Sporting Clube de Benguela (basketball)

Sporting Clube de Benguela, in short Sporting de Benguela, was a basketball club from Angola. The club, based in the city of Benguela, the capital of the namesake province, was founded on November 16, 1915, as the 21st affiliate of Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Sporting Clube de Benguela
Sporting Clube de Benguela logo
LeaguesAngola League
FoundedNovember 16, 1915; 108 years ago (1915-11-16)
Dissolved2017
HistorySporting Clube de Benguela
1915–2017
ArenaPavilhão Joaquim Araújo (capacity: 2,000)
LocationBenguela, Angola
Team colorsGreen, White
   
PresidentCarlos Cardoso
Head coachNuno Lopes (M)
Hilário Filipe (W)

The club's men's basketball team made its debut in the Angolan top tier basketball league (BAI Basket) in 2013, after winning the 2013 Angolan Second Division championship.[1] They went on to participate in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

In 2017, the basketball team withdrew from official competitions for financial reasons.

Players

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Sporting Clube de Benguela Basketball players

2014–2016

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Nat # Name A P H W E.T. N. Lopes
2014 2015 2016 2017
7th 6th
  Admir Mendes 28 SG 1.85 9 15
  Afonso Rodrigues 34 F 13 13 13
  Anderson Baptista 23 23
  Anderson Mestre 25
  António Deográcio 26 PG 22 22 22
  Bento Gamba 22 PG 5 5 5
  Bruno Neves 20 9
  Estévão Cunha 18
  Henrique Bado 31 4
  Joao Gomes 29 7 7
  Joao Neto 20 14
  Josemar de Carvalho 26 PF 1.96 8 8 8
  Luís Almeida 33
  Kelson Quengue 29 9
  Manda João 21 SF 14
  Marcos Baptista 35
  Moreno Araújo 24
  Paulo Chimbamba 25 24 24
  Paulo Papi 36 12 12
   Sékou Ba Condé 27 C 1.95 95 10 10 10
  Valdemar Lopes 28 SF 15 15 20

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sporting de Benguela win 2nd division basketball championship". ANGOP. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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