Mamadou "Pabi" Guèye (born 29 September 1978)[1] is a Senegalese professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach of Urunani and as an assistant for Senegal men's national team.[2]
 Gueye in 2023 | |
| Urunani | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Road to BAL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 29 September 1978 Guinguinéo, Kaolack Region, Senegal |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1992–2012 |
| Coaching career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1992–1995 | US Rail |
| 1996–1998 | AS Douanes |
| 1999–2003 | Ndiambour BC |
| 2004–2005 | US Rail |
| 2005–2008 | Ittihad Tanger |
| 2008–2012 | AS Douanes |
| As coach: | |
| 2012 | Senegal national team U18 (assistant) |
| 2013–present | AS Douanes |
| 2017–present | Senegal national team (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Urunani |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As head coach:
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He had a 20-year long playing career, of which the majority was in Senegal as well as three seasons in Morocco for Ittihad Tanger.
After playing six seasons for AS Douanes, Gueye became the club's head coach in 2013. He guided them to six NM1 championships. Gueye led the Douanes to the final of the 2023 BAL season, and was named Coach of the Year.
Early life
editBorn in Guinguinéo,[3] his father was a railway worker. Guèye picked up basketball at Ballabey in Thiès and left school in third grade in 1995.
Coaching career
editSince 2013, Guèye has been the head coach of AS Douanes, and he has won a record seven Nationale 1 championships for the team. He has also been a 6-time winner of the league's Coach of the Year award.[2] Guèye guided the Douanes in the 2021 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL),[4] where the team reached the quarter-finals.
Gueye and AS Douanes returned to the BAL in the 2023. He guided the team to the second place in the Sahara Conference, and helped the team win the quarter- and semi-finals. On 26 May, Guèye was named the BAL Coach of the Year.[5] In the final, AS Douanes lost to Al Ahly.[6]
In October 2024, Guèye took over as head coach of Burundian champions Urunani, to coach them in the Road to BAL.[7]
Senegal national team
editFrom 2017, Guèye was an assistant coach for the Senegal national team.
On 30 January 2021 Guèye was appointed as head coach of the Senegalese men's national team ahead of the AfroBasket 2021 qualification for his first international experience as head coach.[8] He helped Senegal clinch their ticket for the 2021 tournament.
Personal
editGuèye is married and has two sons.[3]
Head coaching record
editBAL
edit| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Douanes | 2021 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3rd in Group C | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost in Quarter-finals |
| AS Douanes | 2023 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2nd in Sahara Conference | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost in Final |
| AS Douanes | 2024 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .600 | 2nd in Sahara Conference | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost in Quarter-finals |
| Career | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | – | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 championships | |
References
edit- ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers 2023 - Rosters" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ a b "AS DOUANES PAPE MAMADOU GUEYE PABI: "AVOIR UNE EQUIPE COMPÉTITIVE POUR LA BAL"". M7actu (in French). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b Niang, Mor Bassine. "record - BAL 2023 : Pabi Guèye, la persévérance gratifiée". RECORD (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Hounakey, Latonia (31 May 2021). "Pabi Gueye : "On était dans le dur avec nos recrues"". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "GUEYE NAMED 2023 BAL COACH OF THE YEAR". The BAL. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Egypt's Al Ahly Lifts 2023 BAL Championship Trophy". VOA. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Burundi – Road to BAL : Coach Pabi Guèye rejoint Urunani BBC". Senego.com - Actualité au Sénégal (in French). 10 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Pabi Gueye takes charge of Senegal". FIBA.basketball. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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