2024 AS Douanes men's basketball season

The AS Douanes men's basketball team played the 2024 season in the Nationale 1 (NM1) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

AS Douanes
ChairmanColonel Cheikh Diop
Head coachPabi Guèye
NM1In progres
BAL2nd in Sahara Conference
0Playoffs0Quarter-finalist
Senegalese CupUnknown
Saint Michel CupIn progres
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The Douanes are the defending champions of the NM1, and were coming off their silver medal performance in the 2023 BAL season. In the 2024 BAL season, they finished second in the Sahara Conference and were the number three seed in the playoffs. In the quarter-finals, they were eliminated by Petro de Luanda.[1]

Rosters

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The final roster for the BAL season was announced on 30 April 2024.[2]

BAL roster

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AS Douanes roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 00   Ndour, Alkaly 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1997-03-02)2 March 1997
G 2   Fall, Samba Daly 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1999-01-17)17 January 1999
G 5   Boissy, Jean Jacques 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (2000-01-28)28 January 2000
PF 6   Thomas, Ibrahima 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 37 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987
F/C 7   Obekpa, Chris (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1993-11-14)14 November 1993
G 10   Harouna, Amadou (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1992-12-12)12 December 1992
PF 11   Diop, Bara 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1992-08-14)14 August 1992
F 13   Fofana, Mike (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-05-10)10 May 1997
SF 14   Mboup, Khadim (E) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 17 – (2006-09-14)14 September 2006
C 15   Ochereobia, Ifeanyichukwu (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1989-07-27)27 July 1989
C 28   Diakhite, Adama 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-04-12)12 April 1997
F/C 34   Sy, Abdou 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 21 – (2003-01-13)13 January 2003
SF 45   Akec, Madut (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-01-01)1 January 1999
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (E): BAL Elevate player
  •   Injured

Updated: May 5, 2024


Transactions

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Date Source
PF   Babacar Diallo Jeanne d'Arc   Free agent Undisclosed 23 December 2023
C   Ndery Khoulé Louga   Free agent Undisclosed 23 December 2023
SF   Alioune Ass Seck DUC   Free agent Undisclosed 23 December 2023
SG   Abdoulaye Harouna 22 ABC Fighters   Free agent Undisclosed 28 December 2023 [3]
G/F   Bassirou Bâ 27 DUC   Free agent 2024 28 December 2023 [4]
F   Birahim Gaye 36   Free agent Undisclosed 20 January 2024
G/F   Abdou Karim Kébé 26 ASC Ville de Dakar   Free agent Undisclosed 19 January 2024
PG   Pape Ibrahima Nidaye ASC Ville de Dakar   Free agent Undisclosed 19 January 2024
PF   Doudou Ndoye Jeanne d'Arc   Free agent Undisclosed 19 January 2024
PF   Mike Fofana 26 ABC Fighters   Free agent Undisclosed 8 March 2024 [5]
C   Ibrahima Thomas 36 Champville   Free agent Undisclosed 5 March 2024 [6]


No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Date Source
5 G   Jean Jacques Boissy 22 Aurore Vitré   End of contract 22 June 2023 [7]
1 SG   Chris Crawford 31 Al Ahli Benghazi   End of contract October 2023 [citation needed]
11 PF/C   Bryan Osei 35   End of contract 28 May 2023
4 C   Khaman Maluach 17 NBA Academy Africa   End of contract 29 May 2023 [8]
34 C   Ifeanyichukwu Ochereobia 34   End of contract 29 May 2023 [9]
15 C   Mouhamadou Diagne 26   End of contract


Games

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Nationale 1

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Regular season

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4 February 2024 US Ouakam 59–63 AS Douanes Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium
6 February 2024 ASCVD vs. AS Douanes Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium
11 February 2024 AS Douanes 70–63 GBA Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium
15 February 2024 Bopp 50–57 AS Douanes Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium
25 February 2024 AS Douanes 71–67 ASCVD Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium
1 March 2024 AS Douanes 52–46 USCT Port Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium
9 March 2024 UGB 58–67 AS Douanes Dakar
Arena: Joseph Gaye Stadium
15 March 2024 Sibac 55–60 AS Douanes Dakar
Arena: Joseph Gaye Stadium
20 March 2024 USCT Port 66–69 AS Douanes Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium
30 March 2024 AS Douanes 73–58 US Ouakam Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium
6 April 2024 GBA 61–68 AS Douanes Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium
17 April 2024 AS Douanes 61–52 Sibac Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium
21 April 2024 AS Douanes 74–65 Bopp Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium
25 April 2024 AS Douanes vs. UGB Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium

Coupe du Maire

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Quarterfinal

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28 February 2024 AS Douanes 83–56 USCT Port Dakar
Arena: Marius Ndiaye Stadium

Semifinal

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13 April 2024 AS Douanes 53–58 ASC Ville de Dakar Dakar
Arena: Stadium Marius Ndiaye

Sahara Conference

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1   Rivers Hoopers 6 4 2 441 413 +28 .667 Advance to playoffs
2   AS Douanes 6 3 3 409 385 +24 .500[a]
3   US Monastir 6 3 3 437 450 −13 .500[a]
4   APR 6 2 4 432 471 −39 .333
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: AS Douanes 1–1 US Monastir, AS Douanes won on aggregrate point difference (+1).
May 4, 2024
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AS Douanes   68–77   Rivers Hoopers Dakar Arena, Dakar
5:30 PM Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 16–19, 9–19, 20–21
Pts: Akec 19
Rebs: Obekpa 14
Asts: Boissy 4
Livestats Pts: Eke 31
Rebs: Eke 12
Asts: Amayo 8
Attendance: 8,543
Referees: Tyler Mirkovich, Aboolo Amr, Hassan Kamate
May 5, 2024
2
AS Douanes   76–59   US Monastir Dakar Arena, Dakar
5:30 PM Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 20–14, 14–15, 30–15
Pts: Harouna 35
Rebs: Akec 9
Asts: Boissy 8
Livestats Pts: Williams 16
Rebs: Majok 13
Asts: Crawford 5
Attendance: 4,578
Referees: Cameron Gelinas, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto, Natascha Onono
May 7, 2024
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APR   66–61   AS Douanes Dakar Arena, Dakar
7:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 16–9, 19–16, 20–19
Pts: Noel 24
Rebs: Noel 8
Asts: Filer, Robeyns 3
Livestats Pts: Boissy 14
Rebs: Boissy, Fofana 6
Asts: Boissy 11
Attendance: 4,478
Referees: Kenny Jones, Aboolo Amr, Adlen Larouci
May 9, 2024
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Rivers Hoopers   54–56   AS Douanes Dakar Arena, Dakar
7:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 5–14, 21–19, 15–7, 13–16
Pts: Perry 17
Rebs: Olisemeka 18
Asts: Perry 5
Livestats Pts: Akec 17
Rebs: Thomas 9
Asts: Boissy 4
Attendance: 6,876
Referees: Cameron Gelinas, Yann Vezo Davidson, Natascha Onono
May 11, 2024
5
US Monastir   75–69   AS Douanes Dakar Arena, Dakar
5:30 PM Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 31–20, 10–15, 17–19
Pts: Crawford 16
Rebs: Lahyani 10
Asts: Crawford 6
Livestats Pts: Harouna 22
Rebs: Akec 7
Asts: Fofana 2
Attendance: 8,208
Referees: Tyler Mirkovich, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Natascha Onono
May 12, 2024
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AS Douanes   79–54   APR Dakar Arena, Dakar
5:30 PM Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–10, 19–18, 16–8
Pts: Fofana 27
Rebs: Akec 9
Asts: Harouna 8
Livestats Pts: Mpoyo 22
Rebs: Mpoyo 7
Asts: Robeyns 4
Attendance: 8,632
Referees: Kaitlynn Versoza, Yann Vezo Davidson, Hassan Kamate

Playoffs

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Seeding game
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25 May 2024 Rivers Hoopers   57–63   AS Douanes BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
5:30 PM Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 14–15, 5–13, 29–13
Pts: Ike 11
Rebs: Olisemeka 13
Asts: Amayo 7
Livestats Pts: Harouna 16
Rebs: Akec, Fofana 7
Asts: Akec 4
Attendance: 5,992
Referees: Hortensia Sanchez-Carrizales, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Amir Taboubi
Quarterfinals
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27 May 2024 AS Douanes   65–66   Petro de Luanda BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda
8:00 PM Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 17–15, 31–14, 9–24
Pts: Boissy 28
Rebs: Akec, Diakhite 9
Asts: Harouna 5
Livestats Pts: Faust 13
Rebs: Moreira 9
Asts: Buiamba 5
Attendance: 5,470
Referees: Hortensia Sanchez-Carrizales, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Monicca Nassuuna

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

After all games.[10]

AS Douanes statistics
Player GP MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Abdoulaye Harouna 8 33.7 .289 .292 .767 2.8 3.4 4.0 0.1 17.1
Jean Jacques Boissy 8 28.7 .310 .091 .656 5.0 4.9 1.9 0.0 10.9
Madut Akec 8 33.6 .457 .526 .571 8.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 12.0
Mike Fofana 8 28.7 .420 .333 .895 4.9 1.5 1.0 0.3 10.6
Adama Diakhite 8 21.5 .500 .000 .652 5.6 0.3 0.8 0.8 7.9
Alkaly Ndour 8 11.9 .200 .000 .500 1.8 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.9
Ibrahima Thomas 7 15.3 .150 .125 .500 4.0 0.6 0.4 0.4 2.6
Samba Daly Fall 7 9.6 .320 .222 .000 2.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 2.6
Chris Obekpa 7 16.7 .313 .000 .750 4.3 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.9
Abdou Sy 1 3.2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bara Diop 2 2.5 .250 .000 .000 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Khadim Rassoul Mboup 2 4.7 .500 .000 1.000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Michael Ochereobia 3 8.5 .143 .000 .375 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7

References

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  1. ^ "Faust sends Petro de Luanda to the 2024 BAL Semifinals". The BAL. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ "AS Douanes : Pabi Gueye dévoile ses 13 joueurs pour la BAL | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Basketball : L'AS Douanes s'offre l'arrière nigérien Abdoulaye Harouna" (in French). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ Basket221 (22 December 2023). "NM1 - Saison 2024 : L'AS Douane enrôle Bassirou Bâ". Basket 221. Retrieved 23 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "BAL 2024 : L'AS Douanes officialise l'arrivée de Mike Fofana" (in French). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  6. ^ "BAL 2024 : L'AS Douanes s'attache les services d'Ibrahima Thomas" (in French). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Vitré attire le jeune Sénégalais Jean-Jacques Boissy". BeBasket (in French). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Basketball Africa League teams draft 12 NBA Academy Africa prospects as part of second "BAL Elevate" program". NBA.com: NBA Communications. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  9. ^ "BAL 2023: Michael Ochereobia signs for AS Douanes". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Cape Town Tigers Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.