GNBC (basketball)

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GNBC
GNBC logo
Leagues Malagasy N1A
Founded 2012
Arena Palais des Sports Mahamasina (Antananarivo)
Arena Capacity 7,090
Location Antsirabe, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
President Filamatra Ravoavy
Head coach Lova Navalona Raharidera
Championships 2 (2016, 2019)

Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club, commonly known as GNBC, is a Malagasy basketball club based in Antsirabe, Vakinankaratra.[1] The team plays in the Malagasy N1A and played in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Established in 2012, the team has won its national championship twice.

History

The public sports institution GNBC was established in 2012.[2] In September 2019, GNBC grabbed the N1A title after edging COSPN in the final.[3] As national champions, GNBC played in the first round of the qualifying tournament of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[4] In the first round, the team finished second in its group and advanced to the second round.[5] On 21 December 2019, GNBC qualified for the inaugural BAL season, after surprisingly beating Ferroviário Maputo in the semi-finals.

In the inaugural season of the BAL, GNBC played in Group A and lost all three games to Patriots BBC, Rivers Hoopers and US Monastir.

Honours

Winners (2): 2016, 2019
  • Malagasy President's Cup
Winners (3): 2016, 2018, 2022
  • N1A Western Conference Cup
Winners (1): 2022[7]
  • Indian Ocean Club Championships
Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017

Players

Current roster

The following is the GNBC roster for the 2021 BAL season:

GNBC roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 00 Madagascar Solondrainy, Alpha 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1995-05-04)4 May 1995
SG 1 Madagascar Randriamampionona, Elly 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1997-07-20)20 July 1997
PG 2 Madagascar Sen Chan, Zico 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1999-01-30)30 January 1999
PG 5 Madagascar Razanamahenina, Kiady 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1996-12-15)15 December 1996
SG 7 Madagascar Ramorasata, Ndranto 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1989-05-27)27 May 1989
PG 8 Madagascar Ralison, Andriantsara 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1990-08-11)11 August 1990
F 11 Madagascar Mory, Francis (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1991-04-04)4 April 1991
C 12 Madagascar Chanel, Chancy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1986-01-25)25 January 1986
C 15 Madagascar Rasolomanana, Anthony 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1997-05-02)2 May 1997
C 21 Madagascar Loubacky, Rick-Ley 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996
G 23 Madagascar Mandimbison, Constant 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1990-08-22)22 August 1990
C 55 United States Ridley, Cameron (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1993-10-27)27 October 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: 16 May 2020

References

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