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'''Joaquim Brandão Gomes''' (born December 23, 1980, in [[Luanda]]), |
'''Joaquim Brandão Gomes''' , aka '''"Kikas"''', (born December 23, 1980, in [[Luanda]]), is an [[Angola]]n [[professional sports|professional]] [[basketball]] player. He has played professionally in [[Germany]] and the [[Netherlands]]. |
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A {{height|ft=6|in=8}} in height, 102 kg (225 pounds) in weight [[center (basketball)|center]]-[[power forward (basketball)|power forward]], Gomes was a stand out at [[Valparaiso University]] in [[Indiana]], [[United States]], where he played from 2000-04. He had a career-high 23 points in the final of the [[The Summit League|Mid-Continent Conference]] tournament in the [[Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball|Crusaders]]' 75-70 win over [[Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis|IUPUI]] on March 9, 2004.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=240692674 Homer Drew returns for another NCAA run]</ref> In 2005 he won the German basketball cup with RheinEnergie Köln.<ref>[http://www.basketball-bundesliga.de/linkit.php?menuid=607&topmenu=3&keepmenu=inactive&keepmenu=inactive BBL-Pokal]</ref> He also played for his country's [[Angola national basketball team|national team]] in the [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]], [[2006 FIBA World Championship]], [[FIBA Africa Championship 2007]]. |
A {{height|ft=6|in=8}} in height, 102 kg (225 pounds) in weight [[center (basketball)|center]]-[[power forward (basketball)|power forward]], Gomes was a stand out at [[Valparaiso University]] in [[Indiana]], [[United States]], where he played from 2000-04. He had a career-high 23 points in the final of the [[The Summit League|Mid-Continent Conference]] tournament in the [[Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball|Crusaders]]' 75-70 win over [[Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis|IUPUI]] on March 9, 2004.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=240692674 Homer Drew returns for another NCAA run]</ref> In 2005 he won the German basketball cup with RheinEnergie Köln.<ref>[http://www.basketball-bundesliga.de/linkit.php?menuid=607&topmenu=3&keepmenu=inactive&keepmenu=inactive BBL-Pokal]</ref> He also played for his country's [[Angola national basketball team|national team]] in the [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]], [[2006 FIBA World Championship]], [[FIBA Africa Championship 2007]]. |
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He is currently playing for [[Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto|Primeiro de Agosto]] at the [[Angola]]n major basketball league [[BAI Basket]]. |
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Revision as of 20:04, 19 March 2013
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2005 Algeria | National team | |
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2009 Libya | National team | |
2011 Madagascar | Angola | |
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2006 Macau | National team |
Joaquim Brandão Gomes , aka "Kikas", (born December 23, 1980, in Luanda), is an Angolan professional basketball player. He has played professionally in Germany and the Netherlands.
A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) in height, 102 kg (225 pounds) in weight center-power forward, Gomes was a stand out at Valparaiso University in Indiana, United States, where he played from 2000-04. He had a career-high 23 points in the final of the Mid-Continent Conference tournament in the Crusaders' 75-70 win over IUPUI on March 9, 2004.[1] In 2005 he won the German basketball cup with RheinEnergie Köln.[2] He also played for his country's national team in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 FIBA World Championship, FIBA Africa Championship 2007.
He is currently playing for Primeiro de Agosto at the Angolan major basketball league BAI Basket.
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External links
- "Angola Basketball Comes Far Since 1992"
- "Angolan Men National Team"
- Gomes Named to Angola's Olympic Team
- Player profile Template:Pt icon
- Africabasket profile
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- Angolan basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Centers (basketball)
- Expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Angolan expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Angolan expatriates in the Netherlands
- Olympic basketball players of Angola
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball players
- Angolan basketball biography stubs