Elly Randriamampionona

Elly Randriamampionona
No. 1 – GNBC
PositionShooting guard
LeagueN1A
Personal information
Born (1997-07-20) 20 July 1997 (age 27)
Mahajanga, Madagascar
NationalityMalagasy
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight78 kg (172 lb)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2018ASCB Boeny
2018–presentGNBC
2022COSPN
Career highlights and awards
  • Malagasy N1A champion (2017, 2019, 2023, 2024)
  • N1A Final MVP (2023)
  • Malagasy President's Cup champion (2017)

Elly Randriamampionona (born 20 July 1997) is a Malagasy basketball player for GNBC and for Madagascar. Standing at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in), he plays as shooting guard. Randriamampionona is a four-time champion of the N1A, the highest level league in Madagascar.

Career

Randriamampionona started playing at a young age with Sporting Club Antsiranana before joining ASCB Boeny in 2014. In 2017, he won the Malagasy N1A and the President's Cup. In 2018, Randriamampionona signed with GNBC. He won the 2019 championship with the team and qualified for the BAL Qualifying Tournaments.[1] There, he helped his team qualify for the first-ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) season.

In October 2022, he played on loan for COSPN in the 2023 BAL qualification.[2]

On 30 October 2023, he won his third N1A title with GNBC, following a 89-71 win over ASCUT. Randriamampionona was named the Final MVP after his 43-point and 17-rebound performance.[3]

National team career

Randriamampionona plays for the Madagascar senior national team. He has been a member of the U15, U18 and U20 teams as well.

3x3 basketball

Randriamampionona has represented Madagascar in 3x3 basketball. On December 4, he won gold at the 2022 FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup and was named MVP as well after scoring a total of 34 points over the tournament.[4]

BAL 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  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 GNBC 3 3 30.9 .471 .476 .900 3.3 2.3 1.3 .0 17.0
Career 3 3 30.9 .471 .476 .900 3.3 2.3 1.3 .0 17.0

Personal

Elly is the son of former basketball players Secren Antsiranana and Sirama Ambilobe.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Elly RANDRIAMAMPIONONA at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2020 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get to know the teams in Group D of the 2022 Road to BAL". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  3. ^ Raherinjatovo, Donné (2023-10-30). "BASKETBALL-N1A HOMMES - La GNBC d'Analamanga sur le trône". L'Express de Madagascar (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  4. ^ "MVP Randriamampionona headlines men's team of the tournament at FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  5. ^ "Basketball - Elly Randriamampionona, excellent tri-pointeur". Moov.mg (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2021.