Wikipedia - GNBC (basketball)

Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club, commonly known as GNBC, is a Malagasy basketball club based in Antsirabe, Vakinankaratra. 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 three times.

History

The public sports institution GNBC was established in 2012. In September 2019, GNBC grabbed the N1A title after edging COSPN in the final. As national champions, GNBC played in the first round of the qualifying tournament of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). In the first round, the team finished second in its group and advanced to the second round. 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.

GNBC waited four more years until it next national title, which came on 30 October 2023, following a 89-71 win over ASCUT in the final. The team was led by final MVP Elly Randriamampionona, who scored 43 points and had 17 rebounds in the final.

GNBC Madagaskar is een Malagassische basketbalclub gevestigd in Antananarivo. De club komt uit in de Nationale 1, de hoogste nationale basketbalcompetitie in Madagaskar.

GNBC Madagaskar werd in 2002 opgericht en werd al snel een van de meest succesvolle basketbalclubs in Madagaskar. De club heeft het nationale kampioenschap 12 keer gewonnen, waaronder de laatste vijf titels op rij.

GNBC Madagaskar heeft Madagaskar ook vertegenwoordigd in internationale competities, zoals de FIBA Africa Champions Cup en de FIBA AfroBasket Cup. De club bereikte de halve finales van de FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 2015 en eindigde als vice-kampioen in de FIBA AfroBasket Cup in 2017.

De huidige selectie van GNBC Madagaskar bestaat uit een mix van ervaren spelers en veelbelovende jonge talenten. De club wordt gecoacht door Francis Rakotonarivo, een voormalig Malagassisch international.