Kikas Gomes

For the cyclist, see Joaquim Gomes (cyclist).

Joaquim Gomes

No. 10 – Primeiro de Agosto
Position	Power forward / Center
League	BIC Basket Africa Champions Cup
Personal information
Born	(1980-12-23) December 23, 1980 Luanda, Angola
Nationality	Angolan
Listed height	200 cm (6.6 ft)
Listed weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
College	Valparaiso (2000–2004)
Playing career	1998–present
Career history
1998–2000	Petro Atlético
2004–2005	RheinEnergie Köln
2005–2006	EiffelTowers
2006–2008	1º de Agosto
Medals FIBA Africa Championship Algiers 2005 Angola Luanda 2007 Angola Benghazi 2009 Angola Antananarivo 2011 Angola Abidjan 2013 Angola FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup Luanda 2007 1º de Agosto Sousse 2008 1º de Agosto Kigali 2009 1º de Agosto Malabo 2012 1º de Agosto Sousse 2013 1º de Agosto

Joaquim Brandão Gomes, a.k.a. "Kikas", (born December 23, 1980) is an Angolan professional basketball player. He has played professionally in Germany and the Netherlands.

A 2 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) in height, 100 kg (220 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. In 2005 he won the German basketball cup with RheinEnergie Köln. 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 and at the Africa Champions Cup..

Achievements

MVP	Top Rebounder
2010 Africa Champions Cup
2010 BAI Basket
2009 AfroBasket	2009 AfroBasket
2008 Africa Champions Cup	2008 BAI Basket
2007 AfroBasket

See also

Angola national basketball team

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