Bangui Sporting Club

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Bangui Sporting Club
Basketball current event.svg 2023–24 Bangui Sporting Club season
Bangui Sporting Club logo.png
NicknameBSC
League LBBB
Founded20 June 2017;7 years ago (2017-06-20)
HistoryGIBA-BCAGS
(2017–2022)
Bangui Sporting Club
(2022–present)
Location Bangui, Central African Republic
Team coloursNavy, Red and White
   
Head coachFrançois Enyengue
Championships2 (2022, 2023)

Bangui Sporting Club, also known as Bangui SC, is a Central African basketball team based in Bangui. The team plays in the Bangui Basketball League (LBBB) and has won the championship in 2022 and 2023. [1]

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In the 2024 season, Bangui played in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as the first team from the Central African Republic in the league. The team colors are navy, red and white.

History

The club was founded in 2017 as GIBA-BCAGS, [2] by former national team player Cyrille Damango. The team entered the Bangui Basketball League (LBBB) after its establishment, and finished as runners-up in 2021, losing to Tondema In the final. [3] The team changed its name to Bangui Sporting Club on 4 April 2022.

Following their 2022 national championship, Sporting represented the Central African Republic in the 2023 BAL qualification, [4] and its roster featured national team players Max Kouguere and Steven-Emile Perriere, as well as Rwandan guard Kenny Gasana and center Kendall Gray. [5] Sporting narrowly missed out on a place in the BAL, after losing the third place game to Stade Malien.

Debut season in the BAL (2023–24)

They repeated as LBBB champions in 2023 after defeating New Tech Bantou in the finals, with national team players Evans Ganapamo and Max Kouguere on the roster. [6] As champions, they qualified once again for the Road to BAL. Before the beginning of the Road to BAL, Sporting hired Liz Mills as their new head coach. [7] Bangui had a successful run which was highlighted by their 4 November semi-final win over Al Ahly Benghazi, which sealed their qualification to the 2024 BAL season. Thus, Bangui Sporting Club became the first team from the Central African Republic to qualify for the BAL. [8] and winning the West Division title after beating FUS Rabat in the final on 5 November. [9]

Following financial issues of the organization ahead of the BAL, Bangui struggled to pay its players after the successful Road to BAL campaign and coach Mills did not re-sign. [10] In March, Bangui appointed Justin Serresse as their new head coach, [11] however, he quickly left the team over payment disputes as well. [10] Bangui nevertheless made a successful debut in the BAL with François Enyengue as coach, and with notable players such as Thierry Darlan and Kurt-Curry Wegscheider on their team. Bangui finished third in the Nile Conference with a 3–3 record.

Honours

Bangui Basketball League

Road to BAL

Players

Current roster

The following is the Bangui Sporting Club roster for the 2024 BAL qualification:

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

Bangui Sporting Club roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
F 1 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Ganapamo, Evans 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)30 – (1994-08-19)19 August 1994
F 2 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Kottaud, Jordao 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)30 – (1994-01-08)8 January 1994
PG 4 Flag of the United States.svg Johnson, Bijan 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)28 – (1996-02-23)23 February 1996
PF 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Higgins-Titsha, Alex 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)24 – (2000-07-12)12 July 2000
G 8 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Kamayengue, Yasser 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)19 – (2005-04-16)16 April 2005
SG 10 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Nambaï, Metson 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)29 – (1995-02-27)27 February 1995
F 14 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Dondon, Elisée 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)26 – (1998-06-29)29 June 1998
F 15 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Fula Nganga, Rolly 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)31 – (1993-02-02)2 February 1993
F 22 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Kouguère, Max 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)37 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987
PF 24 Flag of South Sudan.svg Malou, Emmanuel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)31 – (1993-11-03)3 November 1993
C 35 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Djimrabaye, Jimmy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)32 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992
PF 84 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Ngaïfei, Omega 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)23 – (2001-05-14)14 May 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 4 November 2023

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

Season by season

The following are Bangui Sporting Club's results in the BAL since their debut in 2024:

BAL champions Conference championsPlayoff berth
SeasonLeagueConferenceRegular seasonPost-seasonHead CoachCaptainQualifying
FinishWinsLossesWin %FinishWLWin %
Bangui Sporting Club
2023 BAL Did not qualify 4th 52.714
2024 BAL Kalahari 3rd33.500Did not qualifyFrançois Enyengue Jimmy Djimrabaye 1st 62.750
2025 BAL QualifiedDirectly qualified
Regular season record33.5000 BAL championshipsRecord114.733
Playoffs record00–

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References

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  2. ↑ "Road to BAL 2023…. Bangui Sporting Club ménage sa monture…". Mbolocameroon.com. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "RCA/Sport: Tondema sacré champion de la Ligue de Basketball de Bangui après plus de 8 ans de disette". radiondekeluka.org (in French). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "African clubs to compete in 2022 Road to BAL and Elite 16 Qualifying Tournaments confirmed". FIBA.basketball. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
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  9. ↑ "Bangui win West Division Elite 16". FIBA.basketball. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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