AS Douanes (basketball)

AS Douanes
2024 AS Douanes men's basketball season
Nickname	Les Gabelous
Conference	Sahara
Division	Nationale Division 1 Masculin
Leagues	NM1 BAL
Founded	1980;44 years ago (1980)
History	AS Douanes (1980–present)
Arena	Marius-Ndiaye Stadium
Capacity	3,000 [1]
Location	Dakar, Senegal
Main sponsor	Douane Sénégalaise
President	Colonel Cheikh Diop [2]
Vice-president(s)	Commandant Jack Matar Dieng
Team manager	Souleymane Diatta
Head coach	Pabi Gueye
Team captain	Alkaly Ndour
Ownership	Senegalese Customs Administration
2023 position	Nationale 1, 1st of 16
Division titles	Division 1 Senegalese
Website	https://www.asdouanesbasketball.com/
Home Away

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).

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

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

Main category: AS Douanes basketball players

Pabi Gueye has been head coach of the team since 2013

Current roster

This section is transcluded from 2024 AS Douanes men's basketball season. (edit | history)

The final roster for the BAL season was announced on 30 April 2024. ^[16]

BAL roster

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

AS Douanes roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G 00 Ndour, Alkaly 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1997-03-02)2 March 1997 G 2 Fall, Samba Daly 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1999-01-17)17 January 1999 G 5 Boissy, Jean Jacques 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (2000-01-28)28 January 2000 PF 6 Thomas, Ibrahima 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 37 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 F/C 7 Obekpa, Chris  (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 31 – (1993-11-14)14 November 1993 G 10 Harouna, Amadou  (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1992-12-12)12 December 1992 PF 11 Diop, Bara 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1992-08-14)14 August 1992 F 13 Fofana, Mike  (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-05-10)10 May 1997 SF 14 Mboup, Khadim  (E) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2006-09-14)14 September 2006 C 15 Ochereobia, Ifeanyichukwu  (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 C 28 Diakhite, Adama 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-04-12)12 April 1997 F/C 34 Sy, Abdou 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 21 – (2003-01-13)13 January 2003 SF 45 Akec, Madut  (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-01-01)1 January 1999	Head coach Pabi Gueye Assistant coach(es) Parfait Advijon JP Adams Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player (E): BAL Elevate player Injured Roster Updated: May 5, 2024

Individual awards

Nationale 1 King of the Season

• Ibrahima Mbengue – 2011
• Birahim Gaye – 2014
• Louis Adams – 2017
• Pape Moustapha Diop (2×) – 2018, 2019

Nationale 1 Finals MVP

• Samba Daly Fall (2×) – 2022, 2023 ^{[17] [15]}

Nationale 1 Coach of the Year

• Pabi Gueye (5×) – 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

Senegalese Cup Final MVP

• Pape Moustapha Diop – 2019
• Bamba Diallo – 2021
• Bara Diop – 2024

Saint Michel Cup Final MVP

• Jean Jacques Boissy – 2023

All-BAL First Team

• Jean Jacques Boissy – 2023
• Chris Crawford – 2023

BAL Coach of the Year

• Pabi Gueye – 2023

Honours

Titles: 38

National competitions

Nationale 1 ^[18] (record)

• Champions (11): 1998, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

Senegalese Cup

• Winners (9): 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024

Mayor's Cup

• Winners (13): 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018

Saint-Michel Cup ^[19]

• Winners (5): 1993, 2005, 2007, 2018, 2023

International competitions

Basketball Africa League (BAL)

• Runners-up (1): 2023
• Quarter-finalist (2): 2021, 2024

Season-by-season

  Championship season

  Runners-up season

BAL

See also: Basketball Africa League

Season	League		Regular season					Post-season	Head coach	Captain
		Conference	Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Win %
AS Douanes
2021	BAL	Group C	3rd	1	1	2	.333	Lost quarterfinals (Monastir) 62–86	Pabi Guèye	Alkaly Ndour
2022	Did not qualify
2023	BAL	Sahara	2nd	5	3	2	.600	Won quarterfinals (Beira) 93–73 Won semifinal (Petro) 88–84 Lost finals (Al Ahly) 75–80
2024	BAL	Sahara	2nd	6	3	3	.500	Won seeding game (Rivers Hoopers) 63–57 Lost quarterfinals (Petro) 65–66
Season record				14	7	7	.500
Playoffs record				6	3	3	.500

Nationale 1

See also: Nationale 1 (Senegal)

Season	Group	Regular season				Playoffs
		Finish	Wins	Losses	Pct.
AS Douanes
2019	–	1st	14	2	.875	Won semifinals (SLBC) 2–1 Won final (DUC) 61–54
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Group A	1st	12	2	.857	Won quarterfinals (UGB) 2–0 Won semifinals (ASCVD) 2–1 Lost final (DUC) 66–65
2022	Group B	1st	12	1	.923	Won quarterfinals (US Rail) 2–0 Won semifinal (JA) 2–0 Won finals (DUC) 2–0
2023	Group A	1st	14	0	1.000	Won quarterfinals (Larry Diouf) 2–0 Won semifinals (ASCVD) 2–0 Won final (JA) 2–1
2024	Group A	2nd	12	0	1.000	1st in Final Eight Group A (5–1) Lost semifinals (DUC) 1–2
Regular season record			64	5	.928
Playoff record			25	7	.781

References

1. "Rades".
2. "Ligue Africaine : l'AS Douanes avait recruté deux basketteurs américains". 31 May 2020.
3. "HISTORIQUE – AS DOUANES BASKETBALL". asdouanesbasketball.sn. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019.
4. "L'AS Douane – Section BASKET | Douanes sénégalaises".
5. "APS – Basketball masculin : l'AS Douanes remporte le Championnat du Sénégal". aps.sn. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019.
6. "Basketball Africa League – L'AS Douane représentera le Sénégal". 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
7. "L'As Douanes représentera le Sénégal au Basketball Africa League". Senego.com – Actualité au Sénégal, toute l'actualité du jour. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
8. "Finale Playoffs / DOUANES 73-70 DUC : Les gabelous champions du Sénégal ! | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
9. Sikubwabo, Damas (20 January 2023). "BAL 2023: Senegal's AS Douanes signs Terrell Stoglin and Chris Crawford". The New Times. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
10. "Babacar Sané et Adama Diakité renforcent l'AS Douanes pour les play-offs de la BAL!". La Taniere 221 (in French). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
11. "Boissy, Crawford end US Monastir's title defense". The BAL. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
12. "What happened at the 2023 Sahara Conference?". The BAL. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
13. "AS DOUANES SHOCK PETRO DE LUANDA, ADVANCE TO FINAL". The BAL. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
14. "GUEYE NAMED 2023 BAL COACH OF THE YEAR". The BAL. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
15. Basketsenegal (17 September 2023). "Championne du Sénégal après son succès sur la JA (64-56), l'AS Douanes retourne à la BAL ! | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
16. "AS Douanes : Pabi Gueye dévoile ses 13 joueurs pour la BAL | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
17. "Distinctions : Samba Dali Fall MVP et meilleur marqueur | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
18. Palmares
19. "Coupe Saint Michel : L'AS Douanes sacrée en dominant l'ASC Ville de Dakar (75-74) | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

External links

• AS Douane Dakar at Afrobasket.com