GNBC (basketball)

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GNBC
GNBC Basketball Club logo.png
Leagues Malagasy N1A
Founded2012
ArenaPalais des Sports Mahamasina (Antananarivo)
Capacity7,090
Location Antsirabe, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
PresidentFilamatra Ravoavy
Head coachLova Navalona Raharidera
Championships3 (2016, 2019, 2023)
President's Cup titles3 (2016, 2018, 2022)

Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club, commonly known as GNBC, is a Malagasy basketball club based in Antsirabe, Vakinankaratra. [1] The team plays in the Malagasy N1A and played in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Established in 2012, the team has won its national championship three times.

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History

The public sports institution GNBC was established in 2012. [2] In September 2019, GNBC grabbed the N1A title after edging COSPN in the final. [3] As national champions, GNBC played in the first round of the qualifying tournament of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). [4] In the first round, the team finished second in its group and advanced to the second round. [5] On 21 December 2019, GNBC qualified for the inaugural BAL season, after surprisingly beating Ferroviário Maputo in the semi-finals.

In the inaugural season of the BAL, GNBC played in Group A and lost all three games to Patriots BBC, Rivers Hoopers and US Monastir.

GNBC waited four more years until it next national title, which came on 30 October 2023, following a 89-71 win over ASCUT in the final. The team was led by final MVP Elly Randriamampionona, who scored 43 points and had 17 rebounds in the final. [6]

Honours

Winners (3): 2016, 2019, 2023
Winners (3): 2016, 2018, 2022
Winners (1): 2022 [8]
Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017

Players

Current roster

The following is the GNBC roster for the 2021 BAL season:

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

GNBC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 00 Flag of Madagascar.svg Solondrainy, Alpha 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)28 – (1995-05-04)4 May 1995
SG 1 Flag of Madagascar.svg Randriamampionona, Elly 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)26 – (1997-07-20)20 July 1997
PG 2 Flag of Madagascar.svg Sen Chan, Zico 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)25 – (1999-01-30)30 January 1999
PG 5 Flag of Madagascar.svg Razanamahenina, Kiady 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)27 – (1996-12-15)15 December 1996
SG 7 Flag of Madagascar.svg Ramorasata, Ndranto 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)34 – (1989-05-27)27 May 1989
PG 8 Flag of Madagascar.svg Ralison, Andriantsara 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)33 – (1990-08-11)11 August 1990
F 11 Flag of Madagascar.svg Mory, Francis  (C)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)32 – (1991-04-04)4 April 1991
C 12 Flag of Madagascar.svg Chanel, Chancy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)38 – (1986-01-25)25 January 1986
C 15 Flag of Madagascar.svg Rasolomanana, Anthony 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)26 – (1997-05-02)2 May 1997
C 21 Flag of Madagascar.svg Loubacky, Rick-Ley 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)27 – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996
G 23 Flag of Madagascar.svg Mandimbison, Constant 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)33 – (1990-08-22)22 August 1990
C 55 Flag of the United States.svg Ridley, Cameron  (I)2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)30 – (1993-10-27)27 October 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 16 May 2020

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References

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  2. ↑ "G.n.b.c. (Madagascar)".
  3. ↑ "GNBC celebrate League title". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2020 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Elly Randriamampionona power GNBC through to next stage". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. ↑ Raherinjatovo, Donné (2023-10-30). "BASKETBALL-N1A HOMMES - La GNBC d'Analamanga sur le trône". L'Express de Madagascar (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  7. ↑ "Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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