About Zezé Assis
Lived 1962 – 2007 (aged 45). Zezé Assis was an Angolan basketball player.
José Assis (1 February 1962 – 19 August 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 Leões de Luanda, alongside Angolan basketball giant José Carlos Guimarães, having won two national championships, in 1982 and 1984. The club's name later reverted to its original Sporting Clube de Luanda.
On 19 August 2007 Assis died of a long disease, at the age of 45 in Luanda.
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Who was Zezé Assis?
Angolan basketball player
When was Zezé Assis born?
Zezé Assis was born on 1 February 1962 in Luanda.
When did Zezé Assis die?
Zezé Assis died on 19 August 2007 in Luanda.
What was Zezé Assis's occupation?
Zezé Assis was a basketball player.
What nationality was Zezé Assis?
Zezé Assis was Angolan.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Zezé Assis. https://biography.guide/zeze-assis/
MLA: "Zezé Assis." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/zeze-assis/.
Chicago: "Zezé Assis." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/zeze-assis/.
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