El Kabir Pene
Encyclopedia
El Kabir Pene, born 18 December 1984 in Thiès
, Senegal
, is a Senegalese basketball
player.
.
El Kabir Pene participated in the 2006 World Championships
in Japan.
Thiès
Thiès is the third largest city in Senegal with a population officially estimated at 320,000 in 2005. It lies 60 km east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-Louis...
, Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
, is a Senegalese basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
Biography
He playes as a guard for the Senegal national basketball teamSenegal national basketball team
The Senegal national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Senegal in international competition. The squad has comprised several players to have competed in the National Basketball Association, including Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop, and is considered, with those...
.
El Kabir Pene participated in the 2006 World Championships
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
in Japan.
Clubs
- 2003 - 2005 : US Gorée (1st division)
- December 2005 - May 2006 : Stade ClermontoisStade Clermontois Basket AuvergneStade Clermontois Basket Auvergne is a basketball club based in Clermont-Ferrand, France that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball....
(Pro ALigue Nationale de BasketballThe Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
) - May 2006 - June 2006 : Vichy (Pro B)
- 2006 - 2007 : Stade ClermontoisStade Clermontois Basket AuvergneStade Clermontois Basket Auvergne is a basketball club based in Clermont-Ferrand, France that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball....
(Pro ALigue Nationale de BasketballThe Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
) - 2008 - 2009 : ASM Basket Le Puy-en-Velay (France)
Career with the Senegal national team
Senegalese international, El Kabir Pene participated in the African Championships in 2005 and the 2006 World Championships in Japan.Titles
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Silver medal at the 2005 African Championships, (Alger, Algeria)