Les Fauves de basketball centrafricain en stage bloqué en France viennent d’essuyé un échec non démérité face aux Belges. Ils se sont inclinés samedi 30 juillet sur le score de 82 à 85 face à leur adversaire de l’équipe nationale de Bruxelles. La rencontre s’est inscrite dans le cadre de la poursuite de leur préparation pour les compétition de l’Afro-Basket 2011 prévu cette année à Madagascar du 17 au 28 Aout prochain.
Cette 1ère défaite fait suite à la victoire de ces fauves face au ivoiriens sur un score de 80 à 75.
Au premier quart temps, les centrafricains ont mené les Belges sur le score de 21 à 20. Les deux équipes se sont rencontrées déjà lors de la préparation de l’Afro-basket 2009. Une rencontre qui a vu la victoire de la Belgique face à la RCA.
Les Fauves de Bas Oubangui vont jouer leur prochain match contre le Mali, le 8 Août 2011 à Paris.
Les centrafricains rencontreront lors des matchs de poule D de l’Afro-Basket, le Rwanda, le Togo et la Tunisie respectivement les 18, 19 et 20 Août prochain.
Pour réconforter leur position, les fauves évoluent désormais avec James Mays l’Américano-centrafricain. Il a été accueilli par le staff technique du pays et représenté par Gérard Ko et Régis Koundjia à l’aéroport Charles De Gaulle le dimanche 24 juillet à 7h55min.
James Mays a rejoint la présélection de la Centrafrique à Lille au nord de la France pour les préparatifs de l’Afrobasket 2011.
James Mays du haut de ses 2.10m et ses stat mirobolants a toute de suite séduit la communauté centrafricaine dès la première sortie de la présélection face à Côte d’ivoire.
Pour sa première balle sous le maillot centrafricain, il a été servi par Régis Koundjia pour marquer son territoire et annoncé la couleur face à la défense ivoirienne.
Mis en confiance sur ce premier « dunk », il a ensuite déroulé une partie de son talent en se montrant à l
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Overview: Power forward who displayed a wide range of skills as a junior in 2006-07...will be an All-ACC candidate as a senior in 2007-08...declared for the NBA Draft after his junior season, but withdrew in June after competing in the league's pre-draft camp in Orlando...played in 28 consecutive Tiger victories at one point...team was 11-0 with him in the lineup in 2005-06 and then won their first 17 games in 2006-07...has been the focal point of Clemson's pressure defense the past two seasons...as the point man on the press he disrupts the inbounder and has been a big reason the Tigers have ranked in the top 15 in steals per game nationally the last three seasons...holds the school's single-season records for steals and assists by a frontcourt player...showed an improved ability to find open looks for teammates as a junior...one of the quickest post players in the conference and maybe in the entire country...has the ability to create crowd enthusiasm by turning in exciting plays...ranks in the top 10 in school history in steals per game and blocked shots per game...also ranks among the top 16 in school history in career steals (116) and is also just outside the top 10 in school history with 74 blocked shots...enters his senior season with 678 career points and 426 rebounds...a veteran of 79 games with 53 career starts...has helped Clemson to sound wins over South Carolina the last two years with 40 total points on 15-21 field goal shooting...from the same area of North Carolina as former teammate Shawan Robinson...comes from a basketball family...his father, Hardrick Mays, played college basketball at Shaw University in Raleigh and is now the women's coach at Garner High School, James' alma mater...came to Clemson from the same school that produced former North Carolina star Donald Williams (1992-95) and former Xavier star David West (1999-03).
In 2006-07: Second-team All-District selection according to the NABC...honorable mention All-ACC and All-ACC Defensive performer according to the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association...named to first-team All-ACC Defensive squad by Fans' Guide to ACC Basketball, which is voted on by the league's coaches...tied for first on the team in rebounds per game (6.4), second in steals (69), and third in points per game (12.2) and assists (95)...averaged career-best 2.64 assists per game as a junior...also finished third on the squad with 34 blocked shots, just under one per game...set Clemson record for assists and steals by a frontcourt player in a single season...ranked sixth in the league with 1.92 steals per game and was eighth in the ACC at 2.72 offensive rebounds per contest...first in ACC in steals among frontcourt players...led the team with 11 charges taken...posted seven double-doubles, best on the team and seventh in the ACC...posted eight double figure rebound efforts...led or tied for the team lead in rebounds in 19 of 36 games...posted three 20-point scoring efforts for the season...reached double digits in scoring in 26 games...played well on the road, averaging 13.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game...tallied at least two steals in 23 games as a junior...posted at least one offensive rebound in 30 of the 36 games...tallied three or more assists in 17 games and led or tied for the team lead in assists six times...earned MVP honors at the Cox Communications Classic in Norfolk, VA to start the season...averaged 10.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in the NIT.
Best Games of 2006-07: Hit game-winning basket after driving from mid-court in the final seconds for a layup at home against Georgia Tech...scored 16 points and totaled seven rebounds for a fine effort versus the Yellow Jackets...had perhaps the highlight play of the year with a reverse dunk follow-up on a fastbreak for the Tigers...the game before, at Florida State, he posted 14 points, six rebounds, and three steals...named National Player-of-the-Week by CollegeInsider.com for those two efforts...his performance versus Georgia Tech on Jan. 6 was deemed the Individual Performance-of-the-Day by Doug Gottlieb of ESPN...outstanding versus Monmouth in the second game of the Cox Classic...totaled 18 points (all in the second half), nine rebounds, five steals, four assists, and two blocks...collected 10 rebounds in championship game versus Old Dominion...scored 11 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out six assists, and added three blocks and two steals in solid effort versus Furman...posted double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds in home win over SEC foe Mississippi State...grabbed four steals against Charleston Southern...posted double-double, which included six offensive rebounds, in ACC/Big Ten Challenge victory at Minnesota...recorded 21 points on 8-12 shooting at South Carolina...hit 5-6 free throws versus the Gamecocks in road win...hit 9 of 11 field goals for 22-point scoring effort against Wofford...double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Western Carolina; added seven assists and four blocks versus the Catamounts in just 20 minutes of play...set career-high with five steals against Georgia...posted 16 points and six rebounds at N.C. State...matched career-high with 22 points at Maryland...added career-best 15 rebounds, including an incredible 10 on the offensive end...the 10 offensive rebounds are tied for third-most in a single game in school history...collected four of the Tigers' 20 steals against fourth-ranked North Carolina team...posted 14 points and four assists in home victory over Boston College...scored 13 points and grabbed three steals at Duke...double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Virginia...scored 16 points at Wake Forest...recorded double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds on Senior Night against Miami...had 13 points, seven rebounds, and two steals against Ole Miss in second round of the NIT...posted 10 points, five assists, and a pair of steals in championship game of the NIT versus West Virginia.
In 2005-06: Showed marked improvement on both ends of the floor as a sophomore...appeared in just 11 games but did start each of the games at power forward...academically ineligible for second semester, Clemson was 11-0 when he played and 8-13 when he did not...averaged 24 minutes per contest...shot 54.1 percent (40-74) from the field...second-leading rebounder on the squad at 7.6 per game...still tied for fifth on the team with 35 offensive rebounds, despite playing just 11 games...averaged 9.2 points per game, an increase from his freshman year of 4.3 per game...helped create havoc with Clemson's pressure defense, he totaled 17 blocked shots and 14 steals...the Tigers' opponents averaged 20.5 turnovers per game when he played...set career highs in points scored, field goals, rebounds, offensive rebounds, assists, blocked shots, and steals...reached double figures in scoring five times and twice in rebounds.
Best Games of 2005-06: Breakout offensive performance came against South Carolina early in the season...scored career-high 19 points and also grabbed seven rebounds versus the Gamecocks and first-round NBA Draft choice Renaldo Balkman...shot 7-9 in that contest...grabbed four offensive rebounds, a main reason the Tigers had a season-best 26 in that category during that game...had an odd start to the season against Bethune-Cookman, scoring just four points but bringing down a career-best 14 rebounds...also had two blocks and a steal in that contest...scored 18 points on 7-9 shooting in just 15 minutes versus Coppin State...blocked four shots and collected a pair of steals in that contest as well...had three steals against S.C. State...scored 10 points at Charleston Southern and grabbed a career-high eight offensive rebounds...had 13 total rebounds in that game...also blocked three shots and tallied three steals in that game...scored nine on 4-5 shooting at Penn State, while also blocking four shots...had 10 points in win over Wofford...totaled eight points, eight rebounds, and three blocks against East Tennessee State...scored 11 points against Akron in the championship game of the San Juan Shootout...shot 4-5 from the field in that contest.
In 2004-05: Finished the season strong, especially from a field goal percentage standpoint...shot just 46 percent for the year, but made 11 of his last 17, including a perfect 5-5 in the ACC Tournament...had 11 points on the 5-5 shooting and pulled in five rebounds in 26 combined minutes in the ACC Tournament against Maryland and North Carolina...started eight games for the year, they came over the last 12 games of the season...seven of the eight starts were either in ACC play or postseason play, so they were important games....his blocked shot total (23) was sixth best in history by a Clemson freshman...four of the five ahead of him were first-round draft choices...joins Andrius Jurkunas as only freshmen to record at least 20 blocks and 30 steals...starter at the end of the season, including two postseason games...a solid defender, he had 33 steals for the season to rank third on the team...averaged a steal every 15.5 minutes, second on the team behind Vernon Hamilton...had at least one steal in eight straight games between Dec. 22 and Jan. 19, even though he averaged just 18 minutes per game during that time.
Best Games of 2004-05: Had major impact on the win over Virginia Tech on Senior Night with six points on 3-4 shooting to go with four rebounds in 16 productive minutes....active at North Carolina with six points, four rebounds and three steals in 21 minutes as a starter...also had 3-3 shooting game against the Tar Heels in the ACC Tournament, he scored six points in just 10 minutes off the bench....had 10 points on 4-5 shooting in 22 minutes against Georgia Tech in meeting at Clemson...his performance included his first career three-point goal (on his first attempt)....he, Akin Akingbala, and Tomas Nagys are only Tigers at 6-9 or taller to make a three-point goal in the last 15 years...that was his first double figure scoring game since the season opener....had solid game at Duke with eight points and five rebounds to go with two blocks in 22 minutes...followed that up with seven points and five rebounds against #3 Wake Forest....led the team in rebounding with seven in just 18 minutes against The Citadel....scored in double figures in his first college game, he had 11 points in just 17 minutes in the win over Hampton....made 5-6 shots from the field in that game and added three rebounds.
In High School: Top 100 player out of high school according to Rivals.com (94th) and Prepstars (95th)...averaged 20.1 points, 15 rebounds, two steals and two assists per game for Garner High in 2003-04...shot a strong 54.3 percent from the field that year when he led Garner to the conference championship...a McDonald's All-American nominee as a senior...also named MVP of his conference and to the all-conference team...played in the North Carolina vs. South Carolina High School All-Star game...played against Clemson classmate Sam Perry in that game...Perry was the top scorer, but Mays was named the MVP...also played in the East vs. West North Carolina Coaches Association All-Star game in July...scored a season high 30 points against East Wake High School as a senior, but he had a 36-point game as a junior against Southeast Raleigh for his career high...had a strong junior year as well as he scored 19.8 points and 11.9 rebounds per game...played for Eddie Gray at Garner High...born 3/8/86...majoring in PRTM (Sport Management).
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| Year | GP-GS | Min/Avg | FG-FA | Pct | 3FG-FA | Pct | FT-FTA | Pct | Off/Reb/Avg | A-T | BS-ST | PF-D | Pts/Avg |
| 2004-05 | 32-8 | 513/16.0 | 51-111 | .459 | 1-1 | 1.00 | 35-80 | .438 | 54/110/3.4 | 12-37 | 23-33 | 79-0 | 138/4.3 |
| 2005-06 | 11-11 | 264/24.0 | 40-74 | .541 | 0-4 | .000 | 21-40 | .525 | 35/84/7.6 | 15-24 | 17-14 | 25-0 | 101/9.2 |
| 2006-07 | 36-34 | 1012/28.1 | 172-360 | .478 | 7-31 | .226 | 88-160 | .550 | 98/232/6.4 | 95-101 | 34-69 | 81-0 | 439/12.2 |
| Totals | 79-53 | 1789/22.6 | 263-545 | .483 | 8-36 | .222 | 144-280 | .514 | 187/426/5.4 | 122-162 | 74-116 | 185-0 | 678/8.6 |
James Mays Career Highs
Points: 22 vs. Georgia Southern, 12/19/06, 22 vs. Maryland, 1/13/07
Field Goals Made: 9 vs. Georgia Southern, 12/19/069 vs. Maryland, 1/13/07
Field Goal Attempts: 23 vs. Maryland, 1/13/07
Field Goal %: (.833, 5-6) vs. Hampton, 11/19/04
3-Pointers Made: 1 vs. many (7), last vs. Miami, 2/28/07
3-Point Attempts: 3 vs. Georgia Tech, 2/3/07
Free Throws Made: 6 vs. many (4), last vs. Maryland, 2/18/07
Free Throw Attempts: 10 vs. Monmouth, 11/11/06
Rebounds: 15 vs. Maryland, 1/13/07
Offensive Rebounds: 10 vs. Maryland, 1/13/07
Assists: 7 vs. Western Carolina, 12/23/06 Blocked Shots: 4 vs. many (3), last vs. Western Carolina, 12/23/06
Steals: 5 vs. Monmouth, 11/11/06, 5 vs. Georgia, 12/28/06
Minutes: 37 vs. Maryland, 1/13/07
VERSION FRANCAISE
Aperçu : Pouvoir avancer qui affiche un large éventail de compétences comme junior en 2006-2007... sera un candidat de All-ACC en tant que senior en 2007-2008... déclarées pour la NBA Draft après sa saison junior, mais se retire en juin après la compétition dans avant-projet camp la Ligue à Orlando... a joué dans 28 victoires consécutives de tigre à un moment donné... équipe était de 11-0 avec lui dans la gamme en 2005-2006 et remporte alors les 17 premiers jeux en 2006-2007 a été le point focal de la pression de Clemson défense au cours des deux dernières saisons... comme l'homme de point sur la presse il perturbe l'inbounder et a été une grande raison les Tigers ont classé dans le top 15 en interceptions par match à l'échelle nationale le dernier trois saisons... détient saison l'école enregistre pour interceptions et assiste par un joueur de performances... ont montré une meilleure capacité à trouver des regards ouverts pour ses coéquipiers comme junior... l'un des acteurs du poste plus rapides à la Conférence et peut-être en l'ensemble du pays... a la capacité de créer l'enthousiasme de la foule en tournant dans des pièces intéressantes... rangs dans le top 10 en histoire de l'école en interceptions par coups de jeu et bloqués par jeu... aussi les rangs parmi le top 16 en histoire de l'école en carrière interceptions (# 116 et est également juste en dehors du top 10 dans l'histoire de l'école avec 74 contres... conclut sa saison senior avec 678 points et 426 rebonds... un vétéran de 79 rencontres avec 53 carrière commence...a contribué à Clemson à sonores victoires au cours de la Caroline du Sud au cours des deux dernières années avec un total de 40 points sur 15-21 field goal de tir... de la même zone de Caroline du Nord comme son ancien coéquipier Shawan Robinson... vient d'une famille de basket-ball... son père, Hardrick Mays, joua en NCAA à l'Université de Shaw à Raleigh et est maintenant entraîneur des femmes à l'école secondaire GarnerAlma mater, James... est venue à Clemson de la même école que produit l'ancien de la Caroline du Nord star Donald Williams # # 1992-95 et Xavier ancien star David West # # 1999-03.
