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Angolan basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joaquim Brandão Gomes, also known as "Kikas", (born December 23, 1980) is a retired Angolan professional basketball player. He has played professionally in Germany and the Netherlands.
Gomes in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 23, 1980 Luanda, Angola |
| Listed height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | Valparaiso (2000–2004) |
| Playing career | 1998–2018 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Career history | |
| 1998–2000 | Petro Atlético |
| 2004–2005 | RheinEnergie Köln |
| 2005–2006 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch |
| 2006–2018 | 1º de Agosto |
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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 to 2004. In 2005, he won the German basketball cup with RheinEnergie Köln.[1] He also played for his country's national team in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 FIBA World Championship, FIBA Africa Championship 2007.
He retired in 2017 at the age of 36, and was appointed sporting director at his longtime club 1º de Agosto.[2]
Gomes played college basketball in the United States for Valparaiso. 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.[3]
Gomes started his career with Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League where he played two seasons before moving to the United States.
In the 2004–05 season, Gomes played with RheinEnergie Köln of the Germann Basketball Bundesliga. He averaged 5.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in 28 games.[4]
Gomes played for EiffelTowers Den Bosch and averaged 10.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.[5] He helped EiffelTowers win the Eredivisie championship.
Fromm 2006 to 2016, Gomes played ten seasons with Primeiro de Agosto of the Angolan Basketball League. He won five national championships and the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup six times.
Petro de Luanda
RheinEnergie Köln
EiffelTowers Den Bosch
Primeiro de Agosto
Angola
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