Jilson Luis Antonio Bango (born 6 January 1999) is an Angolan professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Angolan national team in international competition. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the center position.[1]

Professional career

Early career

He started his career with Marinha de Guerra, which club is attached to the Angolan Navy and an affiliate of Primeiro de Agosto. In 2019, Bango started playing for Primeiro de Agosto. He was named the Angolan Basketball League's Regular Season MVP for two consecutive seasons (2021 and 2022).[2] Bango also led the league in rebounding in 2021.[3]

Braunschweig

On 9 September 2022, Bango signed a three-year contract with the Basketball Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[4] On 3 October, he recorded 16 points and 9 rebounds in his league debut against Würzburg.[5]

Zaragoza

On 25 May 2024, Bango signed with Basket Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB.[6] On 4 November 2024, Bango received a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for Round 6. He had 21 points and 10 rebounds.[7] In 2024–25 Liga ACB, Bango averaged 13.9 pts and 5.6 rbs with 16.1 PIR in 18 games played.[8] He also averaged 14.3 pts and 5.8 rbs in 9 games played in 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup.[9]

Fenerbahçe

On 3 February 2025, Fenerbahçe announced that he had joined the club until the end of the 2026–27 season.[10] On 6 February 2025, he made his EuroLeague debut against Real Madrid in a 78-67 victory.[11]

National team career

Internationally, Bango respresents the Angola national basketball team. He played with Angola at FIBA AfroCan 2019 and FIBA AfroBasket 2021, where he averaged 9.6 pts and 9.6 rbs as the team's starting center.[12]

In FIBA World Cup 2023, he averaged 9.4 pts 7.4 rbs.[13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2024–25 Fenerbahçe Beko 1 0 2:48 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0
Career 1 0 2:48 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0

Current season information is written in italics.

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2024–25 Basket Zaragoza 10 10 20.2 .784 .000 .622 5.7 .5 .5 .8 13.9 16.2
Career 10 10 20.2 .784 .000 .622 5.7 .5 .5 .8 13.9 16.2

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Germany Braunschweig BBL 24 22.5 .674 .000 .691 6.5 .5 .5 .8 9.4
2023–24 Germany Braunschweig BBL 34 23.7 .679 .000 .686 7.1 1.0 .5 1.6 13.5
2024–25 Spain Basket Zaragoza ACB 19 20.8 .660 .000 .634 5.6 .8 .3 .5 13.9
2024–25 Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko BSL 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 0.0

Current season information is written in italics.

Honours

Club

Angola Primeiro de Agosto
Turkey Fenerbahçe

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Jilson Bango brilha na estreia". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Petro 'walks' through the playoffs and reclaims the title of national basketball champion". VerAngola. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Aboubakar Gakou MVP of 43rd national basketball championship - ANGOP". Agência Angola Press. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Athletisch und physisch: Angolanischer Nationalspieler Jilson Bango komplettiert Löwen-Kader". Basketball Löwen Braunschweig (in German). 9 September 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Jilson Bango, Game by Game Stats (2022-2023)". www.proballers.xom. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Bango firma por Casademont Zaragoza | ACB.COM". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 2024-05-25. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Bango's double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Jilson Bango officially joins Fenerbahce". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Fenerbahce signs center Jilson Bango". www.euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Jilson Bango Fenerbahçe Beko'da". www.fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 3 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Fenerbahçe Beko 78-67 Real Madrid". www.fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 6 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Jilson BANGO at the FIBA AfroCan 2019". www.FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Jilson BANGO at the FIBA World Cup 2023". www.FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Petro 'walks' through the playoffs and reclaims the title of national basketball champion". VerAngola. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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