{{short description|Angolan basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Jilson Bango | image = Jilson Bango 44 Fenerbahçe Basketbol Euroleague 20250206 (2).jpg | caption = Bango with Fenerbahçe in 2025 | position = Power forward / Center | height_m = 2.08 | height_in = | weight_kg = 94 | league = BSL<br>EuroLeague | team = Fenerbahçe | number = 44 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1999|01|06}} | birth_place = Sumbe, Angola | draft_year = 2021 | career_start = 2018 | years1 = 2018–2019 | team1 = Marinha de Guerra | years2 = 2019–2022 | team2 = Primeiro de Agosto | years3 = 2022–2024 | team3 = Braunschweig | years4 = 2024–2025 | team4 = Basket Zaragoza | years5 = 2025–present | team5 = Fenerbahçe | highlights = * EuroLeague champion (2025) * Angola Cup winner (2021) * 2× Angolan League Regular Season MVP (2021, 2022) * Angolan League Best Rebounder (2021) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's basketball}} {{MedalCountry|{{ANG}}}} {{MedalCompetition|AfroBasket}} {{MedalGold|2025 Angola|}} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA AfroCan}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Mali|}} }} '''Jilson Luis Antonio Bango''' (born 6 January 1999) is an Angolan professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Angolan national team in international competition. Standing at {{height|m=2.08}}, he plays at the power forward or the center position.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Jilson Bango brilha na estreia |language=pt |work=Jornal de Angola |url=https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/jilson-bango-brilha-na-estreia/ |access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Early career=== He started his career with Marinha de Guerra, which club is attached to the Angolan Navy and an affiliate of Primeiro de Agosto. In 2019, Bango started playing for Primeiro de Agosto. He was named the Angolan Basketball League's Regular Season MVP for two consecutive seasons (2021 and 2022).<ref>{{cite web |title=Petro 'walks' through the playoffs and reclaims the title of national basketball champion |url=https://www.verangola.net/va/en/052022/Sports/30795/Petro-'walks'-through-the-playoffs-and-reclaims-the-title-of-national-basketball-champion.htm |website=VerAngola |access-date=11 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Bango also led the league in rebounding in 2021.<ref name=":ANGOP"/>
===Braunschweig=== On 9 September 2022, Bango signed a three-year contract with the Basketball Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2022 |title=Athletisch und physisch: Angolanischer Nationalspieler Jilson Bango komplettiert Löwen-Kader |url=https://www.basketball-loewen.de/athletisch-und-physisch-angolanischer-nationalspieler-jilson-bango-komplettiert-loewen-kader/ |access-date=26 December 2022 |website=Basketball Löwen Braunschweig |language=de}}</ref>
On 3 October, he recorded 16 points and 9 rebounds in his league debut against Würzburg.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Jilson Bango, Game by Game Stats (2022-2023) |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/238618/jilson-bango/games |access-date=26 December 2022 |website=www.proballers.xom |language=en}}</ref> In 2022–23 Basketball Bundesliga, he averaged 9.4 pts and 6.5 rbs in 24 games and in 2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga, he averaged 13.5 pts and 7.1 rbs in 34 games.
===Zaragoza=== On 25 May 2024, Bango signed with Basket Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-25 |title=Bango firma por Casademont Zaragoza {{!}} ACB.COM |url=https://www.acb.com/articulo/ver/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acb.com%2F%2Farticulo%2Fver%2F467490-la-potencia-de-jilson-bango-aterriza-en-casademont-zaragoza.html |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=www.acb.com |language=es}}</ref>
On 4 November 2024, Bango received a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for Round 6, he had 21 points and 10 rebounds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bango's double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Spain/news/899775/Bangos-double-double-lands-him-Hoops-Agents-Player-of-the-Week-award |website=www.eurobasket.com |access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref> In 2024–25 Liga ACB, Bango averaged 13.9 pts and 5.6 rbs with 16.1 pir in 19 games played.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jilson Bango officially joins Fenerbahce |url=https://basketnews.com/news-218981-jilson-bango-officially-joins-fenerbahce.html |website=www.eurobasket.com |access-date=5 February 2025}}</ref> He also averaged 14.3 pts and 5.8 rbs in 9 games played in 2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fenerbahce signs center Jilson Bango |url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/tr/euroleague/news/fenerbahce-beko-signs-center-jilson-bango/ |website=www.euroleaguebasketball.net |access-date=5 February 2025}}</ref>
===Fenerbahçe=== On 3 February 2025, Fenerbahçe announced that he had joined the club until the end of the 2026–27 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jilson Bango Fenerbahçe Beko’da |url=https://fenerbahce.org/haberler/basketbol-erkek/2025/2/jilson-bango-fenerbahce-beko-da |website=www.fenerbahce.org |date=3 February 2025 |language=tr}}</ref>
On 6 February 2025, he made his EuroLeague debut against Real Madrid in a 78–67 victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fenerbahçe Beko 78-67 Real Madrid |url=https://fenerbahce.org/haberler/basketbol-erkek/2025/2/fenerbahce-beko-78-67-real-madrid |website=www.fenerbahce.org |date=6 February 2025 |language=tr}}</ref> On 6 March 2025, he recorded 8 points and 5 rebounds with 11 PIR in his third EuroLeague match against Olimpia Milano.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Jilson Bango, Game by Game Stats (2024-2025) |url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/tr/euroleague/players/jilson-bango/013696/ |access-date=7 March 2025 |website=www.euroleaguebasketball.net |language=en}}</ref>
On 29 April 2025, he helped Fenerbahçe sweep Paris Basketball as 3–0 in playoffs, contributing 6 points and 3 rebounds successful first quarter performance in 88–98 away wictory.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ait Olduğumuz Yerde, Final-Four'dayız! |url=https://fenerbahce.org/haberler/basketbol-erkek/2025/4/fenerbahce-beko-ust-uste-ikinci-kez-final-four-da |website=www.fenerbahce.org |date=29 April 2025 |language=tr}}</ref>
On 25 May 2025, he was a member of Fenerbahçe squad, which won their second EuroLeague championship in Abu Dhabi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-25 |title=Fenerbahce crowned 2025 champion with 70-81 win over Monaco |url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/fenerbahce-crowned-2025-champion-with-70-81-win-over-monaco/ |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Euroleague Basketball |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==National team career== Internationally, Bango respresents the Angola national basketball team. He played with Angola at FIBA AfroCan 2019 and FIBA AfroBasket 2021, where he averaged 9.6 pts and 9.6 rbs as the team's starting center.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jilson Bango at the FIBA AfroCan 2019 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/afrocan/2019/player/Jilson-Bango |website=www.FIBA.basketball |access-date=8 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
In FIBA World Cup 2023, he averaged 9.4 pts 7.4 rbs.<ref name= "fiba">{{cite web |title=Jilson Bango at the FIBA World Cup 2023 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/235873-jilson-bango |website=www.FIBA.basketball |access-date=5 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
On 21 August 2025, he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee in the 2025 AfroBasket quarterfinal match against Cape Verde and will expected to be out for about seven months.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/basketbol-erkek/2025/9/jilson-bango-nun-saglik-durumu-hakkinda-bilgilendirme | title=Jilson Bango’nun sağlık durumu hakkında bilgilendirme |date=3 September 2025 |website=fenerbahce.org |language=tr}}</ref> He recorded 6.3 pts, 5.3 rbs and 0.5 assist performance at the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-afrobasket-2025/teams/angola/235873-jilson-bango | title=Jilson Bango AfroBasket 2025 Profile |access-date=10 September 2025 |website=FIBA |language=en}}</ref><ref name= "fiba"/>
==Career statistics== {{Euroleague player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=n|record=n}}
===EuroLeague=== {{Euroleague player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"|2024–25† | style="text-align:left;"|Fenerbahçe Beko | 10 || 0 || 7.0 || .588 || .000 || .875 || 1.8 || .1 || .2 || .0 || 2.7 || 3.0 {{s-end}}
===EuroCup=== {{Euroleague player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"|Basket Zaragoza | 10 || 10 || 20.2 || .784 || .000 || .622 || 5.7 || .5 || .5 || .8 || 13.9 || 16.2 {{s-end}}
===Domestic leagues=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}} ! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|3P%|3-point field-goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free-throw percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}} ! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}} ! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}} ! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}} ! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER|size=20px}} Braunschweig|| style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 24 || 22.5 || .674 || .000 || .691 || 6.5 || .5 || .5 || .8 || 9.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER|size=20px}} Braunschweig|| style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 34 || 23.7 || .679 || .000 || .686 || 7.1 || 1.0 || .5 || 1.6 || 13.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ESP|size=20px}} Basket Zaragoza || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 19 || 20.8 || .660 || .000 || .634 || 5.6 || .8 || .3 || .5 || 13.9 {{S-end}}
==Honours== ===Club=== ;{{flagicon|ANG}} Primeiro de Agosto * Taça de Angola: 2020–21
;{{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe * EuroLeague: 2024–25 * Turkish Super League: 2024–25 * Turkish Cup: 2025
===International=== * AfroBasket: {{gold1}} 2025 * FIBA AfroCan: {{bronze3}} 2019
===Individual=== * Angolan League Regular Season MVP: 2021,<ref name=":ANGOP">{{cite news |title=Aboubakar Gakou MVP of 43rd national basketball championship - ANGOP |url=https://www.angop.ao/en/noticias/desporto/basquetebol-aboubakar-gakou-eleito-mvp-da-43a-edicao-do-nacional/ |access-date=8 May 2021 |work=Agência Angola Press |language=en}}</ref> 2022<ref>{{cite news |title=Petro 'walks' through the playoffs and reclaims the title of national basketball champion |url=https://www.verangola.net/va/en/052022/Sports/30795/Petro-'walks'-through-the-playoffs-and-reclaims-the-title-of-national-basketball-champion.htm |access-date=11 May 2022 |work=VerAngola |language=en}}</ref> * Angolan League Best Rebounder: 2021<ref name=":ANGOP"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://fenerbahce.org/branslar/basketbolerkek/sporcular/fenerbahce-erkek-basketbol-takimi/pivot/jilson-bango Jilson Bango] at Fenerbahce *[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/tr/euroleague/players/jilson-bango/013696/ Jilson Bango] at EuroLeague *[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jilson-Bango/Summary/176798 Jilson Bango] at RealGM *[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/238618/jilson-bango Jilson Bango] at Proballers
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