BEAC | |
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Nickname | Bankers |
Leagues | Elite Messieurs |
Location | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
Head coach | Ethel Charles Essimbi |
Ownership | Bank of Central African States |
Championships | 6 (1995, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2017, 2018) |
BEAC Basketball is a Cameroonian basketball club based in Yaoundé. It is the basketball team of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) and played in the Elite Messieurs, the highest level in Cameroon.
BEAC has won national championships in 1995, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2017 and 2018. In 2018, the bank decided to shut down its basketball team due to financial trouble as there was a lot of pressure on Central African banks at that time. The team returned to play in 2021.
BEAC played in the 2016 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, where it finished in seventh place.
Honours
- Champions (6): 1995, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Runners-up (3): 2006, 2008, 2015
- Champions (6): 2003, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2023
Notable players
- Cédric Tsangue (8 seasons: 2010–19)
References
- "Coupe du Cameroun Basketball 2016 : BEAC champion". CamerounSports (in French). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "Cameroun - Basketball Pour des raisons financières, la Beac dissout son club". Africa Foot United (in French). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- "Affaire BEAC Basket-ball : Les joueurs se prononcent sur la dissolution du club". LeCoindole (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "Coupe du Cameroun de Basket-ball : BEAC basket ball et Onyx basketball sacrés". Africa24 TV (in French). 4 September 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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