Zezé Assis
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| Born | February 1, 1962 Luanda, Angola | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 19, 2007 (aged 45) Luanda, Angola | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Angolan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||||
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José Assis (January 2, 1962 – August 19, 2007), best known as Zezé Assis, was an Angolan basketball player. Assis, a small forward, competed for Angola at the 1981, 1985, 1987 and 1989 AfroBaskets as well as at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.
At the club level, he played for , alongside Angolan basketball giant José Carlos Guimarães, having won two national championships, in and . The club's name later reverted to its original .
On August 19, 2007, Assis died of a long disease, at the age of 45 in Luanda.[1]
See also[]
- Angolan Basketball Federation
- List of Angola basketball squads
References[]
- ^ "Basketball: Former Angolan Player Passes Away". ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
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