Joaquim Gomes

Who is Joaquim Gomes?

Joaquim Brandão Gomes, aka "Kikas", is an Angolan professional basketball player. He has played professionally in Germany and the Netherlands.

A 2 m in height, 100 kg in weight center-power forward, Gomes was a stand out at Valparaiso University in Indiana, United States, where he played from 2000–04. 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. In 2005 he won the German basketball cup with RheinEnergie Köln. He also played for his country's national team in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 FIBA World Championship, FIBA Africa Championship 2007.

He is currently playing for Primeiro de Agosto at the Angolan major basketball league BAI Basket.