Atlético Sport Aviação (basketball)

ASA
ASA
Nickname	Os Aviadores (The Aviators)
Leagues	Angolan Basketball League
Founded	1 April 1953; 71 years ago
Arena	Pavilhão da Cidadela; Pavilhão Anexo da Cidadela
Capacity	7,500
Location	Luanda, Angola
President	José Luís Prata
Head coach	Carlos Dinis
Championships	3× Angola League ; 2× Angola Cup ; 3× Angola Super Cup
Home	Away

Atlético Sport Aviação, commonly known as ASA, is a basketball club from Luanda, Angola. The club's men's team competes at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Basketball Championship and in the Angolan Basketball League.

In its history, ASA has been present as well as at the continental level, at the annual African Basketball Club Champions League competitions.

In recent years, financial difficulties have troubled the club.^[1] In October 2023, ASA was disqualified from the Provincial Basketball League.^[2]

Honours edit

Honours		No.	Years
Leagues
Angolan Basketball League	Winner	3	1980,^[3] 1996, 1997
Angolan Basketball League	Runner-up	N/A	N/A
Cups
Angola Cup	Winner	2	1993, 1999^[4]
Angola Cup	Runner-up	1	2000
Wlademiro Romero Super Cup	Winner	3	1998, 1999, 2000^[5]
Wlademiro Romero Super Cup	Runner-up	1	2009
Victorino Cunha Cup	Winner	0
Victorino Cunha Cup	Runner-up	0
FIBA Africa Club Competitions
African Club Champions^[6]	Winner	0
African Club Champions^[6]	Runner-up	0
International Tournaments
Supertaça Compal	Winner	0
Supertaça Compal	Runner-up	0

Roster edit

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

ASA Basketball roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	2	Emanuel António			42 – (1981-11-17)17 November 1981
SG	4	Ramalho Lemos			36 – (1988-01-16)16 January 1988
	5	Escórcio António			36 – (1987-12-12)12 December 1987
PG	6	Walter Tadeu	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	33 – (1990-05-13)13 May 1990
PF	7	Vasco Estevão			38 – (1985-11-02)2 November 1985
SF	8	Sebastião Quicuambi	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)		35 – (1988-08-17)17 August 1988
SF	9	Mayzer Alexandre	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)		39 – (1984-06-29)29 June 1984
PG	10	Simão Lutonda			28 – (1996-03-10)10 March 1996
F	11	Glofate Buiamba	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)		25 – (1999-01-05)5 January 1999
SG	12	António Neto			35 – (1988-08-08)8 August 1988
SF	13	Eduardo Ferreira	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	33 – (1990-07-10)10 July 1990
	15	Moisés César	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)		27 – (1997-04-07)7 April 1997
	40	Garcia Destino			40 – (1984-01-15)15 January 1984

Head coach

Carlos Dinis

Assistant coach(es)

Cesaltino Reis
Jacinto Olim Jabila

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Updated as of November 25th, 2016

Depth chart edit

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Vasco Estevão
PF	Sebastião Quicuambi
SF	Mayzer Alexandre	Eduardo Ferreira
SG	Ramalho Lemos	António Neto
PG	Simão Lutonda	Walter Tadeu	Emanuel António

Staff edit

	Carlos Dinis	Head coach (2004 -
	Jacinto Olim Jabila	Assistant coach
	Cesaltino Reis	Assistant coach

Former managers edit

	António da Luz (2001)
	Nuno Teixeira

Former notable players edit

	Edmar Barros	PG
	Nelson Sardinha	F/C
	Jacinto Olim Jabila	SF

Players edit

ASA Basketball players

2011-2018 edit

Atlético Sport Aviação Basketball players 2011–2018
#	Name	A	P	H	W	Carlos Dinis
						2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
						5th	5th	6th	7th	4th	7th	–	–
⋅	Aaron Martin	25	⋅	1.96	93	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	10	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Abdulay Faty	31	C	2.05		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	–	⋅	⋅
⋅	Adilson Baza	29	PG	1.85		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	11	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Adolfo Quimbamba	31	SF	1.97	104	⋅	⋅	2013	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Afonso Rodrigues	31	F			⋅	2012	2013	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
13	Aldemiro João	⋅	C	2.08	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2018
2	António Neto	30	SG			⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	12	12	2018
6	Bráulio Morais	28	PG	1.85	90	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	→	2018
⋅	Brunelle Tutonda	27	⋅	2.00		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	–	⋅	⋅
⋅	Bruno Balanga	19	PG			⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	23	⋅	⋅
⋅	Carlos Cabral	20	SG	1.85	95	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	16	⋅	⋅	⋅
4	Curtis Allen	⋅	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2018
23	Délcio Ucuahamba	26	SF	1.94	92	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	→	–	2018
14	Donald Singleton	31	C	2.13	116	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2018
⋅	Edson do Rosário	34	PF	1.93		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6	→	⋅
7	Eduardo Ferreira	28	SF	1.89	90	⋅	2012	2013	7	⋅	13	13	2018
⋅	Egídio Ventura	25	⋅			⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	13	⋅	⋅	⋅
8	Elmer Félix	29	⋅	1.80	80	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	→	2018
⋅	Emanuel António	27	PG			⋅	2012	2013	8	⋅	⋅	2	⋅
⋅	Eric Norman	31	⋅	1.90		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	–	→	⋅
⋅	Escórcio António	29	⋅			⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	→	5	⋅
16	Felix Gonzalez	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2018
⋅	Fernando Albano	38	⋅			⋅	2012	2013	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Filipe Abraão	37	SF	1.84	88	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	11	⋅	⋅
⋅	Francisco Horácio		⋅			⋅	2012	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Garcia Destino	33	⋅			⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	→	40	⋅
9	Glofate Buiamba	19	F	1.88		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	→	11	2018
12	Hélder Fernandes	⋅	G	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2018
⋅	Hélder Gonçalves	25	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	–	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Henrique Bado	30	C			⋅	⋅	⋅	4	4	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	João Filho	21	⋅			⋅	2012	2013	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Joaquim da Mata		SF			⋅	⋅	2013	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Joel Almeida		⋅			⋅	2012	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Jone Pedro	24	C			⋅	⋅	⋅	–	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
10	Levi Mouélé	27	G			⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	2018
⋅	Manuel Mariano		F			⋅	⋅	⋅	5	5	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Mario Correia	35	SG	1.88	84	⋅	⋅	2013	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Mayzer Alexandre	32	F	1.84		⋅	⋅	→	9	9	9	9	⋅
⋅	Moisés César	20	⋅	2.00		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	15	15	⋅
3	Olêncio Ndatipo	32	⋅	⋅		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	→	2018
⋅	Osvaldo Vieira	31	PG			⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	5	⋅	⋅
⋅	Ramalho Lemos	29	C			⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	→	4	⋅
⋅	Rodrigo Mascarenhas		⋅			⋅	2012	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Sebastião Quicuame	29	⋅	1.96		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	8	8	8	→
1	Simão Lutonda	22	SG			⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	20	1	2018
25	Vasco Estevão	33	PF			⋅	2012	⋅	17	7	7	7	2018
⋅	Victor Muzadi	35	C	2.01		⋅	2012	2013	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Vladimir Ricardino	38	⋅	1.98		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	→	10	→	⋅
⋅	Walter Tadeu	27	PG	1.78	79	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	→	6	→
⋅	Wilson da Mata	35	C			⋅	2012	2013	⋅	⋅	4	⋅	⋅
⋅	Wilson de Carvalho	35	⋅			⋅	2012	2013	10	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Wilson João	28	⋅	1.78	75	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	6	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	Yuri Suingue	28	⋅			⋅	⋅	⋅	12	12	⋅	⋅	⋅
18	Zola Paulo	30	C	2.02	118	⋅	⋅	⋅	15	15	⋅	⋅	2018

1991–2000 edit

Atlético Sport Aviação basketball players 1991–2000
Name	A	P	H	W	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	N.T.	–	–
					1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
					–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Carlos Mendes	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1998	⋅	⋅
Fernando Albano	23	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1998	⋅	⋅
Geraldo Tondela	21	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1998	⋅	⋅
Jacinto Olim Jabila	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1998	⋅	⋅
João Filho	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1998	⋅	⋅
José Nascimento	20	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1998	⋅	⋅
José Santos	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1998	⋅	⋅
Manuel Martins Massunga	25	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1998	⋅	⋅
Pedro António	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1998	⋅	⋅
Simão Panzo	21	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1998	⋅	⋅
Vicente Neto	22	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1998	⋅	⋅
Walter Costa	25	PG	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	1998	⋅	⋅

# = Angola league winner

References edit

^ "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Direcção do ASA vislumbra presença no Unitel Basket". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
^ "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Provincial de Basquetebol: Associação afasta ASA por falta de organização". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
^ By then the team had been renamed TAAG.
^ "Palmarés da Taça de Angola" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
^ "Palmarés da Supertaça de Angola" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
^ "ASA get bronze medal in African basketball cup". ANGOP.com. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2014-03-18.

External links edit

AfricaBasket profile

[1] "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Direcção do ASA vislumbra presença no Unitel Basket". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[2] "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Provincial de Basquetebol: Associação afasta ASA por falta de organização". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-02.

[3] By then the team had been renamed TAAG.

[4] "Palmarés da Taça de Angola" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-13.

[5] "Palmarés da Supertaça de Angola" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-13.

[6] "ASA get bronze medal in African basketball cup". ANGOP.com. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2014-03-18.

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