Luanda - Angolan Jilson Bango, who plays for Basketball Löwen Braunschweig club, was included this Tuesday in the starting five of the week, in the Bundesliga, German first division basketball championship.
The 25-year-old, 2.08-meter-tall center forward had another excellent performance last Sunday, reaching 22 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and a rate of 69% shoots.
In addition to Jilson, Dewayne Russel (EWE Baskets Oldenburg), Otis Livingston II (S.Oliver Würzburg), Leandro Bolmaro (FC Bayern Munich) and Trevion William (Ratiopharm Ulm) are among those selected for the ideal five (5) of the week.
This season, the former athlete from the 1° de Agosto club achieved, in 28 matches, an average of 12.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.8 blocks, 66.7 percent in shots and 71.2 in free throws, in 24 minutes of play.
In Angola, Jilson Bango represented the Navy (2018-2019) and the 1° de Agosto (2019-2022).
The player has been linked to Basketball Löwen Braunschweig since 2022.
While serving the National Team, he played for Afrobasket (Rwanda) in 2021, where he averaged 9.6 points and 9.6 rebounds as a starting center.
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