Kikas Gomes

Joaquim Gomes
	Gomes in 2014
Personal information
Born	December 23, 1980 (age 43); Luanda, Angola
Listed height	200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
College	Valparaiso (2000–2004)
Playing career	1998–2018
Position	Power forward / center
Career history
1998–2000	Petro Atlético
2004–2005	RheinEnergie Köln
2005–2006	EiffelTowers Den Bosch
2006–2018	1º de Agosto
FIBA Africa Championship
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup

Joaquim Brandão Gomes, also known as "Kikas", (born December 23, 1980) is a retired Angolan professional basketball player. He has played professionally in Germany and the Netherlands.

A 2 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) in height, 100 kg (220 pounds) in weight center-power forward, Gomes was a stand out at Valparaiso University in Indiana, United States, where he played from 2000 to 2004. In 2005, he won the German basketball cup with RheinEnergie Köln.^[1] He also played for his country's national team in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 FIBA World Championship, FIBA Africa Championship 2007.

He retired in 2017 at the age of 36, and was appointed sporting director at his longtime club 1º de Agosto.^[2]

College career

Gomes played college basketball in the United States for Valparaiso. He had a career-high 23 points in the final of the Mid-Continent Conference tournament in the Crusaders' 75–70 win over IUPUI on March 9, 2004.^[3]

Professional career

Petro de Luanda (1998–2000)

Gomes started his career with Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League where he played two seasons before moving to the United States.

RheinEnergie Köln (2004–2005)

In the 2004–05 season, Gomes played with RheinEnergie Köln of the Germann Basketball Bundesliga. He averaged 5.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in 28 games.^[4]

EiffelTowers Den Bosch (2005–2006)

Gomes played for EiffelTowers Den Bosch and averaged 10.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.^[5] He helped EiffelTowers win the Eredivisie championship.

Primeiro de Agosto (2006–2016)

Fromm 2006 to 2016, Gomes played ten seasons with Primeiro de Agosto of the Angolan Basketball League. He won five national championships and the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup six times.