegal.svg Fall, Samba Daly 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)25 – (1999-01-17)17 January 1999
SF 7 Flag of Senegal.svg Diop, Bara 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)31 – (1992-08-14)14 August 1992
SG 10 Flag of Senegal.svg Dieng, Madiara 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)28 – (1995-11-20)20 November 1995
SF 12 Flag of Senegal.svg Ndiaye, Bara 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)20 – (2003-10-06)6 October 2003
SF 23 Flag of Senegal.svg Kamara, Cheikh Ahmet 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)29 – (1994-02-14)14 February 1994
SG – Flag of Niger.svg Harouna, Abdoulaye  (I)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)31 – (1992-02-12)12 February 1992
G/F – Flag of Senegal.svg Bâ, Bassirou 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)27 – (1996-08-18)18 August 1996
F – Flag of Senegal.svg Geye, Birahim 37 – (1987-01-15)15 January 1987
G/F – Flag of Senegal.svg Kébé, Abdou Karim 26 – (1997-12-20)20 December 1997
PG – Flag of Senegal.svg Ndiaye, Pape Ibrahima 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
PF – Flag of Senegal.svg Ndoye, Doudou
PF – Flag of Senegal.svg Diallo, Babacar
C – Flag of Senegal.svg Khoulé, Ndery
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 23 January 2024

Individual awards

Nationale 1 King of the Season

Nationale 1 Finals MVP

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)

Senegalese Cup

Mayor's Cup

Saint-Michel Cup [18]

International competitions

Basketball Africa League (BAL)

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.

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

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