Last night Serge Ibaka (208-C/F-89) joined Seattle SuperSonics to play in NBA. It was great news both for the player and the country.
Last season Serge Ibaka spent in C.B. LHospitalet - Spain LEB Gold averaging 11.3 per game for the team. In 26 games played he made 214 rebounds, 79 blocks, 15 steals and 6 assists. The stats are much better with those he spent in DKV Joventut in 2006.
Serge Ibaka grew up playing in his native Congo with the Avenir du Rail club before coming over to Europe.
Last night Serge Ibaka (208-C/F-89) joined Seattle SuperSonics to play in NBA. It was great news both for the player and the country. Last season Serge Ibaka spent in C.B. LHospitalet - Spain LEB Gold averaging 11.3 per game for the team. In 26 games played he made 214 rebounds, 79 blocks, 15 steals and 6 assists. The stats are much better with those he spent in DKV Joventut in 2006. Serge Ibaka grew up playing in his native Congo with the Avenir du Rail club before coming over to Europe. He is a great member of the Congolese National Team. In 2006 U18 African Championships that was held in Durban, South Africa he was named MVP. It will be a pleasure to see another African player in NBA and of course the one from Congo. Last year Seattle SuperSonics finished the regular season with 20-62 record that was the last spot in Northwest Div. of Western Conference. Meanwhile The Chicago Bulls drafted Derrick Rose from Memphis as #1 pick just hours ago. Michael Beasley of Kansas State University was selected as the second pick by the Miami Heat. The Minnesota Timberwolves opted for O.J. Mayo of University of Southern California but traded him immediately. That was the Draft night full of interesting choices and trades.
After winning the national championship last year, InterClub Brazaville also was crowned the cup winner of Congo Brazzaville in the sixth edition of the competition.
In the final, the basketball powerhouse of the country, edged Patron 76-67 to receive the tropyh out of the hands of the president of the basketball federation, Yves Ndolou.
After winning the national championship last year, InterClub Brazaville also was crowned the cup winner of Congo Brazzaville in the sixth edition of the competition. In the final, the basketball powerhouse of the country, edged Patron 76-67 to receive the tropyh out of the hands of the president of the basketball federation, Yves Ndolou.
Primeiro Agosto, Petro Atletico , BC Onatra (COD) and Interclub Brazzaville (CGO) are all qualifies for the finals of the African Club Championships to be held in Nigeria later the year. Primeiro emerges as the winner of the tournament after edging Petro 76-69 in overtime.
Primeiro Agosto, Petro Atletico , BC Onatra (COD) and Interclub Brazzaville (CGO) are all qualifies for the finals of the African Club Championships to be held in Nigeria later the year. Primeiro emerges as the winner of the tournament after edging Petro 76-69 in overtime. Final : Primeiro Agosto - Petro Atletico 76-69 (after OT) Game for the 3rd Place : Onatra - Interclub 106-99 (after double 0T) Semi Final Results : Primeiro Agosto - Interclub Brazzaville 88-55 BC Onatra - Petro Atletico 54-76 Last results of the group phase : Kauka - Petro 52-87 Onatra - Primeiro 56-76 Primeiro - Interclub 88-55 Petro - Onatra 76-54 Classification: 1.Primeiro (ANG) 2.Petro (ANG) 3.Onatra (DRC) 4.Interclub (CON) 5.Kauka (DRC)
At the 15th FIBA-Africa under-18 men's championship held in Durban, South Africa, between July and August, 2006, a young player from Congo, named Ibaka N'Gobila Sameaya Serge Jonas (205-C-89), better knowna as Serge Ibaka, was the Championship top-scorer and best rebounder, and has been included in 1st team All-Star at the end of the competition.
At the 15th FIBA-Africa under-18 men's championship held in Durban, South Africa, between July and August, 2006, a young player from Congo, named Ibaka N'Gobila Sameaya Serge Jonas (205-C-89), better knowna as Serge Ibaka, was the Championship top-scorer and best rebounder, and has been included in 1st team All-Star at the end of the competition.
There are about 2.8 million children under the age of 15 living with HIV. Two million of them live in sub-Saharan Africa. The National Basketball Association and UNICEF together are trying to raise awareness about those numbers. Children living with HIV are dealing with a problem that is as heartbreaking as it is deadly.
There are about 2.8 million children under the age of 15 living with HIV. Two million of them live in sub-Saharan Africa. The National Basketball Association and UNICEF together are trying to raise awareness about those numbers. Children living with HIV are dealing with a problem that is as heartbreaking as it is deadly. "My mother contracted AIDS through drug use,” said 19-year-old student Kimberly Canady. “Due to that, I had to live with my grandmother my whole life.” Kimberly added, “My mother died when I was nine, and that's when I found out that I was HIV positive. I thought that my life was going to end and I was going to die." Kimberly Canady kept her diagnosis secret throughout high school until the burden became too much for a teenager to carry alone. Now getting ready to start college, Canady seeks to overcome her own obstacles by helping others. She is a spokesperson for the HIV positive, and one of the millions of reasons the National Basketball Association is joining with UNICEF to help children living with AIDS. AIDS is an international issue, close to the heart of Houston Rockets center and DR of Congo native Dikembe Mutombo (218-C-66, college: Georgetown) "Myself being from the continent that's been touched by this epidemic, where we have more than 20 million people die from HIV and AIDS, and we have more than 40 million people living with the virus alone, and we have many, many children that have been left behind as orphans,” Mutumbo said, “I have engaged myself in this fight." Mutumbo has established a hospital in his name in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He's also using the airwaves to help spread the word about HIV and AIDS. Mutumbo is joined by NBA and WNBA stars in public service announcements which debut in June during the NBA Finals. If the athletes seem larger than life to some of these kids, height has something to do with it. As they tower above the fans, they also raise the NBA's effort to spread the word about a problem not fully appreciated by a younger generation, the main target of the television advertisements. Dr. Peter Piot, Undersecretary General of the United Nations said, “To reach young people, there are two major ways. That's sports and music.” Piot added, “This is going to go a very long way, and I know it's also going to have an impact outside the United States." The commercials will be translated to air in other countries, where NBA games reach a global audience of more than 700 million households, including the home countries of many of the game's international stars. "We are going to do nine different spots in five languages -- English, Mandarin, Spanish, Russian and German -- that will be produced for the campaign,” said league commissioner David Stern. “The NBA games being seen in 215 countries, wherever these can be inserted in whatever the appropriate language is, this will be done. The "Unite for Children - Unite against AIDS" campaign comes on the 25th anniversary of the recognition of AIDS as a disease in the United States. Today, more people are living with the disease, if they can afford treatment. One of the main goals of the current campaign is to get more pediatric AIDS treatment. According to UNICEF's research, less than five percent of HIV-positive children who need that treatment have access to it.
Senior forward Jean Felix (201-F-82, college: Bevill St.-Jasper) Moupegnou scored 31 points for the 10th seeded Crimson Tide in their 90-85 win over 7th seeded Marquette in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Senior forward Jean Felix (201-F-82, college: Bevill St.-Jasper) Moupegnou scored 31 points for the 10th seeded Crimson Tide in their 90-85 win over 7th seeded Marquette in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The native of Brazzaville scored almost all of his points from beyond the three-point line and converted five three-pointers in the first 12 minutes of the game (he had a total of eight three pointers, the other seven points result out of free-throws).
Congolese Boris Meno wins the Southern Conference Championship
Paris-born Boris Meno (203-F) scored 12 points and pulled 11 rebounds as his Wildcats routed UT-Chattanooga 80-55 in the conference finals.
Meno, who is averaging 5,7 ppg and 6,6 rpg is now heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in his career.
Paris-born Boris Meno (203-F) scored 12 points and pulled 11 rebounds as his Wildcats routed UT-Chattanooga 80-55 in the conference finals. Meno, who is averaging 5,7 ppg and 6,6 rpg is now heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in his career.
