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Leonel Paulo
Leonel Ditutala Paulo (born 30 April 1986) is an Angolan basketball player and a member of the Angola national basketball team. He competed for Angola at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Yahoo! Sports He stands . He is currently playing for Petro Atlético at the n major basketball league . BAL career statistics , - , style="text-align:left;", |
Power Forward (basketball)
The power forward (PF), also known as the four or strong forward, is a position in basketball. Power forwards play a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their backs towards the basket. When on defense, they typically position themselves under the basket in a zone defense or against the opposing power forward in man-to-man defense. The power forward position entails a variety of responsibilities, one of which is rebounding. Many power forwards are noted for their mid-range jump-shot, and several players have become very accurate from . Earlier, these skills were more typically exhibited in the European style of play. Some power forwards known as stretch fours, have since extended their shooting range to three-point field goals. In the NBA, power forwards usually range from 6' 7" (2.01 m) to 6' 10" (2.08 m) while in the WNBA, power forwards are usually between 6′ 0″ (1.83 m) and 6′ 3″ (1.91 m). Despite the averages, a variety of player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship
The 2006 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (21st edition), was an international basketball tournament held in Lagos, Nigeria, from November 18 to 26, 2006. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Dodan Warriors, was contested by 12 clubs split into 2 groups of 6, the first four of which qualifying for the knock-out stage. The tournament was won by Petro Atlético from Angola. Qualification Draw Squads Preliminary rounds :''Times given below are in UTC+1.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Quarter-finals 9th-12th place 5th-8th place Semifinals 11th place 9th place 7th place 5th place Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standings Petro Atlético roster Carlos Morais, Domingos Bonifácio, Eduardo Mingas, Feliciano Camacho, Fernando Albano, Frederick Gentry, Jorge Tati, Leonel Paulo, Luís Costa, Mílton Barros, Shannon Crooks, V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1986 Births
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petro De Luanda (basketball)
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, commonly known as Petro de Luanda, is an Angolan basketball club based in Luanda. It competes at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Basketball Championship and at the Angola National Basketball Championship. Additionally, the club plays at the continental level, at the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Established in 1976, the team is part of a multi-sports club which includes a football and handball team as well. Petro has been one of the most successful teams in Angola, having won the second most Angolan championships with 15, trailing only Primeiro de Agosto. The team has won two continental titles as well, having won the African Champions Cup in 2006 and 2015. History As the champions of the 2018–19 Angolan League, Petro qualified for the first season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). In September 2020, Petro announced the signing of new head coach José Neto. In the 2021–22 season, Petro won the triple crown; winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 BAL Season
The 2021 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 1, was the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Established as a joint effort between the National Basketball Association (NBA) and FIBA, the BAL is the highest tier continental league of Africa, replacing the FIBA Africa Basketball League. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BAL held its inaugural season one year later as planned, with the season beginning in 2021. Initially the league planned to play in six venues in six countries; however, due to the pandemic the season was held in a bio-secure bubble in Kigali, Rwanda. The season began on 16 May 2021 and ended on 30 May 2021. The qualifying rounds for the season were held from 16 October to 21 December 2019, with national champion of each African country has the opportunity to qualify through the qualifying rounds. Meanwhile, six national champions directly qualified for the regular season to make up a total of twelve teams divided over four groups. Zamalek won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAI Basket
The Angolan Men's Basketball League, (in Portuguese: Campeonato Nacional de Basquetebol em Séniores Masculinos) is the top tier men’s basketball league in Angola. The league was formerly known as BAI Basket, BIC Basket and Unitel Basket, named after its major sponsors, formerly Banco Africano de Investimentos, Banco de Investimento e Crédito and Unitel, the competition is organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation. Primeiro de Agosto has been the most successful club in Angola with a total of 19 titles won, followed by Petro de Luanda, with 15. Sponsorship names In 2014, the Angolan Basketball Federation signed a sponsoring deal with Angola's Banco de Investimento e Crédito, which it claimed to be more favourable than the one with Banco Africano de Investimentos. Such agreement caused the league to be renamed as BIC Basket. Current teams The following 12 teams play in the 2021–22 season: Before independence It wasn't until 1963 that the Portuguese national b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlético Petróleos Luanda
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Club Madrid, which later evolved into Atlético Madrid) * Athlético Marseille (formerly Groupe Sportif Consolat and sometimes referred to as Marseille Consolat), French amateur football club * Avendale Athletico, South African football club from Cape Town Atletico / Atlético * Atlético Albacete, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha * Atletico Arezzo, or S.S. Arezzo, Italian association football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany * Atlético Arteixo, Spanish football team based in Arteixo, A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia * Atlético Astorga FC, Spanish football team based in Astorga in the autonomous community of Castile and León * Atlético Bahía, Mexican football club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angola At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Angola competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This is a list of all of the Angolan athletes who qualified for the Olympics. Athletics ;Men Basketball The men's team qualified by winning the FIBA Africa Championship 2007 tournament. * Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players Men's tournament ;Roster ;Group play Canoeing Sprint Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final Handball Angola hadqualified a women's team. * Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players Women's tournament ;Roster ;Group play Swimming ;Men ;Women Volleyball Beach See also * Angola at the 2008 Summer Paralympics References {{Country at games navbox, Angola, Summer Olympics Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2008 Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship
The 2012 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (27th edition), is an international basketball tournament held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, from 29 November to 8 December 2012. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Mongomo, was contested by 12 clubs split into 2 groups of six, the top four of which qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter-finals, semifinals and final. Primeiro de Agosto from Angola was the winner. Draw Squads Preliminary round :''Times given below are in UTC+1.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout Round 9th–12th place Quarter-finals 11th place 9th place 5th–8th place Semifinals 7th place 5th place Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standings Primeiro de Agosto roster Adilson Baza, Agostinho Coelho, Armando Costa, Carlos Almeida, Cedric Isom, Felizardo Ambrósio, Francisco Machado, Hermenegildo Santos, Islando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primeiro De Agosto Basketball
Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto is an Angolan men's basketball team based in Luanda. The team is part of the multi-sports club with the same name. The club is attached to the Angolan Armed Forces which is its main sponsor. The team competes at the local level at the Luanda Provincial Basketball Championship and at the BIC Basket. In the past, it has played in the Africa Basketball League competitions. Primeiro de Agosto is the most decorated team in Africa and holds the record of titles won in the African Basketball Club Champions League with nine championships, their last one being in 2019. History In 2002, the club set an all-time Angolan record by winning all domestic and continental competitions, including the 2002 Angola Super Cup, the Angolan league, the Luanda provincial championship, the 2002 Angola cup and the 2002 FIBA Africa Champions Cup, without conceding a single defeat in the entire season. In 2019, Primeiro won its record ninth African title after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2011 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (26th edition), was a basketball tournament held in Morocco from December 12 to 21, 2011. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by AS Salé, took place at the Salle El Bouâzzaoui, in the city of Salé. Tunisian side Étoile Sportive du Sahel won the tournament. Draw Squads Preliminary round :''Times given below are in UTC.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout round 9-12 place classification Quarterfinals 11th place game 9th place game 5-8 place classification Semifinals 7th place game 5th place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standings Étoile du Sahel roster Atef Maoua, Ben Romdhane, Brahim Naddari, Ersid Ljuca, Hamdi Braa, Maher El Bekri, Moez Mestiri, Omar Mouhli, Radhouane Slimane, Willie Kemp, Zied Toumi Coach: Dragan Petričević All Tournament Team See also * 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
