AS Douanes (basketball)

Association Sportive des Douanes, commonly known as AS Douanes, is a Senegalese basketball club from Dakar. The team plays in the Nationale 1 and was a member of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2021 season.

AS Douanes
NicknameLes Gabelous
LeaguesNationale 1
Founded1980
ArenaMarius-Ndiaye Stadium
Capacity3,000[1]
LocationDakar, Senegal
PresidentDemba Seck[2]
Head coachPabi Gueye
2019 positionNationale 1, 1st of 16
Websiteasdouanesbasketball.sn
Active departments of AS Douanes
Basketball Football

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.

In October 2019, Douane won the Senegalese championship after defeating DUC in the final.[5] By winning, Douanes qualified directly for the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[6][7]

Players

Current roster

The following roster played in the 2021 Basketball Africa League season:

AS Douanes roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 00 Ndour, Alkaly 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998
SG 2 Diallo, Cheikh Bamba 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1996-03-15)15 March 1996
PG 5 Adams, Louis 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1990-01-21)21 January 1990
SG 10 Sadi, Mohamed (I) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1995-05-08)8 May 1995
PF 11 Diop, Bara 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1992-08-14)14 August 1992
G 14 Faye, Mamadou 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1993-09-25)25 September 1993
PF 15 Mbaye, Pape 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1994-01-23)23 January 1994
PF 22 Gueye, Serigne 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 30 – (1992-01-12)12 January 1992
F 23 Kamara, Ahmet Cheikh 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1994-02-14)14 February 1994
PF 24 Cokley, Chris (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1996-07-27)27 July 1996
C 42 Attia, Hassan (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 28 – (1994-01-01)1 January 1994
PF 44 Gueye, Birahim 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1987-01-15)15 January 1987
Head coach
  • Pabi Gueye
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

Honours

Nationale 1: 9[8]

  • 1998, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Senegalese Cup: 7

  • 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019

Mayor's Cup: 13

  • 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018

Coupe St. Michel: 4

  • 1993, 2005, 2007, 2018

In FIBA and BAL competitions

AS Douanes has played seven games at the main stages of African basketball tournaments, winning 1 out of 7 games.

Season Tournament Round Club Home Away Aggregrate
2004 Africa Clubs Champions Cup Preliminary round Al Ahly 58–76
Petro de Luanda 47–62
Ebun Comets 55–59
2021 BAL Regular season GS Pétroliers 94–76
Ferroviário de Maputo 74–88
Zamalek 62–86
Quarterfinals US Monastir 62–86

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 2019-12-28.
  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 2019-10-22.
  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. Palmares


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