AS Douanes (basketball)

Association Sportive des Douanes, commonly known as AS Douanes, is a Senegalese basketball club from Dakar. Part of the Senegalese customs organisation, the team plays in the national top division Nationale 1 and is among the country's most decorated teams, having won 10 national titles. AS Douanes played and will play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2021 and 2023 seasons.

AS Douanes
NicknameLes Gabelous
LeaguesNationale 1
Founded1980
HistoryAS Douanes
1980–present
ArenaMarius-Ndiaye Stadium
Capacity3,000[1]
LocationDakar, Senegal
PresidentDemba Seck[2]
Head coachPabi Gueye
2022 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) as an automatic spot was granted to the Senegalese champions.[6][7]

After losing the 2021 title to DUC, Douanes won their 10th national title on 16 October 2022, after beating their arch-rivals 2–0 in the finals series.[8]

Players

Current roster
As of 7 February 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No. Position Player
00 G Alkaly Ndour
11 F Pape Mbaye
22 F/C Ahet Cheikh Kamara
44 F Birahim Gueye
77 F Mamadou Lamine Diop
F Serigne Gueye
F Bara Diop
F Samba Daly Fall
F Cheikh Ndoye
F Madiara Deng
PG Jean-Jacques Boissy
Papa Adiouma Diop
G Terrell Stoglin
G Chris Crawford
PF Matthew Bryan-Amaning

Head coach: Pabi Gueye

Individual awards

Nationale 1 King of the Season

Nationale 1 Finals MVP

  • Samba Dali Fall – 2022[9]

Nationale 1 Coach of the Year

  • Pabi Gueye – 2016, 2019

Honours

Nationale 1[10]

  • Champions (10): 1998, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

Senegalese Cup

  • Winners (7): 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019

Mayor's Cup

  • Winners (13): 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018

Saint-Michel Cup

  • Winners (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 Score
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 28 December 2019.
  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 22 October 2019.
  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. "Finale Playoffs / DOUANES 73-70 DUC : Les gabelous champions du Sénégal ! | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  9. "Distinctions : Samba Dali Fall MVP et meilleur marqueur | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  10. Palmares


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