GNBC (basketball)

GNBC
Leagues	Malagasy N1A
Founded	2012
History	GNBC (2012–present)
Arena	Palais des Sports Mahamasina (Antananarivo)
Capacity	7,090
Location	Antsirabe, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
President	Filamatra Ravoavy
Head coach	Lova Navalona Raharidera
Championships	4 (2016, 2019, 2023, 2024)
President's Cup titles	3 (2016, 2018, 2022)
Home Away

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 four times.

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.

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.^[6] They won another championship in 2024.^[7]

Honours

• N1A^[8]

Winners (4): 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024

• Malagasy President's Cup

Winners (3): 2016, 2018, 2022

• N1A Western Conference Cup

Winners (1): 2022^[9]

• Indian Ocean Club Championships

Runners-up (2): 2016, 2017

Players

Current roster

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

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

GNBC roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age C 00 Solondrainy, Alpha 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1995-05-04)4 May 1995 SG 1 Randriamampionona, Elly 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-07-20)20 July 1997 PG 2 Sen Chan, Zico 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 25 – (1999-01-30)30 January 1999 PG 5 Razanamahenina, Kiady 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1996-12-15)15 December 1996 SG 7 Ramorasata, Ndranto 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 35 – (1989-05-27)27 May 1989 PG 8 Ralison, Andriantsara 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 34 – (1990-08-11)11 August 1990 F 11 Mory, Francis (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 C 12 Chanel, Chancy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 38 – (1986-01-25)25 January 1986 C 15 Rasolomanana, Anthony 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-05-02)2 May 1997 C 21 Loubacky, Rick-Ley 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996 G 23 Mandimbison, Constant 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1990-08-22)22 August 1990 C 55 Ridley, Cameron (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1993-10-27)27 October 1993	Head coach Lova Navalona Raharidera Assistant coach(es) Daniel Rabearimanana Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: 16 May 2020

References

1. "Les Gendarmes d'Antsirabe ne viendront pas pour la figuration !". 8 June 2015.
2. "G.n.b.c. (Madagascar)". Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
3. "GNBC celebrate League title". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
4. "Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2020 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
5. "Elly Randriamampionona power GNBC through to next stage". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
6. Raherinjatovo, Donné (2023-10-30). "BASKETBALL-N1A HOMMES - La GNBC d'Analamanga sur le trône". L'Express de Madagascar (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
7. Raherinjatovo, Donné (2023-10-30). "BASKETBALL-N1A HOMMES - La GNBC d'Analamanga sur le trône". L'Express de Madagascar (in French). Retrieved 2024-10-07.
8. "Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
9. "BASKETBALL – La GNBC championne de la Coupe de la Conférence Ouest N1A". 2424.mg - L'actualité quotidienne en temps réel (in French). 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2022-06-13.