Top African Basketball Players


Name:Joaquim Gomes(Kikas)
AGE:28
Team:Primeiro da agosto
FIBA MVP: 2008 and 2009



Name:Desagana Diop
AGE:27
Team:Dallas
Country:Senegal
Arrived in America:8 years ago
Salary:$6,031,800



Name:Olimpio Cipriano
AGE:
Team:Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
Country:Angolan
More information: At the 2005 tournament, Cipriano led the Angolans to defeat Senegal to capture first place for the 4th championship in a row. Cipriano was also MVP of the tournament.
Cipriano played with the Detroit Pistons summer league team for two games before the 2007-08 NBA season before being cut. Now he is playing in his native country top africa team.



Name:Boniface Ndong
AGE:32
Team:FC Barcelona
Country:/Senegal/Germany

More information:In 2009, he signed a two year contract worth €3.2 million net income with the Spanish league club FC Barcelona.
N'dong earned the MVP award of the 1999 African Championships in Algeria, even after his Senegal national team lost to Angola in the finals.



Name:Ruben Boumtje
AGE:31
Team:Oldenburg
Country:Cameroon

More Information:He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and enjoyed a brief stint in the NBA.
He played the 2006-07 season for ALBA Berlin in the ULEB Cup and the German Basketball Bundesliga. After the season, his contract was not renewed, but he joined league rival EWE Baskets Oldenburg in November as a replacement for injured Dan McClintock and later signed for the remainder of the 2007-08 season.