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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