KK Maribor Nova KBM (Telemach League) re-signed 22-year old Belgian-Congolese forward Ruphin Tshiabu Kayembe (200-92). He has played there for the last two seasons. In 19 Telemach League games he averaged 10.1ppg and 4.9rpg last season. Tshiabu Kayembe helped his team to make it to the League Semifinals in 2013.
Omari Gudul selected the top Congolese playing abroad in last week's games - 16 hours ago
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We bring you last week's top performances from Congolese who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level. Christian Eyenga (201-SF-89) could not help Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (15-14) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Baloncesto Fuenlabrada lost 75-83 on the road to the lower-ranked (#10) CB Canarias.
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OMARI GUDUL
We bring you last week's top performances from Congolese who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.
#1. This week's number one is an international forward Omari Gudul (206-94, agency: Two Points, college: Angelo St., currently plays in Bulgaria). He contributed to a 2-point Levski Lukoil's victory against the closely-ranked Rilski (16-7) 75-73 in the Bulgarian NBL last Wednesday.
Gudul recorded 7 points in only 14 minutes on the court.
It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Levski Lukoil Sofia (17-9) is placed second in the NBL.
It was his team's seventh consecutive victory in a row.
They will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
Gudul has relatively good stats this year: 10.7ppg, 4.8rpg, 2FGP: 58.7%(27-46) and FT: 76.9% in six games he played so far.
He is currently a member of the DR Congolese senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to an international forward Eric Kibi (198-90, college: Abil.Christian, currently plays in Spain). Kibi contributed to an easy victory against one of league's weakest teams Agustinos-Leclerc (10-20) 85-67 in the Spanish LEB Silver (third division) last Saturday.
He scored 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.
C.B. Torrons Vicens L'Hospitalet (12-4) is placed third in the LEB Silver.
There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
It's Kibi's first season with the team.
This year Kibi averages: 4.8ppg, 3.5rpg, 2FGP: 44.1%, 3FGP: 44.4% and FT: 49.2%.
He has a dual citizenship: DR Congolese and Canadian.
Kibi is in the roster of the DR Congolese senior national team.
#3. The DR Congolese player who performed third best last week abroad was an international center Herve Kabasele (208-96, currently plays in Spain). He managed to help Cafes Candelas Breogan Lugo in a victory against the eighth-ranked Leyma Basquet (15-17) 93-86 in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division) on Friday night.
Kabasele scored 5 points in 11 minutes.
Cafes Candelas Breogan Lugo (27-6) is placed first in the LEB Gold.
It was his team's fifth consecutive victory in a row.
They will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And now that game is quite important.
This year Kabasele averages only 1.3ppg in 12 games.
He is also a member of the DR Congolese senior national team.
#4. Center Gullit Mukendi (203-96, currently plays in Spain). He could not help Rosalia (11-18) to beat Chantada (20-9). Mukendi cannot count Saturday's game as one of the best ones.
He recorded only 2 points in 15 minutes.
The 12th-placed Rosalia (11-18) was badly defeated 79-60 on the road by the much higher-ranked (#3) Chantada in the Group A-B.
Mukendi's team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And now that game is extremely important.
This year Mukendi has relatively solid stats: 13.4ppg and 3.7rpg in seven games.
He is also DR Congolese national team player.
The list of other players, who all have DR Congolese passport but never been selected to any of DR Congolese national teams:
#1.Christian Eyenga (201-SF-89, currently plays in Spain) could not help Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (15-14) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Baloncesto Fuenlabrada lost 75-83 on the road to the lower-ranked (#10) CB Canarias.
Eyenga was the top scorer with 19 points in 34 minutes.
It was Baloncesto Fuenlabrada's sixth consecutive loss in a row.
Eyenga has relatively good stats this year: 12.0ppg, 4.4rpg and 1.6apg in 29 games he played so far.
#2.Moses Ehambe (198-G/F-86, agency: Octagon Europe, college: ORU, currently plays in France) was not able to help Le Portel (12-15) in their last game on Tuesday. Despite his good performance Le Portel was defeated 83-75 on the opponent's court by the lower-ranked Chalons-Reims (#14).
Ehambe scored 12 points and added 3 assists.
Ehambe has relatively good stats this season: 12.5ppg, 1.5rpg, 1.5apg and 1.5spg.
He is a naturalized American.
Strangely Ehambe has never played in DR Congo.
#3.Kevin Tumba (206-C/F-91, currently plays in Spain) managed to help Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB in a victory against the 16th-ranked Zaragoza (8-21) 84-73 in the Spanish Liga Endesa on Sunday night.
He scored only 4 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 19 minutes.
Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB (16-13) is placed eighth in the Liga Endesa.
This year Tumba averages: 3.6ppg and 5.5rpg in 29 games.
He has a dual citizenship: DR Congolese and Belgian.
#4. Experienced Yannick Bokolo (191-SG-85, currently plays in France) contributed to Pau-Lacq-Orthez's victory against the 11th-ranked Gravelines-Dunkerque (14-15) 86-81 in the French ProA in Tuesday night's game.
Bokolo scored only 4 points and added 4 assists.
Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (16-13) is placed fifth in the ProA.
It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row.
It's Bokolo's fourth season with the team.
This year he averages: 2.7ppg, 2.0rpg and 2.2apg.
Bokolo is another player who holds two passports: DR Congolese and French.
#5.Wen Boss Mukubu (198-F-83, college: UAB, currently plays in Belgium) was not able to secure a victory for one of league's weakest teams Limburg United (13-15) in their game against Belfius Mons-Hainaut (14-14) in the Belgian Euromillions League.
Mukubu recorded 9 points (made all of his six free throws).
But Limburg United was defeated 87-83 in Jemappes by the higher-ranked Belfius Mons-Hainaut (#5).
This season Mukubu averages: 8.0ppg, 3.4rpg and 2.1apg.
He has both DR Congolese and Belgian nationalities.
#6.Brice Massamba (208-F/C-88, college: UNLV, currently plays in Sweden) couldn't help BC Lulea in their game against Sodertalje Kings in the Swedish Basketligan.
Massamba recorded 5 points in 7 minutes.
His team was edged 91-89.
This year Massamba averages: 3.2ppg and 1.7rpg in 29 games.
He also holds two passports: DR Congolese and Swedish.
#7.Joseph Vita Sadi (198-F-97, currently plays in Italy) contributed to Fabriano's victory against the 12th-ranked Nardo 93-85 in the Italian Serie B (third division) in Sunday night's game.
Vita Sadi scored 5 points.
Vita Sadi's overall stats this season are: 3.2ppg and 3.1rpg.
DR Congo appoint Douaglin as head coach in bid to qualify for World Cup - 6 days ago
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John Douaglin has been appointed the head coach of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's Basketball Federation confirmed on Wednesday. Douaglin replaces Papy Kipunka Kiembe, who helped the Congolese qualify for the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 - their first appearance in FIBA Africa's premier competition in a decade - and led the team in the first window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers last November. Frenchman Douaglin is known in African basketball circles as h... [read more]
John Douaglin has been appointed the head coach of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's Basketball Federation confirmed on Wednesday. Douaglin replaces Papy Kipunka Kiembe, who helped the Congolese qualify for the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 - their first appearance in FIBA Africa's premier competition in a decade - and led the team in the first window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers last November. Frenchman Douaglin is known in African basketball circles as he served as the assistant coach to Cote d'Ivoire at FIBA AfroBasket 2009, where the "Elephants" finished in the second-place, and as a result, qualified for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2010 in Turkey. Douaglin's appointment, the DR Congo Basketball Federation said to FIBA.basketball, comes in a bid to help them qualify for next year's FIBA Basketball World Cup in China. "DR Congo has been absent from the international stage for more than 10 years. Now that we are back, we need experienced people who could help us move forward," noted Joe Lolonga, the General Manager of DR Congo Basketball Federation. He continued: "Our main target is to win all three games in the June-July window, and I am confident that Douaglin can help us accomplish this mission for the happiness of the Congolese people." Drawn in Group C of the African Qualifiers - along Angola, Egypt, and Morocco - DR Congo opened their Group Phase campaign with three defeats in as many games. Their Group C's second-leg in June-July in Egypt emerges as a do-or-die situation as only the teams that finish in the top-three places of each group advance to the 12-team Second Round. Yet, Lolonga insists they can turn things around. "To achieve our goals, we have appointed Carlo Viera, former team manager of Cote d'Ivoire as Sports Director. He has a great experience of international basketball as he helped Cote d'Ivoire qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2010." Courtesy of: fiba.basketball
Basketball federation of the Democratic Republic of Congo has appointed Carlo Vieira as its director of operation ahead the remaining China 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. Vieira who was once the General Manager of Cote d'Ivoire national team between 2008 and 2014 is expected to bring his experience to bear on the RDC side who are Group-C of the Africa qualiers. The director of operation duties includes hiring of coach for the national team if the need arises as RDC side as they look... [read more]
Basketball federation of the Democratic Republic of Congo has appointed Carlo Vieira as its director of operation ahead the remaining China 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
Vieira who was once the General Manager of Cote d'Ivoire national team between 2008 and 2014 is expected to bring his experience to bear on the RDC side who are Group-C of the Africa qualiers.
The director of operation duties includes hiring of coach for the national team if the need arises as RDC side as they look to better their first window qualifiers, the 35-year-old other duties is also to scout for eligible players of RDC origin and arrange top quality friendly games.
RDC is in Group C alongside Angola, Egypt and Morocco and the June 29 to July 1 2018 window. The team will open its June/July window account against Egypt on the 29th, test the might of Morocco on the 30th before rounding up the window qualifiers against 11-time African champion on July 1st.
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