Central African Republic
Romain Sato remains with Valencia
Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) has opted to retain Central African player Romain Sato (194 cm, Xavier’04) for one more season and will be suiting up for them this 2014-15. Sato was a former member of the Central African National Team in 2001 to 2003 and again in 2009 to 2013. He posted solid numbers for…
Read MorePatrick O’Bryant signs with San German
Former NBA big man Patrick O’Bryant (213 cm, Bradley’06) has signed with Atleticos de San German from Puerto Rico’s BSN. He will be joining his new team when the current Taiwanese basketball season ends. The Central African-American center is currently playing for TTL Taiwan Beer from Taiwan’s SBL. Patrick has logged a total of 17…
Read MorePatrick O´Bryant decides on Taiwan
Patrick O’Bryant (213 cm, Bradley’06) has been tabbed by TTL Taiwan Beer (Taiwan, SBL) to play for the franchise this season. The former NBA center started the campaign with the Charlotte Bobcats (NBA) but left the franchise in October when a permanent roster place was not available. Last season the Central African with an American…
Read MoreMichael Mokongo to Planasa Navarra
Michael Mokongo (180 cm) will be playing for Planasa Navara from Spain’s LEB Gold league this season. Mokongo has dual citizenship from France and Central Africa. He was a former member of France’s U20 National team and is has been a member of the Central African National Team from 2011 up to the present. In…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Egypt shocks Tunisia, QFs set
At first glance, the Egypt 77:67 victory over Tunisia in Tuesday’s Round of 16 play in the AfroBasket 2013 competition looks like a huge upset. Egypt had finished third in their group with a 0-3 record, while Tunisia had finished on top of their’s with a 3-0 record. Digging a bit deeper though shows that…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Day 1 of Quarterfinals compete
The top half of the AfroBasket 2013 quarterfinals are now set with Day 1 of 2 in the Round of 16 completed. There were no surprises at the end of Day one, with only one contest finishing inside a 30-point victory as Morocco pulled away from Algeria in the fourth quarter to earn a seat…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Groups A and C conclude prelims
AfroBasket 2013 Groups A and C concluded their preliminary round on Saturday, setting up half of the brackets for the Eight Final Round that will tip off on Monday after Groups B and D finalize their standings with Sunday’s match-ups. In Group A host club Cote d’Ivoire finished the prelim round with a 3-0 record…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Four teams remain unbeaten
The story on Day 4 of AfroBasket 2013 was blowouts as the average margin of victory for the four games played was just over 39 points. The closest game of the day was between an injury-ridden Nigeria and the Republic of Congo, 93:78. The rest of the match-ups were as one-sided as they come with…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013: Tunisia survives Moroccan scare
Day 2 of the AfroBasket 2013 saw the defending champions, Tunisia, in one of the most hotly contested battles of the tournament so far when Morocco took them to the wire only to pull off the win in the final seconds. In the other matches of the day Rwanda stopped Burkina Faso, the Republic of…
Read MoreAfroBasket 2013 tips off in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
AfroBasket 2013 tipped off on Tuesday with four games to start the African qualifier for the FIBA World Cup 2014. The top three teams will advance to Spain 2014 from Abidjan. The competition will run through Saturday, 31 August, with the Championship and Bronze medal games being held. The first day contests were attended by…
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