2023–24 Bangui Sporting Club season

Bangui Sporting Club
2023–24 season
Head coach	Liz Mills (Qualifiers); François Enyengue (BAL)
BAL	3rd in Nile Conference
Scoring leader	Rolly Fula Nganga 20.2
Rebounding leader	Thierry Darlan 8.7
Assists leader	Michael Nwabuzor 4.8
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season of Bangui Sporting Club marks the debut season of the team in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), following their successful qualification through the Road to BAL. Bangui SC becomes the first team from the Central African Republic to play in the competition.

Overview

Bangui played in the Road to BAL following their 2023 Bangui Basketball League championship that was earned after beating New Tech Bantou in the finals.^[1] They were headed by Australian head coach Liz Mills in the qualification campaign.^[2] On November 4, 2023, Bangui clinched their spot in the 2024 BAL season.^[3] Bangui then wet on to win the West Division title after beating FUS Rabat.^[4]

Amidst financial issues and payment issues, coach Mills contract was not extended.^[5] On March 22, 2024, Justin Serresse was announced by the team as their new head coach.^[6] However, Serresse left the team over payment disputes^[5] and on the opening day on April 19, 2024, Cameroonian coach François Enyengue coached the team. Of the Road to BAL squad, four players remained (Evans Ganapamo, Rolly Fula Nganga, Jimmy Djimrabaye and Omega Ngaïfei) and eight new players were brought in.

Bangui finished third in the Nile Conference with a 3–3 record and had to wait for the Sahar Conference to finish to find out if it would qualify of the playoffs. On May 12, 2024, Bangui was officially eliminated after US Monastir and Cape Town Tigers qualified as best third-ranked teams.^[7]

Rosters

Road to BAL roster

The following was Bangui's roster for the Elite 16 round of the 2024 BAL qualification.

November 2024 Bangui Sporting Club roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
F	1	Ganapamo, Evans	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	30 – (1994-08-19)19 August 1994
F	2	Kottaud, Jordao	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	30 – (1994-01-08)8 January 1994
PG	4	Johnson, Bijan	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	28 – (1996-02-23)23 February 1996
PF	7	Higgins-Titsha, Alex	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	24 – (2000-07-12)12 July 2000
G	8	Kamayengue, Yasser	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	19 – (2005-04-16)16 April 2005
SG	10	Nambaï, Metson	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	29 – (1995-02-27)27 February 1995
F	14	Dondon, Elisée	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	26 – (1998-06-29)29 June 1998
F	15	Fula Nganga, Rolly	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	31 – (1993-02-02)2 February 1993
F	22	Kouguère, Max	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	37 – (1987-03-12)12 March 1987
PF	24	Malou, Emmanuel	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	31 – (1993-11-03)3 November 1993
C	35	Djimrabaye, Jimmy	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	32 – (1992-04-08)8 April 1992
PF	84	Ngaïfei, Omega	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	23 – (2001-05-14)14 May 2001

Head coach

Liz Mills

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 4 November 2023

BAL roster

Games

Road to BAL

First round

8 October 2023	Espoir	73–69	Bangui Sporting Club	Yaoundé
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 25-11, 26-16, 10-16, 12-26
	Pts: Essono Mvé 21 Rebs: Igouwe 8 Asts: Igouwe 4	Report	Pts: Fula Nganga 18 Rebs: Higgins-Titsha, Kouguère 7 Asts: Johnson 7	Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex

9 October 2023	Lamantins	0–20	Bangui Sporting Club	Yaoundé
14:00
		Report		Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex

10 October 2023	Bangui Sporting Club	82–39	Virunga	Yaoundé
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 20-8, 21-13, 14-12, 27-6
	Pts: Ganapamo 20 Rebs: Ganapamo, Higgins-Titsha 10 Asts: Johnson 5	Report	Pts: Monze Nzamba 13 Rebs: Bolangi Liseko 11 Asts: Four players 1	Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex Referees: Hassane Kamate (CIV), Arnold Moseya (RSA), Emmanuel Kpawogbo (BEN)

12 October 2023	Bangui Sporting Club	88–87	FAP	Yaoundé
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 23-19, 24-26, 11-28, 30-14
	Pts: Johnson 20 Rebs: Higgins-Titsha 9 Asts: Djimrabaye 7	Report	Pts: Kome 25 Rebs: Njiki 13 Asts: Three players 4	Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex Referees: Arnold Moseya (RSA), Emmanuel Kpawogbo (BEN), Mohamed Yaya Cisse (GUI)

Elite 16

31 October 2023	Bangui Sporting Club	88–79	SLAC	Yaoundé
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 29-20, 17-21, 17-22, 25-16
	Pts: Ganapamo 25 Rebs: Djimrabaye 11 Asts: Johnson 11		Pts: Hearst 23 Rebs: Gilbert 12 Asts: Hearst 7	Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex Referees: Sara Elsharnouby (EGY), Claudio Eiuba (ANG), Oumar Sy (MRI)

1 November 2023	FUS Rabat	90–890(OT)	Bangui Sporting Club	Yaoundé
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 17-23, 21-19, 22-26, 22-14, Overtime: 8-7
	Pts: Jordan 28 Rebs: Diarra 9 Asts: Jordan 6	Report	Pts: Ganapamo 20 Rebs: Djimrabaye 11 Asts: Johnson 8	Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Emmanuel Kpawogbo (BEN), Papa Felix Seye (SEN)

2 November 2023	Bangui Sporting Club	83–70	ABC Fighters	Yaoundé
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 24-19, 23-14, 10-20, 26-17
	Pts: Kamayengue 24 Rebs: Kouguere 9 Asts: Three players 3	Report	Pts: Edosomwan 15 Rebs: Edosomwan 14 Asts: Westbrook 3	Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex Referees: Sara Elsharnouby (EGY), Claudio Eiuba (ANG), Adlen Larouci (ALG)

Semifinal

4 November 2023	Al Ahly Benghazi	85–87	Bangui Sporting Club	Yaoundé
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 23-14, 29-32, 22-21, 11-20
	Pts: Hamad 20 Rebs: Majok 12 Asts: Crawford 6	Report	Pts: Ganapamo 22 Rebs: Kouguère 9 Asts: Johnson 5	Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Didier Gaga (RWA), Adlen Larouci (ALG)

Final

5 November 2023	Bangui Sporting Club	92–90	FUS Rabat	Yaoundé
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 21-20, 27-23, 21-24, 24-23
	Pts: Kamayengue 17 Rebs: Djimrabaye 10 Asts: Johnson 7	Report	Pts: Jordan 17 Rebs: Azouga 8 Asts: Jordan 8	Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex Referees: Hassane Kamate (CIV), Claudio Eiuba (ANG), Emmanuel Kpawogbo (BEN)

BAL

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PCT	Qualification
1	Al Ahly (H)	6	5	1	544	470	+74	.833	Advance to playoffs
2	Al Ahly Ly	6	3	3	537	498	+39	.500^[a]	Advance to playoffs
3	Bangui SC	6	3	3	509	529	−20	.500^[a]
4	City Oilers	6	1	5	468	561	−93	.167

Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head: Al Ahly Ly and Bangui SC were tied 1–1 in their games, +19 point differential for Al Ahly Ly over these two games.

Nile Conference

19 April 2024 1	Al Ahly Ly	93–71	Bangui SC	6th of October
4:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 31–13, 18–16, 21–13
	Pts: Murphy 21 Rebs: Deng 8 Asts: Jackson 11	Livestats	Pts: Fula Nganga 19 Rebs: Nwabuzor 9 Asts: Nwabuzor 4	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 975 Referees: Kaz Beverly, Sara Elsharnouby, Claudio Eiuba

20 April 2024 2	Bangui SC	101–88	City Oilers	6th of October
4:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 27–17, 25–27, 26–18
	Pts: Darlan 22 Rebs: Darlan 10 Asts: Nwabuzor 10	Livestats	Pts: Maluach 29 Rebs: Maluach 11 Asts: Culpepper, Rembert 5	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 543 Referees: Kelsey Reynolds, Annie Joyce Muchenu, Oumar Sy

22 April 2024 3	Bangui SC	79–85	Al Ahly	6th of October
7:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 20–22, 19–20, 22–22
	Pts: Fula Nganga 27 Rebs: Darlan 14 Asts: Darlan, Nwabuzor 3	Livestats	Pts: Three players 14 Rebs: Mitchell 7 Asts: Lyons, Mitchell 3	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 1,895 Referees: Kaz Beverly, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Annie Joyce Muchenu

24 April 2024 4	Bangui SC	96–93	Al Ahly Ly	6th of October
4:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 32–29, 24–12, 25–34
	Pts: Fula Nganga 30 Rebs: Darlan 14 Asts: Wegscheider 6	Livestats	Pts: Lual-Acuil 22 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 10 Asts: Diabate, Jackson 5	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 453 Referees: Kelsey Reynolds, Mbaye Seye, Sara Elsharnouby

26 April 2024 5	City Oilers	76–91	Bangui SC	6th of October
4:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 22–27, 27–18, 15–17
	Pts: Rembert 21 Rebs: Maluach 13 Asts: Culpepper 6	Livestats	Pts: Ngaïfei 22 Rebs: Ngaïfei 11 Asts: Darlan 7	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 678 Referees: Kaz Beverly, Sara Elsharnouby, Oumar Sy

27 April 2024 6	Al Ahly	94–71	Bangui SC	6th of October
7:00 PM	Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 25–17, 21–21, 20–18
	Pts: Ali 13 Rebs: Gardner 7 Asts: Three players 6	Livestats	Pts: Wegscheider 16 Rebs: Djimbaraye 11 Asts: Wegscheider 4	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 3,003 Referees: Kelsey Reynolds, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Silver Houngbedji

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Bangui Sporting Club statistics
Player	GP	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Rolly Fula Nganga	6	37.6	.524	.478	.688	3.2	1.5	2.0	0.7	20.2
Thierry Darlan	6	30.0	.410	.250	.800	8.7	3.5	0.8	1.0	17.7
Jimmy Djimrabaye	6	30.6	.548	.417	.643	6.7	3.3	1.5	0.3	10.0
Kurt-Curry Wegscheider	6	24.8	.448	.364	.818	3.2	2.5	2.0	0.0	10.8
Michael Nwabuzor	4	27.1	.342	.154	.667	5.5	4.8	0.5	0.0	8.0
Evans Ganapamo	3	26.5	.239	.083	.625	2.0	1.7	1.3	0.0	9.3
Yasser Kamayengue	5	9.6	.375	.333	.667	1.6	1.6	0.6	0.0	3.8
Metson Nambaï	5	10.2	.444	.375	1.000	1.0	0.8	0.2	0.0	4.0
Omega Ngaifei	6	17.9	.419	.000	.733	6.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	6.2
Nyang Wek	6	9.9	.636	.500	.667	3.2	0.2	0.5	0.2	3.5
Curtis Hollis	2	4.0	.000	.000	.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

References

^ Sango, Ndjoni (28 August 2023). "RCA: Bangui Sporting Club devient champion de la ligue de Bangui saison 2023". Ndjoni Sango (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ "DEFENSE! Coach Liz Mills has a plan for new BAL team Bangui SC". ESPN.com. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ "Bangui stun star-studded Benghazi to book first-ever BAL ticket". FIBA.basketball. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Bangui win West Division Elite 16". FIBA.basketball. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b Solms, Leonard (19 April 2024). "Bangui lose second head coach as BAL campaign gets off to rocky start". ESPN. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
^ "Justin Serresse named head coach of BAL's Bangui S.C." Laurier Athletics - Waterloo Campus. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
^ "AS Douanes punch last playoffs ticket in front of a rowdy home crowd". The BAL. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[table_hth_AAL0.64627311501944-8] Head-to-head: Al Ahly Ly and Bangui SC were tied 1–1 in their games, +19 point differential for Al Ahly Ly over these two games.

[1] Sango, Ndjoni (28 August 2023). "RCA: Bangui Sporting Club devient champion de la ligue de Bangui saison 2023". Ndjoni Sango (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[:1-2] "DEFENSE! Coach Liz Mills has a plan for new BAL team Bangui SC". ESPN.com. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[3] "Bangui stun star-studded Benghazi to book first-ever BAL ticket". FIBA.basketball. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[4] "Bangui win West Division Elite 16". FIBA.basketball. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[:2-5] Solms, Leonard (19 April 2024). "Bangui lose second head coach as BAL campaign gets off to rocky start". ESPN. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

[6] "Justin Serresse named head coach of BAL's Bangui S.C." Laurier Athletics - Waterloo Campus. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

[7] "AS Douanes punch last playoffs ticket in front of a rowdy home crowd". The BAL. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

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v t e 2024 BAL season
Qualification Playoffs Final Rosters
Kalahari Conference	Cape Town Tigers Dynamo FUS Rabat Petro de Luanda
Nile Conference	Al Ahly Al Ahly Benghazi Bangui Sporting Club City Oilers
Sahara Conference	APR AS Douanes US Monastir Rivers Hoopers