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Kikas Gomes

For the municipality in Brazil, see Joaquim Gomes, Alagoas. For the cyclist, see Joaquim Gomes (cyclist).

Joaquim Brandão Gomes, also known as "Kikas", (born December 23, 1980) is a retired Angolan professional basketball player. He has played professionally in Germany and the Netherlands.

Joaquim Gomes
Gomes in 2014
Personal information
Born (1980-12-23) December 23, 1980 (age 43)
Luanda, Angola
Listed height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
CollegeValparaiso (2000–2004)
Playing career1998–2018
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
1998–2000Petro Atlético
2004–2005RheinEnergie Köln
2005–2006EiffelTowers Den Bosch
2006–20181º de Agosto
Medals
FIBA Africa Championship
Gold medal – first place Algiers 2005 Angola
Gold medal – first place Luanda 2007 Angola
Gold medal – first place Benghazi 2009 Angola
Silver medal – second place Antananarivo 2011 Angola
Gold medal – first place Abidjan 2013 Angola
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
Gold medal – first place Luanda 2007 1º de Agosto
Gold medal – first place Sousse 2008 1º de Agosto
Gold medal – first place Kigali 2009 1º de Agosto
Gold medal – first place Malabo 2012 1º de Agosto
Gold medal – first place Sousse 2013 1º de Agosto
Silver medal – second place Lagos 2006 1º de Agosto
Silver medal – second place Salé 2011 1º de Agosto

A 2 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) in height, 100 kg (220 pounds) in weight center-power forward, Gomes was a stand out at Valparaiso University in Indiana, United States, where he played from 2000 to 2004. In 2005, he won the German basketball cup with RheinEnergie Köln.[1] He also played for his country's national team in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 FIBA World Championship, FIBA Africa Championship 2007.

He retired in 2017 at the age of 36, and was appointed sporting director at his longtime club 1º de Agosto.[2]

College career

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Gomes played college basketball in the United States for Valparaiso. He had a career-high 23 points in the final of the Mid-Continent Conference tournament in the Crusaders' 75–70 win over IUPUI on March 9, 2004.[3]

Professional career

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Petro de Luanda (1998–2000)

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Gomes started his career with Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League where he played two seasons before moving to the United States.

RheinEnergie Köln (2004–2005)

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In the 2004–05 season, Gomes played with RheinEnergie Köln of the Germann Basketball Bundesliga. He averaged 5.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in 28 games.[4]

EiffelTowers Den Bosch (2005–2006)

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Gomes played for EiffelTowers Den Bosch and averaged 10.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.[5] He helped EiffelTowers win the Eredivisie championship.

Primeiro de Agosto (2006–2016)

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Fromm 2006 to 2016, Gomes played ten seasons with Primeiro de Agosto of the Angolan Basketball League. He won five national championships and the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup six times.

Achievements

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Petro de Luanda

RheinEnergie Köln

EiffelTowers Den Bosch

Primeiro de Agosto

Angola

Individual awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BBL-Pokal". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  2. ^ "Angolan Joaquim Gomes ends playing career, appointed D'Agosto director". FIBA. October 18, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "IUPUI vs. Valparaiso - Game Recap - March 9, 2004 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  4. ^ Proballers. "Joaquim Gomes, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  5. ^ "Joaquim Gomes Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier - NBB Database, basketball statistieken". db.basketball.nl. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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