AS Douanes
LeaguesNM1
BAL
ConferenceSahara
DivisionNationale Division 1 Masculin
Founded1980 (age 46)
HistoryAS Douanes
(1980–present)
ArenaMarius-Ndiaye Stadium
Capacity3,000[1]
LocationDakar, Senegal
Current2024 AS Douanes men's basketball season
SponsorDouane Sénégalaise
Media@asdouanesbasket
PresidentColonel Cheikh Diop[2]
Vice-presidentsCommandant Jack Matar Dieng
ManagerSouleymane Diatta
CaptainAlkaly Ndour
OwnershipSenegalese Customs Administration
Div champsDivision 1 Senegalese
Season2023
PositionNationale 1, 1st of 16
Websitehttps://www.asdouanesbasketball.com/
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Association Sportive des Douanes, commonly known as AS Douanes, is a Senegalese basketball club from Dakar. Part of the Senegalese national customs agency, the team plays in the national top division Nationale 1 (NM1) and in the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

AS Douanes is the most decorated club in Senegalese basketball, having collected 35 trophies in its existence. The club has won a record 11 NM1 championships, seven Senegalese Cups, thirteen Mayor's Cups and five Saint Michel Cups.

The most successful international performance of AS Douanes was in 2023, when they finished as runners-up of the 2023 BAL season. They also reached the quarter-finals in the 2021 season.

Home games of the team are generally played in the Marius Ndiaye Stadium, which has capacity for 3,000 people.

History

AS Douanes was established in 1980,[3] as the basketball section of the Senegalese customs organisation.[4] In 1998, the team won its first national championship.

They won two more championships in 2007 and 2008, followed by six championship in the 2010s.

In October 2019, Douane won its ninth Senegalese championship after defeating DUC in the final.[5] By winning, Douanes qualified directly for the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) as an automatic spot was granted to the Senegalese champions.[6][7]

In their debut season in the BAL, Les Gabelous were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the playoffs.

After losing the 2021 title to DUC and missing out on the BAL, Douanes won their 10th national title on 16 October 2022, after beating their arch-rivals 2–0 in the finals series.[8]

Following their title, they qualified directly to the 2023 BAL season, returning after a one-year absence. They acquired Chris Crawford and Terrell Stoglin as American import players.[9] The team lost the first two games of the season, after which the team released Stoglin from their roster.[10] After this, Douanes won three straight games and was able to qualify for the playoffs after they defeated the defending champions US Monastir on the final game day. They eliminated Monastir as well, and advanced based on the tie-breaker between the five teams with a 3–2 record.[11][12]

In the 2023 BAL Playoffs, Douanes easily cruised past Ferroviário da Beira, before facing the reigning runners-up Petro de Luanda in the semi-final. Behind 28 points from Jean Jacques Boissy and 26 points from Crawford, Douanes beat the Angolan team in what was widely considered to be a shocking win.[13] On 26 May, one day before the final, Pabi Gueye was named the BAL Coach of the Year.[14] In the final, AS Douanes was defeated by Egyptian champions Al Ahly who led the majority of the game. Boissy and Crawford were, however, named to the All-BAL First Team.

On 17 September 2023, AS Douanes won 2023 national championship, overtaking ASFAS as the club with the most championships in Senegal basketball history.[15]

Players

Individual awards

Nationale 1 King of the Season

Nationale 1 Finals MVP

  • Samba Daly Fall (2×) – 2022, 2023[16][15]

Nationale 1 Coach of the Year

Senegalese Cup Final MVP

Saint Michel Cup Final MVP

All-BAL First Team

BAL Coach of the Year

Honours

Titles: 38

National competitions

Nationale 1[17] (record)

  • Champions (11): 1998, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

Senegalese Cup

  • Winners (9): 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024

Mayor's Cup

  • Winners (13): 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018

Saint-Michel Cup[18]

  • Winners (5): 1993, 2005, 2007, 2018, 2023

International competitions

Basketball Africa League (BAL)

Season-by-season

BAL

See also: Basketball Africa League
SeasonLeagueRegular seasonPostseasonHead coachCaptain
ConferenceFinishPlayedWinsLossesWin %
AS Douanes
2021BALGroup C3rd112Lost quarterfinals (Monastir) 62–86Pabi GuèyeAlkaly Ndour
2022Did not qualify
2023BALSahara2nd532Won quarterfinals (Beira) 93–73
Won semifinal (Petro) 88–84
Lost finals (Al Ahly) 75–80
2024BALSahara2nd633.500Won seeding game (Rivers Hoopers) 63–57
Lost quarterfinals (Petro) 65–66
Season record1477.500
Playoffs record633.500

Nationale 1

See also: Nationale 1 (Senegal)
SeasonGroupRegular seasonPlayoffs
FinishWinsLossesPct.
AS Douanes
2019–1st142Won semifinals (SLBC) 2–1
Won final (DUC) 61–54
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021Group A1st122Won quarterfinals (UGB) 2–0
Won semifinals (ASCVD) 2–1
Lost final (DUC) 66–65
2022Group B1st121Won quarterfinals (US Rail) 2–0
Won semifinal (JA) 2–0
Won finals (DUC) 2–0
2023Group A1st140Won quarterfinals (Larry Diouf) 2–0
Won semifinals (ASCVD) 2–0
Won final (JA) 2–1
2024Group A2nd1201st in Final Eight Group A (5–1) Lost semifinals (DUC) 1–2
Regular season record645
Playoff record257

References

  1. ^ "Rades"
  2. ^ "Ligue Africaine : l'AS Douanes avait recruté deux basketteurs américains". 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ "HISTORIQUE – AS DOUANES BASKETBALL". asdouanesbasketball.sn. Archived from the original on 2019-12-28.
  4. ^ "L'AS Douane – Section BASKET | Douanes sénégalaises"
  5. ^ "APS – Basketball masculin : l’AS Douanes remporte le Championnat du Sénégal". aps.sn. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22.
  6. ^ "Basketball Africa League – L'AS Douane représentera le Sénégal". 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  7. ^ "L'As Douanes représentera le Sénégal au Basketball Africa League". Senego.com – Actualité au Sénégal, toute l'actualité du jour. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Finale Playoffs / DOUANES 73-70 DUC : Les gabelous champions du Sénégal ! | Basketsenegal" (in fr-FR). Basketsenegal. 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  9. ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (2023-01-20). "BAL 2023: Senegal’s AS Douanes signs Terrell Stoglin and Chris Crawford". The New Times. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  10. ^ "Babacar Sané et Adama Diakité renforcent l'AS Douanes pour les play-offs de la BAL!" (in French). La Taniere 221. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  11. ^ "Boissy, Crawford end US Monastir’s title defense". The BAL. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  12. ^ "What happened at the 2023 Sahara Conference?". The BAL. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  13. ^ "AS DOUANES SHOCK PETRO DE LUANDA, ADVANCE TO FINAL". The BAL. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  14. ^ "GUEYE NAMED 2023 BAL COACH OF THE YEAR". The BAL. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  15. ^ Basketsenegal (2023-09-17). "Championne du Sénégal après son succès sur la JA (64-56), l'AS Douanes retourne à la BAL ! | Basketsenegal" (in fr-FR). Basketsenegal. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  16. ^ "Distinctions : Samba Dali Fall MVP et meilleur marqueur | Basketsenegal" (in fr-FR). Basketsenegal. 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  17. ^ Palmares
  18. ^ "Coupe Saint Michel : L'AS Douanes sacrée en dominant l'ASC Ville de Dakar (75-74) | Basketsenegal" (in fr-FR). Basketsenegal. 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-05-08.