Meshack Lufile

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Meshack Lufile
Meshack Lufile Profile Picture.jpg
Reading Rockets
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1992-10-21) October 21, 1992 (age 29)
Burlington, Ontario
NationalityCanadian/Congolese
Listed height206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
CollegeCape Breton (2012–2016)
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Aris Leeuwarden
2017–2018Island Storm
2018–2019Halifax Hurricanes
2019Guelph Nighthawks
2019–2020CSM Miercurea Ciuc
2020–2021Owensboro Thoroughbreds
2021-Reading Rockets

Meshack Lufile (born October 21, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Reading Rockets of the NBL. Lufile also played for Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League.[1] In July 2020, Meshack launched his official website to keep fans up to date about his career. [2]

Professional career[]

On June 16, 2016, Lufile signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League.[3] Lufile re-signed for a second year with Aris in July 2017.[4] On November 9, 2017, Lufile was released by Aris.[5] On December 30, 2017, Lufile signed with the Island Storm, a team based out of his native country in the National Basketball League of Canada.[6] He joined the Halifax Hurricanes in 2018.[7] He joined the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League for its inaugural season in 2019.[8] Lufile joined CSM Miercurea Ciuc of the Romanian league in 2019. He averaged 16.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.[9]

Personal life[]

Meshack's brothers Chadrack Lufile and are professional basketball players as well. Abednego Lufile currently plays for the London Lightning in London, Canada. Meshack Lufile also has a younger brother named who is on a basketball scholarship at Oral Roberts University of the NCAA I.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Meshack Lufile Player Profile, Aris Leeuwarden, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. ^ "The Official Home of Meshack Lufile's Professional Basketball Career". Meshack Lufile. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  3. ^ Wildsea (16 June 2016). "Meshack Lufile tweede buitenlandse aanwinst Aris Leeuwarden - Omroep LEO". omroepleo.nl.
  4. ^ "Basketballleague". www.basketballleague.nl.
  5. ^ "Meshack Lufile vertrekt bij Aris, Van der List komt terug" (in Dutch). Omrop Fryslan. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ McCarthy, Brendan (November 30, 2018). "Edge adding Canadian power forward as they begin Maritime road trip". The Telegram. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Guelph Nighthawks Reveal Selections From Inaugural Canadian Elite Basketball League 2019 Entry Draft". Guelph Nighthawks. March 29, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Meshack Lufile". Baschet.ro. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "Meshack Lufile - Aris Leeuwarden". www.arisleeuwarden.nl.
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