Kenneti Mendes
Cape Verdean basketball player (born 1990)
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Kenneti Mendes (born August 17, 1990) is a Cape Verdean professional basketball player who plays for Kriol Star of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)-tall center, he has played for the Cape Verde national team, with whom he played at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1]
| No. 10 – Kriol Star | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Basketball Africa League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 17, 1990 Praia, Cape Verde |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Sampaense |
| 2017–2018 | Plasencia |
| 2018–2019 | Galitos |
| 2021 | FAP |
| 2022 | Ferroviário da Beira |
| 2024–present | Kriol Star |
Career
Born in Praia, the capital of Cape Verde,[2] Mendes has featured for Sampaense in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol in the 2016–17 season, and Galitos in the 2018–19 season.[3]
Mendes played for Mozambican Ferroviário da Beira in the 2023 BAL qualification, and for FAP in the 2022 season.[1] He joined Cape Verdean team Kriol Star for the 2025 BAL qualification, and averaged 11 points and 10.3 rebounds in four games.[4][1]
