Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (born April 27, 1998), also known as Al Bachir[a] (Chinese: 阿巴西), is a Senegalese-Taiwanese basketball player for the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League.[6]

Early life and education

Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga was born on April 27, 1998, in Chiba, Japan.[1][7] He was born to a Senegalese man and an American woman from California.[3] He is a born to a family of eight children and is the eldest son.[8]

Al Bachir lived in Japan for three years, before moving to Senegal.[7][9] He played football for leisure.[3] He moved to Taiwan when he was eight years old due to his parent's employment.[3]

Al Bachir attended New Taipei Municipal Taishan Junior High School. While he was not part of the school's basketball team due to him being too old, he practiced with the team. He later attended Shih Hsin University and was part of the institution's basketball team.[3]

Professional career

New Taipei CTBC DEA

On August 9, 2021, Al Bachir was drafted first round in the 2021 T1 League draft by the New Taipei CTBC DEA.[10] On August 26, Al Bachir signed with the New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League.[8] For the purpose of the T1 League's foreign player quota system, Al Bachir is treated as a local Taiwanese player.[11]

Al Bachir was named as Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2022–23 season. And he awarded MVP again in the 2023–24 season[12][13]

On June 11, 2024, New Taipei CTBC DEA announced that Al Bachir left the team for executing to go overseas.[14]

Akita Northern Happinets

On June 17, 2024, Al Bachir signed two-year contract with the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League as Asian special quota.[1] And he became the first Taiwanese player to join the B.League first division team.[15]

National team career

Al Bachir has been a player of the Chinese Taipei national team since 2021.[1] From 2023, he has been considered as a local player under FIBA eligibility rules.[16] This enabled Al Bachir to be fielded simultaneously with American-born Brandon Gilbeck for Chinese Taipei.[17]

Personal life

Al Bachir speaks and writes in fluent Chinese.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ sometimes spelled Bachir[2][3] or Abbasi[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "【新入団】ガディアガ モハマド アルバシール選手契約合意のお知らせ" [[New Recruit] Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga signs contract] (in Japanese). hhh. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Taiwanese college basketball player apologizes for racial slur". taiwannews.com.tw. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "【UBA專訪】世新大學籃球隊--阿巴西 - 學生籃球 - 籃球". Sports Vision (in Chinese). TNL Mediagene. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Taiwan teams have good start to 42nd William Jones Cup". Taiwan News. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  5. ^ "FIBA clears Abbasi to play for Taiwan as homegrown player". Focus Taiwan. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
  7. ^ a b "ガディアガ「優勝目指して頑張る」　アジア特別枠でハピネッツ新加入" [Gadiaga "I'll do my best to win the championship" - New member of Happinets through special Asian quota]. Akita Sakigake Shimpō (in Japanese). 2024-06-19. Archived from the original on 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-24. 台湾籍で１８９センチ、９２キロ。千葉で生まれ、父親のルーツがあるセネガルに渡り、１０歳から台湾で育った。台湾・世新大を経て２０２１～２４年の３季は台湾プロリーグに所属。台湾代表として活躍し、日本代表との対戦経験もある。(subscription required)
  8. ^ a b "T1聯盟》黑豹「特攻」加盟！阿巴西正式簽約新北中信 - 體育 - 中時". China Times. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  9. ^ Suzuki, Eiichi (2024-06-20). "秋田の新たな中心選手に、台湾代表のガディアガ・モハマド アル バシール「得点だけでなく、ディフェンスも見てもらいたい」". Basket Count. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-06-26. 26歳のガディアガは0歳から3歳まで千葉県で過ごし、セネガルでの暮らしを経て10歳から台湾で過ごしてきた。
  10. ^ "史上首度指名制選秀 新北中信選走謝亞軒阿巴西". China Times. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  11. ^ "阿巴西算本土 賈凡：可向FIBA個案申請". TSNA Professional (in Chinese). 13 September 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  12. ^ "「黑豹」勇奪T1職籃年度MVP 阿巴西：我還沒到極限". ETtoday. June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  13. ^ "日本職籃旅外前最大禮 阿巴西奪T1職籃年度MVP二連霸". ETtoday. June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  14. ^ "「黑豹」阿巴西行使旅外條款 T1三季獲獎無數曾對魔獸轟51分". ETtoday (in Traditional Chinese). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  15. ^ "接下富樫勇樹背號！阿巴西赴日將穿0號戰袍". United Daily News. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "FIBA clears Abbasi to play for Taiwan as homegrown player". Focus Taiwan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  17. ^ Reyes, Kate (7 March 2025). "Ange Kouame opens up on hope to be recognized by Fiba as a local". Spin.ph. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
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